Jarrett Stepman is a columnist for The Daily Signal. He is also the author of "The War on History: The Conspiracy to Rewrite America's Past." Send an email to Jarrett
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Taxpayer dollars are being spent to conduct widespread, woke diversity training sessions across numerous prominent federal agencies. That’s what a Wall Street Journal report on… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
Democracy is messy. Who knew? The race to become speaker of the House, as of this writing, is in the sixth round of voting, making… Read More
SecurityCommentary
The southern border will remain in a state of emergency unless and until the Biden administration gets serious about enforcing our immigration laws. The Supreme… Read More
PoliticsNews
The House of Representatives voted 225 to 201 to pass the $1.85 trillion omnibus spending bill on Friday afternoon. This comes a day after the… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
The GOP’s omnibus betrayal is complete. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., and 17 other Republicans joined Democrats as the Senate passed a $1.85 trillion… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
What happens in Oakland doesn’t stay in Oakland. In 2021, the California city announced a universal basic income program created specifically for so-called BIPOC, or… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
The corporate media is in hysterics because a few of their own were finally suspended on Twitter. Twitter reportedly banned the accounts for sharing information… Read More
SecurityCommentary
One of the last serious border enforcement policies left under the Biden administration is just days away from being removed. If it can be believed,… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
Congressional Democrats—with some Republican help—are close to passing a colossal spending bill, reports indicate. It’s bad news for America. The omnibus was on my list… Read More
Health CareCommentary
Remember when the idea that government-run health care could lead to “death panels” was scoffed at as absurd? Well, the absurd is coming closer to… Read More
SocietyCommentary
A woke sermon—from a well-paid minister who speaks his truth—is coming to a public library near you. Controversial author Ibram X. Kendi spoke Wednesday evening… Read More
SocietyCommentary
The Left loves to talk about “disparate impact”—until it interferes with its narratives. A recently released study found that homicide rates for black men have… Read More
LawCommentary
The American Civil Liberties Union is a leftist organization, not one that defends free speech. That’s what was revealed in an op-ed by David Cole,… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
Democrats are in a mad scramble to push through unpopular legislation before the clock strikes midnight on the 117th Congress. The lame-duck session is the… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
Are modern conservatives just unthinking rubes who want to be angry? That was the tenor of a discussion Wednesday on the “future of conservatism” featuring… Read More
SocietyCommentary
China’s “zero-COVID” folly is reaching a boiling point. Many in Western media once praised China’s response to the pandemic, which began in the city of… Read More
EducationCommentary
Woke attitudes are becoming pervasive among young people, even outside the United States. Recently released research by Eric Kaufmann, a professor of politics at the… Read More
SecurityCommentary
The historic level of illegal immigration on the southern border is likely to get much worse, if that’s possible. On Wednesday, a federal judge declared… Read More
PoliticsNews
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas testified before a House panel on Tuesday, just days after Chris Magnus was forced to resign, according to reports, from… Read More
EducationCommentary
The midterm elections didn’t quite sweep Democrats out of power. However, some positive developments occurred, especially in noteworthy state and local elections. The parental rebellion… Read More
PoliticsNews
Election integrity laws of various stripes were on the ballot in states across the country on Tuesday. Hans von Spakovsky, a senior legal fellow at… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
It was a difficult Tuesday night for Republicans. Despite so many factors pointing to a massive red tsunami likely to sweep Democrats out of power in… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
A red tsunami didn’t quite hit New York, but there definitely was a shift in the state’s politics. Gov. Kathy Hochul, the incumbent Democrat, defeated… Read More
PoliticsNews
Ohio voters on Tuesday overwhelmingly passed a state constitutional amendment, Issue 2, to ban noncitizens from voting. It was one of many ballot initiatives dealing… Read More
PoliticsNews
It’s Election Day once again in the U.S. As millions of Americans head to the polls, here are eight races to watch throughout the day…. Read More
SocietyCommentary
Entrepreneur Elon Musk is taking over Twitter and the Left is melting down. On Thursday, Musk officially completed his $44 billion acquisition of the social… Read More
EducationCommentary
Why didn’t anyone say school closures would be bad? That’s the question some of our enlightened media experts are asking right now. Yes, really. “I… Read More
SocietyCommentary
President Joe Biden wants your children to make life-changing gender transitions, and the only reason you want to stop him is bigotry and fear. At… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
North Africa is less politically dysfunctional than California. That’s the conclusion of a project manager with the French national railroad, regarding California’s massively expensive, way-behind-schedule… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
“I can no longer remain in today’s Democratic Party.” That was the message former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, a now-former Hawaii Democrat, delivered Tuesday. Her message… Read More
