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Monday, February 21
There Are No Winners in the Canadian Protests
John Ivison, Ottawa Citizen
Canada Is Changed Forever, Politicians Don't Have a Clue
Kelly McParland, NP
Vladimir Putin Prepares
David Remnick, The New Yorker
This Is the Russia-China Friendship Nixon Feared
Farah Stockman, New York Times
A Gathering Storm, Courtesy of Ailing Western Elites
Victor Davis Hanson, AG
There's No Justifying Our Children-Last COVID Policy
Emily Oster, The Atlantic
Is This the Year of the Angry Parent? The GOP Hopes So
Jon Ward, Yahoo News
Reactions to Images Reveal Shift in Voters' Perspectives
Philip Wegmann, RCP
Sorry Dems, Your Problem Isn't Messaging
David Catron, The American Spectator
Black History Month Is About Seeing America Clearly
Esau McCaulley, NY Times
BLM Privilege: A Glaring Double Standard on Protests
Miranda Devine, NY Post
We Are Experiencing Definitional Collapse
Freddie deBoer, Substack
Dems Don't Actually Care About Diversity In the Courts
Mike Davis, Newsweek
Time for Durham to Shut Down His Sham Investigation
Michael Tomasky, TNR
Media Using AOC To Make Socialism Sexy Again
Andrew Stiles, Wash Free Beacon
50 Years Ago: The Undoing of Ed Muskie
David Shribman, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
It's Washington's Birthday, Not Presidents Day
Michael McKenna, Washington Times
Sunday Show Panels: Fox News Sunday | ABC This Week | Meet the Press
Tuesday, February 22
Is Putin Choosing War in Ukraine?
Jonah Shepp, New York Magazine


Putin Backfoots NATO With East Ukraine Recognition
David Goldman, Asia Times
Confronting the Snake Oil of Woke Racial Ideology
Peder Zane, RealClearPolitics
Red Parent, Blue Parent
Olga Khazan, The Atlantic
Democrats' Crumbling Justification for Masking Kids
Joel Zinberg, New York Post
Who's Most Qualified to Become Next High Court Justice?
Steven Lubet, The Hill
Biden Tells a Big Whopper About Gas Prices
John Tamny, RealClearMarkets
Biden Has the Weight of the World on His Shoulders
Marilynne Robinson, The Guardian
Elite Capture: A Crucial Tool of China's Success
Peter Schweizer, Gatestone Institute
The End of 'America First'?
William Kristol, The Bulwark
Watchdog Finds Biden Admin Failed to Vet Afghan Refugees
John Solomon, JTN
Another Risk in Overturning Roe
Jia Tolentino, The New Yorker
TJ High School's Race Problem
Peter Van Buren, The American Conservative
Asian Americans Are Leaving the Democrats
Oliver Wiseman, The Spectator
It's Time to Cancel Presidents Day
John Harris, Politico
It's Not Presidents' Day--It's Washington's Birthday
Richard Lim, RealClearPolicy
March of the Revisionists
Heather Mac Donald, City Journal
Wednesday, February 23
Putin Is Making a Historic Mistake
Madeleine Albright, New York Times


Decades of Western Stupidity & Arrogance to Blame
Peter Hitchens, Daily Mail
Biden, NATO and Ukraine Can Unite to Defeat Putin
Brent Budowsky, The Hill
Biden's Fog Can't Hide His Incompetence on Russia, Ukraine
John Kass
To Avoid War, Take NATO Membership Off the Table
Daniel DePetris, NBC News
For Decades Biden Promised He Could Handle Putin
Philip Wegmann, RCP
Connecting the Dots: Russiagate & Hillary
Peter Van Buren, The Spectator World
Chris Christie: GOP Won’t Let NY Redistricting Stand
Susan Crabtree, RCP
GOP Senator Rick Scott Gives Dems a Midterm Gift
Hayes Brown, MSNBC
Emboldened GOP Looks to Expand 2022 Midterm Map
Tal Axelrod, The Hill
Americans Better Off Even After Inflation
Robert Shapiro, Washington Monthly
Joe Biden Is Making the Housing Crisis Worse
Joel Kotkin, UnHerd
When the MAGA Crowd Comes for Your School
Steven Monacelli, Rolling Stone
A New Political Awakening of Asian Americans
Helen Raleigh, Newsweek
Finally the Great Gay Agenda Is Working!
Arwa Mahdawi, The Guardian
For the Sake of Women Everywhere, Cancel 'The View'
Kay Smythe, Natl Pulse
Race, Racism, Excellence and America
Rice, Hughes, et al., Substack
Generic: Emerson: GOP +9 | Politico: Dem +4 | Ras: GOP +13 | YouGov: Dem +6
Thursday, February 24
West Must Show Putin How Wrong He Is to Choose War
Richard Haass, NYTimes


Putin Is Predictable, Biden's Weakness Enables Him
Victor Davis Hanson, AG
Biden's Critics Miss Good Old Days of Madman Trump
Alex Shephard, New Republic
Bluffing Never a Good Policy For a Great Power
Ted Galen Carpenter, TAC
'Parents Rights' More Proof of GOP's Authoritarianism
Sarah Jones, NY Mag
Dems Deserve to Lose the Midterm Elections
Daniel Henninger, Wall Street Journal
Dems Losing Culture War, Messaging Shift Won't Help
Jeff Greenfield, Politico
US-Bound Migrants Counseled on 'Repressed Memories'
James Varney, RCI
GOP Sees Openings in New Biden-Youngkin Districts
Nathan Gonzales, Roll Call
Two Endangered Dems Admit Biden's America Is Awful
Karen Townsend, Hot Air
Say No To a Gas Tax Holiday
Maya MacGuineas, The Hill
Manhattan DA's Trump Investigation Craters
Andrew McCarthy, National Review
Flores Lawsuit Next Step Toward NFL Diversity
Joe Baker, RealClearPolitics
The Erasure of JK Rowling
Simon Evans, Spiked
Abbott's Assault on Trans Kids' Health Is Disgusting
Hayes Brown, MSNBC
Lia Thomas & the Destruction of Women's Sports
Rep. Ken Buck, Wash Times
‘Hey Hey,’ Joe Rogan, ‘My My,’ Neil Young
Carl M. Cannon, RealClearPolitics
2022 Polls: FL Gov: DeSantis +21, +23 | FL Sen: Rubio +12 | TX Gov: Abbott +7
Friday, February 25
High Ideals Crash Into Realities for Biden Administration
Franklin Foer, The Atlantic


A Hardheaded Guide to Deterring Russia and China
O'Brien & Gray, Wall Street Journal
Putin Was Playing Biden All Along
Nahal Toosi, Politico
Will Russian Invasion of Ukraine Embolden China?
Philip Wegmann, RealClearPolitics
It Took One Year for Biden Admin to Plunge Us Into Chaos
Dov Fischer, AmSpectator
The Eurasian Nightmare
Hal Brands, Foreign Affairs
Time to Get Serious, Ditch Net-Zero
Rupert Darwall, RealClearEnergy
Three Theories for Why Gas Prices Are So High
Robinson Meyer, The Atlantic
Identity Politics vs. Excellence
Loury & McWhorter, Substack
The Fight for Curriculum Transparency
Christopher Rufo, City Journal
Time for Progressives to Take a Stand in Culture Wars
Nesrine Malik, The Guardian
From the Ruling Class to the Outside...to the Senate?
Steve Cortes, Am. Greatness
Inflation Could Cost Democrats Control of Congress
Andrew Prokop, Vox
The Court's Opportunity to Rein In EPA & Defend Rule of Law
Carrie Severino, NRO
'Follow the Science' Is a Slogan, Not a Policy
Faye Flam, Bloomberg
Educational Bureaucrats Steamroll Parents and Kids
Alex Gutentag, Tablet Magazine
Student Loan Pause Serves Progressive Elite at U.S. Expense
Isabelle Morales, WT
Latest Polls: Biden Job Approval | Generic Vote | Fav/Unfav Ratings | 2022 Polls
Saturday, February 26
Putin: More Aggressive and Unpredictable Than Ever
Max Seddon, Financial Times
Biden's Unserious Diplomacy With Russia Cost Ukraine
Christian Whiton, Substack
Eight Sobering Realities About Putin's Invasion
Robert Reich, The Guardian
Ukraine's Deadly Gamble
Lee Smith, Tablet Magazine
Why China Will Have Putin's Back
Graham Allison, The National Interest
The Insanity of Biden Admin's Energy Policy
Daniel Turner, New York Post
Biden's Nomination of Jackson Is an Excellent Decision
Donna Brazile, USA Today
Nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson, a Politician in Robes
Carrie Severino, FOX News
The Media's War on Clarence and Ginni Thomas
Mark Paoletta, Washington Examiner
SCOTUS Must Affirm EPA Role in Regulating Coal Emissions
Manish Bapna, RCP
EPA's Victims Looking to Prayer and Judicial Relief
Gregory Wrightstone, Townhall
O'Rourke's Journey From Long Shot to Long Shot
Rachel Monroe, The New Yorker
Pelosi's Dilemma: SOTU Optics Might Hurt Biden's Message
Shane Harris, AMAC
The Growing Threat of a World Run by Dictators
Abramowitz & Repucci, RCP
Biden Admin's Woke Pentagon Undermining U.S. Security
Aaron Kliegman, JTN
Want to Stick It to Coastal Elites? Use Bitcoin
Avik Roy, The American Mind
The Race to the Bottom
Greg Orman, RealClearPolitics
Biden Job Approval: Harvard-Harris: 38% | NPR/PBS: 40% | Rasmussen: 40%
Sunday, February 27
Putin's Biography Makes This Moment Very Dangerous
Louise Branson, USA Today
Can Russia and Ukraine Negotiate an End to War?
Mark Episkopos, National Interest
Hope Is Not a Plan, But It's All I Have for Ukraine
Rachel Vindman, USA Today
Zelensky's Catch-22
Daniel DePetris, Washington Examiner
China, Russia and the Race to a Post-Dollar World
Rana Foroohar, Financial Times
Why Would Democrats Go to War Against American Energy?
Peter Wood, Spectator
Biden Admin's Chance to Right the Ship
Paul Begala, CNN
Tangled Biden Business Dealings Become Hard to Ignore
Edward Helmore, Guardian
The 2022 Hoover State of the Union Poll
Brady, Kessler & Rivers, RealClearPolitics
Dems Overreach So Wide They Can't See Forest for Trees
Salena Zito, DC Examiner
Jackson Is the Perfect Choice for Today's Supreme Court
Noah Feldman, Bloomberg
Wink-and-a-Nod Nomination: Who Is Ketanji Brown Jackson?
Jonathan Turley, Hill
Midterm Drama in the Midwest's 'Minnewisowa'
Barry Casselman, AMAC
A Prayer for Volodymyr Zelensky
Franklin Foer, The Atlantic
Grenell to CPAC: U.S. 'Must Commit to Muscular Diplomacy'
Eric Mack, Newsmax
Putin's Aggression Hurts Because We'd Come So Far
Jeff Greenfield, Politico
How Our Weak Elites Emboldened Putin
Brendan O'Neill, New York Post


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