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Friday, September 13, 2024

Tariff Myths, Debunked

Scott Lincicome, The Dispatch

Why Trump won the debate

Kaylee McGhee White, Washington Examiner

Kamala Harris, unlike Donald Trump, was well prepared for this debate – and won

Rebecca Solnit, The Guardian

Kamala Harris did just enough in the debate — with help from ABC

Michael Goodwin, New York Post

Trump's got a brand new woman problem

Robert Reich, Raw Story

This Is How America Manipulates People Into Killing

Nicolas J.S. Davies, Fair Observer

From 'traditional' to 'open-minded,' how Americans describe themselves

Shanay Gracia, Andrew Daniller, Pew Research Center

Politics Is TikTok’s Newest Dance Move

Jordan Hoffman, FP

Montana Senate Race Moves from Toss-up to Leans Republican

Trending Elections, The Center for Politics

Parasitic Mind: How Infectious Ideas Are Killing Common Sense

Trending Books, Gad Saad

Pod Save America

Trending Podcasts, GoodPods

Hunter Biden

Trending Search, Google

US Direction of Country: 26.9%

Trending Data, Real Clear Polling

Thursday, September 12, 2024

America Now Has Fewer Employed Workers than It Did a Year Ago

Ryan McMaken, Mises Institute

What happens if Trump wins from prison?

Zane Johnsen, GlenBeck.com

Republicans threaten a government shutdown unless Congress makes it harder to vote

Ian Millhiser, Vox

We Will 'Never Forget'…and Must Ensure the Next Generation Doesn’t Either

Spencer Brown, Townhall

Democrats have fixed the economy. But that won’t be enough to defeat populism.

Fareed Zakaria, FareedZakaria.com

A Rare Government Spending Success Story

Craig Eyermann, Independent Institute

Trump Has No Advantage Over Harris Across Swing States

Ed Yokley, Morning Consult

Whether Kamala Harris or Donald Trump: Both Will Need to Get Tough on Iran

Ahmed Charai, The National Interest

Silver Bulletin 2024 presidential election forecast

Trending Elections, Silver Bulletin

Lies My Liberal Teacher Told Me: Debunking the False Narratives Defining America's School Curricula

Trending Books, Wilfred Reilly

The Rest Is Politics

Trending Podcasts, GoodPods

CNN

Trending Search, Google

Congressional Job Approval: 21.8%

Trending Data, Real Clear Polling

Wednesday, September 11, 2024

Bowing to Public Opinion, Trump and Harris Both Agree That Marijuana Should Be Legal

Jacob Sullum, Reason

The bell tolls for DEI

Maria Baer, World

Justice delayed is political: Trump’s election interference case must continue ahead of the election

Praveen Fernandes, Donald K. Sherman, Salon

A Harris Victory in 2024 Makes the U.S. a One-Party State

James E. Fanell, Bradley A. Thayer, American Greatness

Gas Prices Could Actually Help Harris

Froma Harrop, ArcaMax

Sovereign Wealth Flubs

Allison Schrager, City Journal

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

39% Yes, 61% No, Voter Polls

The Deep Roots of Trump’s Isolationism

Charles Kupchan, Foreign Affairs

Who’s ahead in the national polls?

Trending Elections, 538

Bad Therapy: Why the Kids Aren't Growing Up

Trending Books, Abigail Shrier

If Books Could Kill

Trending Podcasts, GoodPods

Presidential Debate 2024

Trending Search, Google

President Biden Job Approval: 42.1%

Trending Data, Real Clear Polling

Tuesday, September 10, 2024

The Scientific Establishment Is Turning 'Science' Into a Dogmatic Tool of Oppression

Jay Bhattacharya, Bryce Nickels, Newsweek

"We should have named it what it was"

Byron York, Washington Examiner

Will Harris’s massive fundraising spree actually help her?

Nicole Narea, Sean Collins, Vox

Democrats Hate Elon Musk Because He Allows You to Speak

Derek Hunter, Front Page

One Big Thing Kamala Is Getting Right

Jill Filipovic, Slate

Abortion rights are not secure in Ohio. November election matters.

Dr. Courtney Kerestes, Columbus Dispatch

21% Say Their Income Has Kept up With Inflation

Scott Rasmussen, NewsMax

Georgia high school shooting shows how hard it can be to take action even after police see warning signs

James Densley, Jillian Peterson, Phys.Org

CNN's Road to 270 interactive

Trending Elections, CNN

Turtles All the Way Down: Vaccine Science and Myth

Trending Books, Anonymous

Making Sense with Sam Harris

Trending Podcasts, GoodPods

Dick Cheney

Trending Search, Google

The American Religious Landscape in 2023

Trending Data, PRRI

Monday, September 9, 2024

"Paper or Plastic?" How One Market Intervention Requires Another to "Correct" the Original One

Jane L. Johnson, Mises Institute

Our Out-of-Control Federal Law Enforcement Agencies

Ryan Cleckner, Imprimis

Trump Didn't Start the Fire: The Republican Party's Decades of Deliberate Dysfunction

Brian Tyler Cohen, Zeteo

Anti-Trump judge stumbles into the right decision in delaying sentencing

Andrew McCarthy, Fox News

How to Debate Donald Trump

Elie Mystal, The Nation

We can do more to stop gun violence, with more support for community intervention

Vaughn Bryant, Paul Carrillo, Chicago Sun Times

A growing share of Americans see anti-Semitism as a very serious problem

Jamie Ballard, YouGov

The future of fertility, from artificial wombs to AI-assisted IVF

Kristin Houser, Freethink

Battle for the Senate 2024

Trending Elections, Real Clear Polling

Truths: The Future of America First

Trending Books, Vivek Ramaswamy

Rachel Maddow Presents: Ultra

Trending Podcasts, GoodPods

Joppatowne High School

Trending Search, Google

PoliticsVisualizing U.S. Election Contributions by Corporate Employees

Trending Data, Visual Capitalist

Sunday, September 8, 2024

Do Green Energy Subsidies Work?

Jonathan Lesser, Discovery Institute

Welcome Elon Musk’s Efficiency Commission (Just Don’t Expect Congress To)

Veronique de Rugy, The American Spectator

What Does Kamala Harris Want to Do as President, Exactly?

Branko Marcetic, Jacobin

Choosing Voter Integrity or Gov't Shutdown a Win-Win

Michael Dorstewitz, NewsMax

First Step in Stopping School Shootings: Ban Assault Weapons

Amy Goodman, Denis Moynihan, Democracy Now

Failing our students, one school shooting at a time

Patricia Murphy, Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Harris got a polling bounce before her convention, not after

Geoffrey Skelley, ABC News 538

How Politicians Should Think About Crime

Michael Waldman, Brennan Center for Justice

2024 Presidential Election Interactive Map

Trending Elections, 270 To Win

Shameless: Republicans’ Deliberate Dysfunction and the Battle to Preserve Democracy

Trending Books, Brian Tyler Cohen

Morning Joe

Trending Podcasts, GoodPods

Georgia Shooting

Trending Search, Google

46% of Americans Didn't Read a Book in 2023

Trending Data, Statista

Saturday, September 7, 2024

Why student loan forgiveness is a bad idea

Editorial, Deseret News

Debate Monitors Deliver Great News for Trump With Independents, Devastating News for Harris