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Sunday, May 19, 2024

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

Debra J. Saunders, The American Spectator

"The fight is fixed": Legal expert calls out Judge Cannon as "MAGA activist in a black robe"

Charles R. Davis, Salon

National-debt interest now costs more than Medicare or defense

Brett Arends, MarketWatch

The American paradox of protest: Celebrated and condemned, welcomed and muzzled

Japan Today, Deepti Hajela

Biden still trails Trump in the polls. His problem goes beyond inflation, Gaza and age

Jonah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times

Advisors Assure Biden This Will Blow Over Once All Gazans Dead

Satire, The Onion

Growing Partisan Divisions Over NATO and Ukraine

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

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

Bad Therapy: Why the Kids Aren't Growing Up

Abigail Shrier, Trending books

OHNE AKTIEN WIRD SCHWER - Tägliche Börsen-News

OHNE AKTIEN WIRD SCHWER - Tägliche Börsen-News, Trending podcasts

Marjorie Taylor Greene

Trending People, Google

"Being president is like being a jackass in a hailstorm. There's nothing to do but to stand there and take it."

Lyndon B. Johnson, Political Quotes

US President Job Approval: 39.5%

Trending Data, Real Clear Politics

Saturday, May 18, 2024

The essentials of a new Trump administration

Richard Berkowitz, American Thinker

Tragedy and Folly

Josh Marshall, TPM

Nonprofits Are Making Billions off the Border Crisis

Madeleine Rowley, The Free Press

Real Republicans Should Vote for Joe Biden

Tom Davis, The National Interest

If a Trump trial isn’t televised, does it make a sound?

Leslie Gray Streeter, The Baltimore Banner

Small Town Warns That Due To Biden Rally Today, Traffic Will Be Significantly Lighter Than Usual

Satire, The Babylon Bee

88 Percent of Voters Own Gas-Powered Vehicles

Scott Rasmussen, NewsMax

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

40% Yes, 60% No, Voter Polls

The End of Race Politics: Arguments for a Colorblind America

Coleman Hughes, Trending books

Verdict with Ted Cruz

Verdict with Ted Cruz, Trending podcasts

Barron Trump

Trending People, Google

US Constitution 13th Amendment "Abolition of Slavery" (1865)

History, National Constitution Center

US Misery Index: 7.277

Trending Data, YCharts

Friday, May 17, 2024

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

Rick Moran, PJ Media

How the Dollar Became America’s Most Powerful Weapon

Saleha Mohsin, Current Affairs

Is There Too Much Inequality In America?

William Cooper, Newsweek

Biden slaps tariffs on nonexistent Chinese EV imports

David P. Goldman, Asia Times

Social media has killed adolescence

Rida Hamid, The Philadelphia Inquirer

IRS Now Targeting People Who Threaten Washington's "Ability to Govern"

Ken Klippenstein, KenKlippenstein.com

Explaining the partisan gap in support for student loan forgiveness

Paul Teas, YouGov

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

Adrift: America in 100 Charts

Scott Galloway, Trending books

The Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show

Premiere Networks, Trending podcasts

Bob Menendez

Trending People, Google

Citizens United v. FEC (2010)

History, Landmark SCOTUS Cases

US Congressional Job Approval: 20.0%

Trending Data, Real Clear Politics

Thursday, May 16, 2024

The Making of an American Banana Republic

Josh Hammer, The Daily Signal

Attack a Democrat Charged With Corruption? Republicans Wouldn’t Dare.

Russell Berman, The Atlantic

Will the last ticket-splitting voter please turn out the light?

Walter Shapiro, Roll Call

We’re in a pivotal moment in American history. We cannot retreat

Bernie Sanders, The Guardian

Inflation rates show Biden is gaslighting Americans on the economy

Editorial, New York Post

This Is the Economy We'll Be Going Into the Election With

Josh Barro, Very Serious

Is it still the economy, stupid?

Galen Druke, ABC News

Should the US increase or decrease foreign aid spending?

19% Yes, 81% No, Voter Polls

Get It Together: Troubling Tales from the Liberal Fringe

Jesse Watters, Trending books

The Charlie Kirk Show

Charlie Kirk, Trending podcasts

Michael Cohen

Trending People, Google

"Mother Courage and Her Children" (1941)

Bertolt Brecht, Good Reads

Abortion Views in All 50 US States

Trending Data, PRRI

Wednesday, May 15, 2024

Did Federal Agencies Plant Classified Documents To Frame Trump?

Joy Pullmann, The Federalist

House Democrats Should Stop Bailing Out Mike Johnson

John Nichols, The Nation

Campaign to nullify Electoral College staggers ahead, despite problems

Sean Parnell, The Center Square

The United States Has a Keen Demographic Edge

Brent Peabody, FP

Like a Nixon in China, what Trump could do in foreign policy might surprise the world

Curt Mills, Star Tribune

Donald Trump courts an increasingly friendly Libertarian Party

David Weigel, Semafor

Confidence in Biden Economic Stewardship Historically Low

Megan Brenan, Gallup

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

Deadline: White House

Nicolle Wallace, MSNBC, Trending podcasts

Jimmy Carter

Trending People, Google

"Spotlight" (2015)

Movies, IMDb

US Direction of Country: 24.0%

Trending Data, Real Clear Politics

Tuesday, May 14, 2024

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

Jim Nelles, Human Events

Anyone who does not vote for Trump is not an American or not a patriot

Dem, Daily Kos

Polarization may phase out of American politics as younger generations shift into power

Sally Friedman, David Schultz, The Conversation

Why Iran and Israel Stepped Back From the Brink

Vali Nasr, Foreign Affairs

Surprise! Biden does have the power to shut border

Editorial, Boston Herald

Is Biden or Trump the bigger drag on his party?

Chuck Todd, NBC News

46% Rate Media ‘Poor’ in Covering Most Important Issues

Staff, Rasmussen Reports

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

40% Yes, 60% No, Voter Polls

No Going Back: The Truth on What's Wrong with Politics and How We Move America Forward

Kristi Noem, Trending books

The President's Daily Brief

The President's Daily Brief, Trending podcasts

Mike Johnson

Trending People, Google

Tavis Smiley

Talk Radio, KBLA Talk 1580

State of the Union in Numbers

Trending Data, USA Facts

Monday, May 13, 2024

Joe Biden Is Stuck Between The River And The Sea

Joe Staton, Daily Caller

Queering the State

Hugh Ryan, Boston Review

Why Are Economists MIA on Today’s Biggest Fiscal Catastrophes?

Burton A. Abrams, Independent Institute

Hamas Cannot Be Fought Like al-Qaeda

Kim Cragin, Lawfare

My son died from fentanyl poisoning because of a U.S. customs 'exception'

Leah Wread DeVere, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

The DNC Is Preparing for the Worst in Chicago — Without the Help of the City’s Mayor