SocietyNews
Student Rights Group Begins Litigating ‘Free Speech Zones’
An organization dedicated to protecting the constitutional rights of college students has helped file the first lawsuit as part of a new campaign to end… Read More
PoliticsNews
On Diversity of Top Staff, Senate Republicans Outpace Democrats
Senate Democrats apparently could take some tips from Senate Republicans in hiring more racially diverse senior staff. Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., noting that Republicans have… Read More
SocietyNews
Vandals Spray-Paint LGBT Slogans on Marriage Groups’ Tour Bus Near UN
Two men spray-painted and smashed the windshield of a tour bus used by the National Organization for Marriage in “broad daylight” Thursday in New York… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Why Trump’s Visit to Andrew Jackson’s Grave Matters
On Wednesday, Andrew Jackson’s 250th birthday, President Donald Trump is scheduled to lay a wreath on the seventh president’s grave. He will be the first president… Read More
LawCommentary
At Odds With History: States Seize Control of Civil Asset Forfeiture
In 1762, agents of the king of England entered John Entick’s house without his consent, searched it from top to bottom, and seized documents and… Read More
SocietyCommentary
We Hear You: Religious Liberty, Same-Sex Marriage, and Wedding Cakes
Editor’s note: We got a big reaction with our report on the appeals court date for the husband-and-wife Oregon bakers ordered by a state agency to pay $135,000… Read More
EconomyNews
Economist Walter Williams Wins 2017 Bradley Prize for Free Market Advocacy
Walter E. Williams, an economist and professor at George Mason University, is one of four recipients to be awarded the 2017 Bradley Prize, an award… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
How Woodrow Wilson Planted the Seeds of the Administrative State
Today the crisis of American government is expressed in an ungainly phrase that rarely appeared in conservative vocabulary in the 1950s and 1960s—the “administrative state,”… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
Jacksonian Ideas That Would Make America Great Again
Andrew Jackson is back in the White House—or at least his portrait is. Following President Donald Trump’s inaugural address, his chief strategist, Steve Bannon, noted that… Read More
PoliticsNews
Here’s What Conservative College Students Think About Socialism
Hundreds of students from across the country traveled to the Washington, D.C., area last week to attend the Conservative Political Action Conference. The Daily Signal… Read More
SocietyCommentary
We Hear You: How Can The Daily Signal’s Audience Make a Difference?
Editor’s note: Here’s another batch of correspondence from you, our audience. Thanks for your enthusiasm and support. You’ll find our address below. —Ken McIntyre Dear… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Obama Bests Monroe, Madison, Clinton on Historians’ List of Great Presidents
Abraham Lincoln, who preserved the Union and ended slavery, is our greatest president while immediate predecessor James Buchanan, who dithered and dallied while war clouds… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Why We Should Celebrate Washington’s Birthday, Not Presidents Day
America’s greatest statesmen did not think that national holidays were merely about family dinners, watching fireworks, or getting a three-day weekend. These occasions, to the… Read More
PoliticsNews
Sen. Mike Lee Calls for ‘Populist Agenda’ Putting Government on Side of ‘Forgotten Americans’
“We as conservatives can make a case for a unified, principled, and populist agenda that puts the federal government back on the side of the… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Why Frederick Douglass Was an Exemplary American
This month of each year, we commemorate the great individuals and events in the history of African-Americans. On Tuesday, marking his 199th birthday, we will… Read More
SocietyCommentary
What Ruth Bader Ginsburg Gets Wrong About the Electoral College
Since President Donald Trump defeated Hillary Clinton in the November presidential election without winning the popular vote, there have been almost unending calls from the… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
Why People Are Leaving Blue States in Droves
Some Americans think state boundaries and the principle of federalism are outdated relics from the past. They couldn’t be further from the truth. New data… Read More
LawCommentary
History Is Being Distorted to Insinuate Trump Will ‘Defy’ Courts Like Andrew Jackson
Sometimes, an old media fabrication is used to justify a new one. Such is the case with the response to President Donald Trump’s executive order… Read More
SocietyCommentary
The Left Holds Itself to Lower Standards of Behavior
One can only imagine the widespread media, political, and intellectual condemnation of Republicans and conservatives if, after the inauguration of President Barack Obama, they had… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
Andrew Jackson Portrait Now Hangs in Oval Office. Here’s What He Said About Draining the Swamp.
There is an old quotation that history doesn’t repeat itself, but it rhymes. For Americans, who have a unique and exceptional heritage, it is important… Read More
SocietyCommentary
It’s Time for Leaders to Earn Back the People’s Trust
Conventional wisdom holds that the great malady plaguing American life today is the toxic combination of political polarization and social fragmentation. And there’s a great deal… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
Here’s How America’s First Outsider President Set a Precedent for Inaugurations
The Washington establishment was stunned. A political outsider with few connections in the nation’s capital, but wide national celebrity among the American people, was going… Read More
SocietyCommentary
The Administrative State Has Changed Our Culture. Trump Can Help Reverse Course.
The overreaction to President-elect Donald Trump’s election—from campus “cry-ins” to Brandon Victor Dixon’s “Hamilton” rant—is more than just a left-wing tantrum. It displays a more fundamental development… Read More
SocietyFeature
Remembering George Washington’s New Year’s Victory Over the British at Princeton
PRINCETON, N.J.—What began as a retreat from battle-hardened, bayonet-wielding British soldiers 240 years ago, Gen. George Washington reorganized into a counterattack after arriving with well-armed… Read More
SocietyCommentary
The Founders Anticipated ‘Fake News.’ Here’s What They Did About It.
Following the presidential election, numerous stories surfaced about how “fake news” influenced the results. This prompted a reaction from the media and a concerted effort… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
What the Third Amendment Teaches About Individual Rights and Responsibilities
I don’t think I’ve ever heard anyone say that the Third Amendment is their favorite one—not even the most geeky law student I have known…. Read More
PoliticsCommentary
Here’s What the Founders Thought About Term Limits
With the sudden dominance of Republicans in Congress, state legislatures, and, of course, the White House, conservatives have an incredible opportunity to restore constitutional principles… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
The Bill of Rights Just Turned 225. Here’s What It Can Still Teach Us About Religious Freedom.
On this day 225 years ago, the states ratified one of the most significant documents in our government. We are reminded today that religious freedom… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Why America Is an Exceptional Nation
If a single player wins an ongoing contest with maddening consistency, his frustrated rivals will inevitably accuse him of cheating. Our new nation’s shockingly rapid… Read More
SocietyNews
Sen. Mike Lee Calls for 12-Year Term Limits for Lawmakers
The 2016 election cycle has sent a signal “loud and clear” that the federal government needs fixing, a U.S. senator said Tuesday. Sen. Mike Lee,… Read More
