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Monday, August 3
Trump Has Forgotten What Voters Want
Stephen Collinson, CNN
The Election Questions Democrats Won't Answer
Michael Thielen, RealClearPolitics
As Socialists Surge, DSA Asks Itself: What’s Next?
Karen Tumulty, Washington Post
El-Sayed's Michigan Rise Exposes Dems' Moral Morass
Isaac Schorr, New York Post
The GOP's Big Red Scare Is Really Stupid
Ed Kilgore, New York Magazine
GOP Should Make Dems Own Radical Agenda They Won't Reject
Robert Knight, WT
Republicans Won’t Flip Minnesota w/Mike Lindell
Matthew Cookson, RealClearPolitics
A Brief History of Wealth Creation
John Steele Gordon, Wall Street Journal
Trump's New Tariffs a Chance for World To Fight Back
Joseph Stiglitz, The Guardian
Can We Say 'Invasion' Now?
Brendan O'Neill, New York Post
The Far Right Is Distorting Ceuta
Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic
Trump's 'Deal' To Disarm Hamas Is Not Peace
Lee Smith, Tablet
Whatever Happened to Ending 'Endless Wars'?
Brian Joondeph, American Thinker
The Stink of Musk
Robert Reich, Substack
Fauci Lied and You, the Media, Punished Anyone Who Questioned It
RFK, Jr., CNN
Trump Has Revolutionized Executive Power
Francis Fukuyama, Substack
NCAA Pushes Congress To Gut Title IX
Kim Jones, Wall Street Journal
Tuesday, August 4
Michigan Is Fight for the Democrats' Future
Praveena Somasundaram, Washington Post


Is 'Communist' No Longer a Slur?
Victor Davis Hanson, American Greatness
GOP Screams 'Communism' To Distract From Its Failure
Sara Pequeno, USA Today
DSA 'Comrades' Meet in Chicago
Bevan, Cannon & Walworth, RCP on SiriusXM
You Simply Cannot Give Power to Lunatics
Scott McKay, The American Spectator
Trump's Economic 'Golden Age' Collides With Reality
Paul Waldman, MS Now
The GOP's GDP Majority
J.T. Young, RealClearPolitics
Bessent Leaning on Fed To Help Prop Up Japan’s Currency
Nick Timiraos, WSJ
The Details of Mamdani's Govt-Run Grocery Store Are Ridiculous
Nick Kokonas, X
The Solution to the Dems' John Fetterman Problem
Perry Bacon, The New Republic
Winning in Iran: Better Targets, Fewer Weapons
John Teichert, RealClearPolitics
The Way Out of Trump's Iran Trap? We'll Find Out in 2029
Gerard Baker, WSJ
Pete Buttigieg's Case Against ‘Return to Normal’
Jonathan Martin, Politico
Five Lessons From the Fauci Fiasco
Stephen Moore, Washington Times
Dems' Missed Chance on Trump's Immigration Cruelty
Heather Digby Parton, Salon
Biden Confessed to Everything--Hur Gave Him a Pass
Jonathan Turley, The Hill
Surely Liberals Can Agree That Plagiarism Is Bad
Sam Kahn, Substack
Michigan Senate Polls: Dem Primary | General Election | RCP Senate Map | Odds
Wednesday, August 5
We're Waging War on Fraud. Congress Can Help
Vice President Vance, Washington Post


It's OK To Dream of a Blue Texas
John DeVore, The New Republic
Democrats Want ID for Groceries--But Not for Voting?
Shane Harris, AMAC
What To Make of Michigan's Dem Senate Primary
Nate Silver, Substack
El-Sayed vs. Rogers in Michigan?
Bevan, Cannon & Walworth, RealClearPolitics on SiriusXM
Fauci Put His Pardon in Jeopardy
Jay Town, The Federalist
Trump's Reflecting Pool Fiasco
Stephen Collinson, CNN
Mamdani's New Tax Sounded Simple. That Was Deception
Mark Penn, FOX News
The Racial Crossroads
Helen Andrews, Compact Magazine
America's Cosmic Bet on AI
Graham Allison, Foreign Policy
Data Centers Are Unwelcome Neighbors
Jon von Vitruvius, IM--1776
Comical Case of Cambridge U.'s Fibbing DEI Prof
Daniel McCarthy, Chronicles
GOP Pressure Mounts on Rep. Max Miller To Quit
Mychael Schnell, MS Now
Rep. Miller's Career Is Over Now or in November
Tiana Doescher, Washington Examiner
Morocco, Spain and the Makings of a Crisis
Laila Lalami, The Nation
Spain Declares Border War on Itself
Martin Arostegui, The American Spectator
How AI Drones Transformed Disaster Response in Venezuela
Mary McKenna, RCP
Latest Polls: Trump Job Approval Falls to 2nd Term Low | Dems +7.1 in Generic
Thursday, August 6
El-Sayed's Challenge: Overcoming 'Otherness'
Harold Meyerson, American Prospect


El-Sayed and the Democrat 'Crazy Train'
Miranda Devine, New York Post
A Winning Template for Democrats
Peter Beinart, The Guardian
Where'd the Blowout Go for El-Sayed?
Bevan, et al., RealClearPolitics on SiriusXM
This Iran War Doesn't Feel Very 'America First'
Nicole Russell, USA Today
America Must Let Go of the Middle East
Michael Fuchs, Foreign Affairs
Tough Summer Is Testing Europe's Control of Its Fate
Michael Shear, New York Times
The Hard Truth About the Sanctuary Movement
Sean Davis, Imprimis
What Housing in America Could Look Like in 50 Years
Marina Bolotnikova, Vox
USW Leaders Let Grudges Stall Steelworkers
Aaron Withe, RealClearPolicy
Cambridge Professor at Center of Plagiarism Row Resigns
Caitlin Doherty, BBC News
Who Had To Lose for Jason Arday To Win?
Yuan Zhu, The Free Press
America's Political Divide Is a Strategic Vulnerability
Stephen Cook, RealClearPolitics
How a Homeless Shelter Drove Me Away From the Left
Lee Yimby, City Journal
Ohio's Rep. Miller Stays in Despite Allegations, GOP Pressure
Steve Benen, MS Now
Why GOP Could Still Keep Control of House
Praveena Somasundaram, Washington Post
Vote on Leaving Canada Is a Gamble for Alberta's Leader
Amanda Coletta, WSJ
Friday, August 7
The Math Doesn't Favor Left-Wing Candidates
Cowan & Bennett, Washington Post


Shades of '06? What '26 Does, Doesn't, Have in Common
James Antle, DC Examiner
He May Lose, But Dems Are Right To Back El-Sayed
Michael Tomasky, New Republic
The Era of Cover-Ups
Peder Zane, RealClearPolitics
GOP's Crusade Against Fauci Isn't Limited to Congress
Steve Benen, MS Now
Fauci's Legal Defense Has a Fatal Flaw
Jed Rubenfeld, The Free Press
Birth Tourism's Next Evolution: Surrogacy Schemes
Emma Waters, The American Mind
Sen. McConnell Is Homeward Bound
Nia Prater, New York Magazine
Is It 'Too Late' for the SAVE Act?
Cannon, Lumetta & Walworth, RCP on SiriusXM
Trump Won the Iran War
James Carafano, 1945
The Chinese Way of Lawfare
Mark Jia, Foreign Affairs
Success Builds in the South Bronx
Kyle Peterson, Wall Street Journal
To Fix Higher Education, Fund Heterodox Research
Hartz & Kaufmann, City Journal
Disagreement Inside the Left on Economics, Identity Issues
Andrew Prokop, Vox
I'm a Longtime Michigan Democrat--Not This Year
Julian Epstein, New York Post
So I Tried Out RFK Jr.'s New Cooking Show
Monica Hesse, Washington Post
America Got 'Faucied'
Curtis Hill, RealClearPolitics
Texas (TX A&M): Talarico (D) 47, Paxton (R) 43 | Abbott (R) 46, Hinojosa (D) 45
Saturday, August 8
Justice Alito: 'Practical Originalism' and Its Facile Critics
James Taranto, WSJ
Iran Plots To Deal Midterm Blow by Keeping U.S. Entangled
Patrick Wintour, Guardian
A Defense of the President's Strategy in Iran
Brian Kennedy, The American Mind
Democrats Need To Face Their Real Liability
Fareed Zakaria, Washington Post
Next Stop on the Krugman Apology Tour
Oren Cass, Commonplace
Pundit-Driven K-Shaped Economy Narrative Does Not Hold Up
Scott Bessent, X
Birthright Citizenship: Trump Thinks He Can Defy SCOTUS
Matt Ford, New Republic
How To Spot an Intellectual Impostor
Richard Dawkins, UnHerd
Why Universities Won't Reform Themselves
Jared Stepman, American Greatness
McMahon's Latest Offensive on American Universities
Jacques Berlinerblau, MS Now
What's Tucker Carlson's Endgame?
Cannon, Crabtree & Walworth, RCP on SiriusXM
Democrats Should Be Wary of 'Vote Blue No Matter Who'
David Winston, Roll Call
El-Sayed's Win Is a Landmark for Palestine Movement
Iman Abid, The Nation
Citing Jefferson, De La Espriella Takes Office in Colombia
Christian Caruzo, Breitbart
These 25 Items Represent America, Like It or Not
Emily Keegin, New York Times
How To Wreck a Museum
Caitlin Flanagan, The Free Press
Will the God of Cinema Forgive Christopher Nolan?
David Thomson, UnHerd
SC GOP Senate (Quantas): Graham 33, Norman 20, Fry 20, Sanford 17, Lynch 8
Sunday, August 9
Michigan, El-Sayed and a Reckoning for the Democrats
David Smith, The Guardian
Next Senator From SC Will Not Be Like Lindsey Graham
Byron York, DC Examiner
Trump Has a Gas Problem
Peters, Herndon & Zelizer, Vox
The Meaning of Haley Stevens' Defeat
Jesse Arm, City Journal
The Democratic Party Is Being Hijacked
Rep. Josh Gottheimer, The Free Press
Scott Presler Warns GOP Senators on SAVE America Act
Jasmyn Jordan, Breitbart
Trump's Birthright-Citizenship Obsession Lives On
Ed Kilgore, New York Magazine
Justice Alito Locked and Loaded for Another Term
Jonathan Turley, The Hill
We Fed the Dragon--and Lost the Narrative
Chris Fenton, RealClearPolitics
How Colombia Re-Entered the U.S. Orbit
Henry Large, The National Interest
The Class Struggle in Your Wallet
Jeffrey Sklansky, American Prospect
Those Who Tell You 'AI Is Changing Everything' Are Lying
Cory Doctorow, The Nerve
Great and Unfortunate Fabrications
Roger Kimball, American Greatness
Jason Arday's Fairy Tale Is Over
Daniel Engber, The Atlantic
Education System Doesn't Care--Teacher Unions To Blame
Weber & Egorov, NY Post
The Joyless Return of 'Ted Lasso'
Liel Leibovitz, The Free Press
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