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County to Formally Apologize for Slavery at NAACP Request
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL: A Maryland county plans to officially apologize for slavery, The Daily Signal has learned. Anne Arundel County said it will… Read More
EnergyCommentary
How Child Trafficking and China Are Fueled by Clean Energy
America is at an energy crossroads, and with the One Big Beautiful Bill Act—landmark legislation aimed at unleashing domestic energy production, securing critical mineral supply… Read More
Latest Woke Triumph: Feminist Spelling for Third Graders
The team behind the Scripps National Spelling Bee whacked a hornet’s nest when it identified specific words for potential competitors to ponder. Its list of… Read More
LawCommentary
Trump Can End Universal Birthright Citizenship. The Constitution Never Required It.
President-elect Donald Trump has once again promised to “end birthright citizenship” for the U.S.-born children of illegal and nonimmigrant aliens. But can he do this… Read More
SocietyCommentary
California’s Reparations Laws Single Out Black Residents
Although Donald Trump’s election was widely seen as a rebuke to the Left’s obsession with race, California Gov. Gavin Newsom has promised to “Trump-proof” his… Read More
EducationCommentary
Distorting the Truth About Native Americans
American kids are now taught that before Christopher Columbus wrecked things, peaceful Native Americans protected the environment. Hollywood movies feed the narrative. Disney’s “Pocahontas” sings,… Read More
EducationCommentary
The Truth About Slavery in America: Neither First, Nor Worst
Today, people are taught, when it comes to slavery, America was the worst. Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., actually said, “The United States didn’t inherit slavery… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Tough Questions for Kamala Harris’ Reparations Plans
Vice President Kamala Harris supports reparations for slavery, but Democrats’ presumptive presidential nominee has yet to publish her plan to get them done. Whatever her… Read More
SocietyAnalysis
Juneteenth and Why Jan. 1 Might Even Better Day to Celebrate End of Slavery, With Carol Swain
On June 19, 1865, more than two years after the Emancipation Proclamation, slaves in Galveston Bay, Texas learned they were free. In 2021, June 19… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Dobbs Decision Anniversary, Juneteenth Aren’t Endpoints—They’re Waypoints
At the height of the Civil War, enslaved men, women, and children sat together in Watch Night services all over America as they eagerly waited… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Don’t Let the Left Ruin Juneteenth’s True Meaning
This Wednesday, America will celebrate Juneteenth as a federal holiday for the fourth time. Yet the holiday, born out of bipartisanship, is becoming more divisive… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Europe Must Stop Dragging Its Feet and Oppose Chinese Forced Labor
British parliamentarian William Wilberforce’s legacy rests on his bold public stance against slavery. The legendary 18th- and 19th-century abolitionist stood up before the British people… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
The Ideological Roots of the Open Borders Push: The BorderLine
Why does the Biden administration want open borders? As a researcher and writer on immigration, that’s the question I often get asked. Here are the… Read More
SocietyCommentary
The Resurrection of Jesus Is the Most Important Event in History
Christians around the world will commemorate the most important event in our faith’s history this Sunday, but the Resurrection of Jesus isn’t just important to… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
MSLSD?: Racist Joy Reid’s Crackpot Conspiracy Theories on TikTok
In case you just can’t get enough of Joy Reid with an hour each weeknight on MSNBC, you can catch her sharing her wild and… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Abortion Apathy Akin to Civil War-Era Indifference Toward Slavery
Everyone has encountered apathy about abortion: “I wouldn’t get one, but I can’t tell anyone else what to do” or “It’s not my problem what… Read More
EnergyCommentary
Slavery Poisons Solar Industry’s Supply Chains
Behind those harmless-looking solar panels harnessing the sun’s power lies a disturbing secret: Roughly 80% of solar components are manufactured in China using slave labor. Not only have… Read More
SocietyCommentary
How Would Frederick Douglass Regard Today’s Left?
Frederick Douglass was one of the greatest Americans who ever lived. This man began life as an illiterate slave—nearly all slave owners prevented slaves from… Read More
PoliticsNews
Harris Rejects DeSantis’ Challenge to Discuss Florida’s African American History Curriculum
Vice President Kamala Harris has rebuffed Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ offer to discuss Florida’s African American history curriculum, which she has been criticizing since late… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Kamala Harris’ Smear of Florida’s Black History Curriculum Implodes
A shamefully bogus story promoted by Vice President Kamala Harris has taken an amusing turn. You might call it a “self-own.” First, a little backstory…. Read More
SocietyCommentary
San Francisco’s Loony Racial Reparations Proposal Flows From Logic of Woke Ideology
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors is talking about ideas to bring racial reparations to the Bay Area. The proposals discussed during a recent board… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
2 Inconvenient Questions About San Francisco’s Crazy Slavery Reparations Scheme: Who Would Collect? Who Would Pay?
If you consider San Francisco mighty generous for proposing to pay black residents $5 million each in slavery reparations, then you are a coldhearted cheapskate…. Read More
Asia Accounts for Two out of Three People Enslaved Worldwide
The recently released Global Slavery Index reveals that there are an estimated 29.8 million people enslaved worldwide. Almost half of the index’s listed top offenders… Read More
Human Trafficking Still a Major Concern in Asia
The release of the State Department’s latest Trafficking in Persons Report (TIP) revealed that Asia is home to some of the worst perpetrators of illegal… Read More
News
Frederick Douglass: From Slavery to Freedom to Statuesque
The only thing that’s really surprising is that it took so long. Lawmakers recently unveiled a statue of Frederick Douglass in the Emancipation Hall of… Read More
News
The Legend of Abraham Lincoln: Fact or Fiction?
Representative Joe Courtney (D–CT) recently penned an open letter to the man who wrote the movie Lincoln. The film depicts a divided Connecticut state congressional… Read More
News
Lincoln: The Movie, the Man
Steven Spielberg’s Lincoln debuts in Washington, D.C., this week. It features a stellar cast: Tommy Lee Jones, David Strathairn, Sally Field, and Daniel Day-Lewis as… Read More
How Can America Be Just If It Didn’t Abolish Slavery Right Away?
On this December 6, 1865, the 13th Amendment was adopted and slavery was abolished. There has always been intense debate about the existence of slavery… Read More
Were the Founders Committed to Eradicating Slavery?
Were the founders really committed to eradicating slavery? It is commonplace to dismiss the Founders as racists who may have attacked slavery from time to… Read More
Fighting Human Trafficking Requires Multiple Institutions
President Obama has declared January 2010 National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month. Human trafficking is a horrific reality of our world today. Millions of… Read More
