SocietyAnalysis
How to Reform Journalism
Marvin Olasky, editor-in-chief of World magazine and author of the new book “Reforming Journalism,” joins The Daily Signal News Podcast today to discuss journalistic independence,… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Why ‘1917’ Is Such a Good Movie
Yes, it’s up for this year’s “Best Picture” Oscar, but that hasn’t stopped critics delivering decidedly mixed reviews to “1917.” The plot is the stuff… Read More
SocietyCommentary
This Is How Fake News Spreads
In my last column, “Newsweek Hits a New Low,” I wrote about Newsweek’s dishonest description of what I had said on one of my weekly… Read More
LawNews
Clarence Thomas Skewers Joe Biden, ’91 Hearings in New Documentary
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas criticizes former Vice President Joe Biden’s stewardship of his 1991 Senate confirmation hearings in a forthcoming documentary called “Created Equal:… Read More
PoliticsNews
Media Lawyer Explains Why CNN Settlement in Libel Case Is a Big Deal
Will media outlets learn the right lessons after CNN settled in a lawsuit with Nick Sandmann, the MAGA-hat wearing teen who became the center of… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
MAGA Hat-Wearing Teen Just Got a Settlement From CNN. Media: Learn Your Lesson.
While the media often portray themselves as noble guardians of the truth who keep a close watch on those in power, the reality is quite… Read More
SocietyAnalysis
How the Left Manipulates Language to Defeat Conservatives
In politics, language is central—the words we use, what they mean, and what we want them to mean. As our guest today, The Daily Wire’s… Read More
PoliticsNews
Trump Judicial Adviser Teams Up With Conservative PR Executive in New Initiative
One of the leading voices behind President Donald Trump’s drive to appoint originalist judges to the federal courts is teaming up with an influential public… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
Newsweek Hits a New Low
If decent people working in mainstream American media want to know why many Americans do not trust them and are willing to use the term… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
At the Golden Globes, Ricky Gervais Exposes Hollywood’s ‘Woke’ Culture
Hollywood can’t take a joke. At the annual Golden Globes, an awards show for both movies and television, on Sunday night, host comedian Ricky Gervais was… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
The Dangers of Elite Groupthink
The Washington Post recently published a surprising indictment of MSNBC host, Stanford graduate, and Rhodes scholar Rachel Maddow. Post media critic Erik Wemple wrote that… Read More
PoliticsNews
Sarah Palin Seeks New York Times Advertising Revenue as Libel Lawsuit Heads Toward Trial
Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin filed a complaint in her libel lawsuit against The New York Times, after the paper published an editorial that falsely… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Help Us Produce Real News
As conservatives, we know the facts are on our side. But it’s not easy to communicate those facts—especially in a hostile environment with so many… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
These Former Intelligence Chiefs Fit Perfectly Into Our Media Advocacy Culture
Former FBI Director James Comey and Deputy Director Andrew McCabe, former CIA Director John Brennan, and former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper have lots… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Peloton ‘Scandal’ Shows How Mentally Unfit We’ve Become
We are fast approaching the end of 2019, and as we close the book on a turbulent decade, nothing summarizes the state of our culture… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Tucker Carlson’s False and Misleading Claims About The Heritage Foundation
In a segment that aired Friday night, Fox News Channel host Tucker Carlson made several false, outrageous, and unfounded accusations against The Heritage Foundation. For… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
Problematic Women: The Truth About Going on TV
This week on “Problematic Women,” we interview the “leading voice of The Heritage Foundation,” Genevieve Wood, to get her take on everything from feminism to… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
The Media Have Some Apologizing to Do After the Inspector General’s Report
Thanks to the Justice Department inspector general’s report, we now know for certain what has been, for those paying attention, fairly obvious. The Steele dossier… Read More
PoliticsAnalysis
Media Watchdog Exposes ‘Fake News’ With Citizen Activism, Investigative Journalism
Accuracy in Media recently celebrated its 50th anniversary. Founded in 1969 by Reed Irvine to combat liberal media bias, the organization has a new leader…. Read More
PoliticsCommentary
CBS Boosts Southern Poverty Law Center
You’d think that liberal news outlets would get tired of schlepping around the Southern Poverty Law Center’s baggage. After a devastating year—one that saw all… Read More
PoliticsNews
Rep. Devin Nunes Sues CNN, Denies Meeting Ex-Ukrainian Prosecutor
Republican California Rep. Devin Nunes is adamantly denying that he traveled to Vienna last year and met with a former Ukrainian prosecutor to dig up… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
Praise, Shade, and the Politics of Public Funerals
Public funerals have become somewhat of a unique tradition in American politics. While in times past, deceased politicians, and even famous entertainers, have laid in… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
We Hear You: Oberlin College’s ‘Lawsuit Mess’ With a Local Bakery
Editor’s note: Welcome back to some of the intriguing missives from The Daily Signal’s mailbag. Don’t forget to write us at [email protected].—Ken McIntyre Dear Daily… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
SocietyCommentary
Disney Again Faces Up to Its Racist Past
Disney has come a long way. Like most American girls, we grew up on Disney princesses. In 2009, when the animated feature “The Princess and… Read More
SocietyNews
College Newspaper That Apologized for Covering News Won’t Print Another Point of View
A student newspaper that apologized to readers for “retraumatizing” them through its coverage of a disrupted campus appearance by former Attorney General Jeff Sessions also declined… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
We Hear You: ‘Education Is Too Important to Leave to Professionals’
Editor’s note: Count on The Daily Signal’s audience to have a lot to say on the state of public education and other topics, as this… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Twitter’s Ban on Political Ads Will Only Make Things Worse
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey recently announced that the social media platform will no longer run political advertisements of any kind. Twitter is a private company… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
Former Time Magazine Editor Is Wrong. America Doesn’t Need ‘Hate Speech’ Laws.
Will someone in our free press stand up for free speech? Just as Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has been harangued by politicians and legacy media… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
Washington Post’s Headline on ISIS Chief’s Death Shows Moral Gulf Between Left, Right
The headline to The Washington Post obituary read, “Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, austere religious scholar at helm of Islamic State, dies at 48.” “Austere religious scholar”?… Read More
