August 18 2023
 
 
 
 
NEWS
Air Force Colonel in Line for Promotion Preaches DEI Agenda, Endorses CRT Book
By Rob Bluey

Col. Ben Jonsson’s commentary in the Air Force Times on July 1, 2020, recounts several examples of what he describes as “white defensiveness” in the aftermath of George Floyd’s death.
NEWS
What Residents of Hawaii Can Learn From Biden’s Response to Another Disaster in Ohio
By Mike Howell

Unfortunately, the Biden administration’s botched response to the East Palestine train derailment and chemical spill Feb. 3 is instructive regarding what residents of Maui can expect.
NEWS
Georgia Lawmaker Seeks Probe of Prosecutor Who Indicted Trump
By Fred Lucas

State Sen. Colton Moore says District Attorney Fani Willis engaged in “political persecution” of former President Trump and asks Gov. Brian Kemp to call a special session to begin an investigation.
NEWS
House Oversight Chairman Seeks Shielded Biden VP Records From National Archives
By Fred Lucas

Among documents requested are any in which a “pseudonym for Vice President Joe Biden was included either as a sender, recipient, copied or was included in the contents of the document or communication.”
ANALYSIS
California Is Trying to Use Its ‘Market Power to Change How We Farm,’ Iowa AG Says
By Virginia Allen

Brenna Bird says Iowa will continue to “stand up for not just farmers’ ability to farm, but anybody that wants to do business and not be told what to do by a big, liberal state like California.”
NEWS
EXCLUSIVE: Florida Schools See Decline in Teacher Vacancies
By Mary Margaret Olohan

The news comes amid media coverage, like Newsweek’s, suggesting that “Florida’s Teacher Shortage Is Getting Worse.”
NEWS
Trump Takes 47-Point Lead Over Republican Field as Ramaswamy Surges to Second
By Rob Bluey

Former President Donald Trump is widening his lead over the field of Republican rivals, according to a new poll shared with The Daily Signal.
COMMENTARY
How Country Music Has Become New Platform for Protest Songs
By James Carafano

A blue-collar anthem, “Rich Men North of Richmond,” goes viral and overtakes Jason Aldean’s latest hit on iTunes.
COMMENTARY
ICYMI: The Highly Dangerous Georgia Indictments
By Ben Shapiro

If you think that only Democratic district attorneys will play this game, you have another thing coming. Prepare for a future in which running for office carries the legal risk of going to jail—on all sides.
 
     
 
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