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Monday, December 1
Political Violence in the Era of Trump
Benjamin Wallace-Wells, The New Yorker
Democrats' Calls for Violence Are Succeeding
John Hinderaker, PowerLine
GOP Faces Familiar Dilemma: What To Do About Obamacare?
Diamond, et al, WaPo
I Grew Up in Public Housing, Know How To Fix Obamacare
Sen. Rick Scott, FOX News
Putin Losing His Grip on Eastern Europe
Hans van Leeuwen, The Telegraph
Ukraine War: Lots of Questions & a Few Answers
Victor Davis Hanson, Am Greatness
Pete Hegseth Is Finally Getting Investigated
Inae Oh, Mother Jones
The Dem/Media Plot Against Pete Hegseth Is a Joke
Kurt Schlichter, Townhall
Can Behn Stun the GOP in Tennessee This Week?
John Nichols, The Nation
No Kings, No Queens, No Blind Loyalty
Frank Miele, RealClearPolitics
Education Secretary Linda McMahon Should Resign
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, USA Today
The Department of Education May Be Gone, Finally
Mark Bauerlein, First Things
Why Trump Is Targeting Somalis in Minnesota
Chad de Guzman, Time Magazine
If Covid Subsidies Can't Expire, Budget Cuts Are Impossible
Rep. Jason Smith, FNC
Trump's Legacy Is in Supreme Court's Shaky Hands
Ed Kilgore, New York Magazine
Damning Report Calls FBI 'Rudderless Ship' Under Patel
Miranda Devine, NY Post
A Solution to Campus Extremism
Robert P. George, Wall Street Journal
Tuesday, December 2
Too-Close Tennessee Election Warns GOP
Glenn Reynolds, New York Post


A Sign of Rising Political Fortunes for Democrats
Michael Cohen, MS Now
'Iryna's Law' and the Bad Judges Who Make It Necessary
Daniel McCarthy, Chronicles
White House Throws Admiral Under the Bus on Boat Strike
S.V. Date, HuffPost
Did Hegseth Commit a War Crime? Doubt It
Nicole Russell, USA Today
The Historic Reversal of Cultural Affordability
Paul Starr, American Prospect
The Incoherence of Ken Burns' 'The American Revolution'
Adam Rowe, Compact
Free Speech Requires a Pious Commitment
Kenin Spivak, RealClearPolitics
Russia-Ukraine Peace Deal Is Not a Loss or a Victory
Stephen Wertheim, The Guardian
Zelensky (Still) Does Not Have the Cards
Kelly Sadler, Washington Times
A Glimmer of Hope About AI and Jobs
Estes & Thompson, Vox
Europe's Green Energy Rush Has Proved Costly, Damaging
Fairless & Colchester, WSJ
Europe Should Repeal Directive That's Killing Growth
Andrew Puzder, Financial Times
Carrying On: British Jews Face Antisemitism With Resolve
Maggie Phillips, RCI
Below the $140,000 'Poverty Line'? Give Anyway
Jerusalem Demsas, Substack
Altruism in the Season of Thanksgiving
Roger Kimball, American Greatness
Why Lane Kiffin Left Ole Miss for LSU: Inside the Decision
John Talty, CBS Sports
Latest Polls: TN 7th Special | Generic Ballot | Direction of Country | Trump JA
Wednesday, December 3
Captured Drug Lords Choose: Snitch or Suffer
Fisher & Perez, Wall Street Journal


Trump's War on Drugs Includes Notable Exceptions
Heather Digby Parton, Salon
Trump Expands His Doctrine in the Western Hemisphere
Philip Wegmann, RCP
GOP Avoided Disaster in TN7, But Midterm Outlook Still Scary
Aaron Blake, CNN
Tennessee 7th Race 'Much Ado About Nothing...Much'
Roger Simon, Substack
Trump's Immigration Ban Proves the Alt-Right Won
Zack Beauchamp, Vox
Dems' Welfare & Mass Immigration Policies = Somali Fraud
Eddie Scarry, Federalist
Tim Walz Is Crumbling, Along With His 2028 Hopes
Jim Geraghty, Washington Post
Trump Is Elevating Sen. Kelly for 2028
Jason Howard, Salon
The Seditious Six
William A. Woodruff, RealClearDefense
Trump Using a Tragic Shooting To Demonize Millions
Mohamad Bazzi, The Guardian
Settling Afghans Here Puts America Last
Jeremy Carl, The American Mind
A New Way To Make Health Care Affordable
Merrill Goozner, Washington Monthly
Trump & McMahon Are Fixing Education. DC Is Panicking
Jorge Martinez, RCP
Should You Trust the News?
John Halpin, The Liberal Patriot
Transparency Key to Rebuilding Trust in Media
John Tillman, RCP on SiriusXM
Erika Kirk and the Wicked Witches of the Left
Sasha Stone, Substack
Thursday, December 4
Americans Worried But Economic Numbers Are Improving
Ingrid Jacques, USA Today


Working in America: The $79 Trillion Heist
Harold Meyerson, American Prospect
The Climate Cult Was a Terrible Mistake
Matt Ridley, The Spectator
Great American Baby Shortage
William Galston, Wall Street Journal
Rediscovering the Soul of Conservatism
Daniel Mahoney, The American Mind
Democrats Shouldn't Celebrate Losing in Tennessee
Bruce Barry, MS Now
Hegseth Plan To Refocus Army Near Home Popular
Jonathan Draeger, RCP
Do Voters Care About a 'President of Peace'?
Byron York, Washington Examiner
Dells' $6 Billion Gift May Be a Boom for Direct Giving
Sara Herschander, Vox
The Great Rewiring: 'America First' Trade
Ryan Rappa, RealClearPolitics
ADL: Thuggery Under Cover of Fighting Anti-Semitism
Mary Grabar, Chronicles
How To Accelerate Development of Affordable Housing
Roberta Gratz, The Nation
As AI Booms, U.S. Ignores Risk That Could Turn Off Everything
Richard Porter, RCP
Taking Thiel Seriously on the Antichrist
Joe Lonsdale, Substack
Catholics Are in Crisis
Maggie Phillips, Tablet Magazine
Shapiro: Harris Told 'Blatant Lies,' 'Trying To Sell Books'
Ryan Mancini, The Hill
Start Taking Trump Jr. Seriously as Vance's VP
Tom Bevan, RCP on SiriusXM
Friday, December 5
FBI Arrests Suspect in Jan. 6 Pipe Bomb Case
Rizzo, et al., Washington Post


Pipe Bomb Suspect Arrested Using No 'New Information'
Kaelan Deese, DC Examiner
A Criminal Cartel Runs Venezuela, and It's Targeting U.S.
Maria Machado, NY Post
War and Peace by Donald Trump
Stephen Collinson, CNN
Following the Money Trail of Missing Child Border Crossers
James Varney, RCI
Takeaways From the TN-7 Special Election
Cahaly & York, FOX News
Republicans Are in Trouble, But Democrats Could Blow It
Marc Novicoff, The Atlantic
End of Climate Catastrophism Is Good for Prosperity
Josh Hammer, Newsweek
Imagining Pro-Growth Urbanism
Matthew Yglesias, Substack
Democrats' Failure To Rebuild LA
Bevan, Cannon & Walworth, RealClearPolitics on SiriusXM
Bid To Defund Federalist, Zerohedge, Breitbart Exposed
Tyler Durden, ZeroHedge
Can We Opt Out of Facial Recognition Technology?
Nicholas Russell, The Nation
Pipe-Bomb Suspect's Arrest Solidifies Patel's Standing
Crabtree & Wegmann, RCP
The Higher Ed Covenant: Past, Present, and Future
Amy Wax, Encounter Books
MacKenzie Scott's Billion-Dollar Bet on Vibes
Sara Herschander, Vox
Monarchy Draws a Line, King Charles Preserves Credibility
Pamela Aydin, RCP
Iron Men
Matthew Spalding, The American Mind
Latest 2026 Polls: TX GOP Senate | CA Governor | MI Governor/Senate
Saturday, December 6
Trump Talks War & Peace, Sometimes at Same Time
Dan Diamond, Washington Post
The Moral Urgency of Compromise in Ukraine
George Beebe, Compact Magazine
A New Clash of Civilizations--With European Liberals
Joshua Keating, Vox
Civilizational Suicide and Europe's New Censorship Push
Michael Shellenberger, X
How Minnesota Became Land of 10,000 Frauds
Matthew Continetti, Wall Street Journal
Republicans Under Pressure To Deliver Health Plan
Delaney & Bobic, HuffPost
The Fight To Keep Politics Out of Medicine
Bethany Mandel, Washington Examiner
Can These Politician Activists Make It to Congress?
Laura Flanders, The Nation
Sen. McCormick Reflects on His First Year in Office
Linda Stein, RealClearPennsylvania
Netflix Buying Warner Bros Discovery Would Be a Disaster
Matt Stoller, Substack
Stop Big Tech's AI Amnesty Scam Before It's Too Late
Mike Davis, FOX News
Lightning in a Bottle
James Baratta, American Prospect
Underlying Essence of the Metacrisis Facing Young Men
John Ehrett, Commonplace
Soros Wrecked Criminal Justice One Leftist DA at a Time
Josh Appel, New York Post
Time To Pump the Brakes on AI Finance?
Eric Salzman, Racket News
Saving Is a Must
Ben Stein, The American Spectator
U.S. Needs Free Speech. RealClear Needs You
David DesRosiers, RealClear Media Fund
Sunday, December 7
SCOTUS Set To Strike Down Race-Based Redistricting
Stephen Presser, Chronicles
Sen. Kelly Rises as Foil to Trump
Igor Bobic, HuffPost
Taking the Side of Drug Cartels Another Losing Dem Issue
Joe Concha, DC Examiner
Dimon: Europe Has 'Real Problem,' Poses Risk to U.S.
Katherine Chiglinsky, Bloomberg
America Needs Free Speech. RealClear Needs You
David DesRosiers, RC Media Fund
National Security Strategy's Common-Sense Realism
Greg Lawson, National Interest
Why Peace in Ukraine Remains a Distant Prospect
Ian Bremmer, Project Syndicate
Ukraine Isn't Worth One American Life
Francis Sempa, RealClearDefense
Wikipedia Rigging the Information War on Behalf of the Left
Hugh Hewitt, FOX News
It's Still Called the Kennedy Center. But It's Trump's Theater Now
Betsy Klein, CNN
Netflix and the WB Just Killed Off Movie Theaters
Sasha Stone, Substack
How Originalism Keeps the Constitution Alive
Gregory Lyakhov, RealClearPolitics
Making Sense of Inflation
Sam Stark, The Nation
A Vision for Healthcare AI in America
Sebastian Caliri & Finn Kennedy, JL Substack
What's the Matter With Scotland?
Barton Swaim, Wall Street Journal
Grappling With the Groyper Problem: Insight From Campus
Nikos Mohammadi, RCP
Where Wokeness Went Wrong
Susan Neiman, New York Review of Books


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