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Monday, April 21
Do Elite Universities Really Wish To Fight the Federal Govt?
Victor Davis Hanson, AG
The Latest Front in Conservative War Against Academia
Adam Gabbatt, The Guardian
Harvard’s Timing Reveals Its Priorities
J.T. Young, Wall Street Journal
There Will Never Be Another Pope Like Francis
Anthea Butler, MSNBC
How Pope Francis Will Be Remembered
Ed Condon, The Spectator World
The Vatican's Secret Process for Choosing a New Pope
Harriet Sherwood, Guardian
How Many Angel Moms Has Sen. Van Hollen Met With?
Tom Homan, This Week
Trump Claims Unfettered Presidential Power on Immigration
Dan Balz, Wash Post
Congressional GOP Looks To Stop 'Judicial Coup d'etat'
M.D. Kittle, The Federalist
The New Democratic Divides
Harold Meyerson, The American Prospect
Dems' Biden Problem: They Broke Him, They Bought Him
Frank Miele, RCP
We Can't Just Be the Party Against Trump
DNC Vice Chair David Hogg, This Week
Teachers Union Bosses Put Themselves Before Students
Mary Katharine Ham, FOX
Peter Beinart on Israel's Moral Failures
Charlie Stone, The Unknowns
The Greatest Polluter on Earth Is Poverty
Bjorn Lomborg, New York Post
Why Does Everyone Hate Katy Perry So Much?
Kevin Fallon, The Daily Beast
A Trans-Activist Temper Tantrum
Jo Bartosch, Spiked
Tuesday, April 22
The Passion of Pope Francis
Francis Rocca, The Free Press


Pope Francis' Gift to Us Was His Big Heart
Timothy Dolan, New York Post
Can Democrats Pivot to the Center?
Park MacDougald, City Journal
Van Hollen Shows Us One Person Can Make a Difference
Joan Walsh, The Nation
Prosecute Bureaucrats for Defrauding Government
Peter Thiel, American Optimist
Google Faces Historic Breakup
David Dayen, American Prospect
Manufacturer Welcomes Level Playing Field Against China
Salena Zito, DC Examiner
Trump vs. Powell. It's On!
Eric Salzman, Racket News
Another Thing Folks Like About South: Public Education's Revival
Vince Bielski, RCI
Harvard Has Sunk Deeply Into the Progressive Swamp
Nicole Russell, USA Today
It's Easy To See Why Universities Have Lost Public Trust
John Halpin, Substack
Schools Should Work With, Not Against, Parents Like Me
Billy Moges, RealClearPolicy
Make the FAA Great Again
Dean Karayanis, The Daily Caller
David Hogg Wants Democrats To Wake Up
Russell Payne, Salon
The Intelligence Community's Undeclared Second Cold War
Mike Benz, X
Kicking Out Foreign Students Is a Loss for America
Agustina Cid, RealClearPolitics
Richard Bernstein Warned Us About DEI
Daniel Shuchman, City Journal
Wednesday, April 23
Dems Get Almost Everything Wrong in Abrego Garcia Case
Nicole Russell, USA Today


What Democratic Infighting Reveals
John Hendrickson, The Atlantic
There's No Such Thing as a 'Sane Democrat'
Sasha Stone, Substack
A Ticking Clock on American Freedom
Adrienne LaFrance, The Atlantic
DNI Releases Biden's Secret Plan To Counter 'Domestic Terrorism'
John Lott, RCP
No Surprise Trump Is Targeting NPR and PBS
Margaret Sullivan, The Guardian
Trust In Media So Low Because the Product Stinks. Do Better
Scott Jennings, CNN
In MN, Vandalize Teslas & Go Scot-Free?
Bevan, Cannon & Walworth, RCP on SiriusXM
Americans Favor Deporting Illegals, See U.S. on Right Track
Harry Enten, CNN
Illegal Immigration Hunt Digs Into IRS and Social Security
Ben Weingarten, RCI
Dems Must Make GOP Fear Consequences of Trying Dictatorship
David Atkins, WM
Can President Trump Fix Harvard?
Ilya Shapiro, FOX News
Trump's Harvard Simply Isn't Real
Henry Haidar, The Harvard Crimson
30x Dems Worried (Privately) Abt Biden's Decline Before Debate
Andrew Stiles, WFB
Hegseth Is Self-Destructing at Lightning Speed
Chris Lehmann, The Nation
Campaign To Protect Status Quo at Pentagon
Shawn Fleetwood, The Federalist
EPA's Zeldin Demands Mexico Act on Cross-Border Sewage
Susan Crabtree, RCP
Thursday, April 24
Hegseth Turns to His Mission To Reshape the Military
Salena Zito, DC Examiner


In Defense of Everything-Bagel Liberalism
Joel Dodge, Washington Monthly
Defending Biden's Open Border Will Cost SCOTUS Dearly
Glenn Reynolds, NY Post
How a Low-Profile Democrat Challenged Trump's Deportations
Igor Bobic, HuffPost
Next Target in Dismantling Censorship Complex Is CISA
Ben Weingarten, Federalist
Is Your Favorite Influencer's Opinion Bought and Sold?
Lee Fang, Los Angeles Times
Princeton's War on Civil Rights
Rufo & Thorpe, City Journal
Stephen A. Smith Will Not Be President
Malcolm Ferguson, The New Republic
Tim Pool's First Question Humiliates White House Press Corps
John Nolte, Breitbart
Want To Understand New Cold War? Look to Huawei
Brett Christophers, The Nation
China Can't Go It Alone
Henry Gao, Tablet Magazine
A New Poll Shows the Peril of Trump's Tariffs
Penn & Stein, Wall Street Journal
The ARC of a New Energy Covenant
David DesRosiers, RealClearEnergy
Green Days of Rage
Seth Mandel, Commentary
The Jews Who Saw Around History's Darkest Corner
Haviv Gur, The Free Press
Ukraine Can't Afford To Refuse Peace Plan
Anatol Lieven, Responsible Statecraft
Parents' Rights Are Making a Comeback
Andrea Picciotti-Bayer, RealClearEducation
Friday, April 25
Hogg’s Democratic Party Shake-Up Should Model AOC
Michael Ceraso, The Hill


AOC 2028? Yes, Please!
Scott McKay, The American Spectator
Democratic Party Looking for a Brand To Call Its Own
Ridder & Washburn, RCP
Leftist Corruption Is Undergoing a Reckoning
Adam Mill, Chronicles
Musk Leaves Legacy of Self-Destruction at DOGE
Zachary Basu, Axios
Elon Risked Much To Help America. We Should Thank Him
Ingrid Jacques, USAT
War Between Harvard & Trump Escalates
Bevan, Wilhelm & Walworth, RCP on SiriusXM
Harvard Is an Islamist Outpost
Ruth Wisse, Wall Street Journal
Trump's First 100 Days: What's Changed (So Far)
Page & Anderson, USA Today
President Trump's 100-Day Opportunity
Kimberley Strassel, Wall Street Journal
The DOJ Under Trump Is Failing Our Country
Scott Williams, The Oklahoman
What Is Democratic Legality?
Victor Davis Hanson, American Greatness
Time for Trump To Walk Away From Russia-Ukraine War?
Jennifer Kavanagh, UnHerd
Is a US Recession on the Horizon Amid Trump's Tariffs?
Jeffrey Frankel, The Guardian
Canada Aggressively Attacking US Trade, Farmers & Workers
Kenin M. Spivak, RCP
Will Europe Back Down Against Big Tech?
Harrison Stetler, The Nation
Dems Work Together With Europe on Censorship Project
Jonathan Turley, FOX News
Saturday, April 26
What Was Judge Dugan Thinking?
Byron York, Washington Examiner
The Democratic Senator Who Silenced the Centrists
Jason Linkins, The New Republic
Is the Democratic Party Violating Civil-Rights Law?
James Piereson, The New Criterion
Flailing Democrats Need To Start Building Coalitions
Will Marshall, The Hill
Gail Slater's War on Monopoly
Sohrab Ahmari, UnHerd
Smart Canadians Are Fleeing for the U.S.
Reuven Brenner, Wall Street Journal
Trump's Economic Advisers Suddenly Try To Act Normal
Chris Lehmann, The Nation
It's a Mistake To Be Dogmatic With Trade Policy
Michael Lind, Commonplace
Leftist Groupthink and the Covid Reckoning
Karol Markowicz, New York Post
Elon Musk Isn't Going Anywhere
Alex Shephard, The New Republic
Harvard, Do You Hear Yourself?
Mark Goldfeder, The Hill
John Wayne and the American Freedom Train
Jeffrey Anderson, RealClearPolitics
How Did Having Babies Become Right-Wing?
Madeleine Kearns, The Free Press
The Meaning of Ralph Lauren Nationalism
Samuel Goldman, Compact Magazine
Story of His Life
Charles McElwee, City Journal
When Did People Stop Dancing at the Club?
Alex Abad-Santos, Vox
How Do We Stop the Media From Talking About Itself?
Cockburn, The Spectator
Trump Job Approval: NYT/Siena 42% | RCP Average 45.8% | Direction ofCountry
Sunday, April 27
Tyrants Like Trump Always Fall
Simon Tisdall, The Guardian
Dems' Far-Left Agenda: The Worst Is Yet To Come
Michael Goodwin, New York Post
Trump Administration to Judges: 'We Will Find You'
Adam Serwer, The Atlantic
Judges, Not FBI, Appear To Have Crossed 'Red Line'
Jonathan Turley, FOX News
The Scale of Trump’s Federal Layoffs in His First 100 Days
Choi & Gainor, CNN
DOGE Has Been a Smashing Success
Christian Britschgi, Reason
GOP Unity To Be Tested Over Trump's 'Big, Beautiful Bill'
Chris Stein, The Guardian
Democrats Suddenly Care About the Constitution
Tudor Dixon, DC Examiner
Trump's Cosplay Cabinet
Ashley Parker, The Atlantic
RFK Jr. Brings Revolutionary Change to American Health
Douglas MacKinnon, The Hill
Pope Francis Brings Together Trump and Zelensky
Paul Kengor, American Spectator
Papal Conclave Won't Fit Into the American Political Framework
S.A. McCarthy, RCP
The Last Confession
Eric Spitz, Substack
#TeslaTakedown Tied to Shortsellers
Ashley Rindsberg, Pirate Wires
Minnesota DA's Woke Two-Tier Justice
Bill Glahn, New York Post
Conservatives Fighting 'Antisemitism' Often Target Jews
Joshua Schreier, Guardian
Human-Rights Bodies Corrupt Human Rights To Vilify Israel
Peter Berkowitz, RCP


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