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Saturday, May 4, 2024

Media Shines Spotlight on Trump Trials, Goes Dark on Bidens

Larry Bell, NewsMax

We Live In The Age of "Vulture Capitalism"

Grace Blakeley, Current Affairs

Using debt to finance government spending is not a free lunch

Kenneth Rogoff, Market Watch

It’s time to declare Israel a rogue state

Somdeep Sen, Aljuzeera

Trump's Supreme Court immunity case impacts US democracy

Mireya Navarro, La Opinión

Campus security and safety, as seen from the Trump trial

Jennifer Wenzel, Columbia Spectator

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

Dana Blanton, Fox News

Should the government require children to be vaccinated for preventable diseases?

70% Yes, 30% 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

Bob Graham

Trending People, Google

Armenian March for Justice (2015)

History, Landmark Protests

US Media Approval: 32%

Trending Data, Gallup

Friday, May 3, 2024

Is Mike Johnson Saving America or Selling Out?

Andrew Muller, New American

Biden Must Recognize All Student Debt as Hardship. It’s the Key Step to Relief.

Maddy Clifford, Truthout

Do Americans Have a Constitutional Right to Use Drugs?

David Pozen, Time

Who is behind the antisemitic protests in the USA?

Dr. Yaron Friedman, The Jerusalem Post

Low voter turnout in the Pennsylvania primary raises concerns

Editorial, The Philadelphia Tribune

The two-year marker: Implications of Roe v. Wade across a broadened social lens

Hannah McMahon, Anne Bjornson, Talia Roitburd, Rhyan Smith, The Minnesota Daily

How we all got into debt

Livia Gershon, Big Think

Should the U.S. continue to support Israel?

63% Yes, 37% No, Voter Polls

Adrift: America in 100 Charts

Scott Galloway, Trending books

Morning Announcements

Morning Announcements, Trending podcasts

Ron DeSantis

Trending People, Google

Clay Travis and Buck Sexton

Talk Radio, Clay and Buck

US Inflation Rate: 3.5%

Trending Data, Trading Economics

Thursday, May 2, 2024

The Ukraine war is big business: Who'd want it to end?

Richard Blakley, WND

Trump Is Getting What He Wants

Ronald Brownstein, The Atlantic

The Silent Office

Christos A. Makridis, City Journal

What Is the CHIPS Act?

Michelle Kurilla, Council on Foreign Relations

2024 Senate race: Sherrod Brown and Joe Biden will spend our nation off a cliff

Bernie Moreno, The Columbus Dispatch

Kennedy Jr.’s run catches the people’s attention

Presley Zimmerman, Argonaut

The US is one of the world's least trade-oriented countries—despite laying groundwork for today's globalized system

Peter A. Coclanis, PhysOrg

Should the government give tax credits and subsidies to the wind power industry?

70% Yes, 30% No, Voter Polls

Get It Together: Troubling Tales from the Liberal Fringe

Jesse Watters, Trending books

The Vergecast

The Verge, Trending podcasts

David Pecker

Trending People, Google

Corbyn: The Strange Rebirth of Radical Politics (2016)

Richard Seymour, Good Reads

US Fiscal Confidence Index: 40 (100)

Trending Data, PGP Foundation

Wednesday, May 1, 2024

On Title IX, Ron DeSantis shows what principled leadership looks like

Andrea Widburg, American Thinker

The Court is Corrupt. Say It With Me.

Josh Marshall, TPM

Is a Vote for a Third Party Really a Waste?

Sam Branthoover, Foundation for Economic Education

Why Arabs do not support Palestine?

Muhittin Ataman, Daily Sabah

The troubling reason Trump’s trial is so boring

Will Bunch, The Philadelphia Inquirer

Contextualizing discipline of pro-Palestine protestors

Editorial, The Stanford Daily

69 Percent: Ensure H.S. Grads Have Skills, Don't Cancel Student Loans

Scott Rasmussen, NewsMax

Should the government subsidize farmers?

61% Yes, 39% No, Voter Polls

The Age of Grievance

Frank Bruni, Trending books

All In with Chris Hayes

Chris Hayes, MSNBC, Trending podcasts

Mike Johnson

Trending People, Google

Obergefell v. Hodges (2015)

History, Landmark SCOTUS Cases

US National Debt: $34.6 Trillion

Trending Data, US Debt Clock

Tuesday, April 30, 2024

The Hamas Nazi Ivy League

Daniel Greenfield, Front Page

Student Protests Present Biden With Chance to Do the Right Thing on Gaza

James Zogby, Common Dreams

Third parties will affect the 2024 campaigns, but election laws written by Democrats and Republicans will prevent them from winning

Barry C. Burden, The Conversation

Why is Mexico Helping to Solve Biden’s Border Problem?

George R. Tyler, The National Interest

What happens when Google censors news to protect its bottom line?

Tom Philp, The Seattle Times

Faculty stands with pro-Palestine protesters, demands full amnesty for all arrested

Editorial, Daily Bruin

Biden's 13th-Quarter Approval Average Lowest Historically

Jeffrey M. Jones, Gallup

Should convicted criminals have the right to vote?

58% Yes, 42% No, Voter Polls

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

Kristi Noem, Trending books

What A Day

Crooked Media, Trending podcasts

Donald Payne Jr

Trending People, Google

Blood, Toil, Tears, and Sweat

Winston Churchill, Political Speeches

US Direction of Country: 24.9%

Trending Data, Real Clear Politics

Monday, April 29, 2024

It's time to defund American universities that teach students to hate our nation

Libby Emmons, Human Events

In a two-issue election, Biden should act now on immigration

Fareed Zakaria, CNN

When Silicon Valley Stopped Trying to Save the World

Michal Lev-Ram, The Free Press

Can Biden Clean Up Trump’s Iran Nuclear Deal Mess Now?

Bob Dreyfuss, Fair Observer

Biden’s plan to bring in Gazan refugees is national security insanity

Editorial, New York Post

Our Students Are Not the Enemy

Editorial, The Cornell Daily Sun

Most Americans say a free press is highly important to society

Kirsten Eddy, Pew Research Center

Should a business be able to deny service to a customer if the request conflicts with the owner’s religious beliefs?

46% Yes, 54% No, Voter Polls

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

Pete Hegseth, Trending books

Stay Tuned with Preet

CAFE, Trending podcasts

Harvey Weinstein

Trending People, Google

US Constitution Tenth Amendment "Rights Reserved to States or People" (1791)

History, National Constitution Center

US Congressional Job Approval: 19.8%

Trending Data, Real Clear Politics

Sunday, April 28, 2024

Why Are Women in America Cheering for Hamas and Iran?

Phyllis Chesler, The American Spectator

RFK is now openly gunning for Trump voters — and Republicans are starting to worry

Amanda Marcotte, Salon

Politicizing American Energy Is a Costly Mistake

Nick Loris, Newsweek

The Gaza student protestors have emboldened America’s enemies

Jason M. Brodsky, The Spectator

The problem with Donald Trump ‘leaving abortion to the states’? The states.

Patricia Murphy, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

A Pathetic Waste of Brave Space

Spencer Allen, The Dartmouth

A Candidate’s Abortion Stance May Matter Less in November Than It Did In Midterms

Eli Yokley, Morning Consult

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