The Daily Caller Explains

This series takes a look into complex political issues around the nation, from border security to big tobacco investing in cannabis. The Daily Caller Explains explores topics that have been in the news cycle for an extensive period of time and comprehensively breaks them down.

 

A Covert Look Into The Deadly Gang MS-13

Covert police forces in the Washington D.C. area work with a budget that has been continuously slashed. But without funds to address gang intervention and prevention, they can only work in response to MS-13, instead of working to prevent more youth falling victims to the deadly gang.

How Border Town Citizens Really Deal With The Migrant Crisis

Immigrants seeking asylum have been flooding the southern border, particularly throughout the EL Paso, TX sector. The unprecedented amount of families that have inundated border facilities and the partisan fighting in Washington, D.C. means that asylum seekers are being pushed into border town communities.

Is Cannabis The Cash Crop Of The Future?

As Big Tobacco is heavily investing in Canadian marijuana, many in the US are wondering when marijuana will be federally legalized so American companies can invest. US. Attorney General William Barr has said he supports a measure put forward by the democratic party that would strengthen state laws that have legalized weed.

Will Trump's WALL Solve Sex Trafficking at the Southern Border?

A breakdown of the influx of sex trafficking across the United States and whether or not a border wall is an effective solution to this crisis.

Will $5 Billion Buy the United States a Border Wall?

Trump and Pelosi can't agree on border funding for the wall. Now Trump is asking for no less than Five billion dollars to fund border protection. But will this get him a wall? The Daily Caller's Caitlin McFall explains.

Hazleton: The American Dream or America's Reality

Hazleton, a town located in the heart of coal country in Pennsylvania, has experienced economic stagnation and mass migration. he town encompasses some of the biggest challenges seen across the United States - but this town defines itself by it's accomplishments, not it's struggles.

YouTube’s Pedophile Community Continues to Flourish

YouTube has cracked down on the comment section with minors in them, sort of. Many videos that have young children in them still have comment sections and are still being used to exploit children. But something far more sinister is skating by YouTube's algorithms, advertisements for child pornography.

Taking The Politics Out Of Climate Change

Both parties are making it impossible to have a ration talk about climate change, both of them are too busy pushing their agendas. We can't have a real discussion about what to do until we stop politicizing everything about it.

Do Walls Work?

The Daily Caller Explains takes a deep dive into the walls erected across the world to secure national borders.