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Monday, May 4
Escalating Economic Crisis Weakening Iran's Position?
Patrick Wintour, The Guardian
Epic Fury Highlights Our Newly Robust Energy Position
Rich Lowry, New York Post
Seed Patents--Yes, Seed Patents--Key to Dem Future
Michael Tomasky, New Republic
From DEI to Equal Protection: New Direction in Civil Rights Policy
Kenin Spivak, RCP
Fetterman Is a Lonely Democrat. Could He Flip Parties?
Jonathan Martin, Politico
Democrats, Israel and the Trouble With Purity Tests
James Billot, UnHerd
Reclaiming Independence Park
Jeffrey Anderson, RealClearPolitics
We're Going To Miss Tim Cook
Andy Kessler, Wall Street Journal
Cook Built Apple in China, But Beijing Owns the Keys
Geoffrey Cain, Commonplace
The Covid Cover-Up With Paul Thacker
Zane & Varney, RCI Podcast
Trump Tells Germany's Merz To Fix His Broken Country
Christian Caruzo, Breitbart
U.S.-Led World Order Is Only Mostly Dead
Paul Glastris, Washington Monthly
The Supreme Court Needs a Clock
Frank Miele, RealClearPolitics
Gone Are the Days When CA Had a GOP Governor--or Are They?
Jeff Zeleny, CNN
I Hate Seeing Bill Maher Made 'Relevant' by Republicans
President Trump, TruthSocial
'Devil Wears Prada 2' Weighs Cost of Fighting for Passions
Coleman Spilde, Salon
Remembering Andrew Breitbart
Brian Kennedy, Chronicles
Tuesday, May 5
The Left's Latte Logic of Social Collapse
Heather Mac Donald, City Journal


Americans Unhappy With Trump's Economy of Choice
Velshi & Manoukian, MS Now
Jerome Powell and So-Called 'Fed Independence'
Brian Wesbury, RealClearPolitics
Real Political Risks in Iran--But Also Strategic Payoff
Schoen & Cooperman, The Hill
Can Trump Repair Relations With the Pope?
William McGurn, Wall Street Journal
The Price of Peace With Iran
Pickering, Rifkind & Ingram, Foreign Affairs
From DOJ to Ballot Box: The Rise of Lawfare Candidates
Julie Kelly, RCInvestigations
What the Supreme Court Still Has Left To Decide This Term
Ian Millhiser, Vox
RFK Jr. Wants To Wean Some Americans Off Antidepressants
Whyte & McKay, WSJ
The Politics of Measles Are Getting Ahead of Facts
Cory Franklin, RealClearPolitics
Higher Ed's Affordability Problem Isn't Just Price
Michael Nietzel, Washington Monthly
Rubio's 2028 Momentum
Joe Concha, Washington Examiner
Could Trump Jr. Make a 2028 Presidential Bid?
Heather Parton, Salon
Does Spencer Pratt Have a Shot in LA?
Cannon, Porter & Walworth, RCP on SiriusXM
The King Commands a Crown. Harry & Meghan Sell One
Emily Davis, Evie Magazine
SpaceX Is the Biggest Tech Bet in History
Patrick McGee, The Free Press
Chernobyl Wasn't a Nuclear Disaster, It Was a Communist One
Ronald Bailey, Reason
GA GOP Governor (Quantus): Jackson 27, Jones 22, Raffensperger 14 | Senate
Wednesday, May 6
Trump Gets Revenge in Indiana
Eric Bradner, CNN


Candidates for CA Governor Target Becerra in Testy Debate
Susan Crabtree, RCP
The Rich Hate CA's Billionaire Tax. That's Why We Need It
Sara Pequeno, USA Today
Why We're Doubling Down on Miami Over New York
Ken Griffin, Milken Institute
What Suddenly Made Jon Ossoff Into Such a Dem Rock Star?
Perry Bacon, TNR
Should John Fetterman Switch Parties?
Bevan, Cannon & Walworth, RCP on SiriusXM
Donald Trump Is the American Ayatollah
Matt Bai, Rolling Stone
Trump Is Working To Restore American Dominance
Batya Ungar-Sargon, Substack
Ukraine, the Peace Process and the D.C. War Machine
Steve Cortes, RealClearWorld
Labour’s Collapse Risks Making Farage the Face of UK
Rafael Behr, The Guardian
Islam's Turbocharged Takeover of Europe
Nils Haug, Gatestone Institute
Rubio Gets Presidential Tryout in White House Briefing Room
Kelly & Wilson, The Hill
Kamala Is Dems' 2028 Favorite, But Won't Endorse in CA Gov?
James Freeman, WSJ
JD Vance Goes to Iowa
Aaron Pellish, Politico
Charged or Not, Fauci's Fallout Will Continue
Lloyd Billingsley, The American Spectator
Trump's Foolish Push To Impeach Hakeem Jeffries
Steve Benen, MS Now
James Comey Will Be Convicted — By History
Thomas Baker, The Federalist
Texas Senate GOP Runoff (University of Houston): Paxton 48, Cornyn 45
Thursday, May 7
Lesson of Epic Fury: China and Europe Are Exposed
James Thorne, RealClearPolitics


Why Germany's Merz Decided To Risk Trump's Wrath
Jorg Lau, The Guardian
Princelings of Persia
Peter Theroux, Tablet Magazine
A Damaging Fight for Republicans in Indiana
Karl Rove, Wall Street Journal
GOP Choosing Not To Surrender Against Rigged Dem Maps
John Nolte, Breitbart
Tom Steyer Can Make California Golden Again
Jeff Cohen, Salon
Why Isn't Matt Mahan at the Top of the California Polls?
Erik Espe, Daily Kos
DOJ Investigating Fulton County, Should've Done in 2021
Cleta Mitchell, War Room
The Long Nightmare of Trump's Border Wall Is Still Going
William deBuys, The Nation
RFK Jr.'s Anti-SSRI Campaign Is Long Overdue
Stella O'Malley, UnHerd
On the Consequences of Louisiana v. Callais Decision
James Piereson, New Criterion
A Tricky Handoff at the Federal Reserve
Alan Blinder, Wall Street Journal
Powell's Done Enough Damage. Time To Go Home
Stephen Moore, Washington Times
A Bipartisan Bill To Solve Housing Crisis
Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, The Hill
Corporate Media Propaganda Hitting Wall w/Under 50s
Cenk Uygur, Shawn Ryan Show
How Battery Tech Illuminates Competition Between U.S., China
James Varney, RCI
The Inversion of 'Animal Farm'
Nicholas Clairmont, The Free Press
Trump Job Approval: Forbes 41% | MrnCon 44% | NPR/PBS 39% | YouGov 40%
Friday, May 8
After Slamming Biden, GOP Preaching Gas Price Patience
Jack Fitzpatrick, MS Now


Trump's Foreign Policy Reset From Bush, Obama
Carafano & Arha, The National Interest
China Trying To Limit U.S. Leverage in Growing Energy War
Javier Blas, Bloomberg
Industrial Revolution Brewing. I Saw It in Pittsburgh
David Ignatius, Washington Post
The Slide From 'Minnesota Nice' to Assaulting Journalists
Matt Cookson, RCP
Trump's Revenge in Indiana Could Come With a Cost
Paul Waldman, MS Now
Indiana Primary Results Ominous Sign for Massie
Tim Murtaugh, Washington Times
Progressives' Big Dilemma in California Governor's Race
Ed Kilgore, NY Magazine
The Case for Spencer Pratt
Adeline Dimond, Pirate Wires
A Covid-Era Bombshell Coming?
Bevan, Cannon & Walworth, RealClearPolitics on SiriusXM
Hospitals the Biggest Culprit for High Health Care Spending
Zack Cooper, NY Times
Medicine Without Merit
Forrest Bohler, Compact Magazine
Rahm Emanuel and the Real Crony Capitalists
Andrea Widburg, American Thinker
Trump Doesn't Care If He Wrecks Global Economy
Alex Shephard, The New Republic
Farage Racks Up UK Election Wins, Voters Punish Starmer
MacAskill & Piper, Reuters
Senate's Rush To Regulate AI Chatbots Is Bad for Everybody
John Coleman, RCP
It's Time for the Government To Regulate AI
David Rivkin, RealClearPolitics
Saturday, May 9
Back When the Pulitzer Meant Something
Liel Leibovitz, The Free Press
Why Americans Believe Our Best Days Are Ahead
Bret Baier, FOX News
America at 250: Battling Over National Identity
Will Marshall, The Hill
Let's Never Go Back to Obama's Weaponized Justice
Batya Ungar-Sargon, Substack
Democrats' 2026 Redistricting Gains Blown Up
Ed Kilgore, New York Magazine
Local, National Press Got It Wrong Again in Indiana Races
Salena Zito, DC Examiner
Newsom, Top Dems Making Moves in CA Governor Race
Edward-Isaac Dovere, CNN
When Giuliani Made New York Great Again
Myron Magnet, Wall Street Journal
An Epic Collapse for Britain's Labour Party
Robert Kuttner, American Prospect
Reform's Triumph and UK's Continuing Political Realignment
Frank Furedi, Spiked
Trump Sputters vs. Iran, Projects Weakness Across Globe
Joe Scarborough, MS Now
A Leftist Journalist's Emotional Distance From America
Andrea Widburg, Am. Thinker
The Man Who Made Cable Cool
Josef Adalian, New York Magazine
Inside Ben Shapiro, Daily Wire's MAGA Meltdown
Drew Harwell, Washington Post
Young People on SSRIs Starting To Question the Risks
Rikki Schlott, New York Post
Sergey Brin's Girlfriend Tells It Like It Is
Suzy Weiss, The Free Press
Meet the Nuns Who Pray for Weary Moms at Midnight
Ashley Bateman, The Federalist
LA Mayor Race: Debate Replay | Polymarket: Bass Leads,Pratt 2nd, Raman Falls
Sunday, May 10
Origins of Mother's Day Should Inspire New Questions
Rachel Seidman, Time
The Mother's Day We'll Never Forget
John Kass
National Treasure
Michael Auslin, RealClearPolitics
How Imperfect People Form a More Perfect Union
Justice Neil Gorsuch, WSJ
I Think I'm Falling in Love With Tom Steyer for Governor
Robin Abcarian, LA Times
Dems' Virginia Gerrymander Goes Down in Flames
Sean Trende, RCP on SiriusXM
In Bid To Flip Senate, Dems Push Deep Into Trump Territory
McWhirter & Wise, WSJ
Trump's Game Plan To Win Back the Working Class
Hugh Cameron, Newsweek
There Is No End to the War With Iran
David Dayen, American Prospect
Labour’s Rout, MAGA’s Surge, & Iran’s Slow Surrender
Roger Kimball, Am Greatness
How I Will Lead After These Tough Election Results
Keir Starmer, The Guardian
Mamdani's 'Tax the Rich' War Cry Will Only Hurt New York
Michael Goodwin, NY Post
Can Spencer Pratt Actually Win in LA?
Joe Concha, Washington Examiner
Which Dem Can Repair the Damage Trump Has Done?
Jill Lawrence, LA Times
The Left Has Normalized Assassination Talk
John Sexton, Hot Air
GOP Doesn't Care About Spending, If It's To Please Trump
Sara Pequeno, USA Today
Harvey C. Mansfield’s Honorable Quest To Educate Harvard
Peter Berkowitz, RCP


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