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Seven Days that shook the world: the first week of President-elect Trump

David Krayden, Human Events

Trump’s Appointments Reflect a More Openly Hawkish Face of US Empire

Sam Rosenthal, Truthout

Abolish the Department of Homeland Security

Ryan McMaken, Mises Institute

When politicians mess up: The science of scandal response

Staff, StudyFinds

US Inflation Rate

Trending Data, Trading Economics

Trump is already winning on border security

Editorial, Washington Examiner

The GOP has a 2026 problem

TheCriticalMind, Daily Kos

Will pollsters ever get it right?

Renae Cowley, Frank Pignanelli, Deseret News

Trump Must Not Betray "America First"

Dan Caldwell, Reid Smith, Foreign Affairs

US National Debt

Trending Data, US Debt Clock

The Heartbreak of Trump Derangement Syndrome

Mark Tapson, Front Page

What should Biden do with his remaining time? Get a peace deal done in Ukraine

Simon Jenkins, The Guardian

How Political Prediction Markets Cut Through Partisan Spin

Peter Jacobsen, Foundation for Economic Education

Internet freedom is fading in the new era of social control

Andrey Mir, Big Think

America’s Cities Want to Be Great Again

Reihan Salam, Charles Fain Lehman, City Journal

Trump Is Already Having Major Impact On Issue Voters Elected Him To Fix

Mary Rooke, Daily Caller

The Crass but Winning Political Tactic That Kamala Harris Missed

Alexander Sammon, Slate

How Donald Trump and Elon Musk Could Cut $2 Trillion in Government Spending

Veronique de Rugy, Reason

Who Would Support Deploying the Military to Domestic Protests?

Kolby Hanson, Austin Knuppe, LawFare

Post-Election, Nearly 2 in 3 Americans Want Companies to Stay Out of Politics

Ellyn Briggs, Morning Consult

We’re not listening: Trump’s win proves voters have tuned out biased media

David Harsanyi, New York Post

Abortion was on ballots across the country in this election. The results are encouraging

Editorial, Los Angeles Times

What America will gain, lose in Trump presidency

Noah Aberegg, Ethan Capitano, Penn State Daily Collegian

Arizona Elections Signal Robust Immigration Enforcement Under Trump

Fola Akinnibi, Bloomberg CityLab

US Trust in News Media

Trending Data, Gallup

Unanswered Questions

Bill O'Reilly, Bill O'Reilly.com

The Eighteenth Brumaire of Donald J. Trump

Peter E. Gordon, Boston Review

Trump – He too shall pass!

Editorial, New York Amsterdam News

American Democracy is Reenergized—Europe and the World Should Take Notice

Kaush Arha, Carlos Roa, The National Interest

US Consumer Confidence Index

Trending Data, CEIC

Why Kamala Harris Got So Many Fewer Votes Than Biden

Fred Lucas, The Daily Signal

Don’t Give Up on America

Arash Azizi, The Atlantic

The Agony of the Semi-Switcheroo

Kevin D. Williamson, The Dispatch

The 10 Foreign-Policy Implications of the 2024 U.S. Election

Stephen M. Walt, FP

US Labor Force Participation Rate

Trending Data, Trading Economics