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Monday, September 22
I Forgive Him
Erika Kirk, Turning Point USA
Charlie Kirk's Legacy of Grace Triumphs Over Hate
Miranda Devine, New York Post
Erika Kirk: Charlie Was Too Excited To Sleep on His Last Night
Robert Draper, NYT
What Would Charlie Do? The Path Forward After Darkness
Susan Crabtree, RCP
The 19-Year Old Hailed as Charlie Kirk’s Heir Apparent
Connor Stringer, The Telegraph
How Trump May Target Left-Wing Groups
Brian Bennett, Time
Transgender Violence Is a National Emergency
Breccan Thies, The Federalist
LGBTQ+ Candidates Step Up Amid Threats to Queer Rights
Kevin Rector, LA Times
America’s Campus Left Is Hateful to Its Core
John Ellis, Wall Street Journal
How Fascists From Hitler to Trump Rely on Tradwives
Adrienne Matei, The Guardian
Why Our Systems Collapse
Victor Davis Hanson, American Greatness
Trump's Try at a Planned Economy Is Still Socialism
Robert May, The Hill
Stablecoins, Sell-Side Lies & the Next Financial Implosion
Quoth the Raven, Substack
Palestinians Need Action, Not Just Recognition
Nesrine Malik, The Guardian
Keir Starmer Has Emboldened the Enemies of Humanity
Brendan O'Neill, Spiked
Will AI Cause Us To Stop Using Our Minds?
Derek Thompson, The Argument
How Social Media Creates Flabby Young Brains
Allysia Finley, Wall Street Journal
Kirk Memorial: Trump | Erika Kirk | Vance | Trump Jr. | Rubio | Full Service
Tuesday, September 23
Dems Don't Seem Willing To Follow Their Own Advice
Marc Novicoff, The Atlantic


The Trump Administration's Bold Steps To Tackle Autism
Bhattacharya, et al., Politico
The Method in Trump's Madness
Robert Kuttner, American Prospect
Will SCOTUS Take Look at FBI's Role in Whitmer Kidnapping Case?
Julie Kelly, RCP
Disney Lifts Kimmel's Suspension After Just 5 Days
Lydia O'Connor, HuffPost
Has the Left Changed Their Mind About Free Speech?
Jonathan Turley, The Hill
Our Counterculture Revolution Is Here, and It Is a Revival
Salena Zito, DC Examiner
Whatever Democrats Are Doing, It Ain't Working
Harry Enten, CNN
Crime Crackdown Is Giving Democratic Leaders a Blueprint
Sean Duffy, FOX News
How Many Immigrants Have Left the Country?
Bill King, RealClearPolitics
Pritzker the Coward
John Kass, JohnKassNews
American Students Are Getting Dumber
Matthew Yglesias, Substack
All That Glitters: Taxes, Regulation Tarnishing the Golden State
Ana Kasparian, RCI
There Are No Rules for Success
Andy Kessler, Wall Street Journal
Pa. College Students Galvanized by Kirk Assassination
John Luciew, PennLive
Let's Listen as Well as Speak After Kirk's Assassination
Melinda Henneberger, RCP
Kirk's Assassination and the Left's Elitist Condescension
Kenin Spivak, RCP
Latest Polls: Governor: SC GOP, MN, CA, VA | Senate: NC, GA, NH | NYC Mayor
Wednesday, September 24
Dems Still Unpopular With Voters on 3 Major Issues
Henry Olsen, New York Post


The American Political System Is Badly Broken
Sen. Bernie Sanders, The Guardian
Kamala Harris’ Book Tour a Car Crash for Woke Left
David Kaufman, The Telegraph
Linda McMahon: The Last Education Secretary?
Philip Wegmann, RealClearPolitics
The College Board Capitulates to Trump
Richard Kahlenberg, Washington Monthly
New Semester for Higher Education - & Reason for Hope
Jim Gash, RealClearPolitics
In Wisconsin, Criticism of Charlie Kirk Sparks Backlash
Marley & Sanchez, WP
The American Spiritual Revival and the Assassination of Charlie Kirk
John Kass
The Kimmel Battle Is Far From Over
Brian Stelter, CNN
The Left’s Triple Threat to Free Speech
Daniel McCarthy, Chronicles
President Trump Calls Out the UN
Bevan, Cannon & Walworth, RCP on SiriusXM
Trump Embarrasses Himself and the United States
Steve Benen, MSNBC
Why Did Secret Service Let Trump Get Stalled on an Escalator?
Susan Crabtree, RCP
How Donald Trump Is Making Crime Worse
Ryan Cooper, The American Prospect
Look Under the Hood of Antifa, You'll Find Soros, ActBlue
Steve Bannon, War Room
Can Progressive Mayors Redeem Democratic Party?
Bill McKibben, The New Yorker
New Yorkers Can't Afford Mamdani's Climate Dreams
Betsy McCaughey, NY Post
Watch/Listen: Trump | Enten | Makary | Harris | Spicer | Ruhle | More Videos
Thursday, September 25
One Lesson Democrats Should Learn From Kirk's Legacy
Kaivan Shroff, MSNBC


Americans Don't Trust the Democrats--for Good Reason
Nicole Russell, USA Today
Trump's H-1B Plan Is a Bad Solution to a Real Problem
Eric Levitz, Vox
Trump's Epic UN Address
Byron York, Washington Examiner
Harris Speaks Out, Revisits Disastrous Campaign Interview
Arthur Delaney, HuffPost
On Merit, Harris and Buttigieg Are Both Failures
Scott Bessent, FOX Business
America's Accelerating Exit From Itself
Edward Luce, Financial Times
Does Anyone Buy Kimmel's Apology?
Bevan, Cannon & Walworth, RCP on SiriusXM
Kimmel May Be Gone Again Soon
James Antle, The American Conservative
Trump Decides To Own the Shutdown
David Dayen, American Prospect
Biden's Obamacare Sweeteners Poisoning Budget Negotiations
James Varney, RCI
Senate Should Quickly Confirm Taibleson to 7th Circuit
Mike Davis, FOX News
Americans Agree on One Thing--We're Our Own Worst Enemy
John Halpin, Substack
ChatGPT Doesn't Cause Brain Damage. Academia Does
Devon Price, Pirate Wires
Jewish History Is the Antidote to Antisemitism
Eric Cohen, Wall Street Journal
Ukraine: The Trial
Robert Skidelsky, The Nation
Homelessness Threatens a Storied LA Deli
Stephen Eide, City Journal
2025 Virginia Governor (co/efficient): Spanberger (D) 49, Earle-Sears (R) 43
Friday, September 26
Comey Indicted by Federal Grand Jury
Picket & Ferrechio, Washington Times


Comey Says He's Innocent, Hits Back at Indictment
Reilly & Zhou, HuffPost
'Evidence Was There,' Not a 'Shaky' Case vs. Comey
Catherine Herridge, X
Cracks Form Among Senate Democrats in Funding Talks
Alexander Bolton, The Hill
Russ Vought's Secret Weapon
Kimberley Strassel, Wall Street Journal
Looming Shutdown Shows Same Mistakes, and Nobody Wins
Matt Lewis, LA Times
Broadcast TV Is Obsolete. Let's Auction the Public Airwaves
Sam Raus, Pirate Wires
The Violent Resistance to Enforcing Immigration Law
Byron York, DC Examiner
Trump Is Right To Criticize H1-B Visas, But His Fix Won't Work
Daniel Costa, MSNBC
Report: FBI Had 274 Plainclothes Agents in Jan. 6 Crowds
Hanneman & Baker, Blaze
How DSA Built Mamdani's Field Operation
Hadas Thier, The Nation
Dead Heat for Governor in Increasingly Purple NJ
Spencer Kimball, RCP on SiriusXM
Meet the British Billionaire Bankrolling Leftists in U.S.
Shawn Fleetwood, Federalist
Is Europe Readying for Direct Conflict With Russia?
Joshua Keating, Vox
The Europeans Must Come Back to Earth
Anatol Lieven, The American Conservative
Is Trump's New Palestine Plan a Breakthrough?
Patrick Wintour, The Guardian
A Father's Love Carved in Fire
Samuel Abrams, City Journal
Saturday, September 27
Can Everyone Agree That Censorship Is Unwise?
Tunku Varadarajan, Wall Street Journal
Harris Book Confirms She Didn't Belong on National Ticket
Lloyd Green, The Guardian
WH to Dems: Shutdown Threatens WIC for Moms, Children
Philip Wegmann, RCP
Arrogance, Mendacity and the Fall of James Comey
James Gagliano, New York Post
Trump, Comey and the Politics of Prosecution
James Zirin, Washington Monthly
Comey Has Done Tremendous Damage to Our Country
Beth Brelje, The Federalist
Harris Is Right To Blame Biden
Amanda Marcotte, Salon
The Reality on the Rio Grande
Kevin Roberts, The National Interest
H-1B Disruption
Robert Kuttner, American Prospect
How the Trump DOJ Is Holding Google Accountable
Mike Davis, FOX News
The Proliferation Problem Is Back
Cuellar, Moniz & O'Sullivan, Foreign Affairs
Sovereign Realism and the Virtue of America First
Arta Moeini, UnHerd
The Left's Playbook: Projection and Deflection
Thaddeus McCotter, American Greatness
The James Dean Deification of Charlie Kirk
Jason Colavito, The New Republic
We Are Not OK, But There Is Hope
Salena Zito, Washington Examiner
The Life and Death of American Shopping Malls
Harris Sockel, Pirate Wires
Gender Fanatics Are Never Satisfied
Sean Atkinson, The Critic
TDIH - Sept 27th 2nd Term Job Approval: Trump 45.3 | Obama 43.8 | Bush 43.5
Sunday, September 28
Comey Indictment: Retribution or Justice?
Roger Kimball, American Greatness
The Flimsy, Dangerous Indictment of James Comey
Ruth Marcus, The New Yorker
The Comey Complainers Should Choke on Their Hypocrisy
Scott Jennings, SJRS
The Slumbering Giant of America Is Awakening
Robert Reich, Substack
Christopher Wray Has Major Explaining To Do About J6
President Donald Trump, Truth
How Trump Doubled His Support w/Black Voters
Theodore Johnson, Washington Post
GOP: Don't Make Same Mistake Dems Made With Trump
Doug MacKinnon, The Hill
Harris' Book Proves Progressives Right. She's Not a Leader
Sara Pequeño, USAT
Kamala Harris Has No Idea Why She Lost
Andrew Stiles, Washington Free Beacon
John Roberts Wrote Trump a Permission Slip To Indict Comey
Cristian Farias, NYM
Deep State Littlefinger James Comey With No Place To Hide
John Kass
Digital IDs a Step Toward Total Surveillance and Censorship
Michael Shellenberger, X
Even Left Now Admits We Have a Trans Violence Problem
Steve Cortes, Substack
Vought, OMB Under Trump Give GOP Edge in Shutdown
Zeeshan Aleem, MSNBC
A Democrat Shutdown Means Federal Workers Fired
Larry Kudlow, New York Sun
Bruce Springsteen's Long Journey Home
Eric Cortellessa, Time Magazine
Leo DiCaprio's Ill-Timed Apologia for Left-Wing Violence
David Marcus, FOX News
Favorability Rating: Trump 44.6% (-7.8) | GOP 40.7% (-12.9) | Dems 33% (-26.7)


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