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Saturday, January 20, 2024

Democrats Reveal Contempt for Democracy With ‘Any Means Necessary’ Attacks on Trump

Victor Davis Hanson, The Daily Signal

Missouri's lifetime food-stamp ban for drug felons is cruel and counterproductive

Editorial, St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Why America Should Be More Like Sweden (It's Not What You Think!)

Rand Paul, Reason

U.S. struggles to sway Israel on its treatment of Palestinians

Ellen Knickmeyer, Matthew Lee, Melanie Lidman, Japan Today

Here's why most Americans feel bad about the economy

Jeff MacLellan, Columbia Daily Tribune

Haley and DeSantis were smoked no matter what

Milan Singh, Yale News

59 Percent: US Govt Shouldn't Censor Social Media Speech

Analysis, NewsMax

Lloyd Austin

Trending People, Google

Prequel: An American Fight Against Fascism

Rachel Maddow, Trending books on Barnes & Noble

Bad Batch

Wondery, Trending podcasts on Chartable

National Debt: $34.0T

Trending Data, US Debt Clock

Should the United States provide military supplies and funding to Ukraine?

65% Yes, 35% No, Voter polls on iSideWith

Jake Tapper

Influencers, TheFamousPeople.com

Friday, January 19, 2024

Blue States Just Can’t Stop Taxing

Stephen Moore, Taki's Magazine

The Shoplifting ‘Epidemic’ is a Lie

Alex Skopic, Current Affairs

Americans Are Volunteering Less Than Ever

Linda Poon, CityLab

A World Without Order

Brahma Chellaney, Open

Don't bet on California replacing the Iowa caucuses anytime soon

Marc Sandalow, San Francisco Examiner

The jokes weren’t funny at the Golden Globe Awards

Gracie Moore, KentuckyKernel

From the Pop Economy to Foreign Policy

Analysis, Ipsos

Fani Willis

Trending People, Google

The Harding Affair: Love and Espionage during the Great War

James David Robenalt, John W. Dean (Foreword by), Trending books on Barnes & Noble

The Daily Transfer Briefing

The Daily Transfer Briefing, Trending podcasts on Chartable

Unemployment: 3.7%

Trending Data, Trading Economics

Should Ukraine join NATO?

66% Yes, 34% No, Voter polls on iSideWith

The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020)

Movies, IMDb

Thursday, January 18, 2024

Americans now distrust and mock the FBI

Michael Letts, WND

States Legislatures, Governors Are Increasingly Undermining Ballot Measures That Win

Anne Whitesell, TPM

Dean Phillips: I’m Being Blackballed — and It’s Joe Biden’s Fault

Michael Schaffer, Politico

The Guardian view on Donald Trump’s Iowa victory: a warning of what is at risk in US elections

Editorial, The Guardian

NYC’s migrant curfew isn’t racist, it’s standard shelter practice

Editorial, New York Post

Announcement statement of Palestinian solidarity chapter formation

Penn Faculty for Justice in Palestine, The Daily Pennsylvanian

Two parties with two views of the American economy

Analysis, YouGov

Melania Trump

Trending People, Google

When Crack Was King: A People's History of a Misunderstood Era

Donovan X. Ramsey, Trending books on Barnes & Noble

Native Land Pod

Native Land Pod, Trending podcasts on Chartable

Inflation: 3.4%

Trending Data, Trading Economics

Should members of Congress be allowed to trade stocks while serving in office?

23% Yes, 77% No, Voter polls on iSideWith

Adults in the Room: My Battle with Europe's Deep Establishment (2017)

Books, GoodReads

Wednesday, January 17, 2024

The Military’s Increasing Politicization

Will Thibeau, The American Mind

Why Does Ukraine Aid Drive the Trump Right Nuts?

Thomas Geoghegan, Washington Monthly

Left-Behind America Sticks With Trump

Sohrab Ahmari, Compact

No credible opposition to Trump

Editorial, El Pais

We pay the rich to buy 'Green' cars

Editorial, The Gazette

Inside the ethics of congressional investment

CJ Haddad, Daily Trojan

Americans Embrace Religion, Reject Religious Bigotry

Analysis, Real Clear Opinion Research

Ray Epps

Trending People, Google

The Annotated Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant

Ulysses S. Grant, Elizabeth D. Samet (Editor), Trending books on Barnes & Noble

Love & Respect with Killer Mike

Love & Respect with Killer Mike, Trending podcasts on Chartable

Gross Domestic Product: 4.9%

Trending Data, Trading Economics

Should people under the age of 18 years old be able to receive gender-transition treatments?

38% Yes, 62% No, Voter polls on iSideWith

The Montgomery bus boycott (1955)

History, History.com

Tuesday, January 16, 2024

$34 Trillion and Climbing

Peter C. Earle, Independent Institute

Georgia DA Fani Willis Blames Racism for Trumpworld’s Misconduct Claims

Amanda Yen, Daily Beast

Why Bombing the Houthis Won’t Work

Dianne Pfundstein, The National Interest

Biden attempts to appeal to young voters by speeding up student loan forgiveness

Hannah Nightingale, PM

Indiana bills that never caught a rabbit, and ain’t no friend of mine

Michael Leppert, Indiana Capital Chronicle

Our Writers On Biden and the New Hampshire Presidential Primary

Dartmouth Opinion Staff, The Dartmouth

Record Low in U.S. Satisfied With Way Democracy Is Working

Analysis, Gallup

Hunter Biden

Trending People, Google

The Kingdom, the Power, and the Glory: American Evangelicals in an Age of Extremism

Tim Alberta, Trending books on Barnes & Noble

The Progress Report Podcast

The Progress Report Podcast, Trending podcasts on Chartable

Direction of Country: 24.4%

Trending Data, Trending Data

Should the IRS create a free electronic tax filing system?

87% Yes, 13% No, Voter polls on iSideWith

"The Great Society" (1964)

Speech, Lyndon B. Johnson

Monday, January 15, 2024

The Long Read: 2024 is an election about 10/7, not 1/6

Hugh Hewitt, Fox News

The 16 Gangs That Rule American Politics

Staff, Slate

Budget compromise is good but fiscal nightmare still looms

Editorial, Deseret

Lights Out in America

John Lloyd, Quillette

School choice is a high-risk taxpayer-funded experiment. Don't change Kentucky's Constitution.

John Schaaf, Courier Journal