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Monday, July 6
America's Been Deeply Divided Before. Today Is Different
Ronald Brownstein, CNN
Declaration of Independence vs. Communist Manifesto
Don Feder, Washington Times
America Is Exceptional Because Nothing Is Fixed in Place
Mayor Zohran Mamdani
The Disgraceful Mamdanis
Batya Ungar-Sargon, Substack
Why Is He Using the Communist Trump Card?
Robert Reich, Substack
The Socialist Democrat Party Is Obama’s Legacy
Matt Margolis, PJ Media
Trump Became a Legend This Weekend
Sasha Stone, Substack
Inside White House's Effort To Overturn World Cup Red Card
Schwartz, et al, WSJ
World Cup's Integrity in Tatters After FIFA Intervention
Oliver Brown, The Telegraph
Did the Supreme Court Steal the Midterm Elections?
Allysia Finley, Wall Street Journal
Trump's Election Subversion Plans? 
Garrett Epps, Washington Monthly
Raul Castro's Grandson Wants To Make Deal With Trump
Ruiz-Goiriena, et al, USAT
America's Next 250 Years Will Be Decided at Sea
Chris Servello, RealClearDefense
Haidt: Why the Right Should Support the Social Media Ban
Freddie Sayers, UnHerd
Why Transgender Sports Campaign Was Doomed
Megan McArdle, Washington Post
Women Are Not To Blame for Declining Fertility Rates
Jill Filipovic, Slate
A Silent Civil War Has Begun - And Blue States Are Winning
Samantha Flom, RCP
Tuesday, July 7
Platner on the Ledge, July 13 Deadline To Drop Out
Ed Kilgore, New York Magazine


Trump's Anti-Communist Manifesto
Byron York, Washington Examiner
Trump Rift With Senate GOP Hands Dems a Chance
Schoen & Cooperman, The Hill
My Former Colleagues Are Destroying Democratic Party
Evan Barker, The Free Press
Open Border Caused 30% Spike in Housing Costs
Kelly Sadler, Washington Times
Does Rent Control Really Backfire?
Levitz & Mason, Vox
Uncle Sam as Venture Capitalist? What Could Go Wrong?
James Varney, RCI
Europe Putting Real Money--and Industry--Behind Nato
Mark Rutte, Washington Post
Zelensky Is in Denial About Ukraine's Hopes
Jennifer Kavanagh, UnHerd
My Fourth of July
Bill King, RealClearPolitics
The Smithsonian's Patriotism Problem
Daniel McCarthy, Chronicles
Charting the Good Change Since the Bicentennial
Jonathan Alter, Washington Monthly
Don't Lock Young Americans Into Social Security
Sam Raus, RealClearPolitics
Trump Accounts Are Now Live. Here's What To Know
Jeanne Sahadi, CNN
Trump Helped Correct a World Cup Injustice
Isaac Schorr, New York Post
The Worst Ending to the Best U.S. Men's World Cup Ever
Brian Phillips, The Ringer
Dueling 4th of July Messages
Bevan, Cannon & Lumetta, RealClearPolitics on SiriusXM
Wednesday, July 8
'Dead Man Walking' in Maine?
Bevan, Cannon & Trende, RealClearPolitics on SiriusXM


Lessons From the Graham Platner Disaster
Michelle Goldberg, New York Times
Democrats Vetted Platner, Signed Off on All His Baggage
Scott Jennings, CNN
Why Platner's Supporters Ignored Glaring Warning Signs
Michael Cohen, MS Now
Anatomy of a Hype Job: How the NY Times Boosted Graham Platner
Ira Stoll, WFB
How Zohran Mamdani Saved the Fourth of July
Jeet Heer, The Nation
Mamdani Reveals a Remarkable Ignorance
Victor Davis Hanson, American Greatness
A Year Later, Trump's 'Big Beautiful Bill' Looks Really Ugly
Chris Brennan, USA Today
The GOP’s Self-Inflicted Midterm Crisis
Jeff Crouere, The American Spectator
Why Does JD Vance Keep Saying Loony Things?
Margaret Sullivan, The Guardian
JD Vance: 'America First' Warrior
Steve Cortes, Substack
Democratic Socialists Have Big Plans for 2028
Danielle Hewitt, Vox
FL's Bold Move Against Media Blacklists and NewsGuard
Robert Bluey, Daily Signal
Equality Is the Core of American Identity
William Galston, Wall Street Journal
America 250 Showed the Pride and Joy in the U.S.
Michael Goodwin, New York Post
Trump and Teddy Roosevelt: Lost in the Badlands
Robert Kuttner, American Prospect
Young Washington: History's Ultimate Gritty Origin Story
Salena Zito, DC Examiner
Thursday, July 9
Beware the Honest Oysterman
Caitlin Flanagan, The Free Press


How Did Dems Get Platner? The Answer Is the Problem
Christina Cauterucci, Slate
Dems Haven't Learned a Thing From Biden Fiasco
Miranda Devine, New York Post
There's a Silver Lining to Democrats' Platner Disaster
Zeeshan Aleem, MS Now
'Trump Peace Prize' Is the Best Idea Trump Hasn't Had Yet
Richard Porter, RCP
Trump Revives the Red Scare
Heather Parton, Salon
An Ugly Picture Emerging Around Wikipedia
Larry Sanger, Washington Examiner
The End of Reading Is Here
Rose Horowitch, The Atlantic
Mythbuster: U.S. Much Safer Than Many Peer Nations
John Lott, RCInvestigations
Why Trump Left NATO Summit on a Positive Note
Kevin Liptak, CNN
A Statement on My Future, and What's Needed To Fix Britain
Nigel Farage, Substack
How To Save the UN From Irrelevance
Rafael Grossi, Foreign Affairs
Where the Fight for Israel Can Still Be Won
Mor Greenberg, RealClearPolitics
I'm Free. Now Pray for China
Ezra Jin, Wall Street Journal
What Could Democrats Have Done Differently About Platner?
Prokop & Litman, Vox
The Platner Switcheroo
Bevan, Cannon & Porter, RealClearPolitics on SiriusXM
We Need a Rebirth of Instinctive Patriotism
Ryun & McFadden, American Greatness
Friday, July 10
What We Learned From Platner's Dropout Video
Monica Hesse, Washington Post


Platner Was a Mistake. Democrats Won't Learn From It
Dace Potas, USA Today
Are Democrats Really Moving Left?
Ed Kilgore, New York Magazine
Immigration Enforcement Is Slashing Violent Crime
John Lott, The Federalist
Trump Wants a Birthright Citizenship Do-Over, Won't Get One
Steve Benen, MS Now
Medicare's New Approach to Halting Fraud Paying Off
Oz & Brandt, Los Angeles Times
War's Back On: What Are the Implications?
David Dayen, American Prospect
The Iran the Funeral Cameras Don't Show
Masih Alinejad, The Free Press
Candace Owens' Lies About Kirk Assassination Fall Apart
Jennica Pounds, X
What Would My Father Say to America?
Katrina Swett, RealClearPolitics
The Smithsonian Hates American History
Roger Kimball, The Spectator
The U.S.-Israel Relationship: Today and the Road Ahead
Rahm Emanuel, Substack
Intifada at MIT
Barton Swaim, Wall Street Journal
Power Bill Is on the Ballot in Lehigh Valley
Oliver Bateman, RealClearPennsylvania
Platner Debacle Proves Power Hungry Left Can't Be Trusted
Shane Harris, AMAC
Maine's Three Likely Replacements for Platner
Gabrielle Gurley, American Prospect
End of the Platner Saga?
Bevan, Cannon & Ham, RealClearPolitics on SiriusXM
Saturday, July 11
Gad Saad on Suicidal Empathy, Fleeing Montreal for U.S.
Tunku Varadarajan, WSJ
Sen. Collins in Worse Trouble After Platner Exit?
Michael Tomasky, The New Republic
Platner's Catastrophic Collapse Exposes Democrat Rifts
Anthony Zurcher, BBC News
GA Poll: Jackson/Collins Can Win as Trump Approval Rises
Steve Cortes, Daily Signal
A Building Almost Collapsed in NY. The Backstory Is Hopeful
Sara Herschander, Vox
Economic Consensus Shifts on Mass Immigration
Oren Cass, Financial Times
The Age of Reading Isn't Over
Jonathan Minnema, The Daily Wire
A Parent's Worst Nightmare
Frannie Block, The Free Press
Title IX Is Holding Back U.S. Men's Soccer
Scott Yenor, Compact Magazine
America Isn't a Christian Nation--or a Secular One
Samuel Goldman, Washington Post
Candace Owens' Betrayal of Everything Charlie Kirk Stood For
KanekoaTheGreat, X
How Will Maine Democrats Go About Replacing Platner?
Cohen & Zeleny, CNN
This Isn't Journalism
Bevan & Cannon, RealClearPolitics on SiriusXM
A Reality Check for Struggling Blue States
Bernard Sharfman, Washington Examiner
Governments Must Fix Debt Mess Before It's Too Late
Michael Bloomberg, Bloomberg
How Republicans Can Win on Credit Card Swipe Fee Reform
Catalina Stubbe, RCP
How a 20-Year-Old Farm Boy Became a Hero by Falling Off His Ship
Mike Netter, X
TDIH - July 11 2nd Term Job Approval: Trump 41.0 | Obama 40.9 | Bush 38.5
Sunday, July 12
Platner Is Proof Dems Will Overlook Anything for Power
Michael Goodwin, NY Post
Maine Dems Seek Platner-Like Change Agent - Minus Baggage
Kevin Frey, MS Now
The Trust-Fund Wunderkinds Who Enabled Platner's Rise
Andrew Stiles, Free Beacon
Dems Should Unite With Socialists for Election Victories
A. Scott Bolden, The Hill
Dem Socialists Are So F*cking Stupid I Don't Know What To Say
James Carville
There's No Such Thing as 'Democratic' Socialism
Roger Simon, Substack
Michigan Is Next Big Test for the Democratic Party
Jason Zengerle, The New Yorker
Candace Owens Crashes and Burns
Sasha Stone, Substack
The Vile Evil Attacking Erika Kirk Must Be Condemned
Billy Hallowell, Wash Times
Does Kamala Harris Really Have a Shot in 2028?
Astead Herndon, Vox
VP Vance on Faith, Fatherhood and Forgiveness
Salena Zito, Washington Examiner
Democracy Depends on People Who Show Up
Travis N. Taylor, RealClearPolitics
Democrats Believe All Women - Unless They’re Inconvenient
Frank Salvato, TAS
Trump Knows His Freedom Fuel Is Socialism, Right?
Sara Pequeno, USA Today
The Case for Cheerful Conservatism
Roger Kimball, American Greatness
How Trump and DOGE Broke the IRS
Anne Kim, Washington Monthly
How the West(ern) Was Lost
J.T. Young, RealClearPolitics


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