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Monday, June 29
Why Being 'Progressive' Is No Longer Enough on the Left
Allysia Finley, WSJ
Establishment Democrats Embrace Loserdom
Jeet Heer, The Nation
From Cancel Culture to Communism
Sasha Stone, Substack
Socialist Primary Wins Pose Test for Hakeem Jeffries
Koseff, et al, Washington Post
Dems Desperately Need a Leader, But All They Have Is Obama
Miranda Devine, NYP
Colorado Dems Brace for Their Own Insurgent Earthquake
William Steakin, Politico
Trump and the End of the Rules-Based Illusion
James Thorne, RealClearPolitics
Vance In 2028? It Starts w/MAGA Voters (& Trump)
Chambers & Anderson, USA Today
Poll: GOP More Supportive of U.S. Role Abroad Than Dems
Jonathan Draeger, RCP
The Strait of Hormuz Is Iran's Nuclear Weapon
Jonathan Alter, Washington Monthly
What the Iran MOU Says Matters
Kenin M. Spivak, RealClearPolitics
SCOTUS Put Lives of 1.3 Million Immigrants In Danger
Heba Gowayed, The Guardian
Illegal Immigration Remains a Winning Issue for GOP
Paul du Quenoy, Chronicles
Chaos Came to CBS News. What’s in Store for CNN?
Gyrnbaum & Mullin, NY Times
Liberal Media Blackout Hides Stories Dems Can't Defend
Robert Knight, Wash Times
Christians Again Try To Claim America as Their Own
David Mislin, Salon
Texas Schools Will Teach the Bible. It's Not Controversial
Nicole Russell, USA Today
Tuesday, June 30
Energy Prices Dropping Fast, Defying Expert Predictions
Scott Waldman, Politico


What the Supreme Court Said About Firing Bureaucrats
Jonathan Turley, NY Post
A Problem With Trump's Victory Lap on Drop in Crime
Ross Rosenfeld, New Republic
The Left Hasn't Given Up on Woke
John Murawski, RealClearInvestigations
Why Bill Maher Finds Himself Siding With the Right
Daniel McCarthy, Chronicles
U.S. Is Better Off Than It Was in 1976. Why Does It Feel Worse?
Bryan Walsh, Vox
Democrats 'Eating Their Own'?
Bevan, Cannon & Walworth, RealClearPolitics on SiriusXM
Senate GOP Needs To Get Its Act Together on SAVE Act
Scott Presler, Benny Show
What SCOTUS Election Ruling Means for Trump's Tantrums
Hayes Brown, MS Now
What Real Diversity Looks Like
William McGurn, Wall Street Journal
How American Experiment Could Last Another 250 Years
Samuel Cohn, LA Times
Spirit of '76 Lives, PA Rallies for Great American State Fair
Salena Zito, DC Examiner
What Makes American Architecture American?
Kate Wagner, The Nation
Responsible Citizens, Rising
Terrence Keeley, RealClearPolitics
Guidelines Aren't Enough. We Need a War on Sugar
Priya Fielding-Singh, USA Today
PACs, Presidents, Ex-Presidents Tried To Cancel Me
Joe Rogan, Joe Rogan Experience
Reclaiming the Exceptionalism That Built the Greatest Nation
Kendall Qualls, RCP
Texas (NYT/Siena): Senate: Paxton (R) 47, Talarico (D) 47 | Gov: Abbott (R) +7
Wednesday, July 1
Unpacking SCOTUS Decisions
Bevan, Cannon, Porter & Walworth, RCP on SiriusXM


Birthright Citizenship Should Never Have Been in Question
Erwin Chemerinsky, LAT
What SCOTUS Got Wrong on Birthright Citizenship
John Eastman, The American Mind
Court's 5-4 Vote in Birthright Citizenship Case Is a Scandal
Mark Joseph Stern, Slate
Birthright Citizenship Ruling Akin to Dred Scott, Roe v. Wade
Mollie Hemingway, FNC
SCOTUS Had to Save Left From Itself on Boys in Girls Sports
Sasha Stone, Substack
Socialist Ousts 15-Term Dem Congresswoman in Colorado
Emily Davies, NY Times
Dems Now Run By Academic Elites That Want Communism
J.D. Vance, FOX News
Source of Energy for Dems More Exciting Than Socialism
Robert Reich, Substack
Ambition Is In America's DNA
Chris Buskirk, Spectator World
Breaking Down the SAVE America Act: Voter Registration
Bill King, RealClearPolitics
At 250, America Should Enshrine Citizen-Only Voting
Avi Fortenberry, RealClearPolitics
How To Tax a Billionaire
Michael Mechanic, Mother Jones
The Founders Wouldn’t Back a ‘Billionaire Tax’
Jonathan Turley, Wall Street Journal
Revolution Was a Road Map, Not a Destination
Cynthia Kierner, Los Angeles Times
The Only Revolution That Actually Delivered on Its Promises
Eric Metaxas, NY Post
A 264-Year-Old George Washington Mystery Solved
Salena Zito, Washington Post
Maine Senate (FOX News): Collins (R) 50, Platner (D) 47 | RCP Senate Map
Thursday, July 2
Prosperity Is the Byproduct. Liberty Was Always the Point
Nicole Russell, USA Today


America at 300: Imagining the Next Half-Century
Joel Achenbach, Washington Post
Trump Sours on USMCA
Carolina Lumetta, RealClearPolitics
Roberts Gets the 14th Amendment Wrong
Richard Epstein, Wall Street Journal
Roberts Slays Ludicrous Birthright Citizenship Order
Garrett Epps, Washington Monthly
Revolution Arrives in Colorado
Bevan, Cannon & Walworth, RealClearPolitics on SiriusXM
'Erroneous' SCOTUS Ballot Ruling Screams for SAVE Act
M.D. Kittle, The Federalist
What Campaign Finance Ruling Means for Democrats
Emma Janssen, New Republic
America's 250-Year Foundation for Biopharmaceutical Leadership
Steve Ubl, RCP
Medical Schools Tiptoe Away From DEI
Stanley Goldfarb, New York Post
How Yale Tried (and Failed) To Avoid Trump's Wrath
Zachary Clifton, The Nation
On the Cutting Edge of Wokeness
John Murawski, RealClearInvestigations
Why Does Jihadi Evil Attract the Left?
Hugo Gurdon, Washington Examiner
Groundhog Day: Endless Cold War With Iran
Robert Kuttner, American Prospect
The Real Victory in Trump's Iran Deal
Azeem Ibrahim, The National Interest
Allies or Adversaries? Troubling Signals From South Korea
James Pinkerton, RCP
Unlikely Cause Bringing Liberals and Conservatives Together
Kenny Torrella, Vox
Georgia (FOX News): Senate: Ossoff (D) 56, Collins (R) 43 | Gov: Bottoms (D) +5
Friday, July 3
The Indivisible America
Caitlin Flanagan, The Free Press


What's Truly Radical About America's Revolution
Peder Zane, RealClearPolitics
Why the Fourth? It's Complicated
Joseph Ellis, Washington Post
America in Trouble If Dems Fail To Defend Their Party
Mark Penn & Andrew Stein, WSJ
Decline of Impeachment Voters, and Other Midterm Lessons
David Weigel, Semafor
Triple-Digit Heat Won't Cool Trump's America 250 Party
Carolina Lumetta, RCP
Dissecting the Supreme Court's Scary 'Birthright' Betrayal
Mike Davis, FOX News
Supreme Court Saved Lisa Cook's Job--for Now
Ray Brescia, MS Now
Time for Congress To Make the Right To Carry a National Right
Bill Bachenberg, RCP
Kiros Is Democrats' First Star Truly Formed by the 2020s
Andrew Prokop, Vox
Shapiro Clueless If He Thinks White People Are Propelling Left
Andrew Day, TAC
Time for Democrats To Fret About Platner?
Greg Sargent, The New Republic
A Vietnam Nurse Who Came Home, Helped Get Us to 250
Melinda Henneberger, RCP
Army Capt. Jailed for Killing Unborn Child w/Abortion Pills
Jordan Boyd, Federalist
What We Lost When Everything Became a Screen
Sara Herschander, Vox
A July 4th 'Superman' Touts the 'Better Parts' of U.S.
Susan Crabtree, RealClearPolitics
What 'Created Equal' Really Means
David DesRosiers, Modern Age
TDIH - July 3rd 2nd Term Job Approval: Trump 40.4 | Obama 41.6 | Bush 39.4
Saturday, July 4
The United States of America Is a Miracle
Matthew Hennessey, Wall Street Journal
A Nation Full of Waffle Houses--Also, a Mystery Log
Dave Barry, Substack
Heroes of 1776
Justice Gorsuch & Janie Nitze, The Free Press
The Thread of Liberty: Keeping Our Republic
Ned Ryun, RealClearPolitics
Your God-Given Right To Be Happy
Demsas & Piper, Substack
Vance: Christianity Can Help Overcome Divisions
Matthew Schmitz, Washington Post
Imagining the 250th If Harris Were President
Sophia Tesfaye, Salon
Another Supreme Court Detour Waiting To Be Corrected
Hans Mahncke, Federalist
Benjamin Franklin, Champion of the Wealth Tax
Harold Meyerson, American Prospect
The Industrial Foundation of America
Conner Brace, Commonplace
Crossing a State Line Shouldn't Cost You Right to Self-Defense
John Lott, RCP
Who Owns the Declaration of Independence?
Osita Nwanevu, The New Republic
What Britain Taught Us
Daniel McCarthy, The Spectator
How America Revolutionized Food, Decade by Decade
Kim Severson, New York Times
How Government Quietly Redefined What We Call 'Food'
Robert Malone, Substack
Why Communists Fear Religion, Want Believers Silenced
Robert Barron, FOX News
Trump Angles for a Legacy Moment
Bevan, Cannon & Walworth, RCP on SiriusXM
'26 Polls: Sen: IA,GA,OH,AK,NC,ME,NH - Map | Gov: GA,IA,OH,NH - Map | House
Sunday, July 5
Trump on America’s 250th Birthday: 'Nobody Can Be Like Us'
Andrews & Wright, WSJ
A Tale of Two Countries
Roger Kimball, American Greatness
I Used To Revere America. After Trump, I'm Not So Sure
Jonathan Freedland, Guardian
Finding Awe in the Places That Tell America's Story
Bret Baier, FOX News
Founding Father vs. Foundering Toddler
Maureen Dowd, New York Times
America at 250: The U.S. Has Been Blessed
Mike Pompeo, Washington Times
Returning To Pre-Trump Politics Won't Save America
Jemima Kelly, Financial Times
Kamala Harris's Record on Gaza Could Kill Her 2028 Hopes
Emily Jashinsky, UnHerd
A Zombie Congress Is Threatening the GOP Agenda
Olivia Beavers, Wall Street Journal
Declaration of Independence Was Call for Freedom & Unity
Michael Auslin, NY Post
A Narrowing Vision of America
Anne Kim, Washington Monthly
America's Next 250 Years Begin In the Classroom
Norton Rainey, FOX News
Nations Must Adapt as Drones Change Warfare
Wesley Clark, USA Today
Vance Makes Case For a More Christian America
Matthew Schmitz, Washington Post
10 Great Achievements We Can't Take for Granted
Liza Featherstone, The New Republic
All Honor to Jefferson
Luke Nicastro, The American Conservative
The Indispensable President
James Piereson, Washington Free Beacon


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