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Saturday, June 8, 2024

Democrats go flag crazy

Editorial, Washington Examiner

"I don't see any of that": Experts pour cold water on Trump's hope that Supreme Court will save him

Marina Villeneuve, Salon

The Anti-Americanism of Globalized Universities

Jay P. Greene,Tommy Huska, The Heritage Foundation

Biden’s Foreign-Policy Problem Is Incompetence

Stephen M. Walt, FP

Why consumers think inflation is still really high when it's not

Akshay R. Rao, Star Tribune

Folk music was never green

Richard Smyth, Aeon

Most Black Americans continue to support Joe Biden

Staff, Ipsos

Should an in-state sales tax apply to online purchases of in-state buyers from out-of-state sellers?

36% Yes, 64% 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

"Odd Lots"

Bloomberg, Trending podcasts

Fani Willis

Trending People, Google

"Random Family: Love, Drugs, Trouble, and Coming of Age in the Bronx" (2003)

Adrian Nicole LeBlanc, Good Reads

US Fiscal Confidence Index: 36 (100)

Trending Data, PGP Foundation

Friday, June 7, 2024

Was the Marine Base Incursion the Start of Terror Attacks from our Exposed Border?

Dale Wilcox, New American

It's math: Trump's conviction is not a good thing for him

Staff, Daily Kos

'Thank You for Your Science:' Democrats Fail to Challenge Tony Fauci

Joe Nocera, The Free Press

Trump should cease the undermining of U.S. democracy

Editorial, The Asahi Shimbun

Remembering the Greatest Generation on D-Day’s milestone anniversary

James Doelling, Chicago Sun Times

'Moral decoupling' explains why Trump guilty verdict so easily dismissed by supporters

Eugene Y. Chan, Ali Gohary, StudyFinds

82 Percent of Elites Think Most Agree With Them Politically

Scott Rasmussen, NewsMax

Should transgender athletes be allowed to compete against athletes that differ from their assigned sex at birth?

52% Yes, 48% No, Voter Polls

"A History of Central Banking and the Enslavement of Mankind"

Stephen Mitford Goodson, Trending books

"Morning Joe"

Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski, MSNBC, Trending podcasts

Ebrahim Raisi

Trending People, Google

"Democracy is being allowed to vote for the candidate you dislike least."

Political Quotes, Robert Byrne

US Direction of Country: 24.1%

Trending Data, Real Clear Politics

Thursday, June 6, 2024

Why doesn’t Biden White House ditch unpopular border policy?

Michael Barone, Washington Examiner

Trump’s Worst Crimes Remain Unpunished

Nathan J. Robinson, Current Affairs

Is the Fed Driving Us Into Recession?

Wealthion, Zero Hedge

Biden’s secret support for Iran America is far from Israel's best friend

Jacob Siegel, UnHerd

Donald Trump isn’t alone when it comes to crying 'rigged' over an outcome he doesn’t like

Jonathan Zimmerman, The Philadelphia Inquirer

Race is a social construct, but racism can cause real biological harm

Layal Liverpool, NewScientist

Trust in Media 2024: Which news sources Americans trust — and which they think lean left or right

Taylor Orth, Carl Bialik, YouGov

Should the U.S. defend other NATO countries that maintain low military defense budgets relative to their GDP?

55% Yes, 45% No, Voter Polls

"Once Upon a Time: The Captivating Life of Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy"

Elizabeth Beller, Trending books

"OHNE AKTIEN WIRD SCHWER - Tägliche Börsen-News"

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

Nikki Haley

Trending People, Google

Coast to Coast with George Noory

Talk Radio, Knoxville Talk Radio FM 92.3 AM 760

US Consumer Confidence Index: 97 (100)

Trending Data, GEIC

Wednesday, June 5, 2024

Argument America Is Dictator-Proof Losing Ground

Andrew P. Napolitano, NewsMax

Donald Trump Should Drop Out

Bill Scher, Washington Monthly

The Inflation Tax

John C. Goodman, Independent Institute

How Trump defines a 'real' American

Eric Taylor, Robert Schertzer, Asia Times

Dems fearing Trump’s lawfare 'retribution' have only themselves to blame

Dan McLaughlin, New York Post

The upside of feeling dissatisfied with the world: How to work your "weltschmerz"

Kevin Dickinson, Big Think

Steady 54% of Americans Identify as Middle Class

Megan Brenan, Gallup

Should the government fund the World Health Organization?

71% Yes, 29% No, Voter Polls

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

Brian Tyler Cohen, Trending books

"On with Kara Swisher"

On with Kara Swisher, Trending podcasts

Robert De Niro

Trending People, Google

"Black Power" (1966)

Stokely Carmichael, Speeches

US Congressional Job Approval: 19.0%

Trending Data, Real Clear Politics

Tuesday, June 4, 2024

Biden Makes Terrible Strategic Move After Trump Verdict

Mary Rooke, Daily Caller

Donald Trump Is a Convicted Felon. Democrats Must Shout It From the Rooftops.

Joan Walsh, The Nation

Net Neutrality Is Not about 'Saving the Internet.' It’s about Controlling the Internet

Jon Miltimore, Foundation for Economic Education

Rough justice for Trump

Eric Posner, Korea Herald

Trump prosecution was 'bathed in politics'

George Brauchler, The Gazette

The NYPD gave officers iPhones—here's what researchers learned about race and policing

Benjamin Kessler, Phys.Org

Americans Like Zelenskyy, But Don’t Think Ukraine Is Winning

Staff, Pew Research Center

Should drilling be allowed in the Alaska Wildlife Refuge?

28% Yes, 72% No, Voter Polls

"The Situation Room: The Inside Story of Presidents in Crisis"

George Stephanopoulos, Lisa Dickey (With), Trending books

"Stay Tuned with Preet"

CAFE, Trending podcasts

Donald Trump

Trending People, Google

Wickard v. Filburn (1942)

SCOTUS Landmark cases, Quimbee

The World’s Largest Armies in 2024

Trending Data, Visual Capitalist

Monday, June 3, 2024

'Intentional Misfeasance' Makes Show Trial Conviction Ripe For Reversal, Legal Experts Say

M.D. Kittle, The Federalist

The New MAGA

Aymann Ismail, Slate

Yellen Wants Price Inflation to Rise So the Feds Can Keep Spending

Daniel Lacalle, Mises Institute

There is a measure of desperation in Biden’s ceasefire plan

Rami G Khouri, Aljazeera

How the GOP is using noncitizen voting as a political boogeyman

Marc Sandalow, San Francisco Examiner

The New ‘White Fortress’ Cities of the American South

Luisa Godinez-Puig, Brian D. Smedley, Bloomberg CityLab

More than half of voters approve of Donald Trump’s New York conviction

Eli Yokley, Morning Consult

Should women be allowed to wear a Niqāb, or face veil, to civic ceremonies?

82% Yes, 18% No, Voter Polls

"What This Comedian Said Will Shock You"

Bill Maher, Trending books

"The Rubin Report"

Dave Rubin, Trending podcasts

Joe Manchin

Trending People, Google

Supreme Court rules for NRA in First Amendment dispute

SCOTUS Opinion Analysis, SCOTUSBlog

US GDP Growth 2024 Q1: 1.3%

Trending Data, Statista

Sunday, June 2, 2024

Why libertarians should vote for Trump

Glenn Jacobs, Kenny Cody, Human Events

"No One Is Above the Law" – Really Mr. Biden?

Ralph Nader, CounterPunch

Government is 'the last great experiment for promoting human happiness'

Lisa Halverson, Deseret News

Trump carries stain of conviction like a crown. Will verdict matter to voters?

Calvin Woodward, Japan Today

Why Biden’s new border plan is a terrible idea

Karen Musalo, Los Angeles

Demand Shortfalls and the Floorplate Mismatch: What’s Happening with Downtown Retail

Michael J. Berne, Urban Land

More than half of Americans are following election news closely, and many are already worn out