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Monday, February 24
In 1st Month, Trump Upends Century-Old Approach to World
Michael Birnbaum, WP
Under Trump, U.S. Reclaims Global Moral High Ground
Shawn Fleetwood, Federalist
The Right U.S. Strategy for Ukraine War Negotiations
Thomas Wright, Foreign Affairs
Trump’s Ukrainian Tightrope
Victor Davis Hanson, American Greatness
How Far Is Too Far for DOGE?
Sasha Stone, Substack
The Coup Has Failed
David Dayen, The American Prospect
Bongino To Join Patel at FBI as Deputy Director
Susan Crabtree, RealClearPolitics
The Stupidity Displayed by the American People Is Embarassing
Rep. Ilhan Omar
It's Easy To Mock Sick and Rudderless Democrats
Miranda Devine, New York Post
Inside RFK Jr.’s Health Department Takeover
Cancryn et al., Politico
RFK Jr. Bringing Back Truth & Common Sense to Health
Robert Knight, Wash Times
On Trade, Trump Is a Democrat
David Boling, The Hill
Trump's Endgame
Mateer & Acchiardo, RealClearPolitics
Opposition to Trump Shakes Off Its Slumber
Lauren Gambino, The Guardian
The Gulf Between Trump and the Associated Press
Frank Miele, RealClearPolitics
Media Now Part of Trump’s War Against the Deep State
Charlotte Klein, NY Magazine
Joy Reid Gets the Axe at MSNBC
Andrew Stiles, Washington Free Beacon
Tuesday, February 25
Dems Must Make a Compelling Case If They Want To Recover
Doug Schoen, The Hill


Corrupt Deep State Makes Patronage System Look Good
Hayden Daniel, Federalist
DOGE Has Exposed Congress' Failure To Perform Its Duty
Casey Burgat, Substack
What Did You Get Done This Week?
Bevan, Cannon & Walworth, RCP on SiriusXM
Bring Warriors Back to the U.S. Military
Mike Gallagher, Wall Street Journal
Can Trump Actually Ban DEI?
Cara Smith, Salon
How Left-Wing Activism Corrupted America's Schools
Neetu Arnold, City Journal
The Vice President Has an X Habit
Philip Wegmann, RealClearPolitics
Neocons Lost Ukraine and Want To Blame It on Trump
David Goldman, Asia Times
Where Does Ukraine Go From Here?
Kurt Volker, Center for European Policy Analysis
Yes, Ukraine Should Hold Elections
Branko Marcetic, Responsible Statecraft
The Real Victims of USAID's Mismanagement
Burns & Six, RealClearPolitics
On IVF, Trump's Team Should Proceed With Caution
Snead & Levin, The Hill
President Trump, Thank You on Behalf of Maine
Robert Charles, AMAC
Only Fools Think Musk Is Incompetent
Noah Smith, Substack
State Dept: Freeze Didn't Stall Mexico Anti-Narcotics Program
Susan Crabtree, RCP
Germany's Political Establishment Is on Its Knees
Fraser Myers, Spiked
Wednesday, February 26
America's Future Depends on DOGE
Jeffrey Tucker, Wall Street Journal


Trump Made a Huge Mistake With DOGE
Dan Pfeiffer, Substack
Tune Out the Hysteria: DOGE Is Working & Public Supports It
Ingrid Jacques, USAT
Johnson and Trump Pull Off Stunning Budget Win in House
Ferris, et al., CNN
Bernie Sanders Sounds Left Wing Battle Cry
Tim Dickinson, Rolling Stone
The Economics of Left Wing Populism
Edward Ring, American Greatness
California's Other Dodgers: Pols Exploiting 'Behested Payments'
Ana Kasparian, RCI
Election Lands Germany at a Crossroads
Conrad Black, New York Sun
Will Germany Seize Moment To Spark a Renewal?
Timothy Garton Ash, The Guardian
Trump and Russia at the UN
Bevan, Cannon & Walworth, RealClearPolitics on SiriusXM
New York City's Long Winter of Discontent
James Zirin, Washington Monthly
Can Andrew Cuomo Overcome His Baggage?
Michael Goodwin, New York Post
America's 'Second' Civil Rights Movement and You
Juan Williams, FOX News
Joy Reid's Hysterical, Vicious Racial Identitarianism
Jenny Holland, Spiked
JB Pritzker Isn't a Nazi, Just a Bad Gov Who Craves Power
Richard Porter, RCP
Why Trump's 'Gulf of America' Debacle Is No Joke
Abramson & Davis, The Guardian
Miranda Devine: Bravest Woman in America
John Kass
Watch/Listen: Trump Holds First Cabinet Meeting | More Highlights
Thursday, February 27
We're Now Learning How Much Damage IRS Leaker Did
Byron York, DC Examiner


What I Did Last Week: An Email to Elon Musk
Timothy Noah, The New Republic
DOGE Is Waging a Class War Against America's New Clerisy
Joel Kotkin, Spiked
Renewing the Democratic Party
Galston & Kamarck, Third Way
FBI Looks Into Comey's Off-the-Books 'Honeypot' Op
Kerry Picket, Washington Times
More Work To Do as House GOP Squeaks Through Budget
David Dayen, AmProspect
The Gigantic Slush Fund Inside the Biden White House
Liz Peek, FOX News
For Many Aging Workers, 'Retirement Is a Distant Dream'
Alana Semuels, Time
FDA's Top Regulator Just Took a Senior Job at Pfizer
Alex Berenson, Substack
Whistleblower: There's a Trans Cult Inside the NSA
Christopher Rufo, City Journal
Chris Hayes Wants Your Attention
David Klion, The Nation
Bari Weiss Takes a Wrong Turn
Scott McKay, The American Spectator
The Intersection of Religious Freedom and Border Enforcement
David Trimble, RCP
Buttigieg Reverses Course on Diversity Trainings
Collin Anderson, DC Free Beacon
Clawing Back the American Dream
Clifton Roscoe, Substack
Who Killed the Oscars?
Sasha Stone, Tablet Magazine
America's TikTok Ban Is a Threat to Free Speech
Micky Horstman, RealClearPolitics
Friday, February 28
Trump 2.0: Why Aren't We in the Streets?
Susan Glasser, The New Yorker


Who Caused the Counter-Revolution?
Victor Davis Hanson, American Greatness
Are Dems Already Surrendering on Government Spending?
Ed Kilgore, NY Magazine
Why Dems Are in the Wilderness
Kimberley Strassel, Wall Street Journal
Bureaucracy Gone Wild
Bevan, Wegmann & Jashinsky, RCP on SiriusXM
How Zelensky Learned Art of the Deal & Got To Visit Trump
Stephen Collinson, CNN
On Ukraine, Trump Changed the Conversation
Byron York, Washington Examiner
Chris Hayes on How Democrats Must Shift Strategy
Dean Obeidallah, Salon
Dems Keep Proving They've Lost Common Sense
Ingrid Jacques, USA Today
The Republicans' Health Care Problem
Ruy Teixeira, Substack
A Reality Check for the White House Press
Miranda Devine, New York Post
Governors Nervous About Tariff Endgame
Gabrielle Gurley, American Prospect
Trump Tariffs Will Save U.S. Jobs & Level the Playing Field
Peter Navarro, USA Today
Trump's Penchant for Puffery Tests Israel's Trust
Aaron Pomerantz, RealClearPolitics
Rubio Can Unhijack 'Human Rights'
Robert George, Wall Street Journal
Three Billionaires: America's Oligarchy Is Now Fully Exposed
Robert Reich, Guardian
Jake Tapper's Calamitous Book Launch
Mark Judge, Splice Today
Saturday, March 1
'Living in a Bubble': How Zelensky Miscalculated
Philip Wegmann, RealClearPolitics
A Shameful, Appalling Oval Office Spectacle
Cathy Young, The Bulwark
Zelensky Goes to Town, Behaved Like a Spoiled Child
Roger Kimball, The Spectator
What Does Ukraine Do Now?
Rajan Menon, The Guardian
Zelensky Needs To Resign or He Needs To Change
Sen. Lindsay Graham
Can Democrats Learn From the Brits?
Weigel, Maguire & Pogrund, Semafor
Soros Hacked the System With NGO Graft Machine
Elon Musk, Joe Rogan Experience
Hegseth and the Defense Revolution
Sohrab Ahmari, UnHerd
Rep. Golden: Democratic Party 'as Weak as I've Ever Seen'
Charlotte Alter, Time
Can the FTC Stop Big Tech Censorship?
Ben Sperry, Washington Examiner
Claims of Social Security Fraud Absurdly Exaggerated
Bill King, Houston Chronicle
The Left-Wing Origins of 'Deep State' Theory
Christian Parenti, Compact Magazine
How Trump Can Save NASA
James Meigs, City Journal
How the Zelensky Blow Up Serves Trump's Goals
Ed Kilgore, New York Magazine
Zelensky Gave a Masterclass on How To Lose a Negotiation
Kyle Moran, RCP
There Was Never a Movie Star Like Gene Hackman
David Sims, The Atlantic
Meet Hillsdale College's Three WH Correspondents
Thomas McKenna, The Collegian
Sunday, March 2
Zelensky the Fool
John Kass
Trump Is Showing Fealty to Putin. Zelensky Has Dignity & Guts
Susan Rice, MSNBC
Zelensky Foolishly Followed Team Obama's Advice to a Tee
Mollie Hemingway, X
Europe Can No Longer Depend on the U.S.
Jonathan Capehart, PBS NewsHour
Cheerleaders of Ukraine War See Narrative Falling Apart
Breccan Thies, FOX News
How Elon Musk and His Team Are Endangering Americans
Juliette Kayyem, Atlantic
Dems Go Full McCarthy With Attacks on Musk
Jonathan Turley, The Hill
Not Paying USAID's Bills Risks Dangerous Chain Reaction
Hayes Brown, MSNBC
Western NC Abandoned by Biden While Billions Went to Ukraine
Matt Van Swol, X
Dems, Get Over Obama Coalition. We Have To Grow Anew
Jesse Ferguson, FOX News
Are AOC, Crockett Sabotaging Dems’ 2028 Chances?
Douglas MacKinnon, The Hill
Trump's Latest Cruel Attempt To Ban Transgender Troops
Robin Abcarian, LA Times
Restoring Friendly Relations Between Freedom and Religion
Peter Berkowitz, RCP
Trump’s Still Talking About Buying Greenland
Ben Schreckinger, Politico
The Arctic Gambit
Avetis Muradyan, IM--1776
The Washington Post Is Dying a Death of Despair
George Packer, The Atlantic
Why Are Liberal Women So Unhappy?
Lucian Conway, The American Spectator
Trump Job Approval: CBS News 51% | CNN 48% | RCP Average 48.7%


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