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Monday, November 24
Incarceration Works
Tal Fortgang, City Journal
Mamdani's Socialism in the White House
John Nichols, The Nation
Cook County Judge Was Warned About Releasing Reed
Miranda Devine, NY Post
Rep. Greene's Exit Is a Warning Trump Shouldn't Ignore
Stephen Collinson, CNN
Straight to the Point: The Case Against Comey
Catherine Herridge, X
A Mistake, a Scam and a House Member's Indictment
Byron York, DC Examiner
Kyrsten Sinema Is Ready for Her MAHA Turn
Erin Schumaker, Politico
White House Hails Progress in Talks To End Russia-Ukraine War
Gordon, et al., WSJ
The Time Is Right for Ukraine To Negotiate
Niall Ferguson, X
Trump's Peace Plan Is a Win for Russia
Nicholas Grossman, MS Now
DC Consensus on Ukraine Has Been Wrong for So Long
Sen. Eric Schmitt, FOX News
Affordability Wars
Rob Wolfe, Washington Monthly
Most YIMBYs Don't Have Back Yards
Cass & Kishi, Commonplace
The Left's New Insurrectionary Wing
Victor Davis Hanson, American Greatness
What Mamdani's Staff Choices Say About How He'll Govern
Nia Prater, NY Magazine
Legacy Media Is State-Run Media
Charlie Sheen, Megyn Kelly Show
Aging Not Something We Have To Accept as Inevitable
Antonei Csoka, Full Measure
Tuesday, November 25
Tech Trumps Tariffs: U.S. Exceptionalism Will Last
Nouriel Roubini, Financial Times


How a Strategic Trade Policy Changes the Game
Matthew Lynn, Commonplace
Prioritizing Ukraine Over Your Own Country Is Bonkers
Vice President JD Vance, X
Who Will Benefit From Russia-Ukraine Peace Proposal?
Anne Applebaum, Atlantic
Musk Exposes Foreign Accounts With Based New X Feature
Robby Soave, The Hill
The Future of Journalism
Brian Anderson, City Journal
Mamdani's Next Act--Could He Actually Succeed?
Errol Louis, New York Magazine
Chicago Is Collapsing Under Leftist Leadership
Rod Blagojevich, Washington Times
Halligan Was a Fake Prosecutor All Along
Mark Stern, Slate
Comey, James Cases Die But Could Rise Again
Jonathan Turley, FOX News
What's Next for MTG?
Julianne McShane, Mother Jones
Censorship Industrial Complex's Power Grip in Germany
Greg Collard, Racket News
A Farewell to Europe
Cheryl Benard, The National Interest
The Problem With Price Controls
Eric Levitz, Vox
Make Energy Security Another Third Rail of Politics
Gary Abernathy, RealClearEnergy
How the Child Welfare System Becomes Less Traumatizing
Bryce Covert, The Nation
What Young People Want: Opportunities, Risks for the Right
Steve Cortes, Substack
'28 NH (St. Anselm): Dem: Buttigieg 28, Newsom 24 | GOP: Vance 57, Rubio 9
Wednesday, November 26
Can Either Party Crack the Code on the Economy?
John Halpin, The Liberal Patriot


America Is the World's Hottest Economy
Larry Kudlow, TIPP Insights
Is Queens the New Political Bellwether of America?
Michael Massing, The Guardian
Trump Must Hit Reset Button for GOP To Win 2026 Midterms
Michael Goodwin, NYP
Should Mark Kelly Be Court-Martialed?
Bevan, Cannon & Walworth, RCP on SiriusXM
Hegseth's Attacks on Kelly Prove the Democrats' Point
Chris Brennan, USA Today
Ukraine Talks Show GOP Pivot From Bush Era Foreign Policy
Philip Wegmann, RCP
How the Somali Refugee Program Changed American Cities
Tom Hennessey, X
Catholic Bishops Issue Call to Action in Nigeria
Susan Crabtree, RealClearPolitics
Hope, Fear and AI
Michael Baharaeen, Substack
A Day That Will Live in Infamy for Child Gender Ideology
Kurt Miceli, RealClearPolitics
How Mamdani Won Over Trump--for Now
Peters & Herndon, Vox
It Turns Out DOGE Isn't Dead - Despite Media Hysteria
Reagan Reese, Daily Caller
Pittsburgh Mayor Wants To Prove Dems Can Still Govern
Oliver Bateman, RCPenn
Ask MAGA Thanksgiving Guests: How Is Your Life Better?
Rex Huppke, USA Today
Thanksgiving and a Playbook for the Work Ahead
Kevin Roberts, The Daily Wire
A RealClear Thanksgiving
David DesRosiers, RealClear Media Fund
TN 7th District Special Election (Emerson): Van Epps (R) 49, Behn (D) 47
Thursday, November 27
Give Thanks for Freedom, an Extraordinary Concept
Nicole Russell, USA Today


Celebrate the New Beacon of the American Dream
Gonzalo Schwarz, RealClearPolitics
The Importance of Gratitude for Our Country
Bennett & Cribb, FOX News
Two Guard Members Critically Wounded in DC Ambush
Miller & Wingrove, Bloomberg
Afghan National Identified as Suspect in DC Attack
Lex Harvey, CNN
Dear Sen. Slotkin: It's Time To Leave the Doomsday Cult
Sasha Stone, Substack
Blueprint for Dem Renewal Lies in New Jersey, Virginia
Jolie Libert, The Well News
Massive DEI Fraud Machine Inside Federal Contracting Complex
Peter Schweizer, X
Trump's Obamacare Plan Is Still Not Great
Dayen & Cooper, American Prospect
Media Now Concerned About Trump's Age?
Bevan, Cannon & Walworth, RCP on SiriusXM
Trump Is Most Accessible, Energetic President in History
Shane Harris, AMAC
When Did Thanksgiving Turkey Become Such a Big Deal?
Hill & Bickham, Vox
GOP, Use MAHA or Lose It
Tony Lyons, Baltimore Sun
America Needs a Reset. Lunch Is a Good First Step
Richard Porter, RealClearPolitics
Don't Give Your Child Any AI Companions
Haidt & Rausch, Substack
Defeating Groyperism on Conservative Terms
Daniel McCarthy, The American Mind
A RealClear Thanksgiving
David DesRosiers, RealClear Media Fund
Friday, November 28
A Terrible and Avoidable Tragedy in D.C.
Juliette Kayyem, The Atlantic


Afghan Terror, Somalia Fraud Shows Why Trump Is Right
Douglas Murray, NY Post
Trump Uses DC Shooting To Cast Suspicion on Refugees
Shawn McCreesh, NY Times
President Trump Attends to the Matter of Ilhan Omar
Scott Johnson, PowerLine
Trump's Affordability Plan Is To Mortgage Gen Z to Death
Sara Pequeno, USA Today
How Trump Is Making American Life Affordable Again
Joseph Lavorgna, FOX News
6 Democrats Whose Stars Have Risen, or Fallen, in 2025
Niall Stanage, The Hill
Is Gretchen Whitmer Bailing on 2028 Run?
Ellie Gardey Holmes, American Spectator
Be Thankful for Judges Upholding the Law
Jackie Calmes, Los Angeles Times
Dems’ Viral Video Lights Match to the Republic
Peder Zane, RealClearPolitics
Ukraine Says It Won’t Give Up Land to Russia
Simon Shuster, The Atlantic
Ukraine Peace Deal Exposes Feckless Europe's Total Irrelevance
Rich Lowry, NYP
The Trump Train - and Its Conductor - Are Losing Steam
Heather Digby Parton, Salon
She Saved Her Life. 7-Eleven Fired Her
John Lott, RealClearPolitics
Getting To Know Your Neighbors Can Save Democracy
Seth Pinsky, Time
Joy Reid Hits New Low w/Slander of Erika Kirk
Bevan, Cannon & Walworth, RCPodcast
I Just Don’t Get Black Friday
Joe Queenan, Wall Street Journal
A RealClear Thanksgiving
David DesRosiers, RealClear Media Fund
Saturday, November 29
Climate Dreams Hit Energy Reality
Chris Horner, Wall Street Journal
Get Ready for an Overdue Fed Overhaul
Mohamed El-Erian, Project Syndicate
Trump vs. the Democrats on Affordability
Peter Navarro, Washington Examiner
Chicago's Fight Against ICE Can Teach Us
Zoe Williams, The Guardian
Why Did We Bring So Many Afghans to the U.S.?
Michael Shellenberger, X
An Immigration Scheme Undermining America
Sen. Eric Schmitt, The American Mind
Is There Any Peace Deal That Putin Would Accept?
Joshua Keating, Vox
The Case for Trump's Russia-Ukraine Peace Plan
Anatol Lieven, Time
Zelensky's Top Adviser Resigning Is a Positive Step
Andrew Day, Am. Conservative
Will Technology Save Us From a Nuclear Attack?
Gate & Hartung, The Nation
Can AI Create a More Honest Media?
Bevan, et al., RealClearPolitics on SiriusXM
State Media, Social Media Treachery and Our Info Cesspool
Roger Simon, Substack
A Right-Left Populist Movement Is the Future of Politics
Evan Barker, The Times
Tucker Plays the Joker to Piers Morgan
Cockburn, The Spectator
The Damage Done by Myths About Marijuana
Sohrab Ahmari, UnHerd
Karp's Quest To Save the Shire
Michael Rosen, Washington Free Beacon
A Nation of Leftovers
Jeffrey Salkin, Tablet Magazine
Sunday, November 30
What Drove the DC Shooter?
Byron York, Washington Examiner
Trump's Bigoted Response to National Guard Shooting
Robert Reich, Substack
Trump's 'Third World' Immigration Pause Is Common Sense
Ammon Blair, UnHerd
How Somali Fraud Swamped Minnesota on Walz’s Watch
Ernesto Londono, NY Times
It's Not Racist To Notice Somali Fraud
Christopher Rufo, Substack
Trump's Clown Car Cabinet Keeps Humiliating Him
Jen Psaki, MS Now
Kash Patel Says Case Against James Comey Is 'Not Done'
Jan Jekielek, Epoch Times
FBI Still Hasn't Released Critical Details on Thomas Crooks
Miranda Devine, NY Post
How Gabbard 'Hunters' Pounced on CIA for Kennedy Files
Stewart & Landay, Reuters
Makary: Fauci Orchestrated Massive Covid Cover-Up
Victor Nava, New York Post
MAGA Crack-Up Has Begun
Michael Tomasky, The New Republic
Navarro's Book a Raw Retelling of His Experience in Prison
Salena Zito, DC Examiner
AOC and Bernie Sanders Are Not the Same
Juan Rojas, Substack
Why Luigi Mangione’s Fans Won’t Quit
Corinne Ramey, Wall Street Journal
The Filibuster Must Fall To Save the Republic
Heather Higgins, The Hill
How Will AI Shape Future? This Past Invention Offers a Clue
Mark Mills, City Journal
The AI Challenge: Palantir, the Pope, and Paul Kingsnorth
Peter Berkowitz, RCP


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