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Monday, January 13
Cabinet of the Canceled
Abigail Shrier, City Journal
What We Need From the Next DNC Chair
Atkins & Kapp, Washington Monthly
Zuckerberg Can't Pass the Buck on Meta's Censorship
Miranda Devine, New York Post
LA Conflagration: It Is Now Painfully Clear What Matters
Brian Karem, Salon
Wildfires Don't Care About DEI
David Mamet, UnHerd
Biden Left Us a Dumpster Fire
Vice President-Elect JD Vance, Fox News Sunday
Hegseth Is a Test
Rebecca Traister, New York Magazine
Let's Be Honest, Gabbard and RFK Are Opposed by Lobbyists
Tucker Carlson, X
Labor's Prodigal Son Returns
Harold Meyerson, American Prospect
How To DOGE U.S. Foreign Aid
Lonsdale & Black, Substack
Crazy Like a Fox: Trump's Greenland Pitch
Frank Miele, RealClearPolitics
There's More to Trump's Panama Canal Talk Than You Think
Joshua Zeitz, Politico
Trump Calls Fetterman Impressive After Meeting
Salena Zito, Washington Examiner
Rise of the Nonaligned
Matias Spektor, Foreign Affairs
A Conviction Without Consequence
Roger Kimball, American Greatness
Carter Was an Honorable Leader--and an Even Better Man
Max Baucus, Newsweek
Who Should We Emulate?
Andrew Fowler, RealClearBooks&Culture
Tuesday, January 14
Prosecutorial Liberalism Has Failed
Jeet Heer, The Nation


Clemency 'Pending' for Leaker of Trump's, Others' Taxes
Paul Sperry, RCInvestigations
Key Questions Trump Must Answer Before Inauguration
Ed Kilgore, NY Magazine
Instead of Protecting Citizens, CA Focused on Climate
James Meigs, City Journal
Biden Was the President Who Could Not Choose
Dylan Matthews, Vox
Why This Lifelong Democrat Voted for Trump
Chris Fenton, RealClearPolitics
We Now Have a Shot at Restoring the Republic
Ned Ryun, Tucker Carlson Show
If Trump Wants To Unrig the Economy, I'm In
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, Wall Street Journal
Confirm Gabbard and Trump's Entire NatSec Team Now
Robert O'Brien, Newsweek
'Don't Know' and 'Nobody' Are the Dem Frontrunners
David Paleologos, USA Today
How Bob Dylan Fought the Proto-Woke
David Samuels, UnHerd
Left Has Nearly Dismantled Military From Inside
Will Thibeau, TomKlingenstein.com
Trump's 'Americas First' Plan Isn't All Bad
Hal Brands, Bloomberg
Is Intifada Coming to America?
Daniel Flesch, RealClearPolitics
My Friend Max
Suzy Weiss, The Free Press
Poll: Adams' Reelection Bid Is in Deep Trouble
Nia Prater, New York Magazine
Catastrophic Failure in Los Angeles
Katie Pavlich, FOX News
Watch/Listen: Hegseth | Warren | Mullin | Wyden | Kelly | More Videos
Wednesday, January 15
Goodbye & Good Riddance: Biden Can't Leave Fast Enough
Nicole Russell, USA Today


Why Biden May Matter
David Leonhardt, New York Times
Biden's 'Sneaky' & 'Dirty' Plot To Slow Down Trump on Day 1
Emily Goodin, Daily Mail
Senate Democrats Fail To Rattle Hegseth
Philip Wegmann, RealClearPolitics
GOP Senators Covered Themselves in Shame at Hegseth Hearing
Ruth Marcus, WP
Hegseth Kicked Ass While Democrats Shamed Themselves
Scott Jennings, CNN
Dems' Focus on Hegseth Opens Path for Gabbard
Jonathan Martin, Politico
We Need Hegseth, Gabbard & Rubio To Strengthen U.S.
Gfoeller & Rundell, Newsweek
Welcome to the Tech Bros Inauguration Derby
Marina Hyde, The Guardian
The Governance Failures That Fed the Los Angeles Wildfires
Jason Riley, WSJ
Fires Interfere With Newsom Plan To 'Trump-Proof' CA
Ed Kilgore, New York Magazine
Karen Bass Is a 'Joke' - and It's Racist NOT To Say So
Adam Coleman, New York Post
Jack Smith Gives Up
David Frum, The Atlantic
The Prosecutor Who Would Never Admit What He Was Doing
Byron York, Examiner
How 'Anti-Racist' Policing Let Grooming Gangs Run Riot
Ian Acheson, Spiked
UK ‘Rape Jihad’ Scandal Exposes Flaws in US Immigration Policy
Clifford May, WT
How Dana White's UFC Conquered America
Jack Crosbie, Rolling Stone
Hegseth Highlights: Megyn Kelly | Byron York | Sen. Warren, Kaine, Mullin, More
Thursday, January 16
Biden Warns of Rise of New American 'Oligarchy'
Philip Wegmann, RealClearPolitics


Joe Goes Out as He Came In: Full of Delusion & Lies
Miranda Devine, New York Post
Gaza Ceasefire Is Fragile, But Is Our Best Hope Yet
Simon Tisdall, The Guardian
Biden Doesn't Deserve Credit for Gaza Ceasefire Deal
Ben Friedman, UnHerd
Can Dems 'Trump-Proof' Government?
Bevan, Cannon & Walworth, RCP on SiriusXM
Partisanship Worked for Democrats Before. It Can Again
Julian Zelizer, New Republic
How Trump Is Already Narrowing America's Racial Divide
Clay Travis, FOX News
GOP Attack on Safety Net, Middle-Class Takes Shape
Michael Hiltzik, LA Times
The Fed Can’t Pin Inflation on Trump
Kevin Warsh, Wall Street Journal
Europe's Year of Fundamental Choices
Ana Palacio, Project Syndicate
The Evolution of Marco Rubio
Eli Lake, The Free Press
What the Fire Left Behind: Scenes From Los Angeles
Sasha Abramsky, The Nation
How California Incinerated Its Insurance Market
Steven Greenhut, American Spectator
Corrupting the Presidential Pardon Power
Ron Faucheux, RealClearPolitics
Trump Should Pardon Every Single J6 Political Prisoner
Kurt Schlichter, Townhall
The Siren Song of a Truly Progressive Media
Bill Scher, Washington Monthly
Forget About a Ban, TikTok Is Being Taken by Legislative Force
John Tamny, Forbes
Confirmation Highlights: Whitehouse vs. Bondi | CIA/Ratcliffe | State/Rubio
Friday, January 17
Eyes on the Prize: Samizdat
Carl Cannon, RealClearPolitics


The Left's Mangled Guardrails
Kimberley Strassel, Wall Street Journal
The 2024 Election and U.S. Regional Cultures
Colin Woodard, Washington Monthly
Can Trump Make America Safe Again?
Heather Mac Donald, City Journal
Trump To Tap Sean Curran for Secret Service Chief
Susan Crabtree, RealClearPolitics
Will Biden's Approval Rating Ever Rebound?
Barbara Perry, Newsweek
WH-Directed Censorship on Facebook Worse Than on Twitter
Matt Taibbi, Fox Radio
Covid: NYT, WaPo Narrative vs. Actual Fact Pattern
Jenner Furst, Tucker Carlson Show
Expert in Grand Strategy Thinks Trump Is On to Something
Thomas Barnett, Politico
'Drill, Baby, Drill,' Yet Time To 'Chill, Baby, Chill' on Lower Prices
James Varney, RCI
Interest Rates, Biden, Trump and You
Steve Cortes, Substack
Meet the Democrats' Best Shot at Shaking Up the DNC
Zeeshan Aleem, MSNBC
NC Voters Confirm National Momentum for Term Limits
John Tamny, RealClearPolicy
The Stench of American Politics
Brian Karem, Salon
Mike Pence Doesn't Practice What He Preaches on Family Values
Katie Miller, X
The Cheapening of Felony's Sting
John Eastman, TomKlingenstein.com
David Lynch: The Cheery Oracle of the American Abyss
Laura Miller, Slate
Trump Transition Job Approval: FOX News: 52% Approve | CNN: 53% Approve
Saturday, January 18
Biden Blew It
Ruy Teixeira, Substack
How the Left Helped Trump Win
David Gibbs, Compact Magazine
Harris Was Set To Crush Women's Vote. What Went Wrong?
Joan Walsh, The Nation
End of a Climate Delusion
Holman Jenkins, Wall Street Journal
California's Cycle of Fiery Destruction and Reconstruction
Robin Abcarian, LA Times
Whistleblower: DEI, Corruption Behind LA Fire Catastrophe
Michael Shellenberger, X
Pennsylvania GOP Sweep Was No Fluke
Athan Koutsiouroumbas, RealClearPennsylvania
With or Without DOGE, Dems Need a Plan To Fix Government
Will Marshall, The Hill
Pentagon Losing Equipment, Buying Stuff It Doesn't Need
Matthew Petti, Reason
A First Draft for Secretary Hegseth
Gary Anderson, RealClearDefense
What It Will Really Take To End the Russia-Ukraine War
Joshua Keating, Vox
China Continues To Shift Exports to Global South
David Goldman, Asia Times
The Great Dumbing Down of American Education
Joel Kotkin, The American Mind
Ignore the Road Rage: Congestion Pricing Is Sound Policy
Anna Heetderks, RCP
Hochul's Congestion Tax Killed the City of Dreams
Daniel Idfresne, RealClearPolitics
It Ain't Me, Babe
Robert Kuttner, American Prospect
Remember David Lynch's Sincerity and Love of America
Emina Melonic, The Federalist
Sunday, January 19
What CNN's Defamation Loss Says About Journalism Today
Jonathan Turley, The Hill
How To Save the Democrats
John Nichols, The Nation
Another Long National Nightmare Is Over
Michael Goodwin, New York Post
Biden Leaves Nostalgic About Career, Frustrated by How It Ends
Zeleny, et al., CNN
Decision To Move Inauguration--Weather or Security Related?
Susan Crabtree, RCP
Reality Defeats Sanctuary Utopianism
Brian Lonergan, Chronicles
Fire Sale
Goldstein & Tkacik, American Prospect
California's Disastrous Wildfire Response
Bill Maher, Real Time
Correcting Progressive Errors About Trump's Win
Peter Berkowitz, RealClearPolitics
Credit Scores Are Hazardous to Your Financial Health
Sheila Bair, Financial Times
How BlackRock Helped Stack Exxon's Board With Radicals
Andy Puzder, Federalist
The Supreme Court Nailed Its Decision To Uphold TikTok Ban
Mark Stern, Slate
National Security Calls for Trump To Impede the TikTok Ban
John Tamny, RCMarkets
'There Is No 28th Amendment'
Russell Berman, The Atlantic
Will the Left Disrupt the Inauguration?
Rufo & Grossman, City Journal
Why Aircraft Carriers Are Becoming Obsolete
Philip Pilkington, The National Interest
Grooming Gangs: The Making of a Scandal
Tim Black, Spiked


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