New Orleans Schools: The Post-Katrina Miracle the Education Blob Desperately Wants to Ignore

While the rest of America’s failing big-city school systems keep flushing money down the toilet with the same old union-protected mediocrity, one district actually tried something different after Hurricane Katrina wiped the slate clean. New Orleans didn’t tinker around the edges. It blew up the entire failing system and rebuilt it around charter schools, open […]

The Obamacare Scam That’s Bleeding Taxpayers Dry While Oz Drops the Hammer

President Trump’s team is finally shining a harsh light on the bloated disaster known as Obamacare exchanges, and Dr. Mehmet Oz isn’t mincing words. The guy running CMS is calling out what looks like a massive racket where tens of millions in subsidies flow to people who shouldn’t be getting them. His point about roughly […]

The Lawfare Fund Fiasco That’s Exposing the Swamp’s Real Priorities

President Trump tried to deliver some long-overdue justice to Americans hammered by Biden-era witch hunts, but a Democrat-appointed judge and skittish Republican officeholders just slammed the brakes on it. The so-called Anti-Weaponization Fund—nearly $1.8 billion carved out of a settlement from Trump’s IRS lawsuit—aimed to give victims of political persecution a shot at real compensation. […]

The Refugee Medicaid Gold Rush That’s Bleeding Ohio Taxpayers Dry

President Trump’s team is cracking down on waste, but in Ohio the damage from years of unchecked “compassion” is already massive. Bhutanese refugees, resettled in droves in the Columbus area, have turned home health care into a cash machine. Companies tied to this community have sucked down hundreds of millions in Medicaid payments for services […]

Pride Losing Its Stride?

Survey Shows Support for LGBTQ Issues Slipping After a two-decade rise, public support for LGBTQ+ issues is dropping, according to Gallup’s annual Values and Beliefs survey published Wednesday. Support for same-sex marriage, the morality of gay and lesbian relationships, and endorsement of gender changes are all down from their early 2020s highs. “The change has come as conservative leaders […]

Israeli Genocide of Christians and Muslims Is an Intentionally False Claim, Christian IDF Major Says

A lifelong and decorated member of the Israel Defense Forces told the Daily Signal that Western media has fabricated lies about the persecution of Christians in Southern Lebanon and Israel. “They are speaking for me without asking for my permission,” Shadi Khalloul said. “The Qatari propagandists, like Al Jazeera, Tucker Carlson, and CNN, continue to […]

The Sky Is Falling! The Sky Is Falling! — Except AI Is Actually Making America Stronger, Richer, and More Productive.

The professional Chicken Littles in the media and academia have been predicting AI Armageddon for years. Robots will steal every job, mass unemployment will destroy society, and we’ll all be living in some dystopian nightmare where the machines rule and humans beg for scraps. Turns out they were very, very wrong. Early data from 2025-2026 […]

Trump Derangement Goes to Newark: The Anti-ICE Protest Industry

There are large anti-[Immigration and Customs Enforcement] demonstrations in Newark, New Jersey, at the Delaney Hall Newark federal detention center. And it’s a very funny demonstration in so many ways. 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 more of his videos. Hello, this is Victor […]

Democrats’ Maine Nightmare

The Socialist With the Nazi Tattoo They Just Can’t Quit The Democrats have hit rock bottom in Maine, and they’re proudly waving the flag on the way down. They’ve locked in Graham Platner as their Senate nominee to take on Susan Collins, and the guy comes with more red flags than a Soviet parade. A […]

Hit-and-Run, Homicide, Assault, Robbery

Congress Probes Effects of California Sanctuary Policies Pointing to rising crime rates and a crash that killed an 11-year-old boy last December, leaders of the House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday asked law enforcement leaders in two major California cities to provide information on sanctuary policies they say shield criminal illegal aliens. House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, and […]