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Monday, April 27
Mainstreaming Violence Against a President
Victor Davis Hanson, American Greatness
WHCD Shooting Another Grim Sign of Our Times
Robert Reich, The Guardian
Dems Must Finally Heed Trump's Call for Unity
Miranda Devine, New York Post
Simple Security Flaws Exposed Trump to Another Gunman
Gurman, et al., WSJ
Trump Running Biggest Geopolitical Play in a Generation
Christopher J. Little, RCD
We'll Be Paying for the Iran War for a Very Long Time
Haider Ali Hussein Mullick, NYT
Uncertainty Reigns in Middle East, But This Is Not the 1970s
Milton Ezrati, Quillette
A Thousand-Year History of Hormuz
Menachem Butler, Tablet Magazine
To Win in 2028, Democrats Must Embrace Justice
Steve Phillips, The Guardian
Progressivism's Attack Dog SPLC Blows Itself Up
Robert Knight, Washington Times
How Trump Might Subvert the November Elections
Mark Z. Barabak, LA Times
Kansas GOP Letting Dems Destroy Ballot Integrity
Hans von Spakovsky, The Federalist
Gen Z Longs for the 90s, Can Democrats Lean Into This?
Ani Feinberg, The Hill
Inside the House Dem Push To Impeach Trump on Day 1
Andrew Solender, Axios
Collegiality of SCOTUS Is Under Attack - and It's Dangerous
Mollie Hemingway, NYP
Will Trump Wreck Spirit Airlines Like He Did Truth Social?
Chris Brennan, USA Today
The Yale Report Won't Save American Higher Education
Paul du Quenoy, Chronicles
Tuesday, April 28
Why Would Norah O'Donnell Boost a Would-Be Assassin?
Byron York, DC Examiner


What I Saw and Felt Inside the WHCD Ballroom
Errol Louis, New York Magazine
Marksmanship Wasn't the Only Security Problem at WHCD
Roger Kimball, Spectator
Defiant Kimmel Claps Back at Trump, Returns to TV
Ed Mazza, HuffPost
Trump Is on a Hero's Journey
Matthew Hennessey, Wall Street Journal
Europe, U.S. Remain Locked in Unhappy Marriage
Gideon Rachman, Financial Times
Merz Gives Perfect Summary of Europe's Pretend Sophistication
James Thorne, X
Iran Conflict Has Become New Cold War
Caputo & Ravid, Axios
VA Dems' Map Scheme Should Be Overturned in Court
Jonathan Turley, FOX News
Mamdani Is Killing It With Kindness
Abdullah Shihipar, The New Republic
Low-Road Labor Drags Us All Into the Mud
Cass & Kishi, Commonplace
Shutdowns Persist Because Congress Pays No Price
Tony Vanderhoef, RCP
How Instagram Algorithm Psy-Ops You Into Staying Single
Liana Graham, Federalist
Why Americans Don't Trust Higher Education
Anne Kim, Washington Monthly
American Renewal Requires Going Back to Foundations
Jay Cost, The American Mind
A New Attack on the Rituals That Define American Politics
Stephen Collinson, CNN
Fetterman: Dems Should 'Drop the TDS,' Fund WH Ballroom
Alexander Bolton, The Hill
Wednesday, April 29
Covid Cover-Up: Hiding Star Researcher Ralph Baric's Ties
Paul Thacker, RCI


Former Fauci Aide Charged w/Conspiracy To Hide Covid Origin
Jeremy Roebuck, WP
The Left Is in Thrall to Political Violence
John Daniel Davidson, The Federalist
Is America in a Politically Violent Age?
Sabrina Tavernise, New York Times
We Need To Have an Honest Discussion About Political Violence
John Lott, RCP
America Reacting in Strange Ways to Our Chaotic Times
Francine Prose, Guardian
The Threats We Face Demand a Common Defense
King Charles III, Wall Street Journal
How Will the Iran War End?
Peter Van Buren, The American Conservative
Is Abdul El-Sayed the Democrats' Future or Demise?
Aymann Ismail, Slate
Will Redistricting Survive the Courts?
Cannon, Porter & Walworth, RCP on SiriusXM
JB Pritzker May Be Running for More Than Governor
Julia Terruso, Time
Obama's Legacy of Lies Continues w/Post on WHCD Shooter
Isaac Schorr, NY Post
Losing Latino Support a Bad Sign for GOP in Midterms
Zeeshan Aleem, MS Now
Charlie Kirk Saw Danger of SPLC Long Before Indictment
Andrew Kolvet, FOX News
Is 'Build the Ballroom' the GOP's Midterm Message?
Rex Huppke, USA Today
Dem Rep. Rosa DeLauro Is an Embarrassment
Michael Goodwin, New York Post
The Minefield That Awaits Kevin Warsh at the Fed
Victoria Guida, Politico
Thursday, April 30
A Welcome Decision To Severely Limit Racial Gerrymandering
Joe Klein, Substack


Now Dems Will Have To Earn Their Votes
Alicia Nieves, UnHerd
Supreme Court's Louisiana v. Callais Ruling Tells a Lie
Stacey Abrams, MS Now
How Landmark SCOTUS Decision Shapes Midterms
Bevan, et al., RCP on SiriusXM
Time To Say Goodbye, Jay Powell
Larry Kudlow, New York Sun
A Mounting Crisis in Iran as Blockade Takes Toll
Stephen Collinson, CNN
U.A.E.'s OPEC Bombshell Signals New Mideast Order
Said, et al., Wall Street Journal
Protect Trump First
Byron York, Washington Examiner
How Do You Beat a Central Valley Republican?
Emma Janssen, American Prospect
The SAVE Act Won't Close the Door--Only an Amendment Will
Avi Fortenberry, RCP
Another 'Climate Economics' Paper Retracted
Roger Pielke, Wall Street Journal
The Great Commodities Disruption
Martin Wolf, Financial Times
Why I Am Buying Private Credit
Steve Klinsky, RealClearPolitics
Fraud Is Now a Feature of California as Billions Vanish
Rep. Vince Fong, NY Post
Cut Better Deals, But Don't Shutter Data Centers
Will Marshall, The Hill
Nation's First Inauguration Characterized by Reverent Humility
John Teichert, RCP
Women Having Fewer Kids Because They Don't Want Them
Matt Boose, Chronicles
Louisiana GOP Senate (Emerson): Fleming 28, Letlow 27, Cassidy 21
Friday, May 1
Problems Mount for Trump Ahead of Midterm Elections
James Politi, Financial Times


Democrats Wrestle Over Campaign Agenda, Messaging
Wu & Everett, Semafor
Democrats' Race-Based Regime Struck Down
Daniel McCarthy, The Spectator
Supreme Court's Redistricting Decision Is Devastating
Erwin Chemerinsky, LA Times
A Redistricting Scramble Begins
Bevan, Trende & Walworth, RealClearPolitics on SiriusXM
GOP Set To Best Dems in Mid-Decade Redistricting Battle
Josh Hammer, Newsweek
Now Comes the Hard Part for Platner in Maine
Robillard & Delaney, HuffPost
I Kept RFK Jr. Out of the West Wing. I Owe Him an Apology
Katy Talento, Substack
King Charles Saves the Special Relationship--for Now
Ted Widmer, The Guardian
American Blockade Taking Toll on Iran
Benoit Faucon, Wall Street Journal
The Left's Disturbing Reaction to a Would-Be Assassin
Peder Zane, RealClearPolitics
I Miss My Old Life
Mahmoud Khalil, New York Magazine
Why Is Mahmoud Khalil Still Whining?
Kirsten Fleming, New York Post
Subsidize, Build, Export, Repeat
Hera Lee, American Prospect
Finish What Trump Started To Unleash Small Business Growth
Dan Varroney, RCP
Welders Have a Brighter Future Than Grads
Joel Kotkin, UnHerd
Report of the Yale Committee on Trust in Higher Ed
Adams, et al., Yale University
Trump Approval: Pew 34% | Big Data 40% | Mrn. Consult 45% | RCP Avg. 40.9% 
Saturday, May 2
Ahead of 250th, a Display of America's Grace and Grit
Bret Baier, FOX News
If America's So Rich, How'd It Get So Sad?
Derek Thompson, Substack
The Banquet and the Burrito
Benjamin Braddock, IM--1776
Two More States Take Steps To Redraw House Maps
Joe Walsh, CBS News
Ed Gallrein Shows Northern Kentucky What He Is Made Of
Salena Zito, DC Examiner
Platner's Triumph, Explained by a Maine Reporter
Prokop & Seitz-Wald, Vox
Will Crime Cost Democrats the Midterms?
Bevan, Cannon & Walworth, RCP on SiriusXM
Will Republicans Blow It on Immigration Issue?
Steve Cortes, The Daily Signal
Turning Civil Rights Inside Out
Robert Kuttner, American Prospect
Toward Race-Blind Justice Under the Law
Jacob Eisler, Compact Magazine
How SPLC Became 'Weaponized Against Right-of-Center'
Aaron Bandler, JNS.org
Higher Education's Problems Go Way Beyond Trust
Lex Pryor, The Ringer
Falling Birth Rates Aren't Bad, It's Best News in Long Time
Boris Johnson, Daily Mail
You'll Never Regret Having Kids
Matthew Hennessey, Wall Street Journal
The Sad, Wretched Reality of New York City's First Casino
Will Rahn, The Free Press
Churchill and the Debt Battle That Helped U.S. Rise
Amity Shlaes, Coolidge Review
Art and War With a Master Storyteller
John Waters, RealClearDefense
RCP Generic Ballot - May 2nd: '26: Dems +5.7 | '22: GOP +4.0 | '18: Dems +6.5
Sunday, May 3
How Not to Respond to Political Violence
Peggy Noonan, Wall Street Journal
What If the GOP Threatened Obama the Way Dems Threaten Trump?
John Kass
A Defiant Iran Leaves Trump With Few Options
Michael Wilner, Los Angeles Times
The Last Days of the Iranian Regime
Roger Kimball, American Greatness
Why Are Some in Our Media Cheering for Iran?
Alan Dershowitz, The Hill
Is Hasan Piker the Face of the American Left?
Spencer Klavan, American Mind
Platner Is Forcing Democratic Leadership Into Retreat
Emily Jashinsky, UnHerd
'No Country for John Cornyn': A GOP Senator's Last Stand
Elizabeth Findell, WSJ
CDC's New Messaging May Be Damaging Trust in Vaccines
Jeffrey Kluger, Time
A Covid Autopsy, Part 1
Drew Holden, Substack
Notes on a Non-Profit Indicted for Bank Fraud
Patrick McKenzie, Bits About Money
How the SPLC Got Into America's Classrooms
Mark Bauerlein, First Things
Roberts Is Either Dumb or Racially Obtuse. He’s Not Dumb
Michael Tomasky, TNR
All Steak, No Sizzle: Samuel Alito Gets Down to Business
Ilya Shapiro, Free Beacon
What Does Tucker Carlson Really Believe?
Lulu Garcia-Navarro, New York Times
Hell Hath No Fury Like a Tucker Scorned
Sasha Stone, Substack
The Magnitude of Its Problems Still Eludes Yale
Peter Berkowitz, RealClearPolitics
TDIH - May 3rd 2nd Term Job Approval: Trump 40.8 | Obama 43.4 | Bush 35.2


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