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Monday, May 13, 2024

Joe Biden Is Stuck Between The River And The Sea

Joe Staton, Daily Caller

The Meaning of 'Terrorism,' According to the United States

Kody Cava, Current Affairs

Get Ready for Weaker Growth and Higher Inflation. The Consensus Was Wrong.

Daniel Lacalle, Mises Institute

U.S. students refuse to remain silent on crisis in Palestine

Editorial, The Asahi Shimbun

Dems' kangaroo court against Donald Trump is only backfiring

Miranda Devine, New York Post

Why removing protections on social media in the name of free speech is bad for peacebuilding

Paul Reilly, PhysOrg

A candidate’s abortion stance may matter less in 2024 than it did in 2022

Eli Yokley, Morning Consult

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

23% Yes, 77% No, Voter Polls

Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI

David Grann, Trending books

Sibling Rivalry

Sibling Rivalry, Trending podcasts

Barron Trump

Trending People, Google

Watergate investigations for the Washington Post (1972-73)

Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein, Noted Journalism

NATO Country Spending

Trending Data, Visual Capitalist

Sunday, May 12, 2024

Federal Spending: Where Are D.C.’s Fiscal Watchdogs?

Debra J. Saunders, The American Spectator

Forcing Workers Back to the Office Could Be Terrible for the Environment

Kate Yoder, Mother Jones

Our Humdrum Dystopia

Matthew Gasda, Compact

A 'stressed' America in crisis

Alexis Papachelas, Ekathimerini

Donald Trump still has a huge Nikki Haley problem

S.E. Cupp, Chicago Sun Times

The Father of the 15-Minute City Doubles Down on His Vision

Feargus O'Sullivan, Bloomberg CityLab

Growing Partisan Divisions Over NATO and Ukraine

Richard Wike, Moira Fagan, Sneha Gubbala, Sarah Austin, Pew Research

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

37% Yes, 63% No, Voter Polls

The Hundred Years' War on Palestine: A History of Settler Colonialism and Resistance, 1917-2017

Rashid Khalidi, Trending books

Dr. Death

Wondery, Trending podcasts

Jim Simons

Trending People, Google

"Ninety percent of the politicians give the other ten percent a bad reputation."

Henry Kissinger, Political Quotes

US President Job Approval: 39.5%

Trending Data, Real Clear Politics

Saturday, May 11, 2024

The essentials of a new Trump administration

Richard Berkowitz, American Thinker

Don’t Both-Sides This One, Joe

David Frum, The Atlantic

Don’t Expand DEI. Dismantle It.

Christopher F. Rufo, Jenin Younes, The Free Press

Biden attempts to balance Israeli relations and remain relevant for upcoming elections

Eitan Gilboa, The Jerusalem Post

Project 2025: immigration dream for Trump; humanitarian and economic nightmare for the US

Maribel Hastings, La Opinión

The Collapse of the News Industry Is Taking Its Soul Down With It

Jack Shafer, Politico

88 Percent of Voters Own Gas-Powered Vehicles

Scott Rasmussen, NewsMax

Should politicians over 75 years of age have required to pass a mental competency test?

78% Yes, 22% No, Voter Polls

What This Comedian Said Will Shock You

Bill Maher, Trending books

Fox Weather Update

Fox Weather Update, Trending podcasts

Warren Buffett

Trending People, Google

US Constitution 12th Amendment "Election of President and Vice President" (1804)

History, National Constitution Center

US Misery Index: 7.277

Trending Data, YCharts

Friday, May 10, 2024

What Hochul's Crack About Black Kids and Computers Says About the State of Public Education in America

Rick Moran, PJ Media

Who Created the Israel-Palestine Conflict?

Harold Meyerson, The American Prospect

Biden takes aim at Trump-era tax cuts — and his own campaign promise

David Winston, Roll Call

Musk Challenges Brazil to Confront Its Flawed Judiciary After Years of Passivity

Iolanda Fonseca, The Rio Times

Biden’s limit on bomb shipments to Israel may finally get Netanyahu’s attention

Editorial, Los Angeles Times

When the 1960’s Come Back Around Again

Dan Schnur, AllSides

Explaining the partisan gap in support for student loan forgiveness

Paul Teas, YouGov

Should the government acquire equity stakes in companies it bails out during a recession?

46% Yes, 54% No, Voter Polls

The Nazi Seizure of Power: The Experience of a Single German Town, 1922-1945, Revised Edition

William Sheridan Allen, Trending books

Waveform: The MKBHD Podcast

Vox Media Podcast Network, Trending podcasts

Kristi Noem

Trending People, Google

United States v. Nixon (1974)

History, Landmark SCOTUS Cases

US Congressional Job Approval: 20.0%

Trending Data, Real Clear Politics

Thursday, May 9, 2024

The Making of an American Banana Republic

Josh Hammer, The Daily Signal

Does Donald Trump Want to Go to Jail?

Joan Walsh, The Nation

The Big Gov-Big Tech War on Internet Providers

Seton Motley, The Heartland Institute

Trump’s trial has nothing to do with Stormy Daniels

Freddy Gray, The Spectator

House bill is a threat to freedom of speech

Yuki Iwamura, The Philadelphia Tribune

Is lifting of viral news from social media fuelling loss of trust in journalism?

Katherine Denkinson, PressGazette

Is it still the economy, stupid?

Galen Druke, ABC News

Should the government incentivize the construction of high density residential buildings?

54% Yes, 46% No, Voter Polls

Rebellion: How Antiliberalism Is Tearing America Apart--Again

Robert Kagan, Trending books

Prosecuting Donald Trump

Prosecuting Donald Trump, Trending podcasts

Brittney Griner

Trending People, Google

No Turning Back: Life, Loss, and Hope in Wartime Syria

Rania Abouzeid, Good Reads

Abortion Views in All 50 US States

Trending Data, PRRI

Wednesday, May 8, 2024

Did Federal Agencies Plant Classified Documents To Frame Trump?

Joy Pullmann, The Federalist

Columbia Student Terrorists? NYPD Must Think We’re Pretty Dumb

Branko Marcetic, Jacobin

'Equity' Grading Is the Latest Educational Fad Destined To Fail

Steven Greenhut, Reason

How Bank Depositors Are Becoming More Alert

knowledge@wharton, Fair Observer

Is Chicago ready for the next Democratic convention?

Clarence Page, Richmond Free Press

Decoupling

Ville Lähde, Aeon

Confidence in Biden Economic Stewardship Historically Low

Megan Brenan, Gallup

Should Ukraine join NATO?

65% Yes, 35% No, Voter Polls

The War on Warriors: Behind the Betrayal of the Men Who Keep Us Free

Pete Hegseth, Trending books

Legal AF by MeidasTouch

Legal AF by MeidasTouch, Trending podcasts

Stormy Daniels

Trending People, Google

Network (1976)

Movies, IMDb

US Direction of Country: 24.0%

Trending Data, Real Clear Politics

Tuesday, May 7, 2024

No one would tolerate what is happening to Jews on college campuses if it were any other minority group

Jim Nelles, Human Events

It's Been a Horrible Couple of Weeks and Know This: Trump Would Be Much, Much Worse