SocietyNews
How He’s Beating Homelessness Without Government Help
George Opudo used to drive for Uber. Picking up and dropping off customers at Union Station in Washington, just steps away from the U.S. Capitol,… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Colorado Is Still Trying to Destroy Jack Phillips
Over the past few years, Colorado has been on a crusade to destroy Jack Phillips’ business over a thought crime. The state’s Civil Rights Commission… Read More
SocietyNews
Chick-Fil-A Bucks Activists With Projected Rise to Third-Largest Fast-Food Chain in the US
Despite ongoing criticism from activists, fast-food chain Chick-fil-A is projected to become the third-largest restaurant chain in the U.S., according to an analysis from Kalinowski… Read More
LawCommentary
An Atheist Group Is Suing Over Clergy Housing Rules. Here’s Why It’s Wrong.
Big things sometimes come in small packages. A federal court in Chicago is examining the seemingly benign issue of how pastors should handle church-provided housing… Read More
SocietyCommentary
We Hear You: Conservatives and Liberals, Thoughts and Prayers, God and Guns
Editor’s note: Florida resident Andrea Falce’s email about the apparent prayer divide between conservatives and liberals stood out among recent missives. It leads this week’s… Read More
SocietyNews
Envoy Says Trump Willing to ‘Stand Up and Push’ for Global Religious Freedom
President Donald Trump is committed to pushing for greater tolerance of different faiths by governments around the world and dismantling an “iron curtain of religious… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Misguided Proposal From Christian Leaders and LGBT Activists Is Anything but ‘Fairness for All’
Does the golden rule ever require bad public policy? That’s the implication of what some political strategists are proposing in the name of fairness. At… Read More
SocietyCommentary
The Peace Cross Honoring Fallen Veterans Should Not Be Bulldozed
Forty-nine families in Prince George’s County, Maryland, lost their sons in World War I. With their loved ones buried in European theaters of war, most… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Podcast: Religious Freedom in Hard Places
Religious freedom is a legacy of the American founding, but unfortunately, on the world stage, religious freedom is often the exception rather than the rule…. Read More
SocietyNews
Michigan Activists Lose Fight to Remove Display of 3 Wise Men From Public School Roof
A Michigan school board decided on Monday to keep Christmas decorations on top of the elementary school’s roof despite activists claiming the display is too… Read More
SocietyCommentary
We Hear You: How to ‘Wield the Most Effective Weapon Against Tyranny’
Editor’s note: We begin selections from the mailbag this week with a letter from a reader in Georgia that gets at why The Daily Signal… Read More
SocietyNews
In a Turkey Day ‘Recount,’ Trump Pardons Both Peas and Carrots
President Donald Trump has pardoned Peas, a 39-pound turkey that traveled all the way from South Dakota to be dubbed the 2018 National Thanksgiving Turkey…. Read More
SocietyCommentary
Washington State, ACLU Aren’t Letting Up in Crusade Against Florist’s Religious Liberty
How would you like to attend a political rally featuring President Donald Trump? How about one featuring former President Barack Obama? Even better—why don’t you… Read More
SocietyNews
What Veterans Say About Effort at Supreme Court to Remove Peace Cross War Memorial
When Jake Hill heard that an atheist activist group had sued to have a historic World War I memorial pulled down because some people were… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Good News for Americans Who Object to Obamacare’s Contraception Mandate
Those who cherish religious liberty can celebrate a major victory this week. On Wednesday, the Department of Health and Human Services published final rules that… Read More
LawCommentary
In 1919, Mothers Designed a Cross to Remember 49 Veterans. Now the Supreme Court Will Decide If It’s Constitutional.
They came from many walks of life, the 49 boys of Prince George’s County, Maryland. Several were laborers like George Washington Farmer and William Lee—one… Read More
Law Analysis
Podcast: Supreme Court Will Hear Case on Veterans’ Cross Memorial Atheists Oppose
The Supreme Court recently announced that it will hear an appeal for a case involving a memorial cross. This large cross stands in an open… Read More
SocietyNews
Promoting Adoption, Trump Affirms Human Life for ‘Born and Unborn’
President Donald Trump called Thursday for helping children in need—both born and unborn—by supporting adoption. “Adoption affirms the inherent value of human life and signals… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Pelosi’s Top Legislative Priority Would Punish Dissenters on LGBT Issues
Nancy Pelosi made headlines last week stating that if Democrats reclaim the House of Representatives, a top agenda item will be to pass laws banning… Read More
SocietyCommentary
I’m Jewish, and I Think the Biggest Increase in Anti-Semitism Is From the Left
All my life I have reminded fellow Jews in America that we are the luckiest Jews to have ever lived in a non-Jewish country. I… Read More
SocietyCommentary
We Hear You: Remembering American History, Learning From the Russians, and Understanding Religious Freedom
Editor’s note: Our audience responded to Jarrett Stepman’s commentary on Americans’ weakening grasp on their history. Some of that feedback leads off this week’s collection of… Read More
LawNews
Hate Crimes Among Charges in Killing of 11 at Pittsburgh Synagogue
Attorney General Jeff Sessions said Saturday that the Justice Department is filing federal hate crime charges that could lead to the death penalty for Robert… Read More
SocietyNews
Christian Baker Jack Phillips Asks Court to Halt New Civil Rights Prosecution
Jack Phillips, the Christian “cake artist” of Masterpiece Cakeshop fame, asked a federal court Tuesday to temporarily stop a new civil rights prosecution brought against… Read More
SocietyNews
Bakers Fined $135K Over Wedding Cake Appeal to Supreme Court
The former owners of an Oregon bakery, ordered to pay $135,000 in damages for declining to make a cake for a same-sex wedding, are appealing… Read More
SocietyNews
The American Legion Is Asking Supreme Court to Protect Cross-Shaped War Memorial
The American Legion and a Maryland planning commission are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to protect a cross-shaped World War I memorial, after the 4th… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Chief Who Was Fired for Marriage Views Wins Major First Amendment Victory
In a major victory for free speech, the city of Atlanta has awarded former Fire Chief Kelvin Cochran with $1.2 million after violating his First… Read More
InternationalNews
Pastor Freed by Turkey Kisses American Flag, Prays for Trump
Andrew Brunson’s first stop en route to the U.S. after being freed from house arrest in Turkey was Ramstein Air Base in Germany. There, the… Read More
SocietyNews
‘This Innocent Man of Faith Will Soon Be Home!’: Turkey Releases Jailed Pastor
An American pastor who was held for two years in Turkey for alleged terror and treason charges was released Friday. “Pastor Andrew Brunson is coming… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Christian Bakers’ Victory at UK Supreme Court Keeps Free Speech Alive
Earlier this year, Christian cake artist Jack Phillips won a resounding 7-2 victory at the Supreme Court against those who tried to force him to… Read More
SocietyNews
UK High Court Rules That Declining to Bake ‘Gay Cake’ Isn’t Discrimination
The highest court in the United Kingdom has ruled that a Christian bakery’s refusal to make a cake supporting same-sex marriage does not constitute discrimination…. Read More
