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Monday, June 15
Trump Gives Iran a Lifeline and Calls It Peace
Eli Lake, The Free Press
A Deal of Sorts: Lasting Peace Now Up to Israel, Lebanon, and Iran
Mark Penn, X
Before We Forget: What Trump Did Right
Frank Miele, RealClearPolitics
How America's Authoritarians Operate With Impunity
Jan-Werner Müller, The Guardian
Dems' Unbridled Pursuit of Power Can't Be Airbrushed Away
Kenin M. Spivak, RCP
Who Will Lead Dems in 2028? Watch the Two GA Senators
Jonathan Martin, Politico
Musk's Success Inspires More Outrage Than Admiration on Left
Lou Aguilar, TAS
2028 Litmus Test for Dems: Taking Money From Billionaires
Michael Tomasky, TNR
Open Letter to Sen. Warren on Trillionaires & Inequality
Quoth the Raven, Substack
As Kevin Warsh Arrives, Expect Him To Move Slowly
Alan Blinder, Wall Street Journal
Trump 'Really Uncomfortable' With Aging at 80
Katie Rogers, New York Times
Ageless Trump Laughs in the Faces of His Naysayers
Miranda Devine, New York Post
Platner Prepares To Take On Collins
Gabrielle Gurley, The American Prospect
The Dem With the Nazi Tattoo
Jenny Holland, Spiked
A Most American Fight Night
Monica Hesse, Washington Post
The Revolutionary Significance of Trump's UFC Fight
Matthew Schmitz, Compact
Scott Pelley's Tantrum Confirms Liberal Bias Is Real
Ingrid Jacques, USA Today
'28 GOP (TIPP): Vance 29, Trump Jr. 19, Rubio 12, DeSantis 6, RFK 4 | '28 Dem
Tuesday, June 16
The SpaceX IPO Has a Bright Side
Zachary Karabell, Washington Post


The Fed's Obsolete Economic Models Punish Growth
David Malpass, Wall St. Journal
G7 Leaders, and the World, Wait for Clarity on U.S.-Iran Deal
Kevin Liptak, CNN
Will the Final Iran Deal Be a Win?
Bevan, Cannon & Walworth, RealClearPolitics on SiriusXM
In Iran, Trump's Role Model Should Be Bismarck
Francis Sempa, American Spectator
Iran Deal Is a Humiliation for Trump, Good News for the World
Jeet Heer, The Nation
How the Left Went Wrong--& Why It's Hard To Reconnect
Ruy Teixeira, Commonplace
Americans Want Republican Leadership That Acts
Sen. Eric Schmitt, The Federalist
The Deeper Problem Behind California's Failed Governance
Fareed Zakaria, CNN
Could Pratt's Loss Help Turn Around Los Angeles?
Sam Quinones, The Free Press
Ghost of de Tocqueville Returns. What U.S. Can Learn
Salena Zito, DC Examiner
Trump's Circus-Style Populism and the Spectacle of Power
Zeeshan Aleem, MS Now
Trump Knows How To Party
James Billot, UnHerd
Justice Barrett and the Court of Disappointed Hopes
Stephen Presser, Chronicles
Blues for ActBlue
Robert Kuttner, American Prospect
Whirlwind That Led WH To Slap Export Controls on Anthropic
Cai & Haslett, Politico
Starmer, Islam and the Troubled Face of Modern Britain
Roger Kimball, Am. Greatness
Wednesday, June 17
What 'Created Equal' Means in America
William Galston, Wall Street Journal


America 250: Enduring Patriotism, Growing Anxiety
Bowman & Penn, RealClearPolitics
4 Takeaways From Primaries in GA, AL & OK
Praveena Somasundaram, Washington Post
U.S. – Iran Deal Could Transform America's Mideast Strategy
Eldar Mamedov, TAC
Trump in Defeat
Jonathan Lemire, The Atlantic
Critics of Peace Deal Want War With Iran To Go On
J.D. Vance, Megyn Kelly Show
Vance's Slick Answers Can't Hide His Biggest 2028 Problem
Paul Waldman, MS Now
Newsom Under Investigation?
Bevan, Cannon, Crabtree & Walworth, RCP on SiriusXM
Obama’s Legacy Is the Trump Presidency
Matthew Continetti, Wall Street Journal
AWOL in the Class War
Harold Meyerson, The American Prospect
Data Shows Illegal Immigration Has Harmed American Workers
James Carter, WSJ
Is It Bad That Elon Musk Has a Trillion Dollars? Yes
Ingrid Robeyns, The Guardian
Elon Musk and the American Spirit
Nicole Russell, USA Today
Ken Griffin's Billions and Billions
Gary Sernovitz, The New Yorker
Cities Have Little To Show for Big Spending
Jeremy Portnoy, RealClearInvestigations
Sam Bankman-Fried’s Prison Experiment
Simon van Zuylen-Wood, New York Magazine
As a Former DNI, I’m Alarmed by the Lapse of Section 702
Dennis Blair, RCP
TDIH - June 17th 2nd Term Job Approval: Trump 40.8 | Obama 42.4 | Bush 37.8
Thursday, June 18
Trump Signs Iran Peace Plan, 14-Point MOU Revealed
Roth & Wintour, The Guardian


The Most Telling Sign That Iran Deal Is a Dud
Michael Cohen, MS Now
Ignore the Propaganda. America Is 'the Boss' Again
Miranda Devine, New York Post
War Ends and the Aftermath Begins
David Dayen, American Prospect
Vance Takes Center Stage
Carolina Lumetta, RealClearPolitics
Can Iran Deal Help Republicans in Midterm Elections?
James Antle, DC Examiner
The Power of Vote at Home
Phil Keisling, Washington Monthly
If Democrats Aren't Cheating, Why Act Like This?
Paul Gottfried, Chronicles
We Must Restore Congress as the Predominant Branch
Rep. Jamie Raskin, The Nation
The Age of Friedman
James Piereson, Pacific Research Institute
How To Manage the AI Revolution
Martin Wolf, Financial Times
Sailing a Ship Through Cryptocurrency Loopholes
John Teichert, RealClearPolitics
Dawn of the Modern Nationalist Age
Bradley Thayer, American Thinker
Obama Confronts Work That Remains for Dems--and Him
Edward-Isaac Dovere, CNN
A Tombstone for Obamaism
Ryan Zickgraf, UnHerd
NCAA's Failure Is Bringing Congress Into the Game
Matt Cookson, RealClearPolitics
Dear New Philanthropists
Joe Lonsdale, Substack
MI Dem Senate (MIRS): El-Sayed 42, Stevens 33, McMorrow 6 | RCP Sen Map
Friday, June 19
Why Iran and U.S. Could Both Struggle To Keep Deal
Amir Azimi, BBC News


Turning Military Victory Into Strategic Leverage
Fred Fleitz, American Greatness
When a Cease-Fire Is Really a Stalemate
Hussein Banai, Foreign Affairs
Iran Deal Puts Vance in the Hot Seat
Bevan, Cannon & Walworth, RCP on SiriusXM
The Biggest Scandal That Legacy Media Won't Touch
Sen. Ron Johnson, X
Democrats Should Admire Obama Not Emulate Him
Perry Bacon, The New Republic
Flashback: Democrats Bet on the Wrong Horse in 2008
Terence O'Neill, DC Examiner
How (and Why) Trump, Thune Relationship Got Even Worse
Steve Benen, MS Now
Focus on Platner's Policies? He Fails Maine There, Too
Laurel Libby, FOX News
How Platner Has Revealed a Winning Playbook
Pepper Culpepper, The Guardian
Two ARCs Are Better Than One
Gary Abernathy, RealClearWorld
Unions Put Target on My Back for Helping Members Escape
Aaron Withe, NY Post
The Man Who Could Keep Colombia's Left in Power
Uetricht & Caring-Lobel, The Nation
Trump Blinks, He Should Have Stayed Course in Iran
Kenin Spivak, RealClearPolitics
New MOU Leaves Iran Weaker and U.S. Stronger
Richard Porter, RealClearPolitics
How Local News Reduces Loneliness
Steven Waldman, Washington Monthly
'Uncancellable': Maud Maron's Fight vs. Alvin Bragg
Murakhver & Jensen, Palladium
MI Senate (MIRS): El-Sayed (D) 47, Rogers (R) 42 | Rogers (R) 45,Stevens (D) 41
Saturday, June 20
Peace Through Strength in Action
James Thorne, RealClearPolitics
Fighting Is Over, How Will Iran's Government Behave Now?
Patrick Wintour, Guardian
Did the Iran War Work?
Vahid Beheshti, The Spectator
Run-Up to U.S.-Iran Talks Signals Hurdles Ahead
Steve Hendrix, Washington Post
Democrat Voting Laws Are Designed for Manipulation
Cleta Mitchell, The Federalist
Trump's New Midterm Strategy Is Pure Chaos
Ed Kilgore, New York Magazine
Midterms Shape Up To Favor GOP on the Issues
Tim Murtaugh, Washington Times
Britain's Next Leader Has Emerged
Helen Lewis, The Atlantic
Rape Gangs, Cultural Sensitivity and British Feminism
Ayaan Hirsi Ali, The Free Press
Philadelphia's Krasner Stopped From Freeing Murderer
Rafael Mangual, City Journal
Recognizing America's Tragedies and Triumphs
Donna Brazile, The Hill
Supreme Court Justices Are Finally Colorblind
Foley & Torchinsky, Wall Street Journal
Why Archie Bunker Voters Are Disillusioned With Politics
Alex Rosado, RCP
'Toy Story 5' Is a Love Letter to Fathers
Liel Leibovitz, The Free Press
Michael Jackson Biopic Breaks All-Time Record
John Nolte, Breitbart
Here Comes Generation of DSA Big-Bity Mayors
Harold Meyerson, American Prospect
Blue States Feed Taxpayers to Food-Stamp Wolves
Scott McClallen, RealClearPolitics
Sunday, June 21
Fathers Have a Job To Do
Alex Berenson, The Free Press
How To Be a Father In the Present, Not Battling the Past
LZ Granderson, LA Times
5 Big Lessons From My Father for Every Proud Girl Dad
Dana Perino, FOX News
Anthony Fauci Lied About Funding Gain-of-Function Research
Tulsi Gabbard, X
A COVID Autopsy, Part 6: 'What Has Lockdown Done to Us?'
Drew Holden, Substack
US-Iran Deal Draws Skepticism But Requires Open Eyes
Jason Greenblatt, Newsweek
How Iran War United, Then Divided Trump and Netanyahu
Frank Andrews, CBS News
Trump May Survive Humiliation of Iran Deal. Bibi Will Not
Simon Tisdall, The Guardian
America's Posterity Problem
Matthew Continetti, WSJ Free Expression
A Big New Test of Zohran Mamdani’s Influence
Astead Herndon, Vox
Will Faltering Blue States Get the Memo?
Guy Benson, Washington Examiner
Obama's Museum: An Ivory Tower Made of Granite
Sasha Stone, Substack
Growing Up, Social Media Saved Me. Don't Ban It
Sara Pequeno, USA Today
Can ‘We the People’ Survive the AI Revolution?
Peggy Noonan, Wall Street Journal
Liberal Education in America, the AI Challenge, and the Pope
Peter Berkowitz, RCP
U.S. Men Beginning To Look Like the Team We Were Promised
Sean Gregory, Time
How a Warm World Cup Welcome Is Endearing U.S. to Fans
Rosalba O'Brien, Reuters
TDIH - June 21st 2nd Term Job Approval: Trump 40.4 | Obama 41.8 | Bush 38.3


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