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Friday, April 26, 2024

Down With Big Brother: Warrantless Surveillance Makes a Mockery of the Constitution

John and Nisha Whitehead, New American

Where Did Biden’s Foreign Policy Go Wrong?

Jeet Heer, The Nation

Columbia Is Beyond Reform

Liel Leibovitz, City Journal

U.S. aid could buy Kyiv time, but Ukraine needs many more troops

Tom Balmforth, Charlotte Bruneau, Japan Today

How Trump’s trial will go well beyond the charges to paint a damning portrait of him

Harry Litman, Los Angeles Times

America’s news deserts are growing

Frank Jacobs, Big Think

Twenty Percent Say Their Incomes Are Keeping up with Inflation

Scott Rasmussen, NewsMax

Should the U.S. conduct military strikes against North Korea in order to destroy their long-range missile and nuclear weapons capabilities?

25% Yes, 75% No, Voter Polls

Democracy or Else: How to Save America in 10 Easy Steps

Jon Favreau, Jon Lovett, Tommy Vietor, Trending books

Crime Stories with Nancy Grace

Crime Stories with Nancy Grace, Trending podcasts

Clarence Thomas

Trending People, Google

Michael Berry

Talk Radio, KTRH News Radio

US Direction of Country: 26.0%

Trending Data, Real Clear Politics

Thursday, April 25, 2024

The Mainstream Media: American Democracy’s Greatest Threat

Jeff Davidson, Townhall

Debunking the Myth of an Immigrant 'Invasion'

Ivan Espinoza-Madrigal, The Progressive Magazine

The Federal Phase-Out of Gasoline Cars Has Begun

Jon Miltimore, Foundation for Economic Education

Ukraine Is Still Outgunned by Russia

Jack Detsch, FP

January 6th And Black Lives Matter Cases Reveal Supreme Court Hypocrisy and Racial Hostility

Marc H. Morial, The Seattle Medium

What We Can Learn From the Civil War Movie

Jessica Carpenter, AllSides

Shifting Shoppers’ ESG Attitudes to Action

Staff, Ipsos

Should the US increase or decrease foreign aid spending?

19% Yes, 81% No, Voter Polls

What This Comedian Said Will Shock You

Bill Maher, Trending books

The MeidasTouch Podcast

The MeidasTouch Podcast, Trending podcasts

Alejandro Mayorkas

Trending People, Google

"Squish"

Political Terms, PoliticalDictionary.com

US Congressional Job Approval: 20.0%

Trending Data, Real Clear Politics

Wednesday, April 24, 2024

Biden Admin’s Title IX Rewrite Obliterates Female Spaces, Free Speech, And Due Process

Jordan Boyd, The Federalist

The Republican Impeachment Flop

Staff, The American Prospect

A Case for Federal Deficit Reduction

Ryan Bourne, CATO Institute

Everyone laughed at Hitler in the 1920s. A century on, are we making the same mistake?

Adrian Chiles, The Guardian

Why MAGA Policies Are Detrimental to Black Communities

Ron Reynolds, The Skanner

The Real Reason NPR Squashed Uri Berliner

Jack Shafer, Politico

Americans really love their governors

Cooper Burton and Mary Radcliffe, ABC FiveThirtyEight

Should the US increase or decrease the amount of temporary work visas given to high-skilled immigrant workers?

55% Yes, 45% No, Voter Polls

The Age of Grievance

Frank Bruni, Trending books

The Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell

Lawrence O'Donnell, MSNBC, Trending podcasts

Bob Graham

Trending People, Google

All the King’s Men (1949)

Movies, IMDb

US Consumer Confidence Index: 104.7 (100)

Trending Data, CEIC

Tuesday, April 23, 2024

How the Tide May Be Turning for Jan. 6 Defendants, Trump

Michael Dorstewitz, NewsMax

Biden wins on Ukraine as House GOP faces big decision about its future

Joan McCarter, Daily Kos

The FBI and CIA Are Enemies of the American People

Ryan McMaken, Mises Institute

Lockdown’s impact on children is only beginning

Michael Simmons, The Spectator

DEI – Affirmative Action’s Bait and Switch?

Yaounde Olu, The Crusader

How under-35s’ interest in news has collapsed and what we can do about it

Luba Kassova, Press Gazette

Cannabis Use Greatest Among Lower-Income and Less Educated

Dan Witters, Gallup

Do you support mandatory minimum prison sentences for people charged with drug possession?

40% Yes, 60% No, Voter Polls

Warlord: A Life of Winston Churchill at War, 1874-1945

Carlo D'Este, Trending books

The Kara Goldin Show

The Kara Goldin Show, Trending podcasts

Mark Zuckerberg

Trending People, Google

Revolt on the Right: Explaining Support for the Radical Right in Britain (2012)

Robert Ford, Matthew J. Goodwin, Good Reads

US Fiscal Confidence Index: 38 (100)

Trending Data, PGP Foundation

Monday, April 22, 2024

You’re Only as Free as Your Oppression

Daniel Greenfield, Front Page

Will the Supreme Court Make Homelessness a Crime?

Abby Vesoulis, Mother Jones

How populism’s worst ideas about trade and immigration threaten U.S. economic growth

Peter Morici, MarketWatch

The Coming Arab Backlash

Marc Lynch, Foreign Affairs

Campus leaders must show courage and stop radical professors from poisoning young minds

Robert Kraft, New York Post

Politicians need the middle to win. It's getting harder for them to find it.

Chuck Todd, NBC News

Who’s More Excited About Election 2024?

Staff, Rasmussen Reports

Should the Federal Reserve Bank be audited by Congress?

78% Yes, 22% No, Voter Polls

Climate Justice: Hope, Resilience, and the Fight for a Sustainable Future

Mary Robinson, Trending books

Dr. Death

Wondery, Trending podcasts

Donald Trump

Trending People, Google

United States v. Nixon (1974)

History, Landmark SCOTUS Cases

US National Debt: $34.6 Trillion

Trending Data, US Debt Clock

Sunday, April 21, 2024

Biden Weaponizes the Federal Government for His Own Reelection Campaign

Jeff Reynolds, American Greatness

Welcome to Technofeudalism

Yanis Varoufakis, Current Affairs

Democrats and Republicans Unite To Give Weapons Manufacturers $59 Billion

Matthew Petti, Reason

Building a Pro-America Future in our Hemisphere

Marco Rubio, The National Interest

These are not normal times on Capitol Hill

Jamie Dupree, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Trump the Front-Runner? Not So Fast.

Jonathan Martin, Politico

About 1 in 4 U.S. teachers say their school went into a gun-related lockdown in the last school year

Kiley Hurst, Pew Research Center

Should disposable products (such as plastic cups, plates, and cutlery) that contain less than 50% of biodegradable material be banned?

52% Yes, 48% No, Voter Polls

An Ordinary Man: The Surprising Life and Historic Presidency of Gerald R. Ford

Richard Norton Smith, Trending books

Mind The Business: Small Business Success Stories

Mind The Business: Small Business Success Stories, Trending podcasts

Mike Johnson

Trending People, Google

US Constitution Ninth Amendment "Non-Enumerated Rights Retained by People" (1789)

History, National Constitution Center

US President Job Approval: 39.8%

Trending Data, Real Clear Politics

Saturday, April 20, 2024

Biden’s Mideast policy disaster

Editorial, Washington Examiner

Biden Isn’t Talking About Trump’s Hush Money Trial, For Good Reason

Bill Scher, Washington Monthly

DNC Loses Its First Attempt to Kick RFK Jr Off the Ballot

Shawn Griffiths, Independent Voter News

Deterring China one big reason US aiding Ukraine

Tatsiana Kulakevich, Asia Times

Elitism and arrogance could doom Democrats

Jeff Robbins, Boston Herald

The Local Ingredients That Fuel Misinformation

Carol Graham, Amy Liu and Isabel Shaheen O'Malley, CityLab

What is 'lived experience'?

Patrick J Casey, Aeon

Should funding for local police departments be redirected to social and community based programs?

40% Yes, 60% No, Voter Polls

New Cold Wars: China's Rise, Russia's Invasion, and America's Struggle to Defend the West