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Monday, June 9
Trump Right To Send National Guard To Protect Americans
Nicole Russell, USA Today
We're Witnessing First Stages of Trump's Police State
Robert Reich, The Guardian
Trump Said It Was an 'Invasion.' He Was Right
Miranda Devine, New York Post
The Showdown the White House Has Been Waiting For
Stephen Collinson, CNN
Newsom Gambles in Showdown With Trump Over Riots
Susan Crabtree, RCP
The Left Loves Riots Because It Hates Civilization
Michael Shellenberger, X
The ICE Policy That Set Off Chaos in LA
Julianne McShane, Mother Jones
If Dems Dislike the Laws, Change Them. Don't Riot
Sec. Kristi Noem, Face the Nation
Where Is Barack Obama?
Mark Leibovich, The Atlantic
GOP & America Will Be Better for Passing Trump's Big Beautiful Bill
Ned Ryun, RCP
Silicon Valley's Not Crying for Musk
Scott Rosenberg, Axios
Trump Is Racking Up Court Victories
David Catron, The American Spectator
Why Trump Is Mad at the 'Sleazebag' Leonard Leo
David French, New York Times
WH Is Upset Barrett, Kavanaugh Aren't More Like Thomas, Alito
Lisa Rubin, MSNBC
Pride Month and the Infantilization of Society
Carl R. Trueman, First Things
10 Years After Obergefell: Is Same-Sex Marriage Safe?
Alison Gash, Wash Monthly
Buckley's Life on the Firing Line
James Piereson, Washington Free Beacon
Tuesday, June 10
Undoing Biden's Open Border Blunder
Larry Kudlow, New York Sun


This Would All Die Down If ICE and National Guard Left
Rep. Nanette Barragan, CNN
What Democrats Are Doing and Saying Is Politically Insane
Brit Hume, FOX News
Cries of Defiance and Songs of Joy in Los Angeles
David Dayen, American Prospect
LA Riots Reflect Failure of Progressive Leadership
Joel Kotkin, UnHerd
Trump Can and Should Fire Fed Boss for Political Meddling
Christian Whiton, RCP
Why Trump Created the Biden Autopen Scandal
Matt Ford, The New Republic
HHS Moves To Restore Public Trust in Vaccines
Robert Kennedy Jr., Wall Street Journal
What Hawley Wants From the Big Beautiful Bill (for Medicaid)
Philip Wegmann, RCP
Jean-Pierre and the Self-Destructing Democratic Party
Nicole Russell, USA Today
Federalist Society Was in Tough Spot With Scumbag Trump
George Conway, Bulwark
Simone Biles May Have Bit Off More Than She Could Chew
Jordan Boyd, Federalist
A Brown Student Goes Full DOGE Over How Tuition Is Spent
Joshua Pederson, Slate
The Santa Ono Earthquake
Yenor & DeRose, The American Mind
Will the University Be Able To Survive AI?
Jacob Howland, UnHerd
Nothing Stops Goldman Sachs
Eric Salzman, Racket News
James Madison's Appeal to Reasonable Discourse
Susan Long, RealClearPolicy
Wednesday, June 11
Trump's Unapologetic Defense of the Rule of Law
Heather Mac Donald, City Journal


Dangerous New Trump Era: Waging War Against Citizens
Judith Levine, The Guardian
Progressives Are Threat To Our Democracy, Not Trump
Nicole Russell, USA Today
Newsom Uses Riots To Position Himself as Leader of Opposition
Molly Ball, WSJ
Trump Gives Wide-Ranging White House Interview
Miranda Devine, New York Post
As Trump Fumes, Americans Prep for Biggest Protests Yet
Rachel Maddow, MSNBC
The Buchananite Moment in LA
James Antle, The American Conservative
Dems Face Consequences of Ignoring Border Politics
David Ignatius, Wash Post
Border Issue Isn't Going Away; Dems at Disadvantage
Amy Walter, PBS Newshour
The Tech-MAGA Alliance Is Far From Over
Joe Lonsdale, The Spectator
Racism & Misogyny Cost Democrats the 2024 Election
Steve Phillips, The Nation
DOGE Revealed How Dems Used Fed Budget as War Chest
Rowan Scarborough, WT
The Audacity of Donald Trump's Self Dealing
Joe Conason, The New Republic
The Rule of Law: A Visit to Immigration Court
James Varney, RealClearInvestigations
LA Bears the Brunt of Stephen Miller's Impotent Rage
Amanda Marcotte, Salon
LA 2025: Welcome to the Future, America
Peachy Keenan, Substack
Genocide at 40,000 Feet: Israel Tortures Greta
Andrew Stiles, Washington Free Beacon
LA Riots: Trump | Bass | Hume | Enten | Hanson | Fetterman | More Videos
Thursday, June 12
Democrats Face Contentious Hearing on Sanctuary Cities
Julia Manchester, The Hill


No Question Whose Side the Public Is On
Michael Barone, Washington Examiner
Why Trump Is Suddenly Ordering Immigration Raids
Nicole Narea, Vox
Dems Set Themselves Up for Lose-Lose Scenario in LA
Bevan, et al., RCP on SiriusXM
The So-Called Protestors Aren't Helping Anyone
Cenk Uygur, X
John Roberts' Cowardice
Shawn Fleetwood, The Federalist
Trump Takes Advantage of Dem Disillusion
Chauncey DeVega, Salon
Everything Comes Back to the Lies From 5 Years Ago
Alex Berenson, Substack
LA Riots and the Midterms: GOP Is 'Going on Offense'
Wegmann & Crabtree, RCP
Here Lies Regular Order (2025-2025)
David Dayen, American Prospect
Rand Paul Exposed as Phony Deficit Hawk
Jake Novak, Real America's Voice
What National Democrats Can Learn From San Francisco
Tung & Kingsbury, RCP
Inside Florida's War on 'Dirt Cheap Labor'
Ethan Dodd, Commonplace
Andrew Breitbart Exposed Terry Moran Long Ago
John Nolte, Breitbart
Happy 160th Anniversary to The Nation
D.D. Guttenplan, The Nation
Constitutionalizing the Private Sphere
Drago & Bambrick, Jack Miller Center
Why 'Pride Month' 2025 Is Falling Flat
Matt Lamb, AMAC
Friday, June 13
Why Israel Launched Operation Rising Lion Against Iran
Benjamin Netanyahu, X


Iran Can Still Make a Deal Before It's Too Late
President Donald Trump, Truth Social
Israel Will Always Act Alone When Needed
Herb Keinon, Jerusalem Post
What Comes Next for Israel, Iran, and America
Daniel Shapiro, Foreign Affairs
How We Got Here and What We Don't Know
Ron Kampeas, Times of Israel
The Truth About ICE Raids That Triggered LA Riots
Dr. Phil McGraw, Daily Mail
They Came for Immigrants, Then Took Down Our Latino Senator
Anita Chabria, LAT
Summer of Love 2.0: Democrats Unmask Themselves at Riots
John Kass
From Tom Paine in 1776 to Main Street in 2025: No Kings!
John Nichols, The Nation
Diminishing Protest Returns
Kimberley Strassel, Wall Street Journal
RFK Jr. Is Barely Even Pretending Anymore
Katherine Wu, The Atlantic
Bobby Kennedy Is on Right Track, He Should Be Applauded
Bill Ackman, X
New York Is Not a Democracy
Annie Lowrey, The Atlantic
Mamdani Ignores Reality In His Quest To Destroy NYC
Ken Girardin, New York Post
Sen. Hawley's Minimum Wage Plan Is a Wake-Up Call
Rep. Marc Veasey, MSNBC
The Case for Rate Cuts by the Fed Is Growing
Greg Ip, Wall Street Journal
Greta Thunberg, Useful Idiot for Hamas
David Harsanyi, Washington Examiner
Saturday, June 14
Look at the Poll Numbers: It's Almost...Normal
Byron York, Washington Examiner
The Israel-Iran War Hinges on Three Big Things
Zack Beauchamp, Vox
Americans Back Israel But Don't Want To Get Embroiled
Mollie Hemingway, FOX News
Israel Could Have Hit Harder
Rep. Jim Himes, RealClearPolitics on SiriusXM
Rejoice at Trump's Bristling Military Spectacle
Roger Kimball, The Spectator
Noem Says the Feds Are Coming To 'Liberate' Los Angeles
Anthony Fisher, MSNBC
Secret Service Followed Protocol in Padilla Incident
Susan Crabtree, RealClearPolitics
How the Asylum System Is Being Gamed
Podhoretz & Rosen, Commentary
White House Wants the Megabill by July 4. For Real
Rachel Bade, Politico
An Open Letter to the President: Addressing our Debt
Thomas Smith, RealClearPolitics
Fed Is Behind the Curve on Cutting Interest Rates
David Malpass, Wall Street Journal
Israel's Air Might, Iran's Bunkers May Make Conflict Lengthy
Dan Sabbagh, Guardian
More War: Challenges Ahead for Israel
Mark Steyn, SteynOnline
Iran's Long Arm Is Not So Muscular Anymore
Emile Hokayem, Financial Times
NY Times and Conflicts of Interest: Where Have They Been?
Robert Kennedy Jr., X
'Protest' or 'Riot' in LA? Wikipedia's Editors Decide
Ashley Rindsberg, Pirate Wires
The April Ryan-John Fredericks Briefing Room Brouhaha
Cockburn, The Spectator
Sunday, June 15
A Father's Day No Parent Should Have To Live
Yechi Yehoud, RealClearPolitics
Why Israel Had No Choice
Edward Luttwak, UnHerd
Thoughts About the Israel-Iran War
Joe Klein, Substack
Don't Get Involved in Another Persian Gulf War
Sumantra Maitra, American Conservative
Trump Says He Decides What ‘America First’ Means
Michael Scherer, The Atlantic
How Melissa Hortman Would Have Led In a Moment Like This
Lori Sturdevant, MST
LA Riots Reveal Decades of California's Political Decay
Susan Shelley, New York Post
5 Takeaways from the Army Parade
Mitchell & Samuels, The Hill
As Americans Resist Trump, We Gain Courage
Robert Reich, The Guardian
The Familiar Hidden Hand Behind 'NoKings' Protests
Asra Nomani, FOX News
Trump Weaponizing the Justice System in Plain Sight
Sasha Abramsky, The Nation
DOJ Cleans House of Weaponized Prosecutors
Miranda Devine, New York Post
Something Is Deeply Wrong at Harvard
Bassem Eid, RealClearEducation
When Harvard and Yale Want To, They Act With Alacrity
Peter Berkowitz, RCP
Manhandling of Sen. Padilla a Red-Line Moment for America
Michael Tomasky, TNR
Media Lying Again: Padilla 'Asking A Question' Edition
Eddie Scarry, The Federalist
Brian Wilson and the Beach Boys: 'God Only Knows'
Carl Cannon, RealClearPolitics


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