EconomyCommentary
Vacillation, Uncertainty, and Danger Signs
This week, President Donald Trump announced that he was considering a 50% tariff on goods from the European Union. Just days later, he reversed himself,… Read More
Commentary
Trump’s Approach to Foreign Policy Draws Criticism, But Delivers Results
Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of today’s video from Daily Signal Senior Contributor Victor Davis Hanson. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to see… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Why the US Must Confront Terror Proxy Polisario Front
In April, Rep. Joe Wilson, R-S.C., vowed to introduce legislation designating the Algeria-backed Polisario Front as a terrorist organization. In doing so, he set a… Read More
InternationalNews
Russia, Ukraine to ‘Immediately Start Negotiations Toward a Ceasefire,’ Trump Says After Call With Putin
President Donald Trump spoke with Russian leader Vladimir Putin on Monday and said he thinks the call “went very well.” Following the two-hour conversation, Trump… Read More
PoliticsNews
Trump Announces Phone Calls with Putin and Zelenskyy Aimed at Ending ‘Bloodbath’
In an effort to stop the “bloodbath” in the war between Russia and Ukraine, President Donald Trump will have separate phone calls with Vladimir Putin… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
The Real First 100 Days
Pundits are confused about what to make of the first 100 days of the second Trump administration. Supporters talk of “flooding the zone,” believing President… Read More
InternationalNews
Russia and Ukraine Hold Direct Talks for First Time in Over 3 Years
Leaders from Russia and Ukraine met Friday in Istanbul for the first direct talks since March 2022. The talks lasted less than two hours,… Read More
EconomyNews
House Panel Quizzes Bessent on DOGE, Tariff Talks, China
In an at times contentious hearing, Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent testified before members of the House Financial Services Committee on Wednesday. But the… Read More
InternationalAnalysis
Trump’s Bold Strategy to Get a Ukraine War Peace Deal
Two days after inking a deal to share future revenues from Ukrainian mineral deposits, the United States is pressuring Ukraine and Russia to come to… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Don’t Make Ukraine Another Vietnam
Fifty years ago on April 30, Saigon fell to the North Vietnamese, and the defeat was America’s, too. South Vietnam was our ally, whose forces… Read More
News
The Nature of War
Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of today’s video from Daily Signal Senior Contributor Victor Davis Hanson. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to see… Read More
SocietyAnalysis
Rod Dreher: Communist Dissidents Have a Message for the West
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn was arrested on Feb. 12, 1974, for speaking out about the evils of Soviet communism. The next day, he was exiled to the… Read More
International Commentary
All the Ukrainian Known Knowns
Aside from the rhetoric, there is a growing consensus among Western diplomats, military analysts, military officers, heads of state, and even much of the media… Read More
PoliticsAnalysis
This Republican Was on to USAID Corruption Before DOGE Even Existed
Rep. Eli Crane, R-Ariz., is a fighter. The week after 9/11, he dropped out of the University of Arizona to join the Navy and accomplished… Read More
InternationalCommentary
How the Ukraine Minerals Deal Supports US Strategy and Ukrainian Security
China currently has a significant advantage over the United States in terms of critical minerals. These minerals are “critical” for the production of green energy… Read More
InternationalNews
Vance Cites Need for US Countering Russian, Chinese Influence in Greenland
In a speech at a U.S. military base in Greenland, Vice President JD Vance called Friday for an American partnership with the people of Greenland… Read More
InternationalNews
A Glimmer of Hope in Difficult Ukraine Peace Talks?
The United States’ work to bring peace to Ukraine is proving to be difficult, as Americans attempt to bring about a ceasefire in the Black… Read More
InternationalNews
Inside Vance’s Upcoming Trip to Greenland
On his trip to Greenland, Vice President JD Vance on Friday will visit key American military sites to evaluate U.S. interests there. President Donald Trump… Read More
Commentary
The Trump Counterrevolution’s Next Moves Abroad
Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of today’s video from Daily Signal Senior Contributor Victor Davis Hanson. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to see… Read More
InternationalNews
Trump Set to Confer With Putin as Ukraine Faces Defeat in Kursk
Ukraine faced a sobering defeat Sunday when Russian troops drove the Ukrainian military out from almost all of the Russian region of Kursk. Ukrainian forces… Read More
EconomyCommentary
America’s Energy Renaissance: Trump’s ‘All Gas, No Brakes’ Approach
Adapted from a speech at The Heritage Foundation’s Texas Summit on March 7, 2025. It is great to be living in the golden era of… Read More
InternationalNews
Trump Delivers Update on Peace Negotiations With Russia
President Donald Trump said he’s getting word that conversations about a ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia are “going OK” in Moscow. Trump met with NATO… Read More
Commentary
Why Won’t Europe Step Up and Help Ukraine?
Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of today’s video from Daily Signal Senior Contributor Victor Davis Hanson. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to see… Read More
International Commentary
The 5 Fables Surrounding Trump
Fable One: Trump is appeasing Russia? Who wiped out the Wagner Group in Syria? Who sold offensive weapons to Ukraine first? Who warned Germany not… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Europe’s Decline Was a Choice
Donald Tusk, the prime minister of Poland, might not shock Europe’s leaders the way President Donald Trump does, but he too has a tough message… Read More
PoliticsNews
Zelenskyy Owes Trump and ‘All Americans an Apology,’ Lawmakers Agree
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy owes all Americans an apology, Rep. Jason Smith, R-Mo., says. “Zelenskyy owes Trump and the American people an apology,” Smith told… Read More
Commentary
Zelenskyy Bites the Hand That Feeds Him Billions of Dollars
Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of today’s video from Daily Signal Senior Contributor Victor Davis Hanson. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to see… Read More
InternationalNews
‘TIME TO LEAVE’ NATO?: Some in GOP Sour on Defense Pact After Europe’s Bow to Zelenskyy
Republican members of Congress are becoming increasingly hostile toward NATO amid European solidarity with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy after his Oval Office shouting match Friday… Read More
International Commentary
10 Takeaways From the Zelenskyy Blowup
This column was lightly edited and reprinted with permission from Victor Davis Hanson’s X account. 1) Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy does not grasp—or deliberately ignores—the… Read More
Commentary
Trump’s Righteous Criticism of Zelenskyy
Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of today’s video from Daily Signal Senior Contributor Victor Davis Hanson. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to see… Read More
