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Monday, June 16
We've Set Back Iran's Nuclear Program Quite a Bit
Benjamin Netanyahu, FOX News
Iran's Regime on the Brink and Israel's Fordow Dilemma
Andrew Fox, Substack
As Iran Vows Our Destruction, Israel Unites
Yair Lapid, The Jerusalem Post
'Trump Is the Decider': Inside the Fight Over Admin's Iran Policy
Eli Lake, Free Press
Left Indulges in a Bacchanalia of Narcissism
Sasha Stone, Substack
In California, Trump Finds His Perfect Antagonist
David Smith, The Guardian
How Progressive Government Set the Stage for the L.A. Riots
Allysia Finley, WSJ
Democrats Must Seize the Mantle of Law & Order
Jonathan Zimmerman, The Hill
Big Beautiful Bill Will Help Us Make America Safe Again
Sec. Kristi Noem, NY Post
Trump's War on Latinos Hits New Low With Abuse of Sen. Padilla
Sonja Diaz, LAT
The Sanctuary State Confederacy
David Catron, The American Spectator
How Trump Is Changing Higher Education
Yoder, et al, The Hechinger Report
How Trump Blew Up Northwestern’s Business Model
Randazzo & Subbaraman, WSJ
Burying the Legacy Media With Peace, Love and Understanding
Frank Miele, RCP
The Morality of Mad Men
Michael Auslin, Law & Liberty
Juneteenth a Vital Part of History That Deserves Recognition
James Causey, USAT
What Really Happened to Pride Month
Adam Ellwanger, Chronicles
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Tuesday, June 17
Khamenei Sees His Inner Circle Hollowed Out by Israel
Hafezi & McDowall, Reuters


Netanyahu Not Ruling Out Assassinating Iran's Leader
Karl & Oppenheim, ABC News
Iran Signals It Wants To De-Escalate With Israel and Negotiate
Said, et al., WSJ
The Parade Was a Good Thing
Byron York, Washington Examiner
The Week That Changed Everything for Newsom
Mark Leibovich, The Atlantic
As Deportations Rise, Murder Rates Are Falling
John Lott, The Federalist
Farms, Hotels Won't Be Exempted From Deportations
Leonnig, et al., Washington Post
Union Leader Exits Underscore DNC Divisions
Julia Manchester, The Hill
Dems Take Another Wrong Turn With Colorado Trans Law
Ingrid Jacques, USA Today
Harvard v. Trump
Robert Kuttner, American Prospect
Breaking Up the Left's Monopoly on College Faculty
John Ellis, Wall Street Journal
China Caught Playing With Bioweapons Again
Lloyd Billingsley, Chronicles
Don't Give Up on Diplomacy With Iran
Ali Vaez, Foreign Affairs
Americans Are Done With the Deep State's Forever Wars
Sean Davis, X
Telling America's Story in Mideast: New 'Just-in-Time' Policy
Andrew Walworth, RCP
How To Win the Space Race: Inside America's Tech Armory
Joel Kotkin, UnHerd
AI 'Job Apocalypse' Could Be Biggest Issue of the Next Decade
Shane Harris, AMAC
Wednesday, June 18
‘America First’ War With Iran?
Philip Wegmann, RealClearPolitics


Trump Won't Be Dragged Into a Regime-Change War
Daniel McCarthy, The Spectator
Tehran's Hard-Liners Overplayed Their Hand
Afshon Ostovar, Foreign Affairs
Let's End Iran's Reign of Terror Right Now
Sen. Lindsey Graham, FOX News
Neocons Working Hard To Fool Conservatives
Jack Hunter, The American Conservative
Trump Isn't Untouchable on Immigration
Hayes Brown, MSNBC
The Border Disaster Was Not an Accident
Ned Ryun, RealClearPolitics
Abolishing ICE Is the Bare Minimum
Jack Mirkinson, The Nation
LA Shows What the Radicalized Dem Party Wants
David Bossie, Washington Times
What Is Drawing Gen-Z Women To MAGA?
E.J. Dickson, New York Magazine
Supreme Court Must Restore Sanity on Gender
Kenin Spivak, RealClearPolitics
The Democratic Party Slides Into Irrelevance
David Graham, The Atlantic
On the Coming Vaccine Wars & the Crackup in Medicine
Alex Berenson, Substack
'Enemy of Our Enemy': Why Far-Right Calls for 'Free Palestine'
David Swindle, RCI
Wargaming a Chinese Attack on Taiwan
Helen Davidson, The Guardian
UK Elites More Afraid of Public Than Rape Gangs
Brendan O'Neill, Spectator World
Truth Wins as 'Citizen Journalists' Rise & Legacy Media Fades
Glenn Reynolds, NYP
Thursday, June 19
Trump Focused on Avoiding Wider Conflict, Sources Say
Liptak, et al., CNN


The Bunker-Buster Israel Needs From U.S. Quickly
John Spencer, Jerusalem Post
Israel Falling Into the 'Smart-Bomb Trap'
Robert Pape, Foreign Affairs
Misunderstanding Trump's Foreign Policy?
Victor Davis Hanson, X
'Nobody Knows' What Trump Will Do
Bevan, Cannon, Wegmann & Walworth, RCP/SiriusXM
FBI Emails Show Obsession With Piling On Trump Charges
Miranda Devine, NY Post
Why Is Google Still in One Piece?
Matt Stoller, Substack
Emil Bove Will Make an Excellent Circuit Court Judge
Ferguson, et al., The Hill
Banning Foreign Students Is the Opposite of MAGA
Tariq Habash, The Nation
Deranged Democrats Can't Stop Trashing America
Kilmeade & Domenech, FOX News
Is Israel Trying To Destroy Iran's Nuke Program--or Its Regime?
Joshua Keating, Vox
Israel, Iran and Trump's Common Sense
Brian Kennedy, The American Mind
What Could Finally Destroy the Presidency of Donald Trump
Rob Schneider, X
AIPAC Demands Democrats 'Stand With Israel'
Dayen, et al., American Prospect
The Blue-Collar Wage Boom and What Powell Gets Wrong
Larry Kudlow, NY Sun
The Dumbest Phone Is Parenting Genius
Rheana Murray, The Atlantic
Blue States Used To Lead in Education. Not Anymore
Neetu Arnold, City Journal
Trump Job Approval: FOX News 46% | InAdv 54% | YouGov 44% | RCP Avg 46.3%
Friday, June 20
Trump Signals Two-Week Negotiating Window for Iran
Gardner, et al., Bloomberg


If the U.S. Did Attack, Would It Work?
Byron York, Washington Examiner
Government Constraints Needed To Reaffirm Facts
Barack Obama, Connecticut Forum
The Right Path to Regime Change in Iran
Takeyh, Gerecht & Edelman, Foreign Affairs
Netanyahu Is Trying To Lure the U.S. Into a Trap
Paul Pillar, Responsible Statecraft
Democrats' Sanctuary Excuses Don't Add Up
Brian Lonergan, Chronicles
New York Serenade: The City Has Fallen on Depressing Times
Joe Klein, Substack
Is Rioting Acceptable? If So, How Much?
Heather Mac Donald, Wall Street Journal
How Trump Could Sabotage LA's World Cup and Olympics
Michael Hiltzik, LA Times
Newsom Loses in Court, Faces 'Tough Tight-Rope' Ahead
Susan Crabtree, RCP
Army Parade Split Screen Not a Good Look for Angry Dems
Liz Peek, FOX News
Democrats Must Confront Their Gerontocracy
Helen Lewis, The Atlantic
Why Rebalancing Trade Is Necessary
Mark DiPlacido, Commonplace
'Green' Energy Requires Wealth
Ethan Watson, RealClearPolitics
The Scheme To Scramble Your Nest Egg
Baratta & Wimbish, American Prospect
The Long, Slow Death of 'Development'
Holly Buck, Compact Magazine
Deeper Scandal Behind Britain's Rape Gangs
Joseph Sternberg, Wall Street Journal
TDIH - June 20th Second Term Approval: Trump 46.4 | Obama 45.8 | Bush 45.6
Saturday, June 21
Netanyahu's War With Iran: 'For Him, It's Personal'
Shotter, et al., Financial Times
'Always a Peacemaker': Trump Seeks To Restart Diplomacy
Kevin Liptak, CNN
Israelis Back Total Victory, With or Without U.S. Support
Andrew Tobin, Free Beacon
Ousting Khamenei May Lead to More Radical, Anti-Israel Iran
Sune Rasmussen, WSJ
Fed Groupthink Is a Bureaucratic Disease
Larry Kudlow, New York Sun
AI Doesn't Have To Reason To Take Your Job
Kelsey Piper, Vox
Why Didn't We Know Randi Weingarten Was a DNC Member?
Erika Sanzi, RCEd
Trump Calls for Special Prosecutor To Investigate '20 Election
M.D. Kittle, Federalist
Dems May Not Hate Their Leaders as Much as They Think
Ed Kilgore, NY Magazine
Lawsuits Are Threatening Trump's Early Energy Successes
Michael Toth, The Hill
Poll: Majority Backs RFK Jr.'s Core MAHA Effort
Charlie McCarthy, Newsmax
Trump, Iran and the Specter of Iraq
Elisabeth Bumiller, MSNBC
Doves & Rightwing Anti-Semites Against Iran Regime Change
Dan McLaughlin, NRO
Deliberate Dishonesty & Willful Deceit From National Review
Sean Davis, Federalist
Anthony Bourdain Didn't Say That (But We Wish He Did)
Ashlie Stevens, Salon
Gates Makes a Bet: Foundations of Future Free Market
Piereson & Riley, DC Examiner
FL Bill Prevents Money Going to Media 'Bias Monitors'
Jarrett Stepman, Daily Signal
Sunday, June 22
U.S. Strikes Iran Hard and World Waits for What's Next
Dan Balz, Washington Post
Trump Makes Good on Promise No Nukes for Iran
Philip Wegmann, RealClearPolitics
In 18 Years, I've Never Seen Such Operational Security
Jennifer Griffin, FOX News
U.S. Changes the Course of Conflict--How Will Iran Respond?
Jo Floto, BBC News
Trump Pressures Iran To Make Peace
Gardner, Dlouhy & Sullivan, Bloomberg
How B-2s Flew 37 Hours Non-Stop To Hit Iran Nuclear Sites
Stephen N R, Gulf News
Two-Week Window for Diplomacy Was a Smoke Screen
Scherer, et al., The Atlantic
Starmer Backs U.S. Strike, Calls for Iran To Return to Talks
Elgot & Quinn, Guardian
Border Laws Are Clear, Regardless of How Loudly Left Yells
Jay Cost, DC Examiner
For Sale by the GOP: Our Public Land
Michael Albertus, Salon
Forgetting the Denominator
Amity Shlaes, Coolidge Review
The Covid Reckoning in Schools
Christine Rosen, Washington Free Beacon
The Next Hot AI Plays?
Ben Levisohn, Barron's
X Sues NY for Demanding Data To Censor Speech
Jacqueline Annis-Levings, Federalist
'Rising Fragility': Therapy Culture Is Harming Americans
Jonathan Alpert, The Hill
Pope Leo and Christianity
Daniel Mahoney, The American Mind
Watch/Listen: Pentagon Briefing | President Trump Speaks After Strike on Iran


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