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Monday, October 27
The Left Attacks the Rule of Law
Kristi Noem, Wall Street Journal
Politicians Aren't Heroes
David Dayen, American Prospect
How John Brennan Lied to Congress
Byron York, Washington Examiner
What Will It Mean If Dems Win in NJ, VA, NYC? Not Much
Michael Tomasky, TNR
It Can Get Even Worse for Democrats
Miranda Devine, New York Post
Have You Heard the Good News on Housing?
Jordan Weissmann, Substack
New Push To End 'Demonization' of Saturated Fats
Susan Ferrechio, Washington Times
Trump Calls for End to Lawfare Against Netanyahu
Mike Davis, FOX News
Milei's Party Wins Big in Argentina Midterm Vote
Gillespie & Tobias, Bloomberg
U.S., China Reach Tentative Trade Deal
Zakrzewski & Northrop, Washington Post
UN at 80: An Unhappy Anniversary
Brett Schaefer, The National Interest
Senate Democrats Steer Clear of Maine's Platner
Bobic & Robillard, HuffPost
Young Workers Will Pay Price for Chicago's Employee Tax
Micky Horstman, RCP
Superficial Reporting on Protests Left Out Key Details
Peter Parisi, The Daily Signal
Why the Websites You Used To Love Are Getting Worse
Illing & Doctorow, Vox
The Dangers of Trans
Christine Rosen, Commentary
10 Things Warren Buffet Does Differently
Jeff Cunningham, RealClearMarkets
2025 NYC Mayor (Suffolk): Mamdani (D) 44, Cuomo (I) 34, Sliwa (R) 11
Tuesday, October 28
Left-Wing Ideas Wrecked Dems' Brand, New Report Warns
David Weigel, Semafor


The Left Is 'Bleeding Kansas'
Victor Davis Hanson, American Greatness
Why Chicago's Mayor Fumed at 'Illegal Alien' Question
Jarvis DeBerry, MSNBC
Illinois Democrats' Descent Into Defiance
Richard Porter, RealClearPolitics
Did Pro-Lifers Help Tank Trump’s Vow of Free IVF?
Julianne McShane, Mother Jones
Even Pro-Aborts Back FDA Regulation of Mifepristone
Hemingway & Boyd, Federalist
'California Is Allowed To Hit Back'
Russell Berman, The Atlantic
Harris & Newsom on Collision Course in '28
Bevan, Cannon & Walworth, RCP on SiriusXM
Why Karine Jean-Pierre Is Leaving the Democratic Party
Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker
'WTF Did You Do?' Obama's Rage at Pelosi After '24 Betrayal
Nikki Schwab, Daily Mail
Obama Overestimates His Political Sway
Kelly Sadler, Washington Times
Democrats Unmoved by Union Call To End Shutdown
Annie Grayer, CNN
PA Can Help Lead the AI Revolution
Sen. Dave McCormick, RealClearPennsylvania Podcast
Trump's Feeble Made-for-TV Diplomacy
Robert Kuttner, The American Prospect
MAGA Makes Allies Great Again
Daniel McCarthy, Chronicles
Top Scientists Deliberately Misrepresented Sea Level Rise
Michael Shellenberger, X
End of the Console Wars: 'Number 9' for Trump?
Philip Wegmann, RealClearPolitics
Latest 2025 Polls: New Jersey Gov | NYC Mayor | VA Governor | VA Atty General
Wednesday, October 29
Trump Trying To Amass Powers of a King
J. Michael Luttig, The Atlantic


This Is What Real Authoritarianism Looks Like
Cleta Mitchell, X
Trump Allies' Media Takeover Killing Democracy in U.S.
Owen Jones, The Guardian
Obama Spurred Global Government Censorship Regime
Michael Shellenberger, X
Have Moderate Dems Gone Extinct?
Bevan, Cannon & Walworth, RCP on SiriusXM
Mamdani Is the Future of the Democratic Party
Robert Reich, The Guardian
Zohran Mamdani's New York Infecting America
John Kass
Previewing the NJ & VA Governor Races: Part II
Michael Baharaeen, The Liberal Patriot
JB Pritzker's Dark Visions
Mark Leibovich, The Atlantic
Nicolle Wallace Lies About Dems' Assassination Prep
Brianna Lyman, The Federalist
The Democrats Can't Afford To Ignore Women
Casey Quinlan, The New Republic
Democrats Have Become the Party of Angry Women
Mollie Hemingway, FOX News
Republicans Await Word From Trump on Hyde Amendment
Philip Wegmann, RCP
Three Tough Truths About Climate
Bill Gates, Gates Notes
Money Can't Be Spent Twice: $2 Trillion Spent on Climate Policy
Bjorn Lomborg, X
Inside the Data Centers That Train AI & Drain the Grid
Stephen Witt, The New Yorker
Why America Needs Energy Dominance
Clifford May, Washington Times
2025 New Jersey Governor (Quantus): Sherrill (D) 49, Ciattarelli (R) 46
Thursday, October 30
Democrats Are in a Bad Position, and Shutdown Has Not Helped
Harry Enten, CNN


Trump's Triumph in Japan Began at a Steel Mill in PA
Salena Zito, DC Examiner
America and China Can Have a Normal Relationship
Da Wei, Foreign Affairs
Time To Curb the Violence
Mark Penn & Andrew Stein, RealClearPolitics
Battling Crime, Cartels and Corrupt Local Officials
Edward Ring, American Greatness
Sherrill Braces for Landing in NJ Governor Race
Matthew Cooper, Washington Monthly
In NYC, Canal Street Is Safe Again
Sagnik Basu, Pirate Wires
Doom to Boom: Trump's Tariffs Are Powering Economy
Mike Garcia, RealClearPolitics
Jean-Pierre's Book Tour Is Backfiring
Zeeshan Aleem, MSNBC
Democrats Must Be Punished for Their Lawfare
J.B. Shurk, American Thinker
AI Won't Give Children the Education They Need
Michael Bloomberg, Bloomberg
Western Canon Answers the 'Why' of Journalism
Maya Sulkin, Civics Magazine
Does an Expanding Economy Still Mean More Jobs?
Kyle Moran, RealClearPolitics
How Remote Work Poses a Challenge to Big Cities
Steven Malanga, City Journal
The Hidden Cost of 'Affordable Housing'
Judd Kessler, The Atlantic
Bowing to the Machine: Ancient Logic of Idolatry Is Alive
Jeremy England, Tablet
Machado's Plan for Freedom
Tunku Varadarajan, Wall Street Journal
'25 Polls: NJ: Sherrill +7,+2,+4 | VA: Spanberger+4 | NYC: Mamdani +16,+25,+16
Friday, October 31
Alvin Bragg and the Trial That Never Happened
Byron York, Washington Examiner


Bitter Washington Blame Game Rages
Stephen Collinson, CNN
Democrats Fearing Consequences of Their Shutdown?
Ingrid Jacques, USA Today
The Big Question Democrats Must Answer
Bobic & Delaney, HuffPost
Left-Wing Bias on Wikipedia Requires Complete Overhaul
Larry Sanger, RCP Podcast
How the Priesthood of Failure Cost U.S. $38T
Erik Prince & Dave Ramaswamy, IM--1776
A New Generation of Leadership or the Same Old Song?
Joe Klein, Substack
Rising Electricity Rates Front and Center in NJ Gov Race
Paul Tice, RealClearPolitics
Spanberger Cruising in Virginia
Ed Kilgore, New York Magazine
Is Boston Cooked?
Chris Lehman, Pirate Wires
The Cost of Civic Illiteracy
Jack Miller & Michael Weiser, RealClearPolitics
For a Stronger Labor Movement, Go to the Members
Jimmy Williams, Am. Prospect
America Gave Away Rare Earths
Daniel Kishi, Commonplace
American Politics Needs a Hollywood Ending
Peder Zane, RealClearPolitics
MAHA Moment Could Be a Turning Point
Benjamin Braddock, The American Mind
Why Are Google, Facebook, Amazon Getting Worse?
Anita Jain, Washington Monthly
The Economics of Culture
Roland Fryer, Wall Street Journal
Saturday, November 1
Who Was Running the Biden White House?
Nicole Russell, USA Today
What Can Mamdani Do in New York?
Matt Shuham, HuffPost
Mamdani Should Be Unelectable
Liz Peek, The Hill
The Tragedy of Eric Adams
Molly Ball, Time
Climate Doomer Reversal Is Welcome
Bjorn Lomborg, New York Post
It's All Tricks, No Treats From Trump and MAGA
Brian Karem, Salon
Democrats Abandon Unions in Shutdown Brinkmanship
Dustin Guastella, UnHerd
Food or Rent? SNAP Fight Presents Sophie's Choice
Susie Shannon, RealClearPolitics
Tucker Carlson's Sinking Ideological Ship
Thomas Howes, Civitas Outlook
The Attempts To Cancel Tucker Carlson Will Fail
Kevin Roberts, Heritage Foundation
America Needs a Bipartisan China Strategy
Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, Wall Street Journal
Truck or Treat! A 'Labor Shortage' Vanishes Into Thin Air
Cass & Kishi, Commonplace
CRT to Campus Protest: The Making of a Mamdani Voter
Gregory Lyakhov, RCP
Maine's Case of Platner Fasciitis
Matt Alston, The Nation
Never Trump National Review Slanders Phyllis Schlafly
Mark Hemingway, Federalist
Nick Cave on the Best Children's Book Ever Written
Shilo Brooks, The Free Press
Why an Intentional Universe Makes Sense
Charles Murray, RCP Podcast
Sunday, November 2
This Is the Way You Beat Trump — and Trumpism
Ezra Klein, New York Times
New York City Flirts With Disaster
Roger Kimball, American Greatness
Zohran Mamdani, Graham Platner Want To Overhaul Dems
Chris Smith, Vanity Fair
Heritage President Takes Aim at Antisemitism on the Right
Philip Wegmann, RCP
Inside Obama’s Stepped-Up Plans to Fight Trump
Edward-Isaac Dovere, CNN
Justice Is Coming for Perpetrators of Arctic Frost
Mike Davis, FOX News
It's Not Lack of Ideas That Hurt Dems, It's Lack of Nerve
LZ Granderson, LA Times
When Trump Is Gone, Vance Is the GOP's Future
Nicole Russell, USA Today
TPUSA Event w/VP Shows Young People Hungry for Purpose
Douglas Murray, NYP
Think Dems Are in Trouble in 2026? Think Again
Douglas MacKinnon, The Hill
'Poor' Newsom Takes Pandering to Laughable Level
Joe Concha, DC Examiner
Shutdown Hits a Month, Federal Workers Are Not OK
Natanson, et al., Washington Post
Refining Trump’s Higher-Education Reform
Peter Berkowitz, RealClearPolitics
A Stabbing in Suburbia and a Border Reckoning in Britain
Tom Slater, Spiked
Is It Time for the UK To 'Pull an El Salvador'?
Chris Middleton, The European Conservative
The Free World Is Losing the Information War
Artur Kalandarov, Modern War Institute
Islamists Are Murdering Thousands of Christians
David Harsanyi, New York Post
Generic Vote: NewsNation: Tied | ABC/WP: D+2 | Big Data: D+2 | NBC News: D+8


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