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Tuesday, June 18, 2024

Why Americans Mistrust Election Results More Than the Citizens of Any Other Democracy

Dennis Prager, The Daily Signal

The Overlooked (But Real) Possibility of a Big Democratic Win

Russell Berman, The Atlantic

Remote Work Liberated Us from Unaffordable Places–and Might Do What Decades of 'Place‐Based Policy' Couldn’t

Scott Lincicome, CATO Institute

Is US on the brink of a civil war?

Irfan Raja, Daily Sabah

With DACA on the ropes, President Biden must do more to protect Dreamers

Delia C. Ramirez, Chicago Sun Times

Democrats Hoping Fetterman’s Car Crash Caused Enough Brain Damage That He’ll Become One Of Them Again

Satire, The Babylon Bee

Increase in Liberal Views Brings Ideological Parity on Social Issues

Justin McCarthy, Gallup

Should the government classify cryptocurrencies as legal forms of payment?

39% Yes, 61% No, Voter Polls

"Franklin and Eleanor"

Hazel Rowley, Trending books

"What A Day"

Crooked Media, Trending podcasts

Hunter Biden

Trending People, Google

"Silent Spring" (1962)

Rachel Carson, Good Reads

US Congressional Job Approval: 19.8%

Trending Data, Real Clear Politics

Monday, June 17, 2024

The Martyring Of Hunter Biden Is A Distraction

David Harsanyi, The Federalist

Moving Right on Immigration is Both Cruel and Politically Reckless

Stephen Prager, Current Affairs

Inflation Denialism Is Hurting Media Credibility

Kevin D. Williamson, The Dispatch

A year of elections in democracies around the world is revealing deep dissatisfaction among voters

Nicholas Riccardi, Isabel DeBre, Danica Kirka, Japan Today

It’s time for a new strategy in the war against fentanyl abuse

Lena Miller, San Francisco Examiner

Supreme Court strikes down bump stock ban

Amy Howe, SCOTUSBlog

Election Integrity Concerns Remain High

Staff, Rasmussen Reports

Should the United States transition to a four-day workweek?

56% Yes, 44% No, Voter Polls

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

Pete Hegseth, Trending books

"The Take"

The Take, Trending podcasts

Pope Francis

Trending People, Google

"One of the reasons people hate politics is that truth is rarely a politician's objective. Election and power are."

Cal Thomas, Political Quotes

US Labor Force Participation Rate: 62.5%

Trending Data, Trading Economics

Sunday, June 16, 2024

Ten Years of Fighting the Dragon

Oren Cass, American Compass

Joe Boosted By Roaring Biden Economy. No, Really.

Josh Marshall, TPM

Interest rates may need to go higher if the Fed wants inflation at 2%

Peter Morici, Market Watch

Using Ukraine Since 1948

Joe Lauria, Consortium News

National unity should not be controversial

Andrew Clyde, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Study Finds Only 1 In 3 Americans Can Name Their Representative’s Corporate Donors

Satire, The Onion

Most Black Americans Believe U.S. Institutions Were Designed To Hold Black People Back

Kiana Cox, Pew Research Center

Should Supreme Court justices be prohibited from making financial transactions with people who have a vested interest in court outcomes?

86% Yes, 14% No, Voter Polls

"On Call: A Doctor's Journey in Public Service"

Anthony Fauci M.D., Trending books

"Honestly with Bari Weiss"

Honestly with Bari Weiss, Trending podcasts

Donald Trump

Trending People, Google

"The Joe Piscopo Show"

Talk Radio, AM 970

US President Job Approval: 39.7%

Trending Data, Real Clear Politics

Saturday, June 15, 2024

Big ideas that will get Trump elected

Wayne Allyn Root, WND

Democrats and the Euroleft

Harold Meyerson, The American Prospect

As the 2024 Election Draws Closer, Independent Voters Defy Partisan Expectations

Shawn Griffiths, Independent Voter News

Alliances Mean Victory

Richard Levine, The National Interest

Nation’s Growing Racial and Gender Wealth Gaps Need Policy Reform

Charlene Crowell, The Skanner

Vote for me! 37% think they’d make a better president than Trump or Biden

Chris Melore, StudyFinds

Record Number of Americans Hate Both Major Presidential Candidates: Poll

James Lynch, National Review

Should the government implement rent control policies to limit the amount landlords can charge for rent?

62% Yes, 38% No, Voter Polls

"Killers of the Flower Moon (Movie Tie-in Edition): The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI"

David Grann, Trending books

"Stay Tuned with Preet"

CAFE, Trending podcasts

Steve Bannon

Trending People, Google

Plessy v. Ferguson (1896)

SCOTUS Landmark Cases, National Archives

US Consumer Confidence Index: 102.0 (100)

Trending Data, CEIC

Friday, June 14, 2024

Biden’s Lawfare Against Trump Ain’t Following the Script

Dov Fischer, The American Spectator

Biden's Middle East Policy Is Horrific. Trump's Would Be Even Worse

Bob Dreyfuss, Common Dreams

Bragg’s Conviction Against Trump Means It’s Open Season on Former Presidents

John Yoo, Charles Stimson, The Heritage Foundation

Bernie Sanders has lost Vermont Working-class voters are fleeing the state

Samuel McIlhagga, UnHerd

Biden needs some wins. Here are 3

Bret Stephens, The Seattle Times

Supreme Court ruling on the abortion pill 'just a temporary pause in the battle' over access, expert says

Tanner Stening, Phys.Org

Poll Finds Many Young Workers Feeling Stressed, Isolated

Dennis Thompson, US News and World Report

Should the government provide subsidies for the development of high-speed rail networks?

69% Yes, 31% No, Voter Polls

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

Jon Favreau, Jon Lovett, Tommy Vietor, Trending books

"The Rachel Maddow Show"

Rachel Maddow, MSNBC, Trending podcasts

Hallie Biden

Trending People, Google

"Nothing is more unjust or capricious than public opinion."

William Hazlitt, Opinion Quotes

US Immigration and Border Security

Trending Data, USA Facts

Thursday, June 13, 2024

This Is Why Democrats Are Panicking About Joe Biden

Matt Margolis, PJ Media

Biden's making sure voters know Trump is a convicted criminal

Kaili Joy Gray, Daily Kos

Rich Students Disproportionally Play the Radical: Should We Fund Elite Universities?

Richard K. Vedder, Independent Institute

Not clear Biden or Trump cognitively up for the job

Leo Gugerty, Asia Times

Supreme Court is destroying public confidence

Robert Moilanen, Star Tribune

Facts vs Myths: Was Hunter Biden’s Laptop Russian Disinformation?

Ethan Horowitz, AllSides

51 Percent: Trump Less Ethical Than Most Politicians

Scott Rasmussen, NewsMax

Should the government mandate that large tech companies share their algorithms with regulators?

49% Yes, 51% No, Voter Polls

"Shameless: Republicans' Deliberate Dysfunction and the Battle to Preserve Democracy"

Brian Tyler Cohen, Trending books

"Waveform: The MKBHD Podcast"

Vox Media Podcast Network, Trending podcasts

Emmanuel Macron

Trending People, Google

US Constitution 17th Amendment "Popular Election of Senators" (1913)

History, National Constitution Center

US Government Finances

Trending Data, USA Facts

Wednesday, June 12, 2024

Biden’s losing battle with the age issue

Byron York, Washington Examiner

Democrats Must Change Their Whole Approach Toward White People

Steve Phillips, The Nation

Are American Jews Moving Right?

Joel Kotkin, City Journal

America Is Losing the Arab World

Michael Robbins, Amaney A. Jamal, and Mark Tessler, Foreign Affairs

DC spending sprees threaten America’s future

Editorial, Boston Herald

Justices side with Starbucks in union organizing dispute

Ronald Mann, SCOTUSBlog

Is Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. drawing more support from Biden or from Trump?

Paul Teas, YouGov

Should the government implement stricter regulations on the use of cryptocurrencies?