Opinion

Opinion 01/03/19, 08:36

In the still of the last night of 2018, the silence of California Democrats chilled the air and airwaves. Border wall opponent Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., tweeted three times between Christmas and New Year’s Eve bemoaning the plight of illegal immigrants and their children. But not a peep was heard from Harris ...

Opinion 12/19/18, 22:44

Five years ago, ISIS was a powerful, destructive force in the Middle East. By late May 2015, the terrorist group would control half of Syria—including all of the country’s border crossings with Iraq. The American people were rightly worried. Then-candidate Donald J. Trump made them two solemn promises. The first was ...

Opinion 12/19/18, 04:45

The White House has released the official Christmas portrait of President Trump and first lady Melania Trump, who wears a stunning white dress. The photo was taken during a Congressional party on Saturday evening and drew considerable media coverage. They are holding hands, beaming with smiles, gazing steadily into the camera ...

Opinion 12/18/18, 20:43

The left has a new hero: former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen. In recent days, Democrat politicians and the media have latched onto Cohen, who has turned quickly into a harsh critic of President Donald Trump. Cohen recently pleaded guilty to committing campaign finance violations while working for Trump. After a federal judge sentenced him to ...

Opinion 12/17/18, 16:44

Two remarkable things took place last month in the world of biotechnology: A Chinese doctor claimed to have created two genetically modified human embryos who were successfully nurtured to birth, and the worldwide scientific community roundly rejected this experiment as a violation of ethics. In turn, the Chinese government condemned the doctor and called for an immediate ...

Opinion 12/14/18, 19:14

Hell may have no fury like a woman scorned, but scorning the Washington establishment produces even greater anger. The establishment’s full fury has been unleashed against Donald Trump and is not about to subside until its goal is reached: the removal of the president from office, either through impeachment or defeat ...

Opinion 12/13/18, 07:17

President Donald Trump’s former attorney, Michael Cohen, may have been convinced by the Office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York to plead guilty to a supposed violation of campaign finance law, but that doesn’t mean that what happened is actually a federal crime. In fact, neither ...

Opinion 12/13/18, 06:45

Fired former FBI Director James Comey is at it again. Last week, Comey testified before members of the House Judiciary Committee and the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee. In a single appearance, Comey, on 245 separate occasions, while under oath, stonewalled questions with “I don’t know,” “I don’t remember,” or ...

Opinion 12/13/18, 04:01

Yesterday’s tragic terror attack at a Christmas market in Strasbourg, France, reminds us that national security is nothing without border security. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo explained the stakes. “This is an enormous challenge. We have this problem in the United States as well,” he said. “Lots of folks that we’re ...

Opinion 12/12/18, 06:14

President Donald J. Trump and Vice President Mike Pence met with Democratic leaders Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) in the Oval Office, on 11 Dec. Their dialogue was constructive. The President and the Democrat leaders agreed to support the passage of historic criminal justice reform, and they ...

Opinion 12/11/18, 10:48

Obama knows. John Kerry knows. And Al Gore, the man who has made an enormous amount of money perpetuating the biggest hoax foisted on the human race, knows. Human-inspired “climate change” is a ruse. It is all a control-grabbing, land-grabbing, money-grabbing hoax. For instance, Al Gore, the king of carbon credits, whose ...

Opinion 12/01/18, 14:11

Former Massachusetts Gov. Michael Dukakis, who lost to George H.R. Bush in the 1988 presidential election, said Saturday that his former political foe's legacy was his effort to help end the Cold War. "Obviously we disagreed pretty strongly on domestic policy and I wasn't thrilled with the kind of campaign he ...

Opinion 11/23/18, 09:39

Now that, finally, the elections in Florida have reached a conclusion, there are lessons worth learning. One is on the subject of race. There was a fateful anomaly in racial voting in the governor’s race between Democrat Andrew Gillum and Republican Rick DeSantis, now Florida’s governor-elect. Given that Gillum, formerly mayor of ...

Opinion 11/20/18, 08:44

Most Americans are innately offended by authoritarian regimes. But not The New York Times—the newspaper of record, once again, has painted a glorified picture of a communist dictatorship. The latest example is a series of interactive articles that praise and celebrate the rise of China. One piece was actually titled, “The ...

Opinion 11/14/18, 10:33

Another year, another set of deadly fires burning up California. The devastation is heartbreaking. The “Camp Fire” has almost completely obliterated the Northern California town of Paradise. It’s now officially the deadliest fire in California history. Over 40 people have died. Edgewood Lane in Paradise, Calif. (AP Photo/Noah Berger) pic.twitter.com/kJgr7Wg2OT — Colin Campbell (@colincampbell) ...

Opinion 11/08/18, 03:44

In describing the GOP tax cuts, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., said that they and bonuses American workers were getting were “crumbs.” They were “tax cuts for the rich.” Some argued that the tax cuts would reduce revenues. Pelosi predicted, “This thing will explode the deficit.” How about some tax ...

Opinion 11/07/18, 05:11

It wasn’t the blockbuster night Democrats were hoping for. The blue wave fell far short of some of the major wave elections of the past decade. In Tuesday’s midterms, Democrats claimed a majority in the House of Representatives for the first time in eight years—but their electoral gains were muted by significant ...

Opinion 11/06/18, 05:10

Sebastian Gorka, former deputy assistant to President Donald Trump, is author of the new book, “Why We Fight: Defeating America’s Enemies—With No Apologies.” He recently spoke to The Daily Signal. Rob Bluey: What are the most serious threats that America faces today? Sebastian Gorka: In “Why We Fight,” I go through the whole ...

Opinion 10/22/18, 20:37

Michael Reagan is the son of President Ronald Reagan, a political consultant, and the author of “Lessons My Father Taught Me: The Strength, Integrity, and Faith of Ronald Reagan.” Here's his opinion about midterms: The midterms are coming up in a couple of weeks, in case you hadn’t noticed. I’m living out ...

Opinion 10/22/18, 09:23

Feeling the political heat over separating families of illegal immigrants, President Donald Trump took executive action in June to scale back his “zero tolerance” policy for border crossers. But under existing law, this had fairly predictable results, immigration experts said. “Catch and release is not an official policy, but it is the ...