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Monday, January 12
Trump Captivates the Globe
Walter Russell Mead, Wall Street Journal
Cleanup on Aisle V (for Venezuela)
Frank Miele, RealClearPolitics
How Greenland Falls
Jeremy Shapiro, Foreign Affairs
What China Learned From Our Raid on Venezuela
Michael McKenna, Wash Times
Marco Rubio: From Trump Foe To Foreign Policy Enabler
Dexter Filkins, New Yorker
Could Donroe Doctrine Make Rubio President-in-Waiting?
Ben Domenech, Spectator
Iran's Regime Cracks Down as Trump Weighs Options
Mitchell McCluskey, CNN
Liberals Silent Over Iranian Regime Crackdown on Protestors
Melanie Phillips, NYP
Reining In Trump's Goons
Harold Meyerson, The American Prospect
White Lives Matter
John Sexton, Hot Air
Antifa Is Real and Must Be Defended
Christopher Mathias, The Nation
How Fraud in Minnesota Became Endemic
Data Republican, X
For Years, Powell Avoided Fighting Trump. That’s Over.
Nick Timiraos, WSJ
California Restricts Free Speech
Kenin Spivak, RealClearPolitics
The Case for Impeaching Donald Trump
Jason Linkins, The New Republic
SCOTUS, Let States Defend Women in Sports
Ingrid Jacques, USA Today
Why RealClear Is Honoring Graham Linehan
David DesRosiers, RealClearPolitics
Tuesday, January 13
The Man Who Lit the Washington Monument Like a Candle
Philip Wegmann, RCP


America's Somalis and the 'Learing' Explosion
Roger Kimball, The Spectator
Plan for a Revived Democratic Party
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, The Nation
Progressives Need To Let Border Enforcement Do Their Job
Byron York, DC Examiner
How It Became So Difficult To Build in America
Illing & Dunkelman, Vox
Trump vs. Powell
Bevan, Wegmann & Walworth, RealClearPolitics on SiriusXM
Powell Is a Terrible Fed Chair, But He's Not a Criminal
Larry Kudlow, New York Sun
New 'Great Game': Mining, Mapping and Mercantilism
Rana Foroohar, Financial Times
Only a Matter of Time Now as to Iranian Government's Collapse
Mark Penn, X
Time To Break Congress' Cycle of Budget Dysfunction
John Teichert, RealClearPolitics
Kennedy and Oz Get It Right on Diet and Alcohol
Matt Lewis, The Hill
Sen. Kelly's Coup 2.0 Agenda
Chase Spears, The American Mind
Democrat Mary Peltola Launches Senate Bid in Alaska
Kevin Robillard, HuffPost
An Earthquake in Conservative Family Policy
Cass & Kishi, Commonplace
Men in Women's Sports Are Unfair--and Dangerous
Chad Carlson, Wall Street Journal
Bob Weir's One Last Saturday Night
Steven Hyden, The Ringer
Requiem for Bob Weir and the Grateful Dead
Ann Coulter, The American Conservative
Trump Approval: M. Consult 45% | TIPP 40% | YouGov 44% | RCP Avg: 43.9%
Wednesday, January 14
The Case for Civil Unrest
Ross Rosenfeld, Newsweek


The Trouble With Activism That Abets Law-Breaking
Daniel McCarthy, Chronicles
Resistance Moms Will Save Us
Amanda Marcotte, Salon
Interfering w/Federal Agents Is Not Consequence-Free Activism
Nyisha Loraine, X
From ‘Hands Up, Don’t Shoot’ to ‘Drive, Baby, Drive’
Frank Miele, RealClearPolitics
Dems Must Run on Abolishing ICE in 2026
Jason Johnson, MS Now
Supreme Court Looking at Trans Athletes
Bevan, Ham & Walworth, RCP on SiriusXM
Reality Must Reign as SCOTUS Weighs Trans Sports Fight
Karol Markowicz, NY Post
Schumer Sees Opening for Senate Takeover After Rough Year
Lindsay Wise, WSJ
The Democrats' Irrational Exuberance in the U.S. Senate
Adam Turner, Red State
The GOP's 2026 Bind
Chris Matthews, Washington Post
Trump Has Cut Technocratic Gordian Knot - and Elites Hate It
Glenn Reynolds, NYP
The Trouble With Regime Change
Richard Haass, Foreign Affairs
Don’t Turn Iran Into Another Iraq
Michael Goodwin, New York Post
Trump's Persecution of Powell Crazier Than It Looks
Ryan Cooper, American Prospect
Scott Adams Showed Us What It Means To Live Well
Nicole Russell, USA Today
Alan Dershowitz — 2026 Samizdat Winner
David DesRosiers, RealClearPolitics
Trump Approval: Reuters 41% | Quinnipiac 40% | Yahoo 43% | RCP Avg: 43.0%
Thursday, January 15
Tariffs: Maybe Not So Crazy
Robert Kuttner, American Prospect


Booming at Detroit: Trump Was Right, Powell Was Wrong
Larry Kudlow, New York Sun
Let Powell and the Fed Do Their Jobs
Michael Bloomberg, Bloomberg
Sanctuary Cities, Illegal Aliens and the Rule of Law
George Terwilliger, Wall St. Journal
Minneapolis Won't Cower in Fear
Michele Norris, MS Now
Is the Left Fighting for Open Borders?
Bevan, Cannon & Walworth, RCP on SiriusXM
Flipping the Food Pyramid After Decades of Bad Advice
Brian Christine, DC Examiner
Inside the Fight To Revive American Civics
Richard Kahlenberg, Washington Monthly
Conceived in Liberty
Myron Magnet, The New Criterion
To Fight Academic Fraud, Scholars Confront Hallowed Tradition
Vince Bielski, RCI
Iran's Opposition Battling But Hobbled by Divisions
Yeganeh Torbati, Washington Post
Trump Says Iran Has Stopped Killings After Protests
Tabby Wilson, BBC News
Human Rights Attorneys: Don't Let Iran Target U.S. Dissidents
Susan Crabtree, RCP
Gen X Voices Lead in Displacing Rotted Corporate Media
Lisa De Pasquale, Federalist
National Politics Is a Graveyard
John Halpin, Substack
If Britain Bans X, How Far Will It Go To Block Free Speech?
Ted Newson, RCP
Oil: Venezuela's Problem
Amity Shlaes, Coolidge Review
TX Sen(Emerson): R: Paxton 27, Cornyn 26, Hunt 16 | D: Talarico 47, Crockett 38
Friday, January 16
On Verge of Strikes in Iran, U.S. Held Off. What Happens Next?
Liptak, et al., CNN


Speaking Frankly About Iran
Roger Kimball, The Spectator
How Iran's Islamic Revolution Devoured Itself
Christopher de Bellaigue, Financial Times
Is Iran Crisis Over?
Bevan, Wegmann & Walworth, RealClearPolitics on SiriusXM
Does the Left Want Illegal Immigrants To Get Away With It?
Ari Fleischer, FOX News
Dems Need a Serious, Grown-Up Approach to the Border
Ruy Teixeira, Substack
ICE/Minnesota: One of Two Things Is Going To Be Normalized
Robby Starbuck, X
How the Economy Weakened Support for Trump in 2025
William Galston, Brookings
Fraud, the Fed and Unchecked Power
Stephen Presser, Chronicles
Looking Left: Trump, Warren To Collab on Credit Card Rates?
Philip Wegmann, RCP
The World Is Moving On From Green Energy
Joel Kotkin, UnHerd
My Experience With Artificial Intelligence
Thomas Sowell, Wall Street Journal
Trump Backs Secret Service Chief Despite 'Concern at Times'
Susan Crabtree, RCP
Machado Presents Trump With Her Nobel at WH Meeting
Max Matza, BBC News
Trump: Zelensky Holding Up Russia-Ukraine Peace Deal
Holland & Slattery, Reuters
49ers Injuries Fuel Theory About Power Substation
Fortier & Samaha, Washington Post
Charlie Kirk Embodies the Samizdat Prize
David DesRosiers, RealClearPolitics
Saturday, January 17
Poll Offers Warning Signs for Trump on the Economy
Aaron Zitner, Wall Street Journal
We Need Patience, Not Over-Reach in Iran
Richard Haass, Financial Times
Burgum: Greenland, Venezuela Strategic Priorities
Jasmyn Jordan, Breitbart
Will Venezuelan Oil Push Prices Even Lower?
Rachel Gold, CBS News
DOJ Enters New Territory With Probe of Walz, Frey
Marley & Abutaleb, Washington Post
Minnesota Will Have To Back Down
Byron York, Washington Examiner
War on the Fed Heads to the Supreme Court Next Week
Ian Millhiser, Vox
Powell's Sworn Statements Contradict Fed Renovation Plans
Julie Kelly, Substack
Sen. Warren's Abundant Mistakes
Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic
Cea Weaver's Shocking Comments Used To Be Normal
Oliver Traldi, City Journal
Trump Only Has 'Concepts of a Plan' for Health Reform
Monica Potts, New Republic
Why You Should Eat the RFK Diet
Valerie Stivers, UnHerd
How Politicized Philanthropy Is Corrupting Charity
Karl Zinsmeister, RealClearPolitics
Police Bodycams: The Left's Biggest Self-Own
Lou Perez, Pirate Wires
Carville Scolds Democrats Pushing 'Abolish ICE' Message
Ben Blanchet, HuffPost
Is There Any Way Out of Endless Weaponization Cycle?
Matt Taibbi, Racket News
America's 250th: A Rare Opportunity for Unity
Ryan Cole, City Journal
Sunday, January 18
Donald of Deliria!
Maureen Dowd, New York Times
An Open Letter to Peter Baker of the New York Times
Sasha Stone, Substack
Good Trouble: Time To Take Action Against Trump's Mayhem
Robert Reich, Substack
Democrats: The Party of Lawbreaking
Hugo Gurdon, Washington Examiner
ICE Is Imposing Autocracy in Minnesota
Damon Linker, Substack
The Radical Left's Moral Inversion
Paul Vallas, JohnKassNews
Democrats Opened the Border. The Reckoning Is Here
Alex Berenson, Substack
Should Trump 'Settle Down'?
Bevan, Cannon & Porter, RealClearPolitics on SiriusXM
Trump's Foreign Policy Escapades Likely To Cost Him
Sidney Blumenthal, Guardian
Trump Spared the Ayatollah - for Now
Michael Goodwin, New York Post
The Real Reason Machado Gave Nobel Medal to Trump
Zeeshan Aleem, MS Now
Trump Deserves Credit for Plummeting Overdose Deaths
David Marcus, FOX News
Democrats Should Run a Governor for President
Ed Kilgore, New York Magazine
CA Ground Zero for US Descent Into Neo-Socialist Misery
Joel Kotkin, Telegraph
No, Trump Can’t Cancel the Midterms. He’s Doing This Instead
Zachary Wolf, CNN
It's Dangerous To Say Trump Is a Threat To Democracy
Douglas MacKinnon, The Hill
Michael Doran Illuminates Schisms in Trump World
Peter Berkowitz, RealClearPolitics
Wall Street Journal: Trump Job Approval 45% | Generic: Dems +4


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