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GOP Can't Stop Threatening Speaker? Take Away Their TV!

By: Walter Shapiro， Roll Call — May 7th 2024 at 09:48
Marjorie Taylor Greene is poised to make history this week if she goes forward with her bid to oust Mike Johnson as House speaker.

GOP Can’t Stop Threatening Speaker? Take Away Their TV!

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‘Knuckleheads, Ego-Trippers and Extremists'

By: Adeline Von Drehle， RealClearPolitics — May 7th 2024 at 09:37
On Feb. 10, 1355, students at the world's oldest university were celebrating the feast day of Saint Scholastica in Oxford, England. Several scholars were drinking at Swindlestock Tavern when two of them demanded they be served higher-quality wine. The tavern owner, who also happened to be the mayor of Oxford at the time, responded as any insulted restaurateur might. He asked the students to leave the pub. Incensed, one student threw his wine on the owner's face. A days-long bloody fight between University of Oxford students and the townspeople ensued, in which nearly 100 people were killed.

‘Knuckleheads, Ego-Trippers and Extremists’

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Sex Selection w/IVF Is Banned in Much of World - Except Here

By: Emi Nietfeld， Slate — May 7th 2024 at 09:54
Little girls are better than little boys-according to these people.

Sex Selection w/IVF Is Banned in Much of World - Except Here

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Menendez & Cuellar Cases Sound Alarm on Foreign Influence

By: Casey Michel， CNN — May 7th 2024 at 09:52
Last week, Rep. Henry Cuellar of Texas and his wife were charged with accepting bribes from two foreign entities. Cuellar said he and his wife are innocent.

Menendez & Cuellar Cases Sound Alarm on Foreign Influence

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America's China Strategy Has a Credibility Problem

By: Emily Kilcrease， Foreign Affairs — May 7th 2024 at 09:50
A muddled approach to economic sanctions won't deter Beijing.

America's China Strategy Has a Credibility Problem

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America's Hypocrisy on Civilian Deaths Is Infuriating

By: Micah Halpern， Jerusalem Post — May 7th 2024 at 09:51
To preach to Israel about civilian deaths is hypocritical - the US should know better, given its track record.

America's Hypocrisy on Civilian Deaths Is Infuriating

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No Easter Truce in Ukraine

By: Helen Andrews， The American Conservative — May 7th 2024 at 09:50
If the two sides can't agree on a ceasefire for the holiest day in the Orthodox calendar, negotiations aren't coming soon.

No Easter Truce in Ukraine

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Gen Z Sinks Deeper Into Debt

By: Oyin Adedoyin， Wall Street Journal — May 7th 2024 at 09:49
Inflation drives many to credit cards to cover costs, leaving them with bigger balances

Gen Z Sinks Deeper Into Debt

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When the Judge Gags Key Witness for Trump's Defense

By: Byron York， DC＆nbsp；Examiner — May 7th 2024 at 09:47
The false bookkeeping trial of former President Donald Trump is now in its fourth week.

When the Judge Gags Key Witness for Trump's Defense

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Trump Could Be Talking Himself Into a Prison Sentence

By: Ankush Khardori， Politico — May 7th 2024 at 09:45
Donald Trump's extraordinary inability to keep his mouth shut has been costly this year - and it could get a lot worse.

Trump Could Be Talking Himself Into a Prison Sentence

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Most of Today's Political Class Is Profoundly Out of Touch

By: Christopher Roach， AG — May 7th 2024 at 09:43
Today, the political class is profoundly out of touch.

Most of Today's Political Class Is Profoundly Out of Touch

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Inside the Cold Calculation of the Biden Brain Trust

By: Chris Smith， Vanity Fair — May 7th 2024 at 09:01
In Wilmington, Joe Biden's reelection team is tackling stubborn polls, Gaza protests, and third-party threats as it assembles a sophisticated machine to defeat Donald Trump. And the stakes couldn't be higher: We could lose the thing that matters most to me, says campaign chair Jen O'Malley Dillon, which is a future for my kids.

Inside the Cold Calculation of the Biden Brain Trust

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U.S. Forgets Disruption & Disorder Are Point of Protests

By: Patrick Gaspard， Guardian — May 7th 2024 at 09:29
I have trespassed in peaceful protest. I have shutdown government offices in civil disobedience. I have made the powerful uncomfortable. That's the point

U.S. Forgets Disruption & Disorder Are Point of Protests

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Columbia Custodian Trapped by Angry Mob Speaks Out

By: Francesca Block， Free Press — May 7th 2024 at 09:36
'We don't expect to go to work and get swarmed.' A Free Press exclusive with facilities worker Mario Torres.

Columbia Custodian Trapped by Angry Mob Speaks Out

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Biden Risks Radicalizing the Center

By: A.B. Stoddard， The Bulwark — May 7th 2024 at 09:34
The president can reverse the chaos narrative. He must act.

Biden Risks Radicalizing the Center

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The People Setting America on Fire

By: Park MacDougald， Tablet Magazine — May 7th 2024 at 09:12
An investigation into the witches' brew of billionaires, Islamists, and leftists behind the campus protests

The People Setting America on Fire

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Are the Youth Out of Control--or the Old Out of Touch?

By: Dan Perry， Newsweek — May 7th 2024 at 04:33
Many older Americans have watched with amazement and horror as pro-Palestine protests gathered steam on college campuses, veering toward support for Islamist terrorists and even hatred of America itself.
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The Threat to the Economy Isn't Election Integrity, It's Biden

By: M.D. Kittle， Federalist — May 6th 2024 at 22:14
The real threat to the economy is Joe Biden, his buffoonish treasury secretary, and the rest of the cast of capitalism-crushing useful idiots.
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Hope Hicks' Testimony Confirms a Depressing Reality

By: Molly Jong-Fast， MSNBC — May 6th 2024 at 22:14
Though it was clear that Hicks is still intensely loyal to her former boss, her testimony was able to thread the needle for the prosecution.
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The Karen Party Has No Place for Men

By: Conn Carroll， Washington Examiner — May 7th 2024 at 09:54
The Democratic Party does not want or need men.

The Karen Party Has No Place for Men

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Jim Jordan Has To Step Up Immediately

By: Mike Davis， War Room — May 6th 2024 at 14:59
"Article III Project" founder Mike Davis calls for Rep. Jim Jordan and the House Judiciary and "Weaponization Of Government" Committees to take action to investigate people bringing criminal cases against Donald Trump

Jim Jordan Has To Step Up Immediately

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Judge Finds Trump Violated Gag Order Again, Threatens Jail

By: Sara Boboltz， HuffPost — May 6th 2024 at 14:46
The former president was held in contempt of court for a 10th time on Monday.

Judge Finds Trump Violated Gag Order Again, Threatens Jail

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MIT Becomes First Elite University To Ban Diversity Statements

By: John Sailer， UnHerd — May 6th 2024 at 14:44
In what's likely to be a watershed moment, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology has ended the use of diversity statements for faculty hiring, making it the first elite private university to backtrack on the practice

MIT Becomes First Elite University To Ban Diversity Statements

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Brainwashing Activists Starts Long Before College

By: Karol Markowicz， New York Post — May 6th 2024 at 14:03
What we're seeing on our campuses is the culmination of many years of leftist activists pushing kids to the forefront to spread their propaganda.

Brainwashing Activists Starts Long Before College

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How To Talk to Your Neighbor About Election Integrity

By: Elle Purnell， The Federalist — May 6th 2024 at 14:49
You don't have to be a legal expert to understand these fundamental things about what makes elections free and secure.

How To Talk to Your Neighbor About Election Integrity

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The Insanity at the Heart of the Trump Trial

By: Byron York， Washington Examiner — May 6th 2024 at 13:42
Perhaps the weirdest thing about former President Donald Trump's trial in New York is that we do not know precisely what crime Trump is charged with committing.
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Trump's Speech to Libertarians Reflects New Desperation

By: Zeeshan Aleem， MSNBC — May 6th 2024 at 14:54
Trump's upcoming speech to libertarians shows he's looking for votes wherever he can find them - just as the party is turning MAGA-friendly.

Trump's Speech to Libertarians Reflects New Desperation

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Fareed Zakaria and Our Tumultuous World

By: Anita Jain， Washington Monthly — May 6th 2024 at 13:57
The ubiquitous columnist and television broadcaster's new book on revolution through the ages may be familiar, but it's still spot on.

Fareed Zakaria and Our Tumultuous World

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The Student Movement Is Writing a New Chapter of History

By: Dylan Saba， The Nation — May 6th 2024 at 14:09
The protesters are building on decades of struggle for Palestine and pulling us all into a radically new future. Suddenly, history is speaking with gusto.

The Student Movement Is Writing a New Chapter of History

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America as Seen From Budapest

By: David Goldman， The American Conservative — May 6th 2024 at 13:49
Janos Zoltan Csak surveys America in all its glorious contradiction-and renders trenchant warnings for our future.

America as Seen From Budapest

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Confidence in Biden Economic Stewardship Historically Low

By: Megan Brenan， Gallup — May 6th 2024 at 14:58
Americans continue to lack confidence in key leaders' ability to do the right thing for the economy.

Confidence in Biden Economic Stewardship Historically Low

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Biden's Quiet Comeback May Be Over

By: Douglas Schoen， The Hill — May 6th 2024 at 14:47
Immediately following President Biden's State of the Union address in March, the incumbent president saw a surge in the polls which seemed poised to revive his campaign and reenergize the Democratic Party.

Biden's Quiet Comeback May Be Over

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Israel's Citizen-Soldiers

By: Emily Benedek， Tablet Magazine — May 6th 2024 at 08:56
How do Israelis go from fighting in Gaza to making lunches for their children, knowing that any day now they are likely to be called back into the army? In Ari Kalker's case, with help from Maimonides.

Israel's Citizen-Soldiers

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The Suffering in Gaza Is Different From Other Conflicts

By: Arwa Damon， CNN — May 6th 2024 at 08:53
A child shrieks in pain in a medical tent at a field clinic in southern Gaza. He's 7, with severe burns on his back that are being cleaned and slathered with balm. It's an excruciating process that would be done under anesthesia, in the sterile setting of a hospital, in ideal circumstances. But after nearly seven months of bombing and shelling in Gaza, conditions of any sort have ceased to be even adequate, let alone ideal.

The Suffering in Gaza Is Different From Other Conflicts

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How Trustees Can Save Their Schools

By: Levy ＆amp； Poliakoff， RealClearEducation — May 6th 2024 at 08:52
In an unprecedented display of leadership, the president, flanked by the provost and the chairman of the board of trustees, announced to the chanting and drumming students encamped in the South Quad:

How Trustees Can Save Their Schools

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A New Poll of Latino Voters Has Good News for Biden

By: Julio Varela， MSNBC — May 6th 2024 at 08:47
And there are other indications that Democrats and Biden can still do well with Latino voters.

A New Poll of Latino Voters Has Good News for Biden

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How Lip Gloss Became the Answer to Gen Z's Problems

By: Kyndall Cunningham， Vox — May 6th 2024 at 08:51
In 2007, it was hard to go anywhere without hearing someone chanting the lyrics to Lil Mama's signature bop "Lip Gloss."

How Lip Gloss Became the Answer to Gen Z's Problems

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Biden's Incomplete Industrial Policy

By: Mazzucato ＆amp； Doyle， Foreign Affairs — May 6th 2024 at 08:45
How to finish building an economy that works for everyone.

Biden's Incomplete Industrial Policy

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Can Biden Come Back Against Trump?

By: William Galston， Brookings — May 6th 2024 at 08:32
Brookings Senior Fellow William Galston assess Biden's chances of reversing current trends and defeating Donald Trump.

Can Biden Come Back Against Trump?

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Democrat, Social Justice Lies Fueling These Protests

By: Mollie Hemingway， FOX News — May 6th 2024 at 08:10
"The Federalist" editor-in-chief Mollie Hemingway offered this view of what is driving protests on college campuses against Israel's war in Gaza during a panel on FNC's "Media Buzz."

Democrat, Social Justice Lies Fueling These Protests

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The End of Old Left-Wing Mythologies

By: Victor Davis Hanson， American Greatness — May 6th 2024 at 08:49
The current radical and often violent protests on mostly blue-state, supposedly elite campuses have exposed in toxic fashion what the left has become. And yet, in a paradoxical fashion, the campus insanity has offered the nation some moral clarity.

The End of Old Left-Wing Mythologies

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What 'Intifada Revolution' Looks Like

By: Iddo Gefen， The Atlantic — May 6th 2024 at 08:11
Last month, a pro-Palestinian activist stood in front of me on Columbia University's campus with a sign that read By Any Means Necessary. She smiled. She seemed like a nice person. I am an Israeli graduate student at the university, and I know holding that sign is within her rights. And yet, its message was so painful and disturbing that after that moment, I left New York for a few days.

What 'Intifada Revolution' Looks Like

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2024's New Political Normal Six Months From the Election

By: Stephen Collinson， CNN — May 6th 2024 at 08:34
Donald Trump, the Republican presumptive nominee who just falsely accused his opponents of running a "Gestapo" administration, will be back in a New York courtroom on Monday at his criminal trial - the first of an ex-president in history.

2024's New Political Normal Six Months From the Election

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Journalism's Latest Draft Recasts Ukraine Narrative

By: Peder Zane， RealClearPolitics — May 6th 2024 at 08:11
Journalism may indeed be the first draft of history but that old chestnut can be misleading. Where it suggests a set-in-stone version of events, that first draft is really an unfolding detective story, revised and rewritten as we dig out better answers to the eternal questions of who, what, when, where, and how.

Journalism's Latest Draft Recasts Ukraine Narrative

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Unscientific American

By: James Meigs， City Journal — May 6th 2024 at 08:35
Michael Shermer got his first clue that things were changing at Scientific American in late 2018. The author had been writing his "Skeptic" column for the magazine since 2001.

Unscientific American

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Biden Has Failed, and It's Probably Too Late To Fix It

By: Rich Lowry， New York Post — May 6th 2024 at 08:33
President Biden has suffered a collapse in his standing generally, but, fundamentally, it's because so few people think he's doing a good job that he's in such a perilous state.

Biden Has Failed, and It's Probably Too Late To Fix It

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Why the Pro-Palestinian Protests Have Been a Success

By: Zeeshan Aleem， MSNBC — May 5th 2024 at 21:23
Even extreme repression worked to their advantage as they have applied pressure to the political class and liberal institutions.
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'20 Election 'Was Not Fair' & 'Was Rigged in Many Ways'

By: Sen. Tom Cotton， This Week — May 6th 2024 at 08:41
Arkansas Republican Sen. Tom Cotton told ABC's "This Week" on Sunday that he agrees with Donald Trump that the 2020 election "was rigged in many ways."

'20 Election 'Was Not Fair' & 'Was Rigged in Many Ways'

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The Columbia Protests Are Nothing Like 1968

By: Kevin Yuill， Spiked — May 5th 2024 at 21:23
Today's anti-Israel activists are a sad parody of the 1960s anti-war, anti-racist radicals.
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Trump Is a Rorschach Test for the Body Politic

By: Frank Miele， RealClearPolitics — May 6th 2024 at 06:31
It is no secret that Donald Trump is a hot wire that either fires up the imagination of voters or fries the brain. For those of us who experience Trump as a Promethean bringer of enlightening fire to the dark barren fields of modern politics, it is hard to fathom the reaction of those who are terrified of him. We just say they have Trump Derangement Syndrome.

Trump Is a Rorschach Test for the Body Politic

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Marjorie Taylor Greene Is Not as Powerful as She Thinks She Is

By: David French， NYT — May 5th 2024 at 21:23
The uproars that don't seem to touch Trump at all can still bring down other Republicans.
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What Went Wrong With the Third-Party Movement This Cycle?

By: Bill King， RCP — May 6th 2024 at 08:02
With No Labels abandoning its bid to run its "unity ticket" in 2024, the last hope for a moderate alternative to the duopoly of our incumbent parties for this election cycle vanished. This cycle began with great excitement in the middle of the political spectrum. The parties had careened so far toward the edges that it seemed a moderate alternative would finally emerge. In addition to the No Labels effort, Andrew Yang's Forward Party merged with the SAM Party and the Renew America Movement to form a new party that could have been that moderate alternative.

What Went Wrong With the Third-Party Movement This Cycle?

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New Polls Show Kennedy a Growing Threat to Both Parties

By: Adam Garrie， Substack — May 5th 2024 at 15:55
A new CNN/SSRS poll shows that independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. poses a serious threat to "dual incumbents" President Biden and former president Trump.

New Polls Show Kennedy a Growing Threat to Both Parties

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From Idealism to Irresponsibility

By: Roger Kimball， American Greatness — May 5th 2024 at 15:46
One of the most conspicuous, and conspicuously jejune, features of America's cultural revolution has been the union of hedonism with a species of radical (or radical-chic) politics.

From Idealism to Irresponsibility

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Venture Capital's Space for Sheep

By: Trae Stephens， Pirate Wires — May 5th 2024 at 15:43
vcs should invest in companies that create hype cycles, rather than those that simply follow them

Venture Capital's Space for Sheep

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Protesters Should Learn What Genocide Is

By: Elisha Wiesel， USA Today — May 5th 2024 at 15:47
Universities are obliged to allow free speech. They are also obliged to make sure that students can attend classes free of harassment.

Protesters Should Learn What Genocide Is

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It's the Democrats' Turn To Scare America

By: Sasha Stone， Substack — May 5th 2024 at 16:11
No one should be surprised it ended up here.

It's the Democrats' Turn To Scare America

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How Student Encampments Can Strengthen U.S.

By: Jan-Werner Muller， The Guardian — May 5th 2024 at 15:48
Instead of defending the right to protest, many centrists are delegitimizing students, despite the value of what they're doing

How Student Encampments Can Strengthen U.S.

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Close Presidential Race Careens Toward Uncertain End

By: Bowman， et al.，＆nbsp；NBC News — May 5th 2024 at 15:58
Here's where the race for president stands six months from Election Day - in the polls, on the balance sheet, in key battlegrounds and more.Volume Muted Icon

Close Presidential Race Careens Toward Uncertain End

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'Equity' Grading Is Latest Educational Fad Destined To Fail

By: Steven Greenhut， Reason — May 5th 2024 at 15:52
Why work extra hard when you won't be able to get an A? Why try to improve when you won't get worse than a C?

'Equity' Grading Is Latest Educational Fad Destined To Fail

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The Trump Trial, Columbia Anarchy--and Hope for New York

By: Gerard Baker， WSJ — May 5th 2024 at 16:25
The view from Ninth Avenue is of a city that has gone crazy. But statewide there are signs of sanity.

The Trump Trial, Columbia Anarchy--and Hope for New York

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Biden Has a Problem With Centrist Voters

By: Naomi Lim， Washington Examiner — May 5th 2024 at 15:56
Biden won the 2020 Democratic nomination as a self-described centrist, but has since adopted more liberal policies that could cost him in 2024.

Biden Has a Problem With Centrist Voters

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Is Trump on Track To Blow the Election?

By: Keith Naughton， The Hill — May 5th 2024 at 16:16
Democrats are in a bit of a panic over Donald Trump's polling numbers against President Biden - the former president has led Biden in the RealClearPolitics ballot test for months and is consistently outpolling Biden in the battleground states.

Is Trump on Track To Blow the Election?

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DOD Blocks Parents' Access to Children's Health Records

By: Amy Haywood， Federalist — May 5th 2024 at 15:33
Military parents will need to be their own advocates as they appeal to Congress to restore their parental rights in the health care system.

DOD Blocks Parents' Access to Children's Health Records

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Why Conservatives Don't Need To Fear Mail-In Ballots

By: Samuel Underhill，＆nbsp；RCP — May 5th 2024 at 14:16
In the aftermath of the 2020 election, GOP politicians have been eager to jump on the villain that supposedly cost Donald Trump a victory: mail-in ballots. Ballot batches were challenged in states like Wisconsin, Michigan, and Georgia, while Donald Trump himself famously accused Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger of covering up the destruction of Trump ballots, pleading with him to "find 11,780 votes."

Why Conservatives Don't Need To Fear Mail-In Ballots

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The Scandals Haunting Pope Francis

By: Damian Thompson， UnHerd — May 5th 2024 at 15:21
The cardinals are already meeting to discuss who should be the next pope. Some of the liberal ones, who feel safe because they're in favour with the ailing Pope Francis, can be seen comparing notes in a bar near the gates of the Vatican. The conservative cardinals are more nervous: they gather at suppers in each other's apartments or - if they can trust the fawning waiters not to betray them - in a favourite restaurant.

The Scandals Haunting Pope Francis

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Border Apocalypse: Catholic Social Teaching Response

By: Tim Huelskamp， RCReligion — May 5th 2024 at 15:19
Excerpted from the forthcoming book For God, Country, & Sanity: How Catholics Can Save America set for publication May 9 and available for presale now.

Border Apocalypse: Catholic Social Teaching Response

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Saving Hamas

By: Lee Smith， Tablet Magazine — May 5th 2024 at 15:40
The Palestinian terror organization refuses to release hostages while clinging to its last stronghold in Rafah. So why is the Biden administration throwing the full weight of the U.S. government at Israel to prevent it from routing Hamas?

Saving Hamas

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Unable To 'Win' in Gaza, Israel Sets Its Sights Elsewhere

By: Hussein Ibish， CNN — May 5th 2024 at 15:41
An eerie relative calm has descended on the Middle East - Gaza obviously excluded - since a highly alarming exchange of missile, rocket and drone attacks by Israel and Iran in recent weeks. Fears of an imminent regional war have subsided, with both sides suggesting that, for now at any rate, they believe they have restored deterrence strategically and bolstered national morale enough to offset criticism from hawks and hardliners.

Unable To 'Win' in Gaza, Israel Sets Its Sights Elsewhere

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Containing China

By: Robert Kuttner， American Prospect — May 5th 2024 at 15:39
Can Biden find the right mix of toughness and restraint?

Containing China

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Trump VP Short List: Pros and Cons of Nine Hopefuls

By: James Antle， DC＆nbsp；Examiner — May 5th 2024 at 14:35
Donald Trump's weekend donor retreat is being billed as a vice presidential audition. Here are the pros and cons of nine of the hopefuls.

Trump VP Short List: Pros and Cons of Nine Hopefuls

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Biden's Student Problem

By: Joe Klein， Substack — May 5th 2024 at 08:52
The Perils of Pandering--The campus mess metastasizes. With immigration fading as an issue for the moment-the Mexican government has decided to help Biden staunch the flow-anarchy, spiced by overweening privilege, emerges as a possible flashpoint in the coming election. The ways and means of elite universities stand as a metaphor for the road the academic-left has traveled away from the rest of America.

Biden's Student Problem

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The Adults Are Still in Charge at the University of Florida

By: Ben Sasse， Wall St. Journal — May 5th 2024 at 08:50
Higher education isn't daycare. Here are the rules we follow on free speech and public protests.

The Adults Are Still in Charge at the University of Florida

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Five Major SCOTUS Decisions Expected This Summer

By: Aaron Flanigan， AMAC — May 5th 2024 at 15:24
Every June, legal analysts, political pundits, and Court watchers brace for what has become one of the most significant political events.

Five Major SCOTUS Decisions Expected This Summer

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Is Trump a Style Icon?

By: Jemima Kelly， Financial Times — May 5th 2024 at 15:21
Donald Trump could not, in good conscience, be described as a chic man. He is not "sartorially elegant", as the fashion designer Tom Ford has said of the current US president. He is neither trendy nor traditionally stylish. But is Donald Trump, nonetheless, a style icon?

Is Trump a Style Icon?

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The Lessons From Colleges That Didn't Call the Police

By: Abdallah Fayyad， Vox — May 5th 2024 at 08:51
Deescalating conflict around protests was possible, but many colleges turned to law enforcement instead.

The Lessons From Colleges That Didn't Call the Police

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Protesters Urged To Re-Create 'the Summer of 2020'

By: Joseph Simonson， Free Beacon — May 5th 2024 at 08:52
The People's Forum's operations are made possible in large part by a $12 million donation from Goldman Sachs's charitable arm.

Protesters Urged To Re-Create 'the Summer of 2020'

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Kennedy Jr.'s Plan To Make Biden Drop Out

By: Gabe Whisnant， Newsweek — May 5th 2024 at 08:45
Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says President Joe Biden is the real "spoiler" in the 2024 presidential race, and he has a plan to make Biden drop out.

Kennedy Jr.'s Plan To Make Biden Drop Out

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Trump's Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad 2nd Term

By: Jackie Calmes， LA Times — May 5th 2024 at 08:43
Millions of us are justifiably focused on seeing that Donald Trump is held to account for what he's allegedly done in the past.

Trump's Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad 2nd Term

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Biden Can't Win in a Fair Election Against Trump

By: Douglas MacKinnon， The Hill — May 5th 2024 at 08:44
Former President Donald Trump is getting dragged through the courts via the "lawfare" charges manufactured against him - and seemingly millions of liberals and Democrats are ecstatic. Chaos, turmoil and pain such as this can feel exhilarating when it's the other side's ox being gored.

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RFK Jr.'s Delusional Proposal for Biden To Drop Out

By: Chris Brennan， USA Today — May 4th 2024 at 08:01
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. keeps saying he's not a spoiler during this presidential election. Everybody knows that he is, but will he help Trump or Biden?

RFK Jr.'s Delusional Proposal for Biden To Drop Out

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Don't Expand DEI. Dismantle It

By: Rufo ＆amp； Younes， The Free Press — May 4th 2024 at 07:58
We come from two sides of the political spectrum, write Christopher F. Rufo and Jenin Younes. But both of us agree that the Antisemitism Awareness Act is profoundly misguided.

Don't Expand DEI. Dismantle It

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The Right Sort of Nostalgia Makes U.S. Work Better

By: Salena Zito， Washington Examiner — May 4th 2024 at 07:55
A group of old Bentley car owners meeting in Pennsylvania reminds us that nostalgia and voluntary associations make democracy itself work better.
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Small Talk

By: David Sedaris， The Free Press — May 4th 2024 at 07:54
'How long have you known your dentist?' is a good icebreaking question.
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Why Comparisons Between 1968 and 2024 Are Wrong

By: Michael Cohen， MSNBC — May 4th 2024 at 08:38
Vietnam was one of the pre-eminent issues on the minds of American voters. The war in Gaza doesn't even crack the top 10.

Why Comparisons Between 1968 and 2024 Are Wrong

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Chicago Mayor Panics, Runs From Reporters

By: John Kass， JohnKassNews — May 4th 2024 at 07:40
By John Kass May 3, 2024 Mayor Brandon Johnson had another one of his panic attacks Thursday, running away from reporters like NBC Chicago's Mary Ann Ahern, who just wanted to ask him-among other things- about his administration pressuring the family of slain Chicago Police officer Luis Huesca, to let Johnson attend his funeral. Johnson ultimately did not attend, even ... Read More
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New Bill Seeks To End Drug Shortages

By: David Dayen， American Prospect — May 4th 2024 at 07:39
The Senate Finance Committee wants to create a new program to incentivize better practices. Critics say there's an easier way: end kickbacks between suppliers and bulk purchasers.
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Prosecutors Admit Evidence Tampered With in Trump Doc Case

By: John Solomon， JTN — May 4th 2024 at 07:36
Legal experts call revelation a serious violation as Jack Smith's team admits it also misled court.
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Democrats Turned Against MLK. Time To Return the Favor

By: Tulsi Gabbard， Newsweek — May 4th 2024 at 08:35
As we sat on the bus traveling through Alabama, John Lewis and some of his fellow Freedom Riders shared firsthand accounts of what they experienced.

Democrats Turned Against MLK. Time To Return the Favor

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The Problem With Polling America's Young Voters

By: John Burn-Murdoch， Financial Times — May 4th 2024 at 08:19
Difficulty in reaching the under-30s for surveys means not all data points are created equal - and can mislead

The Problem With Polling America's Young Voters

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A New Source of Protest: Parents Requesting Tuition Refunds

By: Ansberry， et al.，＆nbsp；WSJ — May 4th 2024 at 08:39
Frustrated parents are pushing back against university responses to the Gaza protests

A New Source of Protest: Parents Requesting Tuition Refunds

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Jack Ryan's Mission To Free the Real Estate Market

By: Ben Weingarten， RealClearPolitics — May 4th 2024 at 07:32
What would possess a man who amassed a small fortune as a pre- and post-IPO partner at the world's most prestigious investment bank to forgo a typical transition to a life of corporate board sinecures and the country club, and instead wage lonely war against a behemoth industry boasting an army of lobbyists?

Jack Ryan's Mission To Free the Real Estate Market

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Pitch-Perfect Choice To Lead Voice of America

By: Carl Cannon， RealClearPolitics — May 3rd 2024 at 14:01
Today is the 30th annual World Press Freedom Day, and it comes at a precipitous time.

Pitch-Perfect Choice To Lead Voice of America

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American Aid Alone Won't Save Ukraine

By: Jack Watling， Foreign Affairs — May 3rd 2024 at 16:23
To survive, Kyiv must build new brigades-and force Moscow to negotiate.

American Aid Alone Won't Save Ukraine

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Our Overreach vs. Russia Is Alienating the World

By: Brahma Chellaney， Project Syndicate — May 3rd 2024 at 16:23
Since Russia launched its full-scale war on Ukraine more than two years ago, the West has desperately sought ways to punish Russia without harming...

Our Overreach vs. Russia Is Alienating the World

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'Remember Us': How To Fight Media Bombholing

By: Mark Judge， Chronicles — May 3rd 2024 at 16:26
A couple years ago the journalist Matt Taibbi came up with a telling new term for the way the media works in our time: bombholing. Bombholing is the practice of publishing wild and unsubstantiated stories in the press, then sending those same stories down the memory hole when they turn out to be false. Then the media hits viewers with a new "bombshell," which makes people forget the old "bombshell." Viewers are led "from mania to mania."

'Remember Us': How To Fight Media Bombholing

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Columbia Protesters Backed Themselves Into a Corner

By: Michael Powell， The Atlantic — May 3rd 2024 at 16:21
Yesterday afternoon, Columbia University's campus felt like it would in the hours before a heat wave breaks.

Columbia Protesters Backed Themselves Into a Corner

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Normal Students Get Screwed

By: Ani Wilcenski， Tablet Magazine — May 3rd 2024 at 16:17
Elite universities went to war against fraternities and fun while indulging Hamas-admiring collectives, and the students have noticed

Normal Students Get Screwed

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Biden Is 2024's Chaos Candidate

By: Matthew Continetti， Washington Free Beacon — May 3rd 2024 at 16:02
The electorate views the instability that Trump brought differently than the disorder that Biden unleashed. Once there was a single

Biden Is 2024's Chaos Candidate

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Will the Enthusiasm Gap Matter in 2024?

By: Nate Moore， Substack — May 3rd 2024 at 16:00
Just 39 percent of voters are enthusiastic about the impending rematch between Joe Biden and Donald Trump. The lack of excitement is no surprise: both men are deeply unpopular. What is surprising, however, is the large partisan enthusiasm gap. According to fresh

Will the Enthusiasm Gap Matter in 2024?

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There Are Two Sets of Rules for Speech

By: Abigail Shrier， The Free Press — May 3rd 2024 at 16:03
Frat parties with offensive themes are swiftly punished. But publicly contemplate murdering Zionists? That's a different story.

There Are Two Sets of Rules for Speech

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What College Presidents Need To Learn

By: Harold Meyerson， American Prospect — May 3rd 2024 at 16:06
And what Joe Biden had better learn

What College Presidents Need To Learn

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This Regime Is Built on a Lie

By: Scott Yenor， TomKlingenstein.com — May 3rd 2024 at 16:13
The belief that the present social order is systemically racist requires a whole-of-society, top-to-bottom revolution.

This Regime Is Built on a Lie

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What's Happening in Texas Is an Assault on Our Democracy

By: Peniel Joseph， CNN — May 3rd 2024 at 10:19
For nearly a decade, I have been honored to be a faculty member at the University of Texas at Austin. As a scholar whose research and teaching hinge on histories of racism and activism, this April was an exceptionally harsh one for me - and for all of Longhorn Nation. A month that began with the gutting of resources devoted to our students has ended with shocking scenes of crackdowns by law enforcement in our midst. I have been left heartbroken. This spring, our motto, "What Starts Here Changes the World," has taken on a bitterly ironic meaning.

What’s Happening in Texas Is an Assault on Our Democracy

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How To Fix America's Israel-Palestine Debate

By: Zack Beauchamp， Vox — May 3rd 2024 at 10:21
You may have heard of Shai Davidai, the Israeli professor at Columbia University who has launched a crusade against the school's pro-Palestinian protestors.

How To Fix America's Israel-Palestine Debate

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Can the Current Universities Be Saved?

By: Victor Davis Hanson， American Greatness — May 3rd 2024 at 09:13
Elite higher education in America -- long unquestioned as globally preeminent -- is facing a perfect storm.

Can the Current Universities Be Saved?

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The Wasted Vote Dodge

By: Greg Orman， RealClearPolitics — May 3rd 2024 at 07:50
Earlier this week, Donald Trump posted one of his signature slam poetry missives on MAGA social media. For those trained in the art of deciphering his work, the post called out Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his voters for potentially casting a "wasted protest vote." And just that effortlessly, Trump aligned himself perfectly with President Biden and the leadership of the Democratic Party.

The Wasted Vote Dodge

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Are Libertarians MAGA-Adjacent Now?

By: Ed Kilgore， New York Magazine — May 3rd 2024 at 09:12
From one angle, the announcement that Donald Trump will address the national convention of the Libertarian Party later this month was unsurprising. He's in a close race for president where he needs every right-leaning voter he can get. And the Libertarian Party, whose share of the presidential vote dropped from 3 percent in 2016 to one percent in 2020, could use the attention.

Are Libertarians MAGA-Adjacent Now?

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An Education for the College Idiots Calling for 'Intifada'

By: Douglas Murray， NY Post — May 3rd 2024 at 10:25
So although youth and ignorance aren't any real excuse, perhaps I can educate these students about what they are actually calling for.

An Education for the College Idiots Calling for 'Intifada'

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'Joe,' an Illegal Migrant From Venezuela, Tells His Story

By: Charlie Stone， The Unknowns — May 3rd 2024 at 09:14
In this episode of RCP's new series, "The Unknowns," host Charlie Stone interviews a migrant from Venezuela, who traveled to the United States with his wife and son. The migrant, referred to as "Joe", talks about how Americans have treated him so far, why he came to the United States in the first place and if he has anything to say to the American people. Ultimately, the interview highlights an intriguing question: is the American Dream alive and well? If so, for who? Join us as we talk to Joe and learn a bit more about his story.

'Joe,' an Illegal Migrant From Venezuela, Tells His Story

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10 Lies Dems Tell About Our Elections

By: Shawn Fleetwood， The Federalist — May 3rd 2024 at 09:04
Here are the 10 biggest lies Democrats tell about U.S. elections so you can identify and combat these mistruths.

10 Lies Dems Tell About Our Elections

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The Trump Prosecution Has a Michael Cohen Problem

By: Harry Litman， L.A. Times — May 3rd 2024 at 10:14
The convicted former fixer will figure prominently in the New York hush money trial. His credibility issues give the defense plenty to work with.

The Trump Prosecution Has a Michael Cohen Problem

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Americans Are Clearly Better Off Under Biden

By: Paul Krugman， New York Times — May 3rd 2024 at 09:06
Are you better off than you were four years ago? Lately, I've been seeing people repeat Ronald Reagan's famous question,

Americans Are Clearly Better Off Under Biden

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RFK Jr.'s 'No Spoilers' Pledge

By: Bevan， Trende ＆amp； Walworth， RCP on SiriusXM — May 3rd 2024 at 09:10
Thursday on the RealClearPolitics radio show, Andrew Walworth, Tom Bevan, and RCP senior elections analyst Sean Trende discuss President Biden's statement today condemning violent campus protests and independent candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr's "No Spoiler Pledge" proposal for President Biden.

RFK Jr.'s 'No Spoilers' Pledge

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Why Biden Cannot Afford a Boiling Summer of Protest

By: Stephen Collinson， CNN — May 3rd 2024 at 08:59
President Joe Biden can ill afford a long, hot summer of protest that comes to a boil in time for the Democratic National Convention in August and then bleeds into the final weeks of an already venomous clash with Donald Trump.

Why Biden Cannot Afford a Boiling Summer of Protest

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Is 2024 Doomed To Repeat 1968 or 2020--or Both?

By: Susan Glasser， The New Yorker — May 3rd 2024 at 09:02
Donald Trump has now made clear that he won't concede if he loses the election. Believe him.

Is 2024 Doomed To Repeat 1968 or 2020--or Both?

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Each Time Dems Use Lawfare Against Trump It Backfires

By: Greg Gutfeld， FOX News — May 3rd 2024 at 10:16
On Tuesday, Judge Merchan held Donald Trump in contempt of court and fined him $9,000 for violating a gag order. Trump should have reached into his wallet, grabbed the $9,000 in cash and thrown it at the judge and said: "Here, go bang Stormy Daniels eight times."

Each Time Dems Use Lawfare Against Trump It Backfires

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Columbia Lawlessness Springs From Free-Speech Hypocrisy

By: Peter Berkowitz，＆nbsp；RCP — May 3rd 2024 at 07:51
In the early hours of Tuesday, April 30, protesters, including some calling for Israel's elimination, stormed Columbia University's Hamilton Hall. After smashing glass and blockading doors, as reported by CBS New York and other news outlets, the protesters hung an "intifada" banner from the building.

Columbia Lawlessness Springs From Free-Speech Hypocrisy

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People Are Not Doing Well, America Is Literally Unaffordable

By: Anna， TikTok — May 3rd 2024 at 09:07
TikTok creator Anna, who uses the name @CreativeChronicles, gave a response to JP Morgan CEO Jamie Dimon telling the Wall Street Journal podcast how well he thinks the economy is doing for the middle class.

People Are Not Doing Well, America Is Literally Unaffordable

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Biden Fails the Campus Protest Test

By: Kimberly Strassel， Wall Street Journal — May 3rd 2024 at 08:06
His fear of taking on the crazy left poses a real threat to his re-election chances.

Biden Fails the Campus Protest Test

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Washington Uniparty Wins, Americans Lose

By: Josh Hammer， TomKlingenstein.com — May 2nd 2024 at 15:09
The sham opposition of the institutional GOP leaves patriotic Americans desperate for real leadership from class traitors in Washington.

Washington Uniparty Wins, Americans Lose

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Left-Wing Activists Met With WH on Registering Voters

By: Gabe Kaminsky， DC＆nbsp；Examiner — May 2nd 2024 at 14:58
New documents obtained by the Washington Examiner shed light on the White House's work with left-wing groups on voter registration.

Left-Wing Activists Met With WH on Registering Voters

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The Greatest Health Challenge of the 21st Century

By: Ross Pomeroy， RealClearScience — May 2nd 2024 at 14:40
Since the dawn of the 20th century, humanity has experienced a rise in life expectancy unparalleled over our species' 300,000-year history. In 1900, a newborn could expect to live, on average, 32 years. By 2021, he or she had 71 years ahead of them.

The Greatest Health Challenge of the 21st Century

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Deceptive Climate Regulations Won't Stand in Court

By: Chris Horner， Wall Street Journal — May 2nd 2024 at 14:48
If the major-questions doctrine doesn't kill them, the ‘rule against pretext' will.

Deceptive Climate Regulations Won't Stand in Court

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Avoiding Victimhood: A Lesson From Our Jewish Peers

By: Lexi Boccuzzi，＆nbsp；RCP — May 2nd 2024 at 14:31
More than six months have passed since the deadly attacks of Oct. 7, 2023. Yet it seems like every day I wake up to new reports of antisemitic conduct, particularly among America's most elite young adults, Ivy League students. The latest has been a series of violent protests at Columbia and Yale where Jewish students were harassed and even attacked. At Penn, I have been reporting on the ground while protesters chanted "Israelis are pigs," and "Al-Qassam make us proud, take another soldier down." Our famous Ben Franklin statue was even vandalized with the KKK slur "Zios get fuckt." How did the...

Avoiding Victimhood: A Lesson From Our Jewish Peers

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Could It Be 2016 All Over Again?

By: Ruy Teixeira， Substack — May 2nd 2024 at 15:00
Revisiting the immigration-health care nexus.

Could It Be 2016 All Over Again?

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How To Tell Good Industrial Policy From Bad

By: Gillian Tett， Financial Times — May 2nd 2024 at 14:52
Experience shows that encouraging exports rather than slapping tariffs on imports works best

How To Tell Good Industrial Policy From Bad

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The Many Faces of Campus Activism

By: David Dayen， American Prospect — May 2nd 2024 at 14:54
The linkages between anti-war protesters and 317,000 students who waited a decade for restitution for their fraudulent college loans

The Many Faces of Campus Activism

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DEI Conquers Stanford

By: Christopher Rufo， City Journal — May 2nd 2024 at 14:33
The university now has at least 177 bureaucrats dedicated to left-wing racialism.

DEI Conquers Stanford

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What Democrats Gain by Saving Speaker Johnson

By: Hayes Brown， MSNBC — May 2nd 2024 at 15:14
The MAGA firebrand's attempt to remove the speaker has run into opposition from House Democrats playing the long game.

What Democrats Gain by Saving Speaker Johnson

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Google Manipulation Threatens Another Election

By: Von Spakovsky ＆amp； Cochrane， NY Post — May 2nd 2024 at 07:25
In less than six months, Americans will head to the polls.

Google Manipulation Threatens Another Election

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PEN America Rewards Cowardice

By: Lionel Shriver， The Free Press — May 2nd 2024 at 08:33
We live in a world where an organization established for the defense of free speech is expected to openly advocate for Hamas.

PEN America Rewards Cowardice

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Want To Get Into Harvard? Show Off Your Trauma

By: McWhorter ＆amp； Harper， Substack — May 2nd 2024 at 08:30
In this clip, Tyler Austin Harper and guest host John McWhorter discuss university admissions policies that incentivize students to engage in performances of their identity. In the ever-tightening race for admission into elite schools, Tyler and John agree, applicants who can fulfill universities' desire for a "diverse" student body stand a better chance. With explicit racial identification outlawed by last year's Students for Fair Admissions Supreme Court decision, essays that play up students' identity-based struggles have become one of the only ways for applicants to signal their "diverse"...

Want To Get Into Harvard? Show Off Your Trauma

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Universities Aren't Our Best and Brightest Anymore

By: Joe Rogan， Joe Rogan Experience — May 2nd 2024 at 07:04
Joe Rogan and Tulsi Gabbard speak about the situation on college campuses:

Universities Aren't Our Best and Brightest Anymore

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No, the 'Extreme Left' Hasn't Killed Comedy

By: Stuart Heritage， The Guardian — May 2nd 2024 at 07:44
The comedian's claim that wokeness is the reason why comedy is no longer as funny is lazy - and inaccurate

No, the 'Extreme Left' Hasn't Killed Comedy

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Milgram in the Modern Day: Psychology of Antisemitism

By: Aaron Pomerantz，＆nbsp；RCP — May 2nd 2024 at 07:45
Mere days after Columbia's president testified the university was doing "everything it can" against antisemitism, extremist protestors took over the campus, threatening and attacking Jewish students, encouraging others to become "martyrs" like the Hamas terrorists who committed the Oct. 7 massacre, and calling for Oct. 7 to become "every day" for Jews worldwide. After Jewish community leaders called for Jewish students to leave Columbia, President Shafik moved all classes online.

Milgram in the Modern Day: Psychology of Antisemitism

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The Stock Market Could Be Calmer

By: Jeff Yass， Wall Street Journal — May 2nd 2024 at 08:34
The Fed's interference creates volatility and raises capital costs.

The Stock Market Could Be Calmer

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How Colleges Are Responding to Protests

By: Bevan，＆nbsp；Cannon ＆amp； Walworth， RCP＆nbsp；on SiriusXM — May 2nd 2024 at 08:28
Wednesday on the RealClearPolitics radio show, Andrew Walworth, Tom Bevan, and Carl Cannon discuss how college administrations are responding to pro-Palestinian protests on campus and a new trend of allowing non-citizens to vote in U.S. elections.

How Colleges Are Responding to Protests

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GOP Right Flank Challenges Speaker Johnson (and Trump)

By: Philip Wegmann，＆nbsp；RCP — May 2nd 2024 at 06:59
House Speaker Mike Johnson has a revolt on his right flank, and by extension, so does Donald Trump. The former president has certainly tightened his grasp on the Republican Party as he seeks to return to the White House. All the same, his authority is not complete.

GOP Right Flank Challenges Speaker Johnson (and Trump)

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Why Campus Chaos Should Give Democrats PTSD

By: Jeff Greenfield， Politico — May 2nd 2024 at 07:27
New York City police, dressed in riot gear, descending on Columbia University, breaking up protests and arresting college students. It's hard not to have flashbacks to 1968.

Why Campus Chaos Should Give Democrats PTSD

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Swing-State Voters Reject Biden's Appliance Restrictions

By: Ross O'Keefe， DC＆nbsp；Examiner — May 2nd 2024 at 08:27
Two-thirds of registered voters in swing states rejected President Joe Biden's climate policy restrictions on appliances, according to a new survey.

Swing-State Voters Reject Biden's Appliance Restrictions

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Biden's Electoral College Challenge

By: Ronald Brownstein， The Atlantic — May 2nd 2024 at 07:40
President Joe Biden won a decisive Electoral College victory in 2020 by restoring old Democratic advantages in the Rust Belt while establishing new beachheads in the Sun Belt.

Biden's Electoral College Challenge

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Unredactions Reveal White House Role in Trump Documents Case

By: Julie Kelly，＆nbsp；RCI — May 2nd 2024 at 07:29
Top Biden administration officials worked with the National Archives to develop Special Counsel Jack Smith's case against Donald Trump involving the former president's alleged mishandling of classified material, according to recently unsealed court documents in the case pending in southern Florida.

Unredactions Reveal White House Role in Trump Documents Case

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Sham Science

By: Heather Mac Donald， City Journal — May 2nd 2024 at 07:02
The dean of the Case Western Reserve Medical School recently urged the medical profession to embrace "inclusive scholarship." Dean Stan Gerson's arguments for doing so epitomize the falsehoods that govern academic life today.

Sham Science

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How Bad Is Biden Doing? He's Given Up on Bidenomics

By: Ingrid Jacques， USA Today — May 2nd 2024 at 15:42
President Biden skated past glaring stumbles and negative headlines because much of the media was laser focused on Donald Trump's trial in New York.

How Bad Is Biden Doing? He's Given Up on Bidenomics

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Student Unrest Ratchets Up an Already Tense Election Year

By: Stephen Collinson， CNN — May 2nd 2024 at 07:28
Dramatic campus protests are injecting an inflammatory new element into an election year that is already threatening to stretch national unity to a breaking point.

Student Unrest Ratchets Up an Already Tense Election Year

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Campus Protests an Extension of BLM Riots 4 Yrs Ago

By: Mollie Hemingway， FOX News — May 2nd 2024 at 07:27
The Federalist's Mollie Hemingway on Wednesday's 'Special Report' addressed how the Biden White House is handling the Israel-Palestine conflict and anti-Israel protests across the nation.

Campus Protests an Extension of BLM Riots 4 Yrs Ago

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We Chose Yale and It Chose Us, But One Party Was Betrayed

By: Grey Battle， Guardian — May 1st 2024 at 22:10
We chose Yale and it chose us, but one party was betrayed
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Want To Know How To Reduce Gun Crime? Look at Detroit

By: Marin Cogan， Vox — May 2nd 2024 at 07:03
Last year, Detroit saw its fewest homicides since 1966. Here's how it did it - and how other cities can do the same.

Want To Know How To Reduce Gun Crime? Look at Detroit

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How We Kept College Radicals in Check in Florida

By: Richard Corcoran， The Federalist — May 1st 2024 at 22:10
America's academic leaders seem powerless only because they've spent decades promoting the ideologies now on such brutal and ugly display.
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Biden's Worst-Case Scenario Is Unfolding

By: J.T. Young， The Hill — May 4th 2024 at 08:13
Last Thursday, the Bureau of Economic Analysis released its advance estimate for 2024's first-quarter real GDP growth. At 1.6 percent, it is the worst quarterly performance since the economy contracted by 0.6 percent almost two years ago in the second quarter of 2022. This was a growth level one-third below economists' expectations of 2.4 percent. It is also a precipitous drop from 2023's fourth quarter rate of 3.4 percent and 2023'third quarter rate of 4.9 percent.

Biden's Worst-Case Scenario Is Unfolding

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Coming Soon to Your State: Californication

By: David Bittinger， JohnKassNews — May 1st 2024 at 22:10
By David Bittinger May 1, 2024 California has become a bad movie. It's a big-budget turkey produced by the state's Democrat rulers for the two audiences they care about: the prosperous and fabulous in elite enclaves, the benefit-dependent most everywhere else. Once upon a time, California's large numbers of middle-class citizens were largely contented. But their ability to live comfortably ... Read More
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A Bystander to '60s Protests, Biden Now Becomes a Target

By: Peter Baker， NY Times — May 1st 2024 at 14:20
When students took over Hamilton Hall at Columbia University in April 1968, a young Joe Biden was studying law 250

A Bystander to '60s Protests, Biden Now Becomes a Target

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Campus Goes Crazy, Democrats Hardest Hit

By: Derek Hunter， The Hill — May 1st 2024 at 14:19
Some people are their own worst enemy - unable to get out of their own way, derailing their own good opportunities, large or small. You know the type - late to the interview for the dream job, says something stupid when meeting someone they're attracted to, or just generally doing or saying the wrong thing at the wrong moment.

Campus Goes Crazy, Democrats Hardest Hit

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Biden Atop the Greasy Pole

By: Hugo Gurdon， Washington Examiner — May 1st 2024 at 14:18
The Democratic Party is changing under President Joe Biden, but not at his direction.

Biden Atop the Greasy Pole

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Why Trump's New Campaign Strategy Is So Scary

By: Jim Newell， Slate — May 1st 2024 at 14:17
This is a completely different strategy than we're used to.

Why Trump's New Campaign Strategy Is So Scary

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How To Get More Young People To Vote

By: Jane Eisner， Boston Globe — May 1st 2024 at 14:12
Twenty years ago, I published "Taking Back the Vote: Getting American Youth Involved in Our Democracy." The book grew out of a personal passion: Once my oldest child was able to cast a ballot, I became fascinated with the potential of our youngest voters to shape politics. Yet American youths face unique obstacles at the ballot box.

How To Get More Young People To Vote

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Dems Use Taxpayer Dollars To Target Young Voters

By: Shawn Fleetwood， The Federalist — May 1st 2024 at 15:29
Democrat officials in AZ and NV are using taxpayer dollars to register and turn out Dem-favorable young voters ahead of the 2024 election.

Dems Use Taxpayer Dollars To Target Young Voters

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GOP Senators a Bigger Threat to Constitution Than Trump

By: John Nichols， The Nation — May 1st 2024 at 14:10
Donald Trump may talk about wanting to act as "a dictator" if he wins a second term. But what Trump really wants is to be a king.

GOP Senators a Bigger Threat to Constitution Than Trump

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Ukraine Funding Helps Prolong Bloody Stalemate

By: Sen. Ron Johnson， RCP on SiriusXM — May 1st 2024 at 14:09
RCP reporter Philip Wegmann interviewed Wisconsin Republican Sen. Ron Johnson, a member of the Foreign Relations Committee, about why he opposed the latest round of U.S. funding for the Ukraine War, on Tuesday's edition of the RealClearPolitics radio show (Monday through Friday on SiriusX's POTUS Channel 124).

Ukraine Funding Helps Prolong Bloody Stalemate

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Biden's Title IX Rewrite Puts Women and Girls at Risk

By: Shane Harris， AMAC — May 1st 2024 at 14:01
The Biden ED finalized its overhaul of Title IX, the landmark 1972 law establishing important protections against sex-based discrimination.

Biden's Title IX Rewrite Puts Women and Girls at Risk

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The Lie of the Century: The Origin of COVID-19

By: Jeff Smith， RealClearWorld — May 1st 2024 at 13:59
Four years after the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in the Chinese city of Wuhan, what do we know about the origin of the SARSCOV2 virus?We were presented at the outset with two competing theories

The Lie of the Century: The Origin of COVID-19

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Chicago Mayor Told To Stay Away From Slain Officer's Funeral

By: Fran Spielman， CST — May 1st 2024 at 08:38
John Catanzara, police union president, discussed the maneuvering with the Sun-Times. When the mayor's office began

Chicago Mayor Told To Stay Away From Slain Officer's Funeral

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Women of Trump's GOP Try To Show Who Is Most Macho

By: Robin Abcarian， LA Times — May 1st 2024 at 14:06
To be as tough as the guys, Republicans Kristi Noem shot her dog, Joni Ernst castrated hogs, Sarah Palin advocated shooting wolves from the air.

Women of Trump's GOP Try To Show Who Is Most Macho

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How Gavin Newsom's Governance Boosts Trump

By: Jason Riley， Wall Street Journal — May 1st 2024 at 08:25
Gavin Newsom is Joe Biden's double-edged sword. California's governor is a telegenic, well-spoken defender of the president and his economic policies, yet his state is a reliable reminder of everything that's wrong with them.

How Gavin Newsom’s Governance Boosts Trump

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