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Monday, May 18
Why Gen Z Is Less Patriotic Than Boomers
Sara Pequeno, USA Today
AOC's Poor Understanding of America
Matthew Continetti, Wall Street Journal
Trump's Economy Is Failing Americans
Rep. Ro Khanna, MS Now
Records Show Officials Failed To Act on Fraud Warnings
Jeffrey Meitrodt, Star Tribune
Voting Rights Act Never Mandated Racial Districts
Frank Miele, RealClearPolitics
Trump's Credibility Gap Is Hurting America
A. Scott Bolden, The Hill
Barack Obama & the Art of Projection
Everett Piper, Washington Times
Florida Dems Working To Reverse State's MAGA Shift
Zac Anderson, USA Today
Democrats Battle To Politicize the Georgia Supreme Court
Jack Butler, WSJ
Lawmakers Beware: Congress Is a Huge Target for Spies
Rep. Pat Fallon, FOX News
Xi vs. Trump: Round One Goes to China
Gordon Chang, Forbes
California's Democrats Advance China's Energy Dominance
Kenin Spivak, RCP
What's Up With Mr. Wonderful's Data Center?
Mary Jane Gibson, Rolling Stone
AI Creating 'Fantasy Land' Opportunities for Entrepreneurs
Ken Griffin, Stanford
Why RFK Jr. Is Coming for Your Antidepressants
Amanda Marcotte, Salon
Anthony Fauci Can't Escape His 'Origin'al COVID Lie
Miranda Devine, New York Post
The Odyssey Proves Woke Is a Feature, Not a Bug
Sasha Stone, Substack
Trump Job Approval: Falls Below 40% in RCP Average for 1st Time in 2nd Term
Tuesday, May 19
Will 2026 Be a Normal Midterm?
James Campbell, RealClearPolitics


All Signs Point to a Blue Wave
Bill Scher, Washington Monthly
Sorry, Democrats: 'No Bad Ideas' Is a Uniquely Bad Idea
Jonathan Turley, The Hill
Defeated Sen. Cassidy Valiantly Punches Back at Trump
Ron Dicker, HuffPost
Alex Berenson's Victory Might Be the First of Many
Margot Cleveland, The Federalist
The Battle the U.S. Is Winning Against China
Ruchir Sharma, Financial Times
Trade, Taiwan Questions Loom After China Summit
Carolina Lumetta, RealClearPolitics
Looking Back at Gore's Failed Predictions, 20 Years Later
Kyle Smith, Wall St. Journal
Return to Reality TV Is a Bad Sign for Republicans
Sophia Tesfaye, Salon
Can Massie Survive GOP Primary?
Bevan, Cannon & Walworth, RCP on SiriusXM
The GOP's Midterm Reversal of Fortune
Kurt Schlichter, Townhall
How Teachers' Unions Became Political Big Spenders
Frannie Block, The Free Press
Ivory Tower Rumble: Florida Politicians vs. Professors
Vince Bielski, RCInvestigations
The Return of Hard Power Politics
Ryan Neuhaus, The American Mind
Is It a Problem If the Fed Speaks Too Much?
Bryan Mena, CNN
Thousands of Illegals Live in Public Housing. Trump Is Ending It
Averel Meden, RCP
AI License Plate Cameras Tore This Town Apart
Annie Gowen, Washington Post
Latest Polls: Sen: TX, NC, AL, GA,SC | Gov: TX, GA, AZ, MI | House: KY4, Generic
Wednesday, May 20
Trump Ousts Massie & Other Key Takeaways From Tuesday
Bradner & John, CNN


Why Thomas Massie Lost
Sean Davis, The Federalist
What Tuesday’s Primaries Tell Us About the Democrats
Lisa Kashinsky, Politico
A 2010-Style Disaster Brewing for Dems in Michigan
Tom Bevan, RealClearPolitics
Will Spencer Pratt Realign California?
Edward Ring, American Greatness
I'm Jealous That New Yorkers Have Mayor Mamdani
Arwa Mahdawi, The Guardian
Mamdani Has Never Created Anything of Value
Itxu Diaz, The American Spectator
Trump's Ballroom Turning Into Symbol of His Failures
Amanda Marcotte, Salon
Social Media Is the New Battleground for Economic Warfare
Mark Penn, RCP
Democrats, Don’t Fight Fire With Fire
William Galston, Wall Street Journal
Mangione Fans Have Lost All Sense of Morality
Bevan, Cannon & Walworth, RCPodcast
'Anti-Weaponization Fund' Is Simply Indefensible
Ray Brescia, MS Now
JD Vance Is Finally Crushing the Fraudsters
Vince Coglianese, The Daily Caller
How Trump Backed Off on Resuming Iran Attacks--for Now
Liptak, et al., CNN
America: The Real Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Victor Davis Hanson, Am. Greatness
Late Night TV Says Goodbye To a Beloved Host
David Smith, The Guardian
Good Riddance, Stephen Colbert
Sasha Stone, Substack
 Trump Jop Approval: FOX News 39% | Daily Mail 43% | Quinnipiac 34%
Thursday, May 21
Pragmatism on China Is the Right Call
Fareed Zakaria, Washington Post


Trump Saw a Decaying America and Chose To Fight It
James Thorne, RealClearPolitics
Be Thankful Barney Frank Didn't Resign in 1989
Matthew Cooper, Washington Monthly
Stephen Colbert's Late-Night Tantrum Finally Goes Dark
Tim Swarens, USA Today
There's a Split Among Fans Over Colbert
Melinda Henneberger, RealClearPolitics
A Request for Restitution After Illegal Russiagate Investigations
Michael Caputo, X
Two Former Officers File Suit To Block Trump's 'Slush Fund'
Steve Benen, MS Now
Rep. Massie Crashes Out
Bevan, Cannon & Walworth, RealClearPolitics on SiriusXM
Eliminating Wokeness at Universities a Long-Term Battle
Riley & Piereson, NY Post
The Workers Who Defy Gravity
Alvaro Bedoya, Washington Monthly
How U.S. Helps Foreign Workers Take American Jobs
Steven Edginton, RCI
Falling Birth Rates Are a Mystery
Louise Perry, Wall Street Journal
Trump and Mark Cuban End War, Tag-Team on Drug Prices
Catherina Gioino, Fortune
Trump's Pratt Praise: Kiss of Death or Secret Weapon in LA?
Susan Crabtree, RCP
Are Dems Pushing Vallas Into 2027 Chicago Mayor Race?
John Kass, JohnKassNews
Why Data Centers Could Be Good for Your Hometown
Eric Levitz, Vox
U.S. Winning AI Race. Trump's Latest Move Will Keep It That Way
Will Thibeau, RCP
Maine Senate (Pan Atlantic): Platner (D) 48, Collins (R) 41 | Senate Map
Friday, May 22
Stephen Colbert Represented the Worst of the Left
David Masciotra, UnHerd


Inside Colbert's Success
Jonathan Alter, Washington Monthly
DNC's 2024 Autopsy Is Out, and the Pile-On Has Begun
Kashinsky, et al., Politico
Voters Rejected Harris and Biden's Bad Ideas
Ingrid Jacques, USA Today
Dems Don't Need a '24 Autopsy To Have a Successful '26
Ed Kilgore, NY Magazine
Ex-DOJ Prosecutor Accused of Stealing, Hiding Files
Jonathan Turley, FOX News
Trump's Iran Endgame Is Surrender
Robert Kagan, The Atlantic
We've Been Very Disappointed With NATO
Marco Rubio, Secretary of State
U.S. Needs Gulf Allies for the Best Iran Endgame
Faisal Abbas, Semafor
What's Coming for Cuba?
Bevan, Cannon & Walworth, RealClearPolitics on SiriusXM
Brexit Is Not the Cause of Britain's Woes
James Piereson, The New Criterion
Trump Crusades Against His Own Party's Incumbents
Robert Kuttner, Am. Prospect
Grifters, Activism and Thomas Massie
Scott McKay, The American Spectator
Inside Platner's Rise in Maine
Julia Terruso, Time
Corporate March to Texas Won't End With Exxon
Michael Toth, Civitas Outlook
Mamdani Puts Off the Pain--for Now
Errol Louis, New York Magazine
Judson's Last Ride
Sean Trende, RealClearPolitics
Saturday, May 23
DNC Achieved the Worst of All Worlds With 2024 Autopsy
Zeeshan Aleem, MS Now
Did Democrats Really Want To Know?
Byron York, Washington Examiner
Barney Frank's Consistent Message: Moderate or Die
Charles Lane, The Free Press
U.S. Crime and Mortality Is Declining Fast
John Burn-Murdoch, Financial Times
Warsh Tasked To Make Fed Sterling Again
Benjamin Osborne, Chronicles
Iran War Is an Ever-Expanding Catastrophe
Simon Tisdall, The Guardian
Don't Leave the Iran War Half-Won
Mark Penn & Andrew Stein, Wall Street Journal
Brennan-Led Operation in Late 2016 Under Investigation
Seymour Hersh, Substack
Why Did Britain's Police Handcuff Henry Nowak?
Andrew Tettenborn, The Spectator
As Politics Fragments, Can the Worldwide Center-Left Rally?
Will Marshall, The Hill
'Largest Autism Fraud Bust' in History, and It's in Minnesota
Paun & King, Politico
Dems Making Some Crazy Choices in Vital Races
Kimberley Strassel, Wall St. Journal
Memo to California's Next Governor: Rural Places Matter
Erica Etelson, The Nation
2024: Any Lessons Learned?
Bevan, Cannon & Walworth, RealClearPolitics on SiriusXM
Is the End of the Obesity Epidemic Near?
Ronald Bailey, Reason
What We Lose as 'The Late Show' With Colbert Ends
Melanie McFarland, Salon
Colbert Wasn't Funny
Eddie Scarry, The Federalist
Sunday, May 24
U.S. Declaration at 250: New Challenges, Enduring Principles
Peter Berkowitz, RCP
A Dem Populist Tries a Comeback In a Red State
Liz Goodwin, Washington Post
Democrats' Radicalism Is Their Biggest Problem
Michael Goodwin, New York Post
CA Gov Race & the Fight for Democratic Party's Future
Lauren Gambino, The Guardian
Tom Steyer Proves Things Can Get Worse Than Gavin Newsom
Joel Kotkin, CA Post
Dear Spencer: With No Experience, Mayor Is a Tough Job
Steve Lopez, LA Times
Spencer Pratt's Secret Weapon: Frustration
Nicole Russell, USA Today
Trump Will Finish the Job in Iran
Roger Kimball, American Greatness
Obama Had Strong Deal w/Iran. Trump Struggles for Weak One
Jackie Calmes, LAT
Why Trump’s Political Brawling Works
Matthew Continetti, Wall Street Journal
Donald Trump Is Finally Cracking Up for Real
Molly Jong-Fast & Michael Tomasky, TNR
The 20-Year Legacy of Al Gore’s Climate Warnings
Bjorn Lomborg, Newsweek
Climate Change Fearmongerers Owe Gen Z an Apology
Douglas MacKinnon, The Hill
Learn To Code, They Said
Alexander Dao, American Prospect
A Pastor in a Chinese Prison, a Daughter Holding Onto Hope
Grace Jin Drexel, RCP
Wait, Are Kids' Movies Good Again?
Kat Rosenfield, The Free Press
The Stories That Saved the West
Shmuel Klatzkin, The American Spectator


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