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Monday, September 14
At Fateful Turning Point, AI Could Redefine U.S. Politics
Stephen Collinson, CNN
Dems Sound 'AI Apocalypse' Alarm, Just in Time for Midterms
Miranda Devine, NYP
I'd Trust 'The Right Combination of Governments' With AI
Dario Amodei, CBS News
Anthropic's Demand for AI Slowdown Dubious at Best
Andrew Orlowski, The Telegraph
Left-Wing Populists Are New Majority Makers
David Dayen, The American Prospect
Don't Believe the Hype About James Talarico
Kurt Schlichter, Townhall
How Keisha Lance Bottoms & David Crowley Can Make History
Perry Bacon, TNR
El-Sayed Promoted Infamous Hijab Hate Crime Hoax
Chuck Ross, Free Beacon
Mamdani Offers Answers to Bitter Post-9/11 Failures
Nesrine Malik, The Guardian
Won't Someone Please Think of the Muslims?
Tom Slater, Spiked
New Jersey Doesn’t Care About Welfare Fraud
Carlsen & Kuntzman, RealClearPolitics
It's Time To Admit We Owe Barbara Lee an Apology
Daniel Allott, USA Today
Trump’s Bold Choice for FDA Commissioner
Gingrich & Jindal, RealClearPolitics
The Democrats and Their 'Happy Slaves'
Sasha Stone, Substack
The Tradwife Brand May Finally Be Crumbling
Melanie McFarland, Salon
The Ethics of Shamelessness
Robert Knight, Washington Times
Rescuing 'Bravo' From Behind Enemy Lines
Norah O'Donnell, et al, 60 Minutes
Tuesday, September 15
Higher Ed Will Soon Get Patriotic
Walter Russell Mead, Wall Street Journal


Dangerous Ideology Behind the Vague AI Warnings
Shyam Sankar, The Free Press
Be Afraid of AI and Regulate Aggressively
David Futrelle, The Nation
Dem-Aligned Tech Oligarchs Seek Censorship, Control
Mollie Hemingway, FOX News
Mark Zuckerberg and History's Largest Nonterritorial Empire
Jeremy Stern, Colossus
Brennan Subpoenaed in Florida 'Grand Conspiracy' Probe
Lynch, et al., CBS News
What the Heck Is Happening in Florida?
Julie Kelly, Substack
Natural Gas Is Cheap--Why Is Your Bill So High?
Oliver Bateman, RCInvestigations
Warsh's New Principles for the Fed
Mickey Levy, Wall Street Journal
Data Center of Attention
Gabrielle Gurley, American Prospect
Immigration Crisis Roiling European Politics
Sharyl Attkisson, Full Measure
The Fantasy House of Mark Carney
Victor Davis Hanson, American Greatness
The U.S.-Canada Trade War Nobody Asked For
David Clement, RealClearPolitics
Catholic Bishops, Laity Drift Apart on Immigration
Nathan Pinkoski, Washington Post
Listen to the Warnings About AI Capabilities
Alex Turner, The Guardian
'We Are So Awesome It Could Become Dangerous' Is Hype, Puffery
Michael Burry, X
'Fighter Pilots Have Heroes, Too'
Cannon, Teichert & Walworth, RealClearPolitics on SiriusXM
NYT/Siena: Generic: Dems +8 | Trump Job Approval: 38% | Iran Approval: 31%
Wednesday, September 16
Meet the Woke Globalists Amodei Wants To Save Us From AI
Thomas Barrabi, NYP


AI Safety Requirements Are Non-Negotiable
Stuart Russell, The Guardian
The Democrats Push AI Panic Ahead of the Midterms
Sasha Stone, Substack
The Path to a Texas Breakthrough
Ana Marie Cox, The American Prospect
Don't Buy Talarico's Triangulation in Texas Senate Race
Shane Harris, AMAC
Can Sherrod Brown Win Back the Working Class?
Meyer & Tumulty, Washington Post
What Is Gavin Newsom Thinking?
Bevan, Cannon & Walworth, RealClearPolitics on SiriusXM
Will Someone Please Give Kamala Harris Another Job?
Joel Pollak, California Post
How Tariffs Hurt Michigan
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, Wall Street Journal
Hilton Channels Lasso, Punches Hard Against Becerra
Susan Crabtree, RCP
Why Democrats Keep Coming Back to Hasan Piker
Jonathan Alpert, The Hill
Dems Get Crazier, NY Times Coverage Stays the Same
Andrew Stiles, Free Beacon
Never Forgetting 9/11 Means Learning Lessons 
Bill Scher, Washington Monthly
George W. Bush Still Gets Islam Wrong After 9/11
Jed Babbin, Washington Times
When Students Self-Censor, They Worry Most About Each Other
Liam Julian, RCP
Outraged by Sydney Sweeney - Again?
Marina Hyde, The Guardian
The Real Reason People Are Mad at Sydney Sweeney
Ingrid Jacques, USA Today
Texas (Mason-Dixon): Sen: Talarico 46, Paxton 43 | Gov: Abbott 48, Hinojosa 41
Thursday, September 17
Iran War Is Driving a Re-Realignment
Sohrab Ahmari, UnHerd


Iran, the Midterms and October Surprises
Victor Davis Hanson, American Greatness
It's Already Too Late To Stop the AI Threat
Thomas Friedman, New York Times
Win the AI Race. Then Face What Comes Next
Stephen Cook, RealClearPolitics
DOGE Works. Let's Keep It Going
Tyler Hassen, Wall Street Journal
Trump Forgot How To Do Politics--If He Ever Knew
Alex Shephard, The New Republic
Will Democrats Reject Free Money for Schools?
Vince Bielski, RealClearInvestigations
Dems Should Not Fail To See the Working Class Again
Stanley Greenberg, AmProspect
Robert Kraft Isn't Helping Jews by Banning a Minor Rapper
Josh Kaplan, Free Press
How To Make Every Day Constitution Day
Levin & Cumberbatch, RealClearPolitics
China's Purges Are Working as Designed
Andrew Mertha, Foreign Affairs
As Walls Close In, Zelensky Lashes Out
Andrew Day, The American Conservative
Why I'm Voting for a Texas Democrat
Karl Rove, Wall Street Journal
Hilton's Uphill Fight in California
Bevan, Cannon, Crabtree & Walworth, RCP on SiriusXM
Could the GOP Actually Expand Senate Majority?
Joe Concha, Washington Examiner
House Democrats Expand Map--and Definition of a Democrat
Kevin Frey, MS Now
Hidden Costs of Debt Settlement's American Dream
Ed McFadden, RealClearPolicy
Friday, September 18
Democrats Feeling Bullish About a Midterm Wave
Merica & Meyer, Washington Post


Good Economic News and the Midterm Elections
Byron York, Washington Examiner
A Spreading War Rattles Global Energy Markets
Stanley Reed, The Nation
Dems May Regret Their Primary Choices in 5 Senate Races
Hugh Hewitt, FOX News
Trump PAC Forced To Spend Deep in MAGA Country
Greg Sargent, The New Republic
The Mother of the SAVE Act
Carolina Lumetta, RealClearPolitics
House Report Drops Screenshots of ActBlue's Internal Messages
Amy Curtis, X
Can Washington Accept Yes From the AI Giants?
David Ignatius, Washington Post
When AI Goes Public, Who Will Own the Risk?
Richard Porter, RealClearPolitics
Hugging Face Hack Not What It Was Cracked Up To Be
Brian Gross, Wall St. Journal
College Is Coming Apart
Ian Bogost, The Atlantic
Teachers Unions: The Lobby at War With Learning
Joel Kotkin, UnHerd
Understanding Islam's Rise in America Without Rancor or Vitriol
Peder Zane, RCP
Is Peace at Hand for Russia and Ukraine?
Niall Ferguson, The Free Press
Given Chance, Ukraine Would Give Zelensky the Boot
Snider & Petro, Am. Conservative
Jon Kyl, Influential Conservative Senator, Dead at 84
Dan Nowicki, Arizona Republic
The Senate Map
Cannon, et al., RealClearPolitics on SiriusXM
2026: Senate Map Expands: KS, MN, NH Toss Ups | Governor Map: TX Toss Up
Saturday, September 19
What We Learned From the 2026 Primaries
Ed Kilgore, New York Magazine
Debate No-Show Could Cost Rogers in Michigan
Ingrid Jacques, USA Today
How Democrats Can Win Back the Midwest
Rahm Emanuel, Wall Street Journal
'Progress, Inc.' Wants Blue-Collar Vibes, Not Policies
Evan Barker, UnHerd
'Fake News' CNN, MS Now, Politico Banned From WH
Breccan Thies, The Federalist
What Congress Needs To Do About AI: Staff Up
Max Moran, American Prospect
Why AI Oligarchs Want To Be Regulated
Cannon, Porter & Walworth, RCP on SiriusXM
Trust and Safety or Censorship and Control?
David Sacks, X
Trump's Latest Trade Threat Would Start a Massive Recession
S.V. Date, HuffPost
The Canada Goose
Oren Cass, Commonplace
China Is Using Washington's Playbook
Joseph Lai, RealClearPolitics
Has Philadelphia DA Finally Taken It Too Far?
Jonathan Turley, New York Post
The Term Working Class Is Useless
Monica Potts, The New Republic
Death of the Professional-Managerial Class
John Judis, Compact Magazine
Revoke Activist Teacher Union's Federal Charter
Victoria Manning, Restoration News
Why Are So Many Major Music Artists Canceling Their Tours?
Alan Light, Esquire
Religion Isn't Declining, It's in a State of Churn
Johnson & Kidd, Washington Post
Sunday, September 20
America's Story, Told in 15 Million First Drafts of History
A.G. Sulzberger, NY Times
NYT Alum Would Be Shocked By Gray Lady's Decline
Michael Goodwin, New York Post
Anger at Elites & the Establishment Fueling Midterms
Rachel Leingang, The Guardian
How To Rescue America From the Spread of Socialism
Sen. Rick Scott, Newsweek
Trump Is Only Amping Up His Antics Ahead of Midterms
Aaron Blake, CNN
GOP Will Keep Senate, Very Good Chance House as Well
Roger Kimball, AmGreatness
America Needs More Conservative Democrats
Ruy Teixeira, Substack
Will Republicans Show Up Without Trump on the Ballot?
David Winston, Roll Call
'Woke' Is Not Dead
Becket Adams, National Review
Woke Was Never the Problem
Sarah Jones, New York Magazine
Why the Tech Oligarchs Are Pushing AI Panic
Robert Malone, Substack
AI Companies Cannot Regulate Themselves Safely
Shakeel Hashim, The Guardian
A Warning for the Age of Artificial Intelligence
Shmuel Klatzkin, The American Spectator
What Trump's New 'Ban on the Free Press' Is Really About
Eugene Daniels, MS Now
Beware Politicians Claiming To Protect Us From the Press
Jonathan Turley, The Hill
The Precarious Future of Vote by Mail
Anne Kim, Washington Monthly
Antisemitism Threatens More Than Just Jews
Ziva Dahl, RealClearPolitics


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