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Yesterday — June 1st 2024U.S.

Voters Increasingly Worried About the Rule of Law

By: Mark Penn， FOX News
I opposed the Republican attempt to use the personal life of Bill Clinton to impeach him, and this attempt to use the personal life of Donald Trump to jail him is no different.

Voters Increasingly Worried About the Rule of Law

The Big Biden Panic

By: James Antle， Washington Examiner
President Joe Biden is trailing, but perhaps the guilty verdict against Trump will save him.

The Big Biden Panic

Thank God Case Was Brought in a State With No GOP Control

By: Joy Reid， MSNBC
MSNBC host Joy Reid calls out Black Republican leaders decrying former President Donald Trump's guilty verdict.

Thank God Case Was Brought in a State With No GOP Control

Democrat Lawyers Are Running Rings Around Republicans

By: John Davidson，＆nbsp；Federalist
Either you're willing to jail Democrats on the same terms they're using to jail Trump, or you're merely controlled opposition.

Democrat Lawyers Are Running Rings Around Republicans

Republicans Vow To Scorch the Earth After Trump Conviction

By: Philip Wegmann，＆nbsp；RCP
Spurred by the volcanic temper of their base, Republicans are now preparing to scorch the earth in the wake of former President Donald Trump's conviction, potentially setting off a chain reaction that could fundamentally alter the American political system entirely.

Republicans Vow To Scorch the Earth After Trump Conviction

My Enemies

By: Glenn Loury， Substack
In conversation with Russ Roberts

This Was a Typical Communist Show Trial

By: Sen. Marco Rubio， Newsweek
In November, we have what may be our last chance to save this country-not just make our country great again, but to make it greater than it has ever been.

The Martyr of Mar-a-Lago

By: Harold Meyerson， American Prospect
Trump can never be wrong; he can only be wronged.

The Martyr of Mar-a-Lago

Biden Has Gotten His Wish--and It Won't Help

By: Ingrid Jacques， USA Today
The truth is Donald Trump being a convicted felon won't change your opinion of him. In fact, now some Republicans are more likely to vote for him.

Biden Has Gotten His Wish--and It Won't Help

Before yesterdayU.S.

Will Lead To An Enormous Increase In Strength for Trump

By: Newt Gingrich， FOX News
FOX News contributor and former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich reacted to the Trump verdict on the 'Ingraham Angle' and said, "This really is a vote this fall between going back to the Constitution with Trump or the establishment of a dictatorship in which the people who are corrupt tell the rest of us do what we want you to or else we will destroy you the way we destroyed Trump."

Will Lead To An Enormous Increase In Strength for Trump

Democrats Will Rue This Day

By: Megyn Kelly
This whole scheme, and here it is the proper word is corrupt. It's a before and after moment for America. What just happened today is a line we can't uncross, and these Democrats will rue the day they decided to use lawfare to stop a presidential candidate.

Democrats Will Rue This Day

How Stanford Helped Birth the Censorship Industrial Complex

By: Ben Weingarten，＆nbsp；RCI
By Ben Weingarten, RealClearInvestigationsMay 31, 2024This summer the Supreme Court will rule on a case involving what a district court called perhaps

A Good Day for American Democracy

By: Moira Donegan， The Guardian
So rarely held to account, Trump has finally had a small taste of justice. This is a good day for American democracy

A Good Day for American Democracy

The GOP Senate Candidates Trailing Trump

By: Nate Moore， Substack
Look at vote share, not just margin, when assessing the 2024 U.S. Senate map.

And Now, a Real-World Lesson for Student Activists

By: Pamela Paul， New York Times
The encampments have been cleared, campuses have emptied; protester and counterprotester alike have moved on to internships, summer gigs and

What if This Is Our Last Real Election?

By: Paul Krugman， New York Times
Some of the Americans protesting the war in Gaza have turned on President Biden. They assert that the government of

A Trial - and Now An Election - Rigged From Beginning to End

By: Rich Lowry， NY Post
"Rigged" is a favorite word of Donald Trump and his allies. It describes how institutions and processes have been distorted by a progressive elite to tilt the playing field against Trump and his supporters.

A Trial - and Now An Election - Rigged From Beginning to End

Why Trump's Felony Convictions Are a Big Political Problem

By: John Harris， Politico
Yes, it's obviously true that a 34-count felony conviction would be enough to demolish the career of any normal politician. Yes, it's obviously true that former president Donald Trump is not a normal politician. His most devoted partisans will only become more so following Thursday's guilty verdict. Just as they did after the Access Hollywood tape, the impeachments, the Jan. 6 riot and other examples too abundant to recount or, for many people, even to recall.

Why Trump’s Felony Convictions Are a Big Political Problem

The Guilty Verdict Only Makes Trump Stronger

By: Scott Jennings， Los Angeles Times
The guilty verdict, on 34 felonies that few can fully explain, is already boosting campaign contributions and energizing Republicans.

Justice Breyer Says SCOTUS Majority Doing It All Wrong

By: Jessica Levinson， MSNBC
The question of how judges analyze the Constitution and statutes is perhaps the most pressing legal issue of our time.

How Will the Verdict Affect 2024?

By: Bevan， Cannon ＆amp； Walworth， RCP on SiriusXM
Thursday on the RealClearPolitics radio show, Andrew Walworth, Tom Bevan, and Carl Cannon discuss the jury in the New York vs. Donald Trump "hush money" trial finding him guilty of all 34 counts. They also talk about Nikki Haley's decision to write "finish them" on an Israeli artillery shell during her trip to Israel over Memorial Day, Sen. John Fetterman's commencement address to Yeshiva University graduates, and the Iranian Ayatollah's tweet in support of pro-Palestine protests on U.S. college campuses.

How Will the Verdict Affect 2024?

I Just Donated $300k to Trump. I'm Prepared To Lose Friends

By: Shaun Maguire， X
Back in 2016 I had drunk the media Kool-Aid and was scared out of my mind about Trump. As such I donated to Hilary Clinton's campaign and voted for her. By 2020 I was disillusioned and didn't vote - I didn't like either option.

I Just Donated $300k to Trump. I’m Prepared To Lose Friends

Q&A: Jonathan Haidt's 'Anxious Generation'

By: Matt Taibbi， Racket News
One of the co-founders of the Heterodox Academy returns to his academic specialty with a hair-raising warning about the digital age

After the Trial, Can Biden Capitalize?

By: Kristol ＆amp； Egger， The Bulwark
Plus: Meet the MAGA establishment, same as the old establishment.

After the Trial, Can Biden Capitalize?

Biden Rule Could Cripple Offshore Oil Companies

By: Pete McGinnis， RealClearPolicy
In June 2023, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management proposed a rule that would require stricter financial assurance standards for oil companies operating in the Outer Continental Shelf. This costly ru

'Dying Empire Led by Bad People': Young Voters Despairing

By: Shelby Talcott， Semafor
A new survey may help explain Joe Biden's recent struggles with the under-30 set.

'Dying Empire Led by Bad People': Young Voters Despairing

Policymakers Risk Inflation Amid Economic Uncertainty

By: Kenneth Rogoff， Guardian
Central banks may not aim for such an outcome but will probably adjust interest rate decisions in a way that makes it more likely than deep recession

De-Banking Is Becoming a Crisis in the U.S.

By: David Bahr， The Telegraph
De-banking is becoming a crisis in the US, conflating ordinary conservatives with dangerous terrorists

How Political (Dis)Interest Will Shape 2024

By: John Halpin， Substack
Disengaged Americans don't care much for normal politics. But they do care greatly about inflation.

How Political (Dis)Interest Will Shape 2024

A Note on 'Equity' and Captured Institutions

By: Joe Lonsdale， Substack
Blink twice if your organization has been taken over by Marxists!

My Political Depression Problem--and Ours

By: Rick Perlstein， American Prospect
Granular study of the ever-more-authoritarian right didn't demoralize the author as much as reaction from the left.

Biden Circling the Drain, Lawfare Against Trump Is Backfiring

By: Matt Vespa， Townhall
As the jury deliberates on the verdict in the Trump hush money trial, I wouldn't have been shocked if this body got deadlocked. Then, Judge Merchan decided to tilt the scales, offering confusing instructions and guidelines to the jurors and setting up fertile ground for an appeal should things go sideways. One thing is clear: the American people do not care. CNN's Harry Enten broke that down, showing the Left's attempt at damaging Donald Trump through weaponizing our legal system has backfired

Biden Circling the Drain, Lawfare Against Trump Is Backfiring

Trump Trial Has Done a Lot of Damage to American Brand

By: Kevin O'Leary， FOX News
I was in Europe for the beginning of this case during the Stormy Daniels testimony, when she was testifying, talking to sovereign wealth funds. We've done a lot of damage to the American brand here. A lot of damage. Trump and Biden are going to be gone in four years but the damage done here to the office of the executive, the 200-year-old brand, the reason we can go overseas and bring billions of dollars back to the United States is they trust our system.

Trump Trial Has Done a Lot of Damage to American Brand

A Role Robert De Niro Should Have Turned Down

By: David Axelrod， CNN
Robert De Niro has brilliantly played many roles in his long and storied acting career. He might, on second thought, have turned down the one for which he was cast on Tuesday.

A Role Robert De Niro Should Have Turned Down

Are Democrats Stuck With Biden?

By: Hugo Gurdon， Washington Examiner
Biden's problem has less to do with media critics than with deepening skepticism about his capacities being openly expressed by Democrats themselves.

Are Democrats Stuck With Biden?

Only One Constitution Can Survive

By: Ellmers ＆amp； Anton， TomKlingenstein.com
A new book highlights the contrast between the founders' Constitution and the Progressive alternative currently supplanting it.

Only One Constitution Can Survive

Libertarians Should Vote for Trump

By: Walter Block， Wall Street Journal
He isn't one of us, but he promised to pardon Ross Ulbricht-and he's a lot better than Joe Biden.

Libertarians Should Vote for Trump

Gifted Programs Vanishing From Schools Is Bad for Kids

By: Kara Miller， Boston Globe
I didn't think much about gifted and talented programs until I saw my husband's shirt. It sits folded at the bottom of his T-shirt pile because - not surprisingly - he would never leave the house wearing a shirt that reads "Gifted and Talented Education - Allegheny Intermediate Unit."

Gifted Programs Vanishing From Schools Is Bad for Kids

How Gullible Do Samuel Alito & Mike Johnson Think We Are?

By: Dahlia Lithwick， Slate
There's actually an easy way to understand the attempts at a defense these men are making.

How Gullible Do Samuel Alito & Mike Johnson Think We Are?

Feds Blow Up Dems' Hunter Biden Laptop Scam

By: Rowan Scarborough， Washington Times
Last September, Hunter Biden's laptop counterattack strategy targeted the two Donald Trump-linked lawyers who teamed up to bring his disturbing MacBook Pro contents to the American people.

Feds Blow Up Dems' Hunter Biden Laptop Scam

Dems Push For Early Debate So It's Easier To Dump Biden

By: Roberts ＆amp； Kelly， Federalist
Democratic National Committee rules and state laws create a simple path to oust Biden before, during, and after the convention.

Ireland, Spain & Norway Choose Death Over Dancing

By: Richard Porter， RealClearPolitics
The small gravel shed by the aging cracked pavement pressed painfully into my chin and forehead, so I turned my face to the side and moved my hands from behind my head to cushion my cheek, then shifted back again after a few moments, unsure what to do. Rocket attacks are not part of my daily routine.

Ireland, Spain & Norway Choose Death Over Dancing

The Slaughter in Rafah & Israel's Moral Nadir

By: Zack Beauchamp， Vox
Israel is massacring Palestinians - and undermining its own security in the process.

The Slaughter in Rafah & Israel's Moral Nadir

How Tuned-Out Voters Could Decide 2024

By: Glueck ＆amp； Corasaniti， New York Times
Joe Perez is exactly the type of voter President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump are fighting over: A 22-year-old Hispanic man in Las Vegas who grew up leaning Republican, he also supports abortion rights and was turned off by the Capitol rioters on Jan. 6, 2021. But Perez - unenthusiastic about a Biden-Trump rematch, overwhelmed by the news and disillusioned by politics - is tuning out. If you ask me right now what's going on with, like, the presidential race, or the situation in G

How Tuned-Out Voters Could Decide 2024

Trump's Bronx Rally Shows Future of GOP

By: Ryan Girdusky， The American Conservative
The Republicans aren't a multiracial, working-class party yet-but the gains have been undeniable.

Trump's Bronx Rally Shows Future of GOP

De Niro Stumps for Biden: 'Trump Will End Democracy'

By: Philip Wegmann， RCP
President Biden often argues that Donald Trump is a threat to democracy. He and his campaign had not, however, said that reelecting Trump would end democracy altogether. Until recently.

De Niro Stumps for Biden: 'Trump Will End Democracy'

Judgment Day Looms for Trump in New York

By: Stephen Collinson， CNN
Donald Trump, who built a mystique as the brash epitome of power, has never been more powerless to dictate his own fate.

Judgment Day Looms for Trump in New York

Trump Is Winning, But 4 Things Could Change That

By: Mark Penn， FOX News
The presidential election is getting closer and Trump is in the lead. But there are four major things that could shake up the race from the debates to Trump's pick for running mate.

Trump Is Winning, But 4 Things Could Change That

Democrats' 'Freak Out' Over Biden

By: Bevan，＆nbsp；Jashinsky ＆amp； Walworth， RCP on SiriusXM
Tuesday on the RealClearPolitics radio show, Andrew Walworth and Tom Bevan, with Emily Jashinsky of The Federalist, discuss the Biden campaign press event today featuring actor Robert De Niro outside the NYC courthouse where closing arguments began in Donald Trump's first trial.

Democrats' 'Freak Out' Over Biden

'Whatever They Can Get Trump for Is Fine With Me'

By: Byron York， Washington Examiner
The New York trial of former President Donald Trump is heading toward a conclusion.

'Whatever They Can Get Trump for Is Fine With Me'

What Does Success Look Like for Third-Party Candidates?

By: Zachary Wolf， CNN
They booed former President Donald Trump, the Republican presidential candidate who currently leads in polling in some swing states. They rejected Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the independent candidate who is polling at 15% in some polls.

What Does Success Look Like for Third-Party Candidates?

Ukraine Depends on Our Long-Term Commitment

By: Eric Ciaramella， Foreign Affairs
Its security depends on long-term commitments from the West.

Ukraine Depends on Our Long-Term Commitment

America's Declining Power & the Emerging Multipolar World

By: Christopher Roach， AG
If we want our country to be safe and powerful, we should start on the firm foundations of respect for peace, human life, and other nations' sovereignty.

America’s Declining Power & the Emerging Multipolar World

How Hard Is It To Buy a Home Right Now?

By: Jasmine Cui， NBC News
Home prices, interest rates, availability and more factor into our new metric, updated monthly, that gauges how difficult it is to buy a home where you live.

How Hard Is It To Buy a Home Right Now?

A Chat With Libertarian Candidate Chase Oliver

By: Charlie Stone， The Unknowns
The Unknown's host, Charlie Stone, chats with Chase Oliver, 38, who recently won the nomination as the 2024 Libertarian candidate for U.S. President. With the race between Trump and Biden so close, Mr. Chase may earn enough popular vote to help sway the election. The central question--who does he help more, Trump or Biden? Oliver shares his personal journey, values, and policy positions. He discusses his upbringing, music, LGBTQ identity, family dynamics, and the influence of faith on his values. He also delves into his stance on abortion, immigration, and his strategy for the upcoming...

A Chat With Libertarian Candidate Chase Oliver

The National D-Day Memorial

By: John Halpin， Substack
That Nation which respects and honors its dead, shall ever be respected and honored itself. - Brevet Lieut.-Col. Edmund B. Whitman, 1868 Since the late nineteenth century, Americans at the end of May have honored and mourned all the men and women who died while serving in the U.S. military. Although Memorial Day (officially the last Monday of May since an

The National D-Day Memorial

CCP Is Deliberately Murdering American Children

By: Erik Prince， Tucker Carlson Show
The Chinese Communist Party has been very active in Mexico. The fentanyl crisis is very much, you know, last year, fentanyl in America killed like 109,000 people.

CCP Is Deliberately Murdering American Children

The 500

By: Natan Sharansky， Tablet Magazine
A letter from 500 Jews at Columbia University may be a landmark in the struggle to escape a stifling regime of doublethink and ensure the American Jewish future through proud and open dissent

The 500

Memorial Day: WWII Vet and Author Bill Swanson

By: Sorensen ＆amp； Waters， RCP＆nbsp；on SiriusXM
In this Memorial Day special edition of the RealClearPolitics radio show, Andrew Walworth presents an extended interview with World War II veteran and author Bill Swanson.

Memorial Day: WWII Vet and Author Bill Swanson

Crowd in the Bronx Has Seen the Biden Disaster

By: Rep. Byron Donalds， Fox News Sunday
Florida Republican Byron Donalds talks about attending the Trump rally this week in the Bronx and the former president's effort to appeal to minority voters during an interview with Shannon Bream on "FOX News Sunday."

Crowd in the Bronx Has Seen the Biden Disaster

The Near-Impossible Task of Providing Food Aid in Gaza

By: Kerri Kennedy， CNN
Earlier this month, our team of humanitarian workers had to stop distributing aid in Gaza. Like most of the population there, our aid workers urgently needed to find new places for themselves and their families to shelter.

The Near-Impossible Task of Providing Food Aid in Gaza

I'm a Crime Victim--ProPublica Has My Tax Returns

By: Ira Stoll， Wall Street Journal
Many such crimes could be avoided if the government collected and stored less confidential data.

I'm a Crime Victim--ProPublica Has My Tax Returns

How Can People Be Nostalgic for Trump?

By: Michael Tomasky， The New Republic
Joe Biden's real opponent isn't inflation or Gaza or even Trump himself. It's nostalgia bias vs. negativity bias.

How Can People Be Nostalgic for Trump?

OpenAI and Political Bias in Silicon Valley

By: Kalev Leetaru， RealClearPolitics
AI-powered image generators were back in the news earlier this year, this time for their propensity to create historically inaccurate and ethically questionable imagery. These recent missteps reinforced that, far from being the independent thinking machines of science fiction, AI models merely mimic what they've seen on the web, and the heavy hand of their creators artificially steers them toward certain kinds of representations. What can we learn from how OpenAI's image generator created a series of images about Democratic and Republican causes and voters last December?

OpenAI and Political Bias in Silicon Valley

A Flimsy, Unfair Trial Reaches Its Climax

By: Byron York， Washington Examiner
On Tuesday, a Manhattan jury will hear closing arguments in the trial of former President Donald Trump. And there's now a furious debate between the two sides.

A Flimsy, Unfair Trial Reaches Its Climax

The Zombie Trump Effect--Decoding the Polls

By: Heather Parton， Salon
Decoding the polls gives us a clue into Joe Biden's problems

The Zombie Trump Effect--Decoding the Polls

Will Biden Drag Senate Democrats Down With Him?

By: Gerard Baker， Wall Street Journal
So far at least, his party's swing-state incumbents are polling ahead of the unpopular president.

Will Biden Drag Senate Democrats Down With Him?

The War on America's Working Class

By: Jenny Holland， Spiked
Batya Ungar-Sargon's Second Class captures the elite assault on blue-collar America.

The War on America's Working Class

An America First World: What Trump's Return May Mean

By: Hal Brands， Foreign Affairs
What Trump's return might mean for global order.

An America First World: What Trump's Return May Mean

A Walk in Arlington

By: John Waters， Nebraska Examiner
Arlington's 639 acres comprise the graves of some 400,000 souls - veterans and their families - equal to the population of an entire city.

A Walk in Arlington

How To Fix America's Loneliness Crisis

By: Rana Foroohar， Financial Times
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How To Fix America’s Loneliness Crisis

America Is Still Worth Fighting For

By: Amelia Koehn， The Federalist
Our men and women in uniform, who have paid the ultimate price of destiny, have secured freedom for generations of Americans.

America Is Still Worth Fighting For

What Was Anthony Fauci's Top Aide Hiding?

By: Allysia Finley， Wall Street Journal
‘I learned from our foia lady here how to make emails disappear,' David Morens wrote in one email.

What Was Anthony Fauci’s Top Aide Hiding?

The Right Wing Plan To Take Over 'Sanctuary' Cities

By: Rachel Leingang， The Guardian
Trump has railed against urban centers run by Democrats, and Project 2025 lays out how to crack down on them

The Right Wing Plan To Take Over 'Sanctuary' Cities

Verdict on Judge Merchan's Bias Is In: Guilty

By: Miranda Devine， New York Post
Joe Biden is salivating at the prospect of his political archrival being convicted in the Stormy Daniels hush money trial in Manhattan, with jury deliberations set to begin this week.

Verdict on Judge Merchan's Bias Is In: Guilty

Anxious Dems Tell Biden: Show More Empathy on Economy

By: Lucey ＆amp； Thomas， WSJ
The president often touts strong jobs numbers, even as voters care far more about inflation

Anxious Dems Tell Biden: Show More Empathy on Economy

10 Senate Seats Most Likely To Flip

By: Al Weaver， The Hill
Republicans are increasingly optimistic they can end their four-year stint in the Senate minority and topple the incumbents Democrats are relying on to carry the cycle with less than six months until Election Day.

10 Senate Seats Most Likely To Flip

Left Is Turning America Into a Third World Country

By: Robert Knight， Washington Times
Another day, another vote-buying scheme from the Biden regime.

Left Is Turning America Into a Third World Country

The Two Events That Could Save Biden

By: Walter Shapiro， The New Republic
Polls this far out from the election are notoriously unreliable. But the outcome of Trump's hush money trial and the first presidential debate could help shift public opinion.

The Two Events That Could Save Biden

The Dems in 2024: Fear Trump - Or Bust

By: Victor Davis Hanson， American Greatness
As Trump continues to show leads in critical swing states, as various lawfare-inspired cases against him seem to the public to be more persecutions than prosecutions, and as Joe Biden appears daily more incoherent and lost, the left on spec has resorted to warning the nation about all the supposedly catastrophic consequences of a future Trump presidency.

The Dems in 2024: Fear Trump - Or Bust

This Memorial Day, Honor the 1% Who Serve & Sacrifice

By: Peter Beshar， USA Today
Soldiers, marines, sailors, airmen and guardians know firsthand the privilege and sacrifices of wearing a uniform. What about the 99% who do not?

This Memorial Day, Honor the 1% Who Serve & Sacrifice

Are We Worthy of Those Who've Made the Ultimate Sacrifice?

By: Salena Zito， PPG
There is a circle of grass in this Westmoreland County neighborhood that has just enough room for a leafy maple tree to have...

Are We Worthy of Those Who've Made the Ultimate Sacrifice?

Trump's Multiracial Optimism Beats Biden's Anger

By: Mollie Hemingway， The Federalist
Unlike Biden, Trump's optimistic campaign speeches show a man who seems to love this country and want it to return to health.

Trump's Multiracial Optimism Beats Biden's Anger

Memorial Day: We Must Avoid World War III

By: Graham Allison， The National Interest
We must avoid the successor to the grand reapers of the past century: World War I and World War II. We must avoid World War III. We should reflect on this during this Memorial Day.

Memorial Day: We Must Avoid World War III

Hack Files: Truth Is Out There (Just Not in Psaki's Book)

By: Andrew Stiles， Free Beacon
It has been great to see elite universities, at least some of them, finally stand up to obnoxious radicals on campus and hold student activists accountable for their stupid actions. Nevertheless, leaders at George Washington University crossed the line into excessive cruelty last week by making graduates and their families sit through a commencement address by Jen Psaki, the former White House press secretary turned MSNBC host who is plugging a book so boring it made your humble reviewer pine for the resplendent prose stylings of Hillary Clinton. (Annual tuition is $65,000, for crying out...

Hack Files: Truth Is Out There (Just Not in Psaki's Book)

The Real Reason Haley Said She's Voting for Trump

By: Zeeshan Aleem， MSNBC
The former South Carolina governor has dispelled any remaining illusions that she is a moderate.

The Real Reason Haley Said She's Voting for Trump

Black Support for Trump Is a 'False Narrative'

By: Jonathan Capehart， MSNBC
New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Amna Nawaz to discuss the week in politics, including President Biden's attempt to appeal to Black and Hispanic voters as polls show Trump is gaining their support.

Black Support for Trump Is a 'False Narrative'

Trans Runner Dominates Girls 400m Race for State Title

By: James Gordon， Daily Mail
A transgender teen athlete was booed as she took her first place position on the podium after winning the 400-meter dash at the Washington State Championship on Saturday.

Trans Runner Dominates Girls 400m Race for State Title

Hunter's Laptop Is Real: DOJ Dismisses Claims of Russian Disinfo

By: Jonathan Turley
The defendant's laptop is real. With those words and pictures like this one of Biden using crack, the Justice Department introduced the Hunter Biden laptop as evidence in his upcoming trial...

Hunter's Laptop Is Real: DOJ Dismisses Claims of Russian Disinfo

Biden Struggles To Inspire Voters on the Campaign Trail

By: David Smith， The Guardian
Veteran Democrat embraces a gruelling schedule in swing through Michigan and Georgia as he seeks to avoid joining ranks of one-term presidents

Biden Struggles To Inspire Voters on the Campaign Trail

Don't Go to War With the ICC

By: Oona Hathaway， Foreign Affairs
America can help Israel without attacking the court.

Don't Go to War With the ICC

Memorial Day Flags, and the Upside-Down Left

By: Hugo Gurdon， Washington Examiner
This Memorial Day weekend, all Americans should remember those who served the country, and also remember what those citizens fought for.

Memorial Day Flags, and the Upside-Down Left

Defying the Odds: Trump's Bronx Speech

By: Roger Kimball， American Greatness
The man I heard in the Bronx bears scant resemblance to the bumbling yet dangerous ogre that the world has fabricated around the name Trump.

Defying the Odds: Trump’s Bronx Speech

Let Trans NCAA Athletes Play

By: Clarendon ＆amp； Turner， CNN
We both grew up dreaming of one day playing in the WNBA - having the opportunity to play the sport we love with teammates we love, with fans across the country cheering us on. We get to live our dream every time we step onto the court. And each time we do we're reminded of how hard we worked to get to this point - as youth, high schoolers and then as college players in the National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA). We're proud to be a part of a league where transgender athletes are seen and celebrated, and hope to see other professional leagues follow suit.

Let Trans NCAA Athletes Play

Trump's Sham Case Exposes NY's Corrupt Justice System

By: Michael Goodwin， NY Post
Trump's support has never depended on his adherence to conventional conduct. And with polls showing that a big majority of voters see Biden as a failing president, a Trump conviction in a sham case...

Trump's Sham Case Exposes NY's Corrupt Justice System

Alito's Opinions Are Just as Upside-Down as His Flag

By: Elie Mystal， The Nation
In a majority opinion rubber-stamping South Carolina's racist congressional map, Alito made it effectively impossible to contest racial gerrymanders.

Alito's Opinions Are Just as Upside-Down as His Flag

Confronting the Woke-Left and Jihad-Enthusiast Alliance

By: Peter Berkowitz， RCP
Following Hamas' bloodthirsty Oct. 7 assault on Israel's southern border communities, woke leftists and jihad enthusiasts on campuses and beyond formed a perplexing alliance. The left advocates social justice; celebrates diversity, equity, and inclusion; and professes special concern for historically oppressed minorities.

Confronting the Woke-Left and Jihad-Enthusiast Alliance

Pennsylvania Poses Problems for 'Scranton Joe'

By: Amie Parnes The Hill
President Biden goes by "Scranton Joe," he references Pennsylvania often in speeches and his campaigns have spent millions of dollars there in political ads.

Pennsylvania Poses Problems for 'Scranton Joe'

When Joe Biden Plays Pundit

By: Gabriel DeBenedetti， New York Magazine
One Saturday earlier this month, Joe Biden surprised his audience.

When Joe Biden Plays Pundit

Would a Guilty Verdict Doom Trump at the Ballot Box?

By: Mark Mellman， CNN
We're in the midst of a historic first: As Donald Trump's trial winds down, a jury will decide as early as the coming week whether the former president is guilty of a crime resulting from his alleged effort to conceal the hush money paid to Stormy Daniels.

Would a Guilty Verdict Doom Trump at the Ballot Box?

Remembering a Death in Battle

By: John Waters， RealClearDefense
In 2006, Navy SEAL Michael Monsoor, aged 25, gave his life for our country.

Remembering a Death in Battle

How Should We Honor the Dead of Our Failed Wars?

By: Phil Klay， New York Times
About 10 years ago, as the war in Afghanistan was slowly, painfully winding down, I walked through Arlington National Cemetery

How Should We Honor the Dead of Our Failed Wars?

Reflect on Those Who Made the Ultimate Sacrifice

By: Danielle Runyan， Washington Times
Memorial Day is a time of great reflection to remember those who made the ultimate sacrifice to our nation, how religion played an integral role in their service, and our continued remembrance of their dedication to something greater than themselves.

Reflect on Those Who Made the Ultimate Sacrifice

Feds Knew Biden Met With Son's Chinese Partners

By: Solomon ＆amp； Richards， Just the News
Hunter Biden wrote his father was so enamored with China's communist leader

Feds Knew Biden Met With Son's Chinese Partners

The Joyful, Relentless Resilience of Nellie Bowles

By: Salena Zito， Washington Examiner
Author Nellie Bowles, the former New York Times reporter who left the paper, disgusted by its bias, has a great book out. She is interviewed here.

Private Thought and Public Speech

By: David Bromwich， Compact Magazine
The past decade has witnessed a notable rise in the deployment of outrageous speech and censorship: opposite tendencies, on the face of things, which actually strengthen each other's claim.

Learning the Right Lessons From UAW Loss in Alabama

By: Jane McAlevey， The Nation
Mercedes put on an A-level boss fight. Which was only to be expected. So how can the union win next time?

Yes, Young Voters Are a Problem for Biden

By: Brandon McGinley， Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
In 1972, George McGovern thought the 26th Amendment would be his ticket to the White House. It didn't go as planned.That year, with the franchise...

Biden and Trump Both See Opportunity in June Debate

By: Dovere ＆amp； Holmes， CNN
Two presidents have never debated before. And neither of these two presidents has debated anyone in almost four years - not since the last time they faced each other.

Biden and Trump Both See Opportunity in June Debate

The 'Energy Transition' Won't Happen

By: Mark Mills， City Journal
Foundational innovation in cloud technology and artificial intelligence will require more energy than ever before-shattering any illusion that we will restrict supplies.

The 'Energy Transition' Won't Happen

What If Raising Awareness Doesn't Help?

By: Suzy Weiss， The Free Press
The TikTokers with tics, influencers selling EpiPens, an 8-year-old trying new foods. Awareness has become a kind of currency, but no one knows how to spend it.

Is Neo-Liberalism Over?

By: Joe Klein， Substack
An Ideology Fades, Sort Of...But Not Entirely

Is Neo-Liberalism Over?

Is Biden Gambling Everything on an Early-Debate Bounce?

By: Ed Kilgore， NY Magazine
There are two hot topics involving Joe Biden that are currently circulating among the chattering classes of U.S. politics. One has been around for a while but just won't go away.

Is Biden Gambling Everything on an Early-Debate Bounce?

Could Trump Turn the Bronx Red?

By: Olivia Reingold， The Free Press
'At the end of the day, I want someone who's going to help the American people.' Olivia Reingold meets the pro-MAGA crowd in NYC.

Could Trump Turn the Bronx Red?

Free Speech Is in Dire Shape

By: Jay Bhattacharya， Washington Examiner
The following are Jay Bhattacharya's prepared remarks upon receiving the 2024 Bradley Prize, an award to

Free Speech Is in Dire Shape

Biden, the Return of the Laptop and the Perils of Lying

By: Miranda Devine， New York Post
The evolution of Hunter Biden laptop denial over the last three and a half years has been mind boggling.

Biden, the Return of the Laptop and the Perils of Lying

The Plot To Steal America

By: Jeremy Carl， TomKlingenstein.com
America needs to decide: Does it want mass interracial score-settling or does it want something resembling a functioning democracy?

The Plot To Steal America

Hobbs' Veto of China's Organ-Harvesting Bill Spurs Questions

By: Susan Crabtree， RCP
Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs has remained mum about her recent veto of legislation aimed at curbing China's gruesome forced organ-harvesting trade, which targets detained ethnic and religious minorities, mostly Uyghur Muslims, Tibetans, Christians, and Falun Gong practitioners.

Hobbs' Veto of China's Organ-Harvesting Bill Spurs Questions

The Supreme Court Writes a Love Letter to Gerrymandering

By: Ian Millhiser， Vox
Thanks to an opinion by Sam Alito, rigged maps now enjoy the Supreme Court's unambiguous support.

The Supreme Court Writes a Love Letter to Gerrymandering

Inflation Is Settled as an Election Issue. Biden Lost

By: Jason Trennert， Washington Times
While six months is admittedly a lifetime in politics, as the head of a Wall Street macroeconomic research firm, I can say with great confidence that, as far as the November election is concerned, the issue of inflation is settled, and President Biden has lost. There is not enough time to change the fact that over the last three years, the average person's purchasing power has declined meaningfully.

Inflation Is Settled as an Election Issue. Biden Lost

Biden Mum on Hamas' U.S. Hostages

By: Bethany Mandel， New York Post
Hersh. Keith. Sagui. Edan. Omer. Theirs should be household names across the United States. But they're not, and the fault lies with President Biden.

Biden Mum on Hamas' U.S. Hostages

Progressive DAs Losing Their Grip on West Coast

By: Gardiner ＆amp； White， Politico
Progressive prosecutors are under siege all along the West Coast, as voters in deep-blue metro areas express their frustration with more lenient approaches to crime.

Progressive DAs Losing Their Grip on West Coast

America Is Still Having a 'Vibecession'

By: Paul Krugman， New York Times
If Donald Trump wins the election, the main reason will surely be that a majority of voters believe that America's

America Is Still Having a 'Vibecession'

Biden's Record on Race Is Terrible

By: Tim Murtaugh， Washington Times
When President Biden talks to a Black audience, he's able to convey only one thought: The United States of America is a racist hellscape, and he's the only hope for redemption. He cast himself in that savior role in a commencement address last weekend at Morehouse College, the historically Black male-only college in Atlanta.

Biden's Record on Race Is Terrible

Why Trump's Trials Don't Hurt Him in the Polls

By: Louis Perron， RealClearPolitics
Donald Trump is out on bail in four jurisdictions facing dozens of felony charges and it does not seem to affect his ratings in the surveys. Many people wonder why.

Why Trump's Trials Don't Hurt Him in the Polls

The Strategy Behind Trump's Bronx Rally

By: Bevan， Wegmann ＆amp； Walworth， RCP on SiriusXM
Thursday on the RealClearPolitics radio show, Andrew Walworth, Tom Bevan, and White House correspondent Phil Wegmann discuss the strategy behind Donald Trump's campaign rally in the Bronx tonight and Nikki Haley revealing that she plans to vote for Trump.

The Strategy Behind Trump's Bronx Rally

Memorial Day Heralds Bitter Campaign Season Ahead

By: Stephen Collinson， CNN
Labor Day traditionally heralds the final push for presidential campaigns, but a frenetic, compressed calendar this year means the critical marker is the holiday that signals the start of summer rather than the one that marks its end.

Memorial Day Heralds Bitter Campaign Season Ahead

Can Our Special Relationship With Israel Survive?

By: Dahlia Scheindlin， Foreign Affairs
Gaza has accelerated the social and political forces driving the countries apart.

Can Our Special Relationship With Israel Survive?

Republicans Flock to Trump as Biden Coalition Frays

By: David Harsanyi， New York Post
This week, former South Carolina governor and GOP presidential candidate Nikki Haley finally endorsed Donald Trump.

Republicans Flock to Trump as Biden Coalition Frays

A Flagging Campaign Against Justice Alito

By: Kimberley Strassel， Wall Street Journal
The ‘ethics' attack having failed, the left turns to flag etiquette.

A Flagging Campaign Against Justice Alito

The Truth About Latino Voters in 2024

By: Julio Varela， MSNBC
There is a growing independent streak among young and new Latino voters.

The Truth About Latino Voters in 2024

Teach Your Children To Love America

By: Peggy Noonan， Wall Street Journal
For Memorial Day, I'm taking inspiration from the New York schools' 1900 ‘Manual of Patriotism.'

Teach Your Children To Love America

The Closing of the Internet Mind

By: Kheriaty， et al.，＆nbsp；The American Mind
The definition of online freedom has been depressingly constricted over the last thirty years.

The Closing of the Internet Mind

This Isn't Your Father's Marijuana Use

By: Caulkins ＆amp； Humphreys， Washington Monthly
A new study shows pot use has exploded-surpassing daily alcohol use in 2022. Potency is way up, too. Thoughts on the new age of weed and what to do.

This Isn't Your Father's Marijuana Use

Our Judicial System Is on the 2024 Ballot Too

By: Jackie Calmes， Los Angeles Times
If you oppose right-wing activism among federal judges and justices, vote strategically in November.

Our Judicial System Is on the 2024 Ballot Too

What Nellie Saw: A Grand Tour Through Woke Craziness

By: David Mikics， Tablet
Good progressives are tossing the heady days of wine and wokeness down the memory hole while protesting all too loudly that there is nothing to see there anymore. Luckily, we have Nellie Bowles.

What Nellie Saw: A Grand Tour Through Woke Craziness

Echo of Innovation: Voice AI Is Becoming Voice of Tomorrow

By: Jason Martell，＆nbsp；RCP
Throughout human history, groundbreaking technologies have emerged as the defining voice of their generation, reshaping communication and, in turn, the political landscape. In the 1890s, Guglielmo Marconi demonstrated the feasibility of radio, which emerged as the definitive voice for the pre-war generation, heralding a new era in mass communication. By the 1940s, the spirited competition between San Francisco tinkerer Philo Farnsworth and the team at RCA produced live television, which captured the cultural consciousness of the baby-boom generation, who were raised in front of the small...

Echo of Innovation: Voice AI Is Becoming Voice of Tomorrow

The Worst Book of the Year

By: James Piereson， The New Criterion
If there is a prize for the worst book of the year, then Jacob Heilbrunn's America Last: The Right's Century-Long Romance with Foreign Dictators should be the runaway winner.

The Worst Book of the Year

Is Biden Getting Ready To Step Down?

By: Henry Olsen， The Telegraph
The Democratic party seems determined to stick its head in the sand, but they can't avoid the Biden problem forever

Is Biden Getting Ready To Step Down?

Yale Tells Hopeful Scientists: You Must Commit to DEI

By: John Sailer， The Free Press
One department seeks applicants who "feel personal responsibility for helping to create an equitable and inclusive environment."

Yale Tells Hopeful Scientists: You Must Commit to DEI

Most U.S. Pop Growth Last Year Occurred Outside of Largest Cities

By: Bill King，＆nbsp；RCP
There are 124 cities with a population over 200,000 in the U.S. According to the U.S. Census Bureau's population estimates for last year, over 90% of the U.S. population growth last year took place outside of its 124 largest cities. About a third of those cities lost population last year. The total growth in the population of cities with over 200,000 residents grew by .23%, less than half of what the U.S. grew last year.

Most U.S. Pop Growth Last Year Occurred Outside of Largest Cities

Nothing To See Here

By: Dave Seminara， City Journal
In late April, near my home in Tampa, a woman from Guatemala and her four-year-old daughter were brutally killed with a knife and a shovel by the woman's live-in boyfriend. The alleged killer, described in the press as "a Florida man," apparently killed his girlfriend because she returned home late from an outing with friends.

Nothing To See Here

Tuesday Primaries, New Swing State Polls

By: Bevan，＆nbsp；Cannon ＆amp； Walworth， RCP＆nbsp；on SiriusXM
Wednesday on the RealClearPolitics radio show, Andrew Walworth, Carl Cannon, and Tom Bevan discuss primary election results in California and other states that voted last night, new swing state polls containing good news for the Biden campaign, and a new Harris poll showing what Americans know and don't know about the economy.

Tuesday Primaries, New Swing State Polls

Israel Is Succeeding in Gaza

By: Andrew Fox， Tablet Magazine
Western analysts think otherwise, because they are seeing Israel's war through the lens of America's own failed counterinsurgency doctrines

Israel Is Succeeding in Gaza

Senate Democrats Are Finally Looking To Kill the Filibuster

By: Hayes Brown， MSNBC
Democrats are plotting how to get rid of the filibuster if they keep the majority in the Senate. That should still be the case even if they lose the White House.

Senate Democrats Are Finally Looking To Kill the Filibuster

Bubba: A Cancel Victim--But Not in a Town Without Pity

By: Nancy Rommelmann，＆nbsp；RCI
Above, "Bubba" Copeland, an Alabama pastor and mayor who committed suicide after a news outlet exposed his cross-dressing social media persona, below right. Yet despite media hyperbole, his neighbors don't fit a narrative of rural white intolerance.

Bubba: A Cancel Victim--But Not in a Town Without Pity

Inflation's Silent Impact on Family Businesses

By: Salena Zito， Washington Examiner
The closure of Ferri's, a small family grocer in Pennsylvania, shows some of the ravages of heavy inflation.

Inflation's Silent Impact on Family Businesses

VP Picks Are Usually Overhyped. But Trump's Will Matter

By: Andrew Prokop， Vox
In a normal presidential campaign, the announcement of a running mate gets a lot of media attention - but has little immediate importance.

VP Picks Are Usually Overhyped. But Trump's Will Matter

Biden Can't Blow the Debates

By: Mona Charen， The Bulwark
They may be his only chances to change people's minds.

Biden Can't Blow the Debates

U.S. Must Help Ukraine Hit Bases Inside Russia

By: Victoria Nuland， This Week
Former Undersecretary of State Victoria Nuland advocated that the U.S. should give Ukraine more long-range weapons to hit targets inside Russia during an interview with ABC's "This Week."

U.S. Must Help Ukraine Hit Bases Inside Russia

Bibi Chooses Stefanik & Trump. Biden, Don't Be Fooled

By: Thomas Friedman， NY Times
If you are keeping score at home, you have surely noticed that the two most important defense officials in Benjamin

Bibi Chooses Stefanik & Trump. Biden, Don't Be Fooled

Biden Counting on Abortion To Help Him Win. That's Risky

By: Melissa Gira Grant， TNR
A simple narrative about abortion in the November election has already taken root: that the end of Roe is a gift for Biden and a potential landmine for Trump. Campaign reporting in numerous outlets has emphasized that successfully navigating the abortion issue is key to winning the White House but that it will require deft messaging from both campaigns. Biden, we are told, will benefit from the Dobbs decision by condemning Republicans for helping to overturn Roe. Trump, in turn, could please his base by taking credit for the Supreme Court's ruling, although that risks alienating so-called...

Biden Counting on Abortion To Help Him Win. That’s Risky

Biden's Demoralizing Speech to Morehouse Grads

By: Jason Riley， Wall Street Journal
In his 2013 commencement address, Obama stressed opportunity. His successor emphasizes victimization.

Biden’s Demoralizing Speech to Morehouse Grads

The Campaign Shakeup Biden Needed

By: Chuck Todd， NBC
The June presidential debate could change the course of the 2024 election. That's what Biden wants - even at risk of other unpredictable outcomes.

The Campaign Shakeup Biden Needed

Why Is Mitch McConnell Still in Charge?

By: Oren Cass， The Federalist
Having no apparent priorities or vision, McConnell has failed to unite his caucus behind any coherent message.

Why Is Mitch McConnell Still in Charge?

The Butcher Is Dead. What Comes Next for Iran?

By: Reuel Marc Gerecht， The Free Press
The unexpected death of the Iranian president may be the vent that allows a volcano of rage to explode. Reuel Marc Gerecht explains.

The Butcher Is Dead. What Comes Next for Iran?

No War With Russia

By: Steve Gruber， American Greatness
Remember the peace dividend and the promise of cuts in defense spending and freedom for all? Remember the promise of a new world order? Not the utopia of world government, but the reality of life in the aftermath of the Cold War. The rhetoric does not describe our reality, regarding our promises to Russia or our forecasts about the actions of Russia. Not that Joe Biden cares, because he continues to do his best to make the worst possible outcome in Ukraine a reality.

No War With Russia

The Ugly Lessons of October 7

By: Eugene Kontorovich， Tablet Magazine
The bloodier the terror attacks, the more stark the eliminationist rhetoric, the more support for a Palestinian state

The Ugly Lessons of October 7

What Does It Take To Flip the 2024 Battleground States?

By: Yeip， et al，＆nbsp；Wall St. Journal
Adjust the WSJ Swing-States Dial to see how subtle shifts in turnout and candidate choice could sway the outcome of the 2024 election

What Does It Take To Flip the 2024 Battleground States?

What I Saw at the Trump Trial Shocked Me

By: Alan Dershowitz， FOX News
Alan Dershowitz was allowed to stay in the courtroom during former President Donald Trump's trial while Judge Juan Merchan scolded witness Robert Costello.

What I Saw at the Trump Trial Shocked Me

Trump's Defense Ends on One Disastrous Witness

By: Norm Eisen， CNN
After the high drama of Monday's conflict between Justice Juan Merchan and defense witness Robert Costello, and with the jury in the Manhattan criminal trial of former President Donald Trump being dismissed Tuesday as both sides hashed out jury instructions, my expectations for the day were low. But as has so often been the case, day 20 of the proceedings exceeded expectations.

Trump’s Defense Ends on One Disastrous Witness

Trump's Great Week & Biden's Debate Desperation

By: Newt Gingrich， Washington Times
President Biden's sudden challenge to debate former President Donald Trump should be studied carefully by everyone who wants to understand the American people and the deep currents running through our society.

Trump’s Great Week & Biden’s Debate Desperation

5 Takeaways From Tuesday's Primaries

By: Fernandez ＆amp； Mutnick， Politico
Incumbents prevailed and the protest vote against President Biden continued.

5 Takeaways From Tuesday's Primaries

The Economy Is Good, But Biden Must Focus on Character

By: Robert Reich， Guaridan
The economy is doing well - far better than under Trump - but Democrats must ask voters if they want a sociopathic infant with fascist tendencies

The Economy Is Good, But Biden Must Focus on Character

Russia Redux: MSNBC To Lead Most Polluted Election Ever

By: Holman Jenkins， WSJ
Expect the most polluted election ever as MSNBC redefines ‘Russia hoax.'

Russia Redux: MSNBC To Lead Most Polluted Election Ever

Is This the Start of an American Stasi?

By: Mollie Hemingway， TomKlingenstein.com
From the president down to your local school board, our increasingly totalitarian regime has its means of dealing with dissidents.

Is This the Start of an American Stasi?

The Dangers of an Ungovernable Gaza

By: Dana Stroul， Foreign Affairs
Without basic postwar stability, the day after might never arrive.

The Dangers of an Ungovernable Gaza

What Would Hold Trump Back If He Wins?

By: Andrew Prokop， Vox
The guardrails of democracy reined him in last time. But they're weakening.

What Would Hold Trump Back If He Wins?

Impeach Justices Alito and Thomas

By: Jeet Heer， The Nation
Corrupt insurrectionists have no place on the Supreme Court.

The Dilemmas of the Dollar

By: Barry Eichengreen， Project Syndicate
Barry Eichengreen asks whether anything can or should be done about the US greenback's strength, especially against Asian currencies

The Dilemmas of the Dollar

The Dodgy Data Behind McKinsey's DEI Crusade

By: John Mac Ghlionn， Spiked
The Biden administration's diversity efforts are based on easily debunked research.

The Dodgy Data Behind McKinsey's DEI Crusade

Gas Prices Could Decide the Election

By: Mark Zandi， CNN
The outcome of the presidential election isn't likely to hinge on abortion, immigration or even climate change. It is likely to depend, instead, on the price of gasoline in the leadup to the vote.

Gas Prices Could Decide the Election

'Rent Is Too Damn High': Trouble for Biden?

By: Swapna Ramaswamy， USA Today
As housing costs continue to be the biggest driver of core inflation, renters are feeling increasingly disillusioned with politicians.

'Rent Is Too Damn High': Trouble for Biden?

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