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Wednesday, April 17, 2024

EVs: Powered by Other People's Money

David Cavena, The Pipeline

Other democracies prosecute their ex-leaders. Trump should be no exception

Charles Jay, Daily KOS

April 15th the real April Fool's Day

William Haupt III, The Center Square

The Middle East Is Still Post-American

Steven Simon and Jonathan Stevenson, Foreign Affairs

Our Country Has Given Netanyahu Too Many Passes

Dr. E. Faye Williams, The Seattle Medium

Stop saying you’re uneducated about politics

Brina Golubovic, The Michigan Daily

American Sympathy for Palestinians Reaches Wartime High

Eli Yokley, Morning Consult

Do you support the Patriot Act?

55% Yes, 45% No, Voter Polls

Second Class: How the Elites Betrayed America's Working Men and Women

Batya Ungar-Sargon, Trending books

Legal AF by MeidasTouch

Legal AF by MeidasTouch, Trending podcasts

Evan Gershkovich

Trending People, Google

The Distinguished Gentleman (1992)

Movies, IMDb

US Congressional Job Approval: 19.5%

Trending Data, Real Clear Politics

Tuesday, April 16, 2024

Comparing Trump's Foreign Policy to Joe Biden's, and the Difference Is Alarming

Sarah Arnold, Townhall

The Spectacular Implosion of the Libertarian Party

Tim Murphy, Mother Jones

Alvin Bragg Says Trump Tried To Conceal 'Another Crime.' What Crime?

Jacob Sullum, Reason

This is not the time for America to abandon Israel

Zina Rakhamilova, The Jerusalem Post

Immigrants Trump Demonizes Will Pay Billions in Taxes on April 15

Maribel Hastings, Tiempo Latino

Point/Counterpoint: Should TikTok be banned in the US?

Evan Weidl and Aaron El-Kerdani, The Daily Iowan

Biden has forgiven billions in student loans. Voters may not have noticed.

Monica Potts, ABC News 538

Should there be term limits set for members of Congress?

86% Yes, 14% No, Voter Polls

Get It Together: Troubling Tales from the Liberal Fringe

Jesse Watters, Trending books

The MeidasTouch Podcast

The MeidasTouch Podcast, Trending podcasts

Sam Bankman-Fried

Trending People, Google

The Benn Diaries, 1940-1990 (1995)

Tony Benn, Good Reads

US Inflation Rate: 3.5%

Trending Data, Trading Economics

Monday, April 15, 2024

Senate No Longer Works for Americans

George J. Marlin, NewsMax

The history of Arizona’s abortion ban reveals the true dangers of 'zombie laws'

Mary Ziegler, MSNBC

Freedom Is at the Center of a Flourishing Country. How Is the U.S. Doing?

Ian Vásquez, CATO Institute

Trump and the US media’s conflict of interest

Waleed Salem, Aljuzeera

The fate of Biden’s Plan B

Editorial, New York Amsterdam News

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled correctly, but that doesn't mean Trump should be voted in

Eva Eapen, The Daily Tar Heel

Is a fair, impartial jury even possible in Donald Trump’s trial? What a criminal law expert believes

Ronald S. Sullivan Jr., StudyFinds

Should the U.S. remain in the United Nations?

85% Yes, 15% No, Voter Polls

The End of Race Politics: Arguments for a Colorblind America

Coleman Hughes, Trending books

Murder in the Hollywood Hills

Murder in the Hollywood Hills, Trending podcasts

Joe Lieberman

Trending People, Google

New Jersey v. T.L.O. (1985)

History, Landmark SCOTUS Cases

US Political Party Affiliation

Trending Data, Gallup

Sunday, April 14, 2024

Donald Trump, American Madman

Nate Hochman, The American Spectator

How Elon Musk Wrecked Twitter

Zoë Schiffer, Current Affairs

"Bougie Broke" Americans: Spending More While Falling Further Behind

EJ Antoni, The Heritage Foundation

Diversity programs vanishing from U.S. campuses amid culture wars

Ulysse Bellier, Japan Today

California workers, does your boss bug you after hours and on weekends? This bill is for you

Robin Abcarian, Los Angeles Times

The Policy Perspective: Blue states are floundering

Keshav Srikant, The Tufts Daily

Why America fell for guns

Megan Kang, Aeon

Should the government make cuts to public spending in order to reduce the national debt?

63% Yes, 37% No, Voter Polls

Bad Therapy: Why the Kids Aren't Growing Up

Abigail Shrier, Trending books

Stay Tuned with Preet

CAFE, Trending podcasts

Jonathan Diller

Trending People, Google

US Constitution Eighth Amendment "Excessive Fines, Cruel and Unusual Punishment" (1791)

History, National Constitution Center

US Top Political Donors

Trending Data, Open Secrets

Saturday, April 13, 2024

An equation to understand America’s financial woes

Jay Davidson, American Thinker

Trump, Mike Johnson Announce Intention to Make Noncitizen Voting, Which Is Illegal, Even More Illegal

Ben Mathis-Lilley, Slate

The death penalty says more about us than the condemned

Joe Ingle, RNS

The Looming Ukraine Debacle

Matthew Blackburn, The National Interest

The ‘Great Wealth Transfer’ is a delusion

Sarah Green Carmichael, The Seattle Times

It doesn’t take a college education to hate the Electoral College

Kate McQuarrie, Daily Trojan

Over half of voters say they are worse off compared to 2020

Dana Blanton, Fox News

Should the federal government increase funding of health care for low income individuals (Medicaid)?

61% Yes, 39% No, Voter Polls

Social Justice Fallacies

Thomas Sowell, Trending books

Morning Announcements

Morning Announcements, Trending podcasts

Dwayne Johnson

Trending People, Google

Ann Coulter

Influencers, AnnCoulter.com

US National Debt: $34.6 Trillion

Trending Data, US Debt Clock

Friday, April 12, 2024

Joe Biden Is Now Chasing the 'Death to America' Voter

David Harsanyi, PJ Media

Progressives Should Not Partner with Trumpers to Undermine FISA

Bill Scher, Washington Monthly

California's 'Right to Disconnect' Bill Is Not the Answer

Lívia de Bastos Martini, Newsweek

U.S. Foreign Aid Is Broken but Fixable

Walter Kerr, FP

Donald Trump abandons anti-abortion folks. Will they stick with him?

S. E. Cupp, Chicago Sun Times

Is Apple an illegal monopoly?

Presley Zimmerman, Argonaut

Americans Showing Average Enthusiasm for Voting in 2024

Lydia Saad, Gallup

Should the government fund space travel?

67% Yes, 33% No, Voter Polls

The War on the West

Douglas Murray, Trending books

Deadline: White House

Nicolle Wallace, MSNBC, Trending podcasts

Lauren Boebert

Trending People, Google

"Wind of Change" (1960)

Speeches, Harold Macmillan

US Gross Domestic Product: 2.5%

Trending Data, Trading Economics

Thursday, April 11, 2024

Is Every Gun Owner Now a Potential Gun Dealer?

Bob Adelmann, New American

The $6 Trillion Decision

David Dayen, The American Prospect

Talking to Americans reveals the diversity behind the shared opinion 'the country is on the wrong track'