It would be better for boys if society stopped expecting them to act like girls. A Texas mom recently shared a video of her son at his kindergarten graduation. The clip shows him squirming in his chair, playing with his hands and stretching over his seat. She captioned the video, “You’re six and the ceremony enters minute 37.” The footage went viral because the boy is cute and the situation is so relatable for parents. But for boys, moments like this are no laughing matter. Think about most modern early elementary classrooms. Many teachers want students to spend hours a day sitting, listening, reading or writing by themselves. This is certainly well-intentioned. Self-control is important and helps students with formal education. For many young boys, however, it’s a form of cruel and unusual punishment. Little boys are bundles of energy. Their natural state is restlessness. Left alone, they bounce off walls, dig in the dirt and tussle with each other. This level of activity produces frequent bursts of noise. While some girls fit this description, it’s endemic among boys. One reason is that young girls mature faster than boys. At an earlier age, their bodies are ready to sit and be still. As boys age, their restlessness declines. This sets up young boys for failure in most classrooms. Sitting still is a prerequisite for success and some boys can’t do that for minutes, let alone hours, at a time. School doesn’t need to be torturous for boys. One relatively easy improvement would be for schools to have more recess. This playtime provides a healthy outlet for all this energy. It’s much easier for boys and girls to sit and learn after running around and playing ball or tag. Growing up, I had three daily recesses and lunch, along with physical education classes. Today, many schools offer a single 15-20-minute recess that is sometimes smooshed together with lunch. Yes, more recess would mean less time in the classroom. If boys were robots to program, this idea wouldn’t make sense. But since they are human bundles of energy, it’s an obvious first step. Because they mature more slowly, many boys should start school a year later. In some places, they already are. In 2022, The Atlantic reported that starting boys a year later “is an open secret in elite circles.” Further, “a delayed school entry is now close to the norm for boys who would otherwise be on the young side.” Nevada has done the opposite. In 2023, the Legislature and Gov. Joe Lombardo lowered. Clark County School District Superintendent Jhone Ebert and many politicians want to expand pre-K. A 2022 Vanderbilt University study looked at third through sixth graders who used Tennessee’s Pre-K program. “A negative effect was also found for disciplinary infractions, attendance and receipt of special education services,” the researchers wrote. Go figure that sticking 3-and 4-year-old boys in a structured classroom environment doesn’t end well. Apparently, many supposed education experts haven’t spent much time around young boys. More substantial changes are needed. The rise of fatherless households has been a disaster for boys. Society must tell men how vital it is that they get married and raise their children. Boys need male role models. Elementary schools aren’t providing many. Men account for only 11% of elementary school teachers. More male teachers would help, although that’s easier said than done. Boys also need times when they are only around boys and men. But the Boy Scouts now accepts girls. That’s a major loss for boys, even as groups like Trail Life are working to provide them with new options. It’s time to help boys, not just be amused at their aggressive fidgeting. COPYRIGHT 2026 CREATORS.COM We publish a variety of perspectives. Nothing written here is to be construed as representing the views of the Daily Signal.

FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—With the midterms less than five months away, Americans for Prosperity Action is engaged in another ad campaign in support of Sen. Jon Husted, R-Ohio, ahead of his special election. Husted, who was appointed to office by Gov. Mike DeWine in January 2025 to replace Vice President JD Vance, is facing former Democrat Sen. Sherrod Brown, who lost a race in 2024 to now-Republican Sen. Bernie Moreno. The latest ads focus on Brown’s establishment candidate status and record in Ohio, as well as a “new normal” of higher prices that Brown would have to offer. Husted, of course, is depicted as offering a different path forward. The ads began on June 2 and will last through June 30. AFP Action spent $1.75 million on the ad buy, with $750,000 for digital/streaming and $1 million for cable and broadcast TV. The group expects to reach about 1.75 million individuals. As the ads suggest, AFP Action is focused on affordability. Donovan O’Neil, a senior advisor for AFP Action, told the Daily Signal that this is the group’s “top-tier issue.” “What everything comes back to … is affordability and making sure families—working families, in particular, in a blue-collar state like Ohio—have somebody fighting for them in Washington,” O’Neil said. O’Neil said Brown has been in Washington for decades and “consistently voted for policies that made gas prices, among many other things, more expensive.” He added that the ads “help drive that message and complement the work our teams have been doing.” O’Neil also said voters in Ohio are frustrated and need to see a contrast between the two candidates to help inform their vote in November. “They want to know that the person they’re voting for has affordability at the top of mind,” O’Neil explained, and that there’s a reason why “they retired him two years ago.” During his earlier work in the Ohio Statehouse as speaker, Husted focused on education and cutting taxes. As Ohio’s secretary of state, and also as lieutenant governor, he worked to ease regulations on businesses. O’Neil says AFP supports Husted especially for his role in the Working Families Tax Cuts and permitting reform. “Sen. Husted’s been at the forefront of the issues that he knows Washington hasn’t been able to solve yet, and he’s committed to staying focused on those solutions,” he offered. The Cook Political Report regards the race between Husted and Brown as a “toss-up.” The winner of the special election will be up for reelection again in 2028.

Nathaniel Wetter Taylor, the protester who allegedly pepper-sprayed two special police officers outside of the Heritage Foundation last year, delivered his own opening statement before a jury Thursday, attacking Heritage as “fascist” and claiming that the officers violated his rights. Appearing in the D.C. Superior Court, Taylor told the jury that his actions were a “simple case of freedom of speech and protecting yourself.”  Taylor held a solo protest at the Heritage Foundation on June 11, 2025. He walked up to the Heritage Foundation’s front doors holding a sign and a recording smartphone.   When two special police officers, who are licensed to protect and make arrests on Heritage property, attempted to remove Taylor from the property, he pepper-sprayed one of them in the eyes and the other in the mouth, according to security video footage of the incident.   He was later arrested and charged with two misdemeanor counts of assaulting a police officer.   Taylor’s trial began on Thursday, and he chose to represent himself and deliver his own opening statement before a 12-person jury.   Taylor, an Illinois resident, explained to the court that he chose to travel to Washington, D.C., to “voice concerns” about the second administration of President Donald Trump and Project 2025. He had protested many times that month, including at Heritage on June 9, 2025, just two days before his arrest.  Taylor spent much of his opening statement explaining why he chose to protest the Heritage Foundation on the morning of June 11.  He claimed the conservative think tank was a “fascist and authoritarian” establishment and that Project 2025 would strip away the rights of the American people. “These rights are under attack, but I believe they still exist,” Taylor told the jury. Taylor contested many of the elements that the prosecution would need to prove for the jury to convict him. The defendant argued that he was on public property and that the officers have jurisdiction to make arrests only on private property. “The area where I stood is clearly established on record as public property,” Taylor said of the walkway imprinted with the signature Heritage “bell” logo that leads to the foundation’s front door.  He said he had no idea that the Heritage officers were in fact special police officers and had mistaken them for Heritage staff.  During the incident, he told the officers to call the police, and Taylor cited this as evidence of his confusion. He told the officers that if police told him to move, he would do so. “If I knew they were police, would I have asked them to call police?” he said. Taylor also justified his decision to pepper-spray the officers as a move of self-defense. “Because I was afraid I was about to be injured, I defended myself,” he explained.  The prosecution, however, argued that the officers had the ability to remove Taylor because he was on Heritage’s property, which they have authority to protect.   The prosecution said that Taylor walked past the red-brick designated public sidewalk onto the gray concrete of the Heritage Foundation entrance, went beyond the clearly displayed Heritage logo on the concrete, passed the fence, and approached the front door.   Additionally, the prosecution emphasized the officers’ attempt to deescalate the situation. At first, the officers asked Taylor to back away from the door. Only after he refused did the officers walk him back to the private sidewalk.  After they disengaged, Taylor shot them with pepper-spray, allegedly assaulting the two officers.   “Heritage believes in the First Amendment and respects American citizens’ right to disagree and to protest peacefully,” Eric Korsvall, chief operating officer at The Heritage Foundation, told the Daily Signal last year. “However, physical threats, attacks, and violence cross the line. Full stop.”  The trial is scheduled to reconvene on Monday, June 8 for each side to present their case before the court. 

SAN ANTONIO—Despite a bomb threat, Turning Point USA is bringing together thousands of conservative women this weekend to hear from the movement’s leading female speakers at its 11th annual Women’s Leadership Summit—and the Daily Signal is on the ground reporting live. Running today through Sunday, the summit aims to equip women to “strengthen their minds, cultivate wellness, step boldly into their purpose, and anchor their spirits in faith,” according to TPUSA. Turning Point Carries on Cultural Revival of Conservative Women—Despite Bomb ThreatFollowing increased leftist violence, and a bomb threat at their Women's Leadership Summit, Turning Point isn't backing down. Andrew Kolvet, Executive Producer of The Charlie Kirk Show, shares… pic.twitter.com/S4dSNtVd3B— The Daily Signal (@DailySignal) June 5, 2026 The organization, Erika Kirk, and the event have been the targets of death threats, bomb threats, and constant online attacks. “We refuse to let threats silence us,” TPUSA said in a statement responding to the latest bomb threat. On May 28, Jacob Wenske, a 26-year-old from San Antonio, was arrested and criminally charged for threatening to bomb the event. According to court records and police reports, Wenske threatened the lives of staff, attendees, and speakers. “Death to Erika Kirk and every single speaker there!! America will live on without those scum on this earth,” Wenske allegedly wrote. Turning Point USA takes all threats seriously and we work closely with law enforcement at all levels to respond to and resolve any threats.We are grateful to the San Antonio Police Department and the FBI for their rapid response and arrest of the individual making these…— Turning Point USA (@TPUSA) May 28, 2026 “Every Christian nationalist shall perish in the bombing that will take place at every single Turning Point rally and event. … I know exactly where to bomb,” the suspect allegedly threatened. TPUSA worked closely with law enforcement, and the organization said it was “grateful” that the San Antonio Police Department and the FBI responded and resolved the threats quickly. “The safety of our attendees, speakers, and staff is always our top priority. All TPUSA events include enhanced, multi-layered security measures that are enforced by both private security and local police,” the organization said in a statement. As we approach TPUSA’s annual women’s conference this week, I’ve been going through my husband’s past speeches from the same event that he loved so much. I’m moved, as always, by his unwavering dedication to free speech. He knew it was the bedrock of our great country. “We… pic.twitter.com/RLvZuqx9wL— Erika Kirk (@MrsErikaKirk) June 2, 2026 During the weekend, attendees will hear from movement leaders, elected officials, and activists such as Erika Kirk, Alex Clark, Kayleigh McEnany, Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, Allie Beth Stuckey, Riley Gaines, Kristan Hawkins, Isabel Brown, Leigh-Allyn Baker, and others. Reporters at the Daily Signal will speak with attendees, speakers, and possibly protesters about what it’s like to be a modern conservative woman, concerns over political violence, and whether women have, as Democrats claim, lost their rights in President Donald Trump’s America. The @DailySignal is off to Texas for @TPUSA Women’s Leadership Summit! Who do you want to hear from? pic.twitter.com/MjUbyoWxlN— Virginia Grace McKinnon (@virginiagmck) June 4, 2026

A federal judge who had previously made about $500,000 in campaign contributions to Democrats vacated Trump administration immigration policies that halted asylum processing and froze immigration benefits based on nationality. The judge, U.S. District Judge John J. McConnell Jr. of the District of Rhode Island, is a Barack Obama appointee. The case was based on the administration’s travel ban from certain countries, which was put in place after an immigrant shot at National Guard troops in Washington, D.C. last November. Plaintiffs, a coalition of immigration groups and labor unions, argued the policies violated federal immigration law, the U.S. Constitution, and the Administrative Procedure Act. The groups sued U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, which processes asylum applications, work permits, green cards, and citizenship applications. “The agency announced that it would be placing an indefinite pause on the adjudication of immigration benefit requests for individuals from thirty-nine African, Asian, Latin American, and Middle Eastern countries,” McConnell wrote in his Friday ruling. “Since then, individuals from these countries have been categorically barred from receiving final decisions on, among other things, their asylum, work permit, green card, and citizenship applications,” McConnell added. “And USCIS’s hold on adjudications cannot be attributed to anything that these individuals did wrong; rather, it arises solely by the happenstance of their birth.” Plaintiffs include Dorcas International Institute of Rhode Island; Refugee Dream Center; Service Employees International Union (SEIU); International Union; United Automobile; Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America (UAW); African Communities Together (ACT); Venezuelan Association of Massachusetts (VAM); Partnership for the Advancement of New Americans (PANA); and American Gateways. “Today is a good day. On behalf of the thousands of immigrants we serve, we are grateful to Judge McConnell for his ruling. These policies were wrong, plain and simple, and caused profound fear and uncertainty for so many of our friends, neighbors, and coworkers,” Milagro Sique, CEO of Dorcas International Institute of Rhode Island, said in a public statement. “Having the judicial process work as intended—by upholding the rule of law—gives us some reassurance that all is not lost and allows those who have been impacted to move forward with their lives in a meaningful way.” McConnell previously sided with a coalition of Democrat state attorneys general to stop a federal funding freeze. In another case, he sided with the blue state of Rhode Island regarding federal funding cuts McConnell’s contributions include $28,500 to the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, which funds House candidates, in 2008, according to Open Secrets, which monitors money in politics. He contributed $25,000 toward the election of Democrat North Dakota Sen. Heidi Heitkamp in 2000, $12,500 to the Washington State Democratic Party in 2008; $10,000 to the Rhode Island Democratic Party in 2004; and $7,500 to Wisconsin Democrat Gov. Jim Doyle’s reelection in 2006. In total, he contributed $190,000 to members of Congress and at least $200,000 combined to the Democrat Party at the national and state level, CQ Roll Call reported. The donations came before he ascended to the federal bench. Obama nominated McConnell for the judgeship in March 2010, but the Senate didn’t confirm him until May 2011 by a 50-44 vote. The judge’s wife, Sara Shea McConnell, has also been a major donor to Democrats, according to both Open Secrets and Roll Call, contributing $250,000 to Democrat candidates. She also contributed $4,200 to the campaigns of Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I.