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Monday, July 21
It's Worse Than Politicization, It Was Manufactured Intel
DNI Tulsi Gabbard, FOX News
Gabbard's Lies Are Going To Get Someone Hurt
Rep. Jim Himes, Face the Nation
Trump's Chemotherapy vs. the Biden Cancer
Victor Davis Hanson, American Greatness
Six Months In, Trump Has Too Many Failures To Count
David Faris, Newsweek
Trump Is Racking Up GOP Wins No One Else Could
Ingrid Jacques, USA Today
Can Trump Quell Epstein Storm? Is It Even Hurting Him?
Stephen Collinson, CNN
Trump Wins the Epstein Battle
Miranda Devine, New York Post
To Defeat Trump, the Left Must Learn From Him
Austin Sarat, The Guardian
New Poll Shows Most Voters Call Democrats 'Too Radical'
Terry Jones, I&I/TIPP
Working Class Is More Left-Wing Than You Think
Timothy Noah, The New Republic
Britain Waves White Flag to Islamization & Illegal Immigration
Melanie Phillips, NYP
Making America Alone Again
Margaret MacMillan, Foreign Affairs
How Trump Dethroned the AP & Slayed America’s Media Giants
Jeff Mordock, WT
The Cruel Joke of CBS Ousting Stephen Colbert
Melanie McFarland, Salon
Colbert's Forum for Angry Dems and Their Friends
Joe Concha, Washington Examiner
An Open Letter to the CEO of NPR, Katherine Maher
Sasha Stone, Substack
A Stark Reminder: Sex Differences Matter in Elite Sport
James Smoliga, Substack
Trump Job Approval: CBS News 42% | RCP Avg 45.3% | Trump, Obama, Bush JA
Tuesday, July 22
Russiagate Architects Suppressed Doubts To Peddle False Claims
Aaron Mate, RCI


Gabbard's New Russia Probe Conspiracy Theory
Steve Benen, MSNBC
Obama's Real Legacy Comes Into Focus
J.B. Shurk, American Thinker
Democrats Committed to Learning Nothing From Harris Loss
Jeet Heer, The Nation
Scott Kupor: Trump's Kinder, Gentler HR Director
Philip Wegmann, RealClearPolitics
Review of the Fed's Building Renovations Is Needed
Scott Bessent, X
Dems Should Walk Away From Spending Bill Talks
Bill Scher, Washington Monthly
Homan Has a Message for Sanctuary Cities
Katie Pavlich, Townhall
Bringing Back Nonvoters
Robert Kuttner, American Prospect
My Stomach Churns Seeing Hunter Biden Get More Attention
Mark Penn, X
The Autopen Controversy Is Just Beginning
Michael Thielen, RealClearPolitics
Gabbard Garbles 2016 'Russiagate' Intelligence
Cathy Young, The Bulwark
Investigating Obama and Biden for Seditious Conspiracy
Julie Kelly, The Benny Show
The Mistake Parents Make With Chores
Christine Carrig, The Atlantic
Bring Back the Computer Lab
Oren Cass, Commonplace
Bell Finally Tolls for National Propaganda Radio
Matt Taibbi, Racket News
Old Cable News Model Unlikely To Survive Much Longer
Robert Malone, Substack
Wednesday, July 23
Toward a National Restoration
Daniel Mahoney, The American Mind


Trump Ruling America Like a Petty, Vindictive Mob Boss
Michael Lind, The Telegraph
Six Months In, Here's What Sets Trump 2.0 Apart
Charlie Kirk, RealClearPolitics
How To Undo Trump's Economic Damage
Rep. Greg Landsman, US News & World Report
Russiagate Was Worse Than We Thought
Roger Kimball, Spectator World
Trump Escalates Deranged Anti-Obama Campaign
Steve Benen, MSNBC
When Obama Began Strangling the Republic 'by the Book'
John Kass
Trump Is Definitely Not Trying To Change the Subject
Rex Huppke, USA Today
The Return of Hunter Biden
Bevan, Cannon & Walworth, RealClearPolitics on SiriusXM
Hunter Biden Shows Dems Are Party Only for Elites
Kira Davis, New York Post
Why Is Cuomo Forging On in New York?
Ross Barkan, New York Magazine
Minnesota Gets Its Own Mamdani
Sarah Katherine Sisk, AMAC
Colbert, Trump, Epstein and the Art of Capitulation
Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times
The Sultans of Cringe Who Killed Late-Night
Sasha Stone, Substack
Losing Stephen Colbert Is a Crushing Blow
Adrian Horton, The Guardian
Stephen Colbert Won't Be Missed
Jenny Holland, Spiked
Ozzy Osbourne: Pioneer Rocker, Reality TV Star, Dead at 76
Kory Grow, Rolling Stone
Marquette: Trump Approval 45% | Right Direction 40% | More Polls (NYC Mayor)
Thursday, July 24
How 'Unverifiable' Report Became Russiagate Dynamite
Paul Sperry, RCInvestigations


Gabbard Doesn't Understand the Nuances of Intelligence
Andrew McCabe, CNN
The Smoking Gun That Indicts Obama
Matt Taibbi, Megyn Kelly Show
Obama's Patience Wears Thin in Response to Hysterics
Steve Benen, MSNBC
They Knew Russiagate Was All Made Up Yet They Spread It Anyway
Mark Penn, X
Weaponizing FBI and Intel Community a Major Scandal
Bevan, et al., RCP on SiriusXM
Why Haven't Democrats Learned From Harris' Failures?
Tom Rogers, Newsweek
Feds Must Prosecute Activists Who Harbor Illegal Immigrants
Mike Davis, Federalist
The Absurd Fight Over Alina Habba in New Jersey
Ian Millhiser, Vox
In-N-Out Owner Leaves California, and She's Not Alone
Nicole Russell, USA Today
Wages Over Welfare: How Democrats Can Win Workers
Dustin Guastella, UnHerd
Teamsters' Boss Lauds Tariffs, Slams High CEO Salaries
Charles Creitz, FOX News
Epstein vs. Russiagate
Peder Zane, RealClearPolitics
Judge Denies DOJ Request To Unseal Epstein Transcripts
Lydia O'Connor, HuffPost
Columbia University Surrenders
Katie Pavlich, Townhall
Why Are We Pretending AI Is Going To Take All the Jobs?
Matt Stoller, Substack
Leading Medical Journals Prioritize DEI Over Diseases
Fenn & Miceli, City Journal
Trump Job Approval: Trafalgar/InAdv 50% | YouGov 43% | FOX News 46%
Friday, July 25
Today's Non-Progressive Progressives
Ruy Teixeira, Substack


Columbia Settlement Is a Win for Students and Our Nation
Nicole Russell, USA Today
Trump's Attack on Obama Is Predictable, Not Acceptable
Austin Sarat, The Guardian
The Damage Caused by Russia Hoax Lies
Victor Davis Hanson, American Greatness
Even If Gabbard Were Right, Obama Would Have Immunity
Joe Scarborough, MSNBC
Sins of the 2017 Intelligence Community Assessment
Greg Collard, Racket News
'This Should NOT Be Included': Warning on Dossier
Cleveland & Hemingway, Federalist
The Challenges With Releasing Epstein Records
Nicole Narea, Vox
Democrats Want an Autopsy Report? Here's a Reality Check
Keith Naughton, The Hill
Powell Is the Fauci of the Financial System
Sen. Bernie Moreno, CNN
Why China Won't Stop the Fentanyl Trade
Michael Schuman, The Atlantic
Extremism Masquerading as Activism
Aaron Pomerantz, RealClearPolitics
Cane Sugar in Coke Will Not Save Us
Emma Janssen, American Prospect
Outdoorsmen Made a Difference on Proposed Lands Sale
Salena Zito, DC Examiner
Trump Is Leading on AI. Congress Must Catch Up
Gary Shapiro, RealClearPolitics
Anniversary of the Strangest 3 Days in Modern Politics
Alex Berenson, Substack
The Butler Probabilities
George Parry, The American Spectator
Wall St. Journal: Trump Approval 46% | Generic: Dems +3 | Right Direction 39%
Saturday, July 26
The Sins of the 2017 Intelligence Community Assessment
Greg Collard, Racket News
The Intelligence Community Needs To Be Dismantled
John Davidson, The Federalist
Gabbard Is Trying To Rewrite the 2016 Election
Zachary Wolf & Jeremy Herb, CNN
The Real January 6 Wasn't at the Capitol, It Was at Trump Tower
Steve Cortes, RCP
The Sacred Cows Dems Must Slaughter To Win
Sen. Elissa Slotkin, RCP on SiriusXM
Progressives Have Upper Hand in Dem Party
Tom Bevan, Special Report w/Bret Baier
Robert Reich Thinks the Baby Boomers Blew It
David Marchese, NY Times Magazine
GOP Must Seize Gen Z Moment or Risk Losing a Generation
Charlie Kirk, FOX News
Wise Up New York: Don't Be a Chumbolone Town
John Kass, JohnKassNews
Dear New Yorkers: Consider Moving to Dallas, TX
Eric Johnson, RealClearPolitics
Gazans Are Finished With Hamas
Yasser Shabab, Wall Street Journal
Macron Is Playing With Fire by Recognizing Palestine
Brendan O'Neill, Spiked
Columbia Caves; Is Harvard Next?
Robert Kuttner, American Prospect
Facing the Truth About Foreign Enrollment in Higher Ed
Jacobson & Kaye, NY Post
Wave of Conservative Attacks on NEA, AFT Misguided
Glenn Sacks, RealClearPolitics
Theo, Ozzy & Hulk: It's Been a Rough Week for Gen X
Kirsten Fleming, New York Post
Hulk Hogan Was the Greatest Wrestler of All Time
Bobby Burack, Outkick
Sunday, July 27
What To Do When SCOTUS Rules the Wrong Way
Amy Davidson Sorkin, The New Yorker
History's Hard Lessons and America's New Resolve
Roger Kimball, American Greatness
Is Jasmine Crockett the Fighter Dems Are Looking For?
Elaine Godfrey, The Atlantic
In Ugly Democratic Feud, Both Sides Deserve To Lose
Byron York, DC Examiner
Can Democrats Get Mamdani Across the Finish Line?
Dharna Noor, The Guardian
Media Silence on Obama Directing Russia Hoax Is Telling
Tulsi Gabbard, FOX News
Gabbard's Accusations Are Absurd
John Brennan, MSNBC
The Rise and Fall of John Brennan
Jonathan Turley, The Hill
Trump's Obsession w/Obama Took Ominous Turn This Week
Michael Steele, MSNBC
When Obama Began Strangling the Republic by the Book - Part II
John Kass
Why Columbia Gave In to Trump’s Extortion
Altschuler & Wippman, The Hill
Beware Rationalizations for Leaving Universities as They Are
Peter Berkowitz, RCP
How Do We Disrupt the Momentum of Trump's Cruelty?
Eve Ensler, The Guardian
Merit, Identity, and the Rhetoric of Oppression
Erec Smith, RealClearPolitics
Why Stephen Colbert Should Be Fired Now
Joe Concha, Washington Examiner
Malcolm-Jamal Warner Carried Heavy Load for Black America
LZ Granderson, LAT
Hulk Hogan and the End of Gawker
John Sexton, Hot Air


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