SocietyCommentary
The latest in what has become an all too common crusade to wipe great American historical figures from places of honor and memory, the Louisiana… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Too many people believe that slavery is a “peculiar institution.” That’s what Kenneth Stampp called slavery in his book, “Peculiar Institution: Slavery in the Ante-Bellum… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Last week, I tweeted, “The news media in the West pose a far greater danger to Western civilization than Russia does.” To my surprise, the… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Editor’s note: Jarrett Stepman’s commentaries for The Daily Signal ring bells with readers. See for yourself in this selection of responses.—Ken McIntyre Dear Daily Signal:… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
Since President Donald Trump announced America’s withdrawal from the Paris climate agreement, mayors from across the country have announced a renewed commitment to the agreement,… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
Last week, The Atlantic rendered a great service to those of us who contend that America is in the midst of a civil war between… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Editor’s note: Readers had strong feelings about Rachel del Guidice’s coverage of the decision by GuideStar—an aggregator of tax data on charities and other nonprofits—to… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
Western values, Judeo-Christian at base but also to some degree influenced by Greco-Roman views on philosophy and politics, are under threat from within by a… Read More
InternationalCommentary
“Together, let us all fight like the Poles—for family, for freedom, for country, and for God.” Those were the words of President Donald Trump as… Read More
SecurityNews
An Air Force veteran in Utah uses his talent and passion to make, display, and sell images of the one thing he believes can help unite… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
That the brilliant wordsmith Thomas Jefferson was the principal author of the Declaration of Independence is indisputable, but a lesser-known fact is that the man… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
My “Rewriting American History” column of a fortnight ago, about the dismantling of Confederate monuments, generated considerable mail. Some argued there should not be statues… Read More
SocietyCommentary
We live in a volatile age. The last decade of American politics has proved to be dysfunctional, rancorous, and polarizing. Together, we have experienced the… Read More
SocietyCommentary
George Orwell said, “The most effective way to destroy people is to deny and obliterate their own understanding of their history.” In the former Union… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Religious tests for holding public office are banned in the Constitution and go against the very core of the American tradition. But you wouldn’t have… Read More
SocietyCommentary
A key element of the Reagan Doctrine that ended the Cold War was the delivery of the right speech at precisely the right time. In… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
Ask any black person which political party has been black people’s political ally. With near unanimity, blacks would answer the Democratic Party. Asked which political… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
Writers never know when something they write will strike a nerve—or, in the common phrase of the internet, “go viral.” Yet my last column, “Why… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Social justice warriors seem to have hit a wall in American politics. Perhaps sensing that their attempts to fundamentally transform America through top-down control have… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
You didn’t log on to the internet or switch on cable television in 1788 Boston to obtain breaking news of the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia…. Read More
SocietyFeature
Carl Lavin was in high school when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor. At 18, the Ohio native decided to join the Army. From there, his… Read More
SocietyNews
One tea party leader is still looking for answers from the IRS. Lawyers for Lois Lerner, who resigned under fire as a division chief at… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Editor’s note: This commentary contains language, although used in historical context, that may offend some readers. May Day celebrations were held all across the fruited… Read More
SocietyCommentary
The United States began as a nation of immigrants, and it continues to be so today. The ability to absorb people from around the globe… Read More
SocietyCommentary
There are only 10 days left to comment on one of the most important early challenges in the young Trump administration: proposals to further balkanize… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
Congressional reform begins with stopping Congress from spending us into oblivion—and that begins with a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution. To make that happen,… Read More
SocietyNews
Claremont McKenna College officials have announced possible repercussions for students who protested a conservative speaker’s speech last week. Protesters successfully blocked students and professors from… Read More
SocietyNews
Protesters from the Claremont Colleges successfully prevented conservative commentator Heather Mac Donald from speaking on the Claremont Mckenna College campus. Students at the Claremont Colleges,… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
Most Americans don’t expect the federal government to stay out of their lives altogether. What they expect is minimal involvement: Let Washington be the last… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
In the age of Trump, the so-called “mainstream media” has once again been possessed of its manic Republican administration energy levels, determined to shine the… Read More
