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Thursday, May 9, 2024

Rogue Prosecutors and the Rise of Crime

Cully Stimson, Imprimis

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

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

Are we prepared for population decline?

Editorial, Ipsos

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

Jerry Seinfeld

Trending People, Google

Bill Spadea

Talk Radio, New Jersey 101.5

US Inflation Rate: 3.5%

Trending Data, Trading Economics

Wednesday, May 8, 2024

Americans beware—The campus anarchy is not really about Israel

Avi Abelow, Human Events

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

The troubling reason Trump’s trial is so boring

Will Bunch, The Philadelphia Inquirer

Contextualizing discipline of pro-Palestine protestors

Editorial, The Stanford Daily

Study shows a tale of two social media platforms for Donald Trump

Bert Gambini, PhysOrg

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

Harvey Weinstein

Trending People, Google

Citizen Clem: A Biography of Attlee (2016)

John Bew, Good Reads

US Consumer Confidence Index 104.7 (100)

Trending Data, CEIC

Tuesday, May 7, 2024

The Invisible President

Editorial, Washington Free Beacon

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

Will Bunch, Common Dreams

Should Government Redistribute Media Income?

Marc Joffe, Cato Institute

In Africa: Rise of Russia or decline of the US?

Basel Haj Jasem, Daily Sabah

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

How have mothers and fathers contributed to Americans' upbringing?

Taylor Orth, YouGov

Should the United States provide military supplies and funding to Ukraine?

65% Yes, 35% No, Voter Polls

The Age of Grievance

Frank Bruni, Trending books

Lovett or Leave It

Crooked Media, Trending podcasts

Mike Johnson

Trending People, Google

Brown v. Board of Education (1954)

History, Landmark SCOTUS Cases

US Direction of Country: 24.5%

Trending Data, Real Clear Politics

Monday, May 6, 2024

Trump’s NY Prosecution Is a Bogus Case by a Bogus Prosecutor

Hans von Spakovsky, The Daily Signal

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

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

Do liberal arts liberate?

Nick Romeoteaches, Aeon

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

Henry Cuellar

Trending People, Google

US Constitution Eleventh Amendment "Suits Against States" (1791)

History, National Constitution Center

US Congressional Job Approval: 20.2%

Trending Data, Real Clear Politics

Sunday, May 5, 2024

Why is the Pro-Palestinian Encampment Craze Sweeping Our Colleges?

Robert Spencer, Front Page

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

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

The 8 Types Of Democrats And Republicans In The House

Tia Yang, Cooper Burton, Mary Radcliffe, Katie Marriner, Amina Brown, ABC FiveThirtyEight

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

Hope Hicks

Trending People, Google

A Face in the Crowd (1957)

Movies, IMDb

US President Job Approval: 39.7%

Trending Data, Real Clear Politics

Saturday, May 4, 2024

Will States Prevent Illegal Immigrants From Unlawfully Voting In November?

Mike Berry, Daily Caller

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

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

Civil War 2? Many Voters Think It’s Likely

Staff, Rasmussen Reports

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

Colin Jost

Trending People, Google

Farewell to Baseball Address (1939)

Lou Gehrig, Speeches

US National Debt: $34.7 Trillion

Trending Data, US Debt Clock

Friday, May 3, 2024

The inherently undemocratic administrative state

Editorial, Washington Examiner

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

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

More than 80% of Americans believe elected officials don’t care what people like them think

Jenn Hatfield, Pew Research Center

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