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Monday, August 25
More Dems Should've Spoken Out About Harris' Candidacy
Evan Barker, Substack
Schiff, James, Cook Facing Serious Fraud Allegations
Miranda Devine, New York Post
Democrats, Get Ready for a Fight Over Chicago
Michael Tomasky, The New Republic
The Electoral Elephant in the Room
Reince Priebus, This Week
Trump Enjoys Living in Blissful Ignorance on Crime
Gov. Wes Moore, Face the Nation
Wes Moore Needs To Stop Talking & Get to Work
President Donald Trump, Truth Social
Powell Missed an Opportunity at Jackson Hole
Mohamed El-Erian, Financial Times
The Next Californias
Joel Kotkin, City Journal
Why New York Should Keep Its Elections Off-Year
Errol Louis, New York Magazine
College Board Games
Naomi Riley, Commentary
A Different Kind of College Ranking
Glastris & Wolfe, Washington Monthly
Judge Engoron Gets the Books Thrown at Him
Jonathan Turley, FOX News
Newsom's Memes Show Plausible Strategy for Dems
Matt Lewis, Los Angeles Times
Why Does the Left Keep Humiliating Itself?
Alex Berenson, Substack
Stop Tolerating the Toxic Ideas of Black Radicals
Mark Hemingway, The Federalist
Beware of Trump's Budapest Peace Talks
Chauncey DeVega, Salon
For Peace, Russia Needs 'Security Guarantee' Too
Nicolai Petro, Responsible Statecraft
Watch/Listen: Trump | Johnson | Vance | Schiff | Shellenberger | More Videos
Tuesday, August 26
The 6 Factions of Trumpworld
Natalie Allison, Washington Post


Why Kilmar Abrego Garcia Is Still Important
Byron York, Washington Examiner
Dems Must Not Ignore How People Feel About Crime
Austin Sarat, The Guardian
Is Chicago Next on Trump's List?
Bevan, Cannon & Walworth, RCP on SiriusXM
Trump-Pritzker Feud Could Trigger a Major National Crisis
Stephen Collinson, CNN
Trump's Intel Deal Breaks Mold, Builds U.S. Weath Fund
Daniel McCarthy, NY Post
Trump's Right Wing Socialism
David Graham, The Atlantic
Fed Bashing’s Populist Roots
Walter Russell Mead, Wall Street Journal
Mail-In Voting Is a Recipe for Election Disasters
Josh Findlay, The Federalist
Trump's Poll Lies More Pernicious Than They Seem
Zeeshan Aleem, MSNBC
For Dems, Ignoring Polls Is Worse Than Over-Relying on Them
Ed Kilgore, NY Mag
Civics Revolution: Traditional Education With a Modern Twist
John Murawski, RCI
Removing Leftist Poison From the Smithsonian
Megyn Kelly, Megyn Kelly Show
Dems Will Pay for Ignoring Base's Concerns About Gaza
George Bisharat, LA Times
The Genocide-Famine Hoax
Kenin Spivak, RealClearPolitics
Minnesota Dems at War Over the 'Mamdani of Minneapolis'
John Nichols, The Nation
Porter: How Obama Squandered an Historic Opportunity
Steve Cortes, Substack
Trump Approval: Harvard 47% | Rasmussen 50% | YouGov 43% | RCP Avg 46.1%
Wednesday, August 27
The Devastating Cost of Cashless Bail
Jennifer Harrison, The Spectator


Trump Attempts To Take Over Fed
Robert Kuttner, American Prospect
Powell Admits He Was Wrong About Tariffs and Inflation
Peter Navarro, FOX News
Meme Wars Aren't Sufficient for Newsom and Democrats
Ross Barkan, NY Magazine
Why Did Biden Admin Allow Border, Crime Problems To Fester?
Mark Penn, X
IL Dems Play Russian Roulette With American Families
John Kass, JohnKassNews
How Florida Universities Became World-Class
Christopher Mullin, Washington Monthly
Medical Associations Don't Speak for All Doctors
Fenn & Miceli, RealClearPolitics
Consolidation Crisis: Mergers, Money, Erosion of Care
Caitlin Scialla, The Progressive
The Rot Inside Legacy Media Is the Rot Inside Us All
Blake Dodge, Pirate Wires
Costly Green Energy Boondoggles Are Coming to an End
Chuck Gray, Newsweek
Should We Believe the AI Doomsayers?
William Galston, Wall Street Journal
The American Catholic Moment
Steve Cortes, RealClearPolitics
How China Engineered the Next Century
Rollin Hu, The Nation
Is Nationalizing the Defense Industry a Bad Idea?
Julia Gledhill, Responsible Statecraft
Cracker Barrel Reverses Course, Brings Back Old Logo
Taylor Herzlich, New York Post
Love Wins: The Pop Princess and the Football Star
Sasha Stone, Substack
'26 CA Gov (LA Times): Porter 17 (D), Bianco (R) 10, Becerra (D) 9, Hilton (R) 6
Thursday, August 28
Kids Prayed for 'a Future Filled With Hope.’ Then Gunfire Began
Knowles, et al., WP


Dems Have Lost Touch w/Tragic Cost of Disordered Society
Miranda Devine, NY Post
Using Shooting To Villify Trans People Is Unconscionable
Jacob Frey, MSNBC
We Must Face Reality: The Trans Clan Has a Militant Wing
Jesse Watters, FOX News
Who’s Afraid of the National Guard?
Joseph Epstein, Wall Street Journal
Pritzker's Perfect Response to Trump's National Guard Threat
Charlie Sykes, MSNBC
Democratic Party Disintegrating Before Our Very Eyes
Joseph Curl, Washington Times
How Trump Could Give the Fed a MAGA Makeover
Matt Egan, CNN
Trump Not the Biggest Threat to the Fed’s Independence
Veronique de Rugy, TAS
Under 'Chairman' Trump, U.S. Takes Stakes in Private Industry
Philip Wegmann, RCP
It's Not Socialism: Stop Pearl-Clutching Over Intel Deal
Portfolio Armor, Substack
Newsom Is Right: Dems Must Win Gerrymandering Arms Race
Eisen, et al, The Hill
Democrats Have Made California Politics Toxic
Zachary Faria, Washington Examiner
Revealing New Poll Examines Southwestern PA
Sean Trende, RealClearPennsylvania
Cracker Barrel Furor Was About Erasing America's Heritage
John Wood, Jr., USAT
Recounting Devastation, Moments of Grace During Katrina
James Varney, RCI
My Father Had a Dream. Today, the Dream Needs Us
Martin Luther King III, LA Times
Trump Job Approval: Quantas 48% | AP 45% | Quinnipiac 37% | RCP Avg 45.8%
Friday, August 29
These Are the Victims of the Minneapolis Church Shooting
Ebrahimji, et al., CNN


Media, Academia, Pols Pushed This Trans Cult Brainwashing
Greg Gutfeld, Fox News
MN Shooter 'Obsessed With the Idea of Killing Children'
Lydia O'Connor, HuffPost
How To Cover MN Shooting
Bevan, Cannon & Walworth, RealClearPolitics on SiriusXM
For Some, Russiagate Never Ended
Matt Taibbi, Racket News
'Undercover' Spy in WSJ Sob Story a Public CIA Russia Hoaxer
M.D. Kittle, Federalist
We Don't Need Trump's Troops on Chicago's Streets
Rep. Delia Ramirez, MSNBC
Astounding That Dems Don't Want To Help Reduce Murders
Mark Penn, Fox News
When Google Messes With Football
Mike Davis, Washington Times
A Dark Money Group Is Secretly Funding Top Dem Influencers
Taylor Lorenz, Wired
20 Years After Katrina: Preparing for the Next Storm
Haley Barbour, RealClearPolitics
AI in the Classroom Doesn't Have To Be a Catastrophe
Adam Estes, Vox
Northern Virginia's 5 Ring Gender Bender Circus
Stephanie Lundquist-Arora, IWFeatures
Berea: The Little College That Could
Glastris & Nixon, Washington Monthly
Pray That We All Don't Become Monsters
Peder Zane, RealClearPolitics
Is Amtrak the End of the Line for U.S. Public Transit?
Julian Epp, The Nation
Buc-ee's and the Infinite American Spirit
G. B. Rango, Pirate Wires
'26 AZ Gov (NPI): Hobbs (D) 40, Robson (R) 38 | Hobbs (D) 39, Biggs (R) 37
Saturday, August 30
How Wikipedia Bias Influences Perception of Reality
Bethany Mandel, New York Post
Dems Hemorrhaging Voter Registrations. What Will Stop It?
Evan Barker, Substack
Making Bad Mayors Blink
Kevin McCullough, Townhall
DC Night Patrols Are Showing Cities How To Fight
Zirin & Modiano, The Nation
Why Jeans Are Making Progressives Blue
Christine Rosen, Commentary
Progressives Should Care About Falling Birth Rate
John Burn-Murdoch, Financial Times
The Business of American Military Deterrence
Holman Jenkins, Wall Street Journal
The Real Limits of Ukrainian Power
Nataliya Gumenyuk, Foreign Affairs
Mapping the Russia-Ukraine War Endgame
Graham Allison, The National Interest
By Sidestepping Reality, Media Enabling the Next Maniac
Eddie Scarry, The Federalist
How Fast Fashion Keeps People Poor
Ella Tummel, American Prospect
A Simple Change To Create Affordable Housing
Fernandez-Villaverde & Ohanian, Civitas
If Pritzker Is Seeking Presidency, Start in Pike County
Salena Zito, DC Examiner
Farmers Watching MAHA Commission Closely
Elizabeth Burns-Thompson, RCPolicy
Put Children's Health Above Pesticide Industry Profits
Stacy Malkan, RealClearHealth
Lee Corso's Final College Gameday
Aharon Schrieber, Tablet Magazine
Cormac McCarthy's Library Reveals Man Behind the Myth
Richard Grant, Smithsonian
2028 (Emerson): Dems: Newsom 25, Buttigieg 16, Harris 11 | GOP: Vance +43
Sunday, August 31
I Live in DC. Crime Is Finally Down--Thanks to Trump
John Malcolm, USA Today
Big City Mayors Are Perfect Messengers for Dems on Crime
Eugene Daniels, MSNBC
How Do Chicagoans Feel About National Guard?
Porter & Podgorski, RCP on SiriusXM
Trump’s Crime Crackdown Isn’t Holding Up in Court
Quinta Jurecic, The Atlantic
Europe on Brink of Disaster: Will It Shift Course?
Victor Davis Hanson, New York Post
Populist Parties Lead Polls in Europe’s Biggest Economies
Luhnow, et al, WSJ
Is Politico Running a Foreign Influence Operation?
Vice President JD Vance, X
Can a Populist Oyster Farmer End Susan Collins’ Career?
Sarah Jones, NY Magazine
DNC Summer Meetings Show Why Dems Are in Shambles
Shane Harris, AMAC
Despite Low Standing, Some Dems See Reasons for Optimism
Doyle McManus, LAT
The One Area Where Democrats Should Follow Trump's Lead
Indigo Olivier, TNR
Maddening Media Coverage of Minnesota Shooting
Joe Concha, DC Examiner
My Summer With Jihadis
Winston Marshall, The Free Press
Israeli Resilience Amid Wariness
Peter Berkowitz, RealClearPolitics
The Great Reverse Migration
Paola Ramos, Rolling Stone
Is Burning Man Demonic?
Nicole Shanahan, X
I Shed a Lot of Tears Writing This New Book
Trey Gowdy, RealClearPolitics on SiriusXM
TDIH - Aug 31st 2nd Term Job Approval: Trump 45.8 | Obama 44.2 | Bush 43.8


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