Star Parker

Star Parker is a columnist for The Daily Signal and president of the Center for Urban Renewal and Education.

Opinion
Why, in our free country, do we lack education freedom?

(The Daily Signal) – What issue could be more important to a nation’s future than education? A country is about people. How Americans act, work, think, choose—and live—reflects their values. Read More

October 17, 2024
Opinion
Op-ed: No, demonstrations today aren’t like the 1960s

(The Daily Signal) – The current demonstrations on college campuses against Israel remind some of the unrest on college campuses during the 1960s. But the comparison is not a good one. The… Read More

May 6, 2024
Opinion
Report: Happiness is down, especially among America’s youth

(The Daily Signal) – Our nation’s Declaration of Independence begins with the famous statement that “all men … are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these… Read More

March 29, 2024
Opinion
Abortion, sacred truths, and politics

(The Daily Signal) – Speaking Jan. 5 in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania, President Joe Biden said that the 2024 election is about whether “democracy” is “still America’s sacred cause.” But is… Read More

January 18, 2024