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Monday, January 20
The Second Era of Trump Begins
Philip Wegmann, RealClearPolitics
Biden Family Pardons Raise Troubling Questions
MJ Lee, CNN
Cosmic Irony as Trump Returns to Capitol for Inauguration
Miranda Devine, NY Post
Faiz Shakir Would Like the DNC To Do Something
David Dayen, American Prospect
The Last Straw for Biden
Mark Penn, X
Trump Faces Boromir's Test
Dan Morenoff, RealClearPolicy
Mind the Gaps
Mohamed El-Erian, Financial Times
In California, Human Beings Come Last
Allysia Finley, Wall Street Journal
Even Hollywood Is Turning Against LA Mayor Karen Bass
Joel Kotkin, UnHerd
How Trump Could Reshape the Middle East
Raja Khalidi, Foreign Affairs
I Am Filled With Hope and Optimism for DoD
Stuart Scheller, X
Tuesday, January 21
Exclusive: Rubio Outlines 'Sweeping Change' to US Diplomats
Philip Wegmann, RCP


Trump's Inauguration and the Exhaustion of the Democrats
Sean Collins, Spiked
Supposed Unity Message Is Gloating Threat of MAGA
Jeet Heer, The Nation
Trump Reclaims the Jacksonian Spirit
Sohrab Ahmari, UnHerd
Cannon Fodder: The Inaugural Edition
Carl Cannon, RealClearPolitics
Dark Age of Government Censorship Is Coming to an End
Michael Shellenberger, X
Biden's Pre-Emptive Pardons Open Up New Can of Worms
Glenn Kirschner, MSNBC
The Biden Crime Family Cashes Out
Tiana Doescher, Washington Examiner
Work With Trump--But Not on the Plans He's Outlined
Sen. Chris Coons, The Bulwark
What Must Happen for the Ceasefire Deal To Last
Simon Tisdall, The Guardian
The Trump Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine
James Holmes, The National Interest
Why Trump Brought TikTok Back to Life
Mike Solana, Pirate Wires
Wednesday, January 22
Buckle Up: The Trump Show Is Back and Bigger Than Ever
Max Burns, The Hill


Trump Is Already Making America Greater
James Antle, U.S. News & World Report
The Wrong Speech for a Divided Country
John Maxwell Hamilton, RealClearPolitics
America Won When Trump Won. Now Comes the Hard Work
Robert Charles, AMAC
Has Trump's Second Term Already Peaked?
Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic
The Enduring 'c'onservative Majority
Sean Trende, RCP
Cenk Uygur on His Populist Plans To Unite America
Charlie Stone, The Unknowns
Hearings Show a Cabinet Fully Committed to Trump Agenda
Mick Mulvaney, The Hill
Why Trump Could Regret His Jan. 6 Pardons
Ankush Khardori, Politico
Sorry, Biden's Pardons Are Much Worse Than Trump's
Yoo & Shu, Newsweek
Biden WH on Migrant Crisis: 'Be a Good Dem'
Mayor Eric Adams, Tucker Carlson Network
New Hegseth Smear Proves Media Has Learned Nothing
Brianna Lyman, Federalist
Thursday, January 23
The Left Isn't Dead Yet. But It's Getting There
Ruy Teixeira, Substack


ICE Makes Arrests, Including Illegals With History of Crimes
Adam Shaw, FOX News
Trump's First Days in the White House Feel Like a Full Term
Stephen Collinson, CNN
The Final Corruption of Joe Biden
Jonathan Turley, The Hill
Will DOGE Decide To Go Big or Small?
Ed Kilgore, New York Magazine
J6 Investigation To Move to Judiciary Committee
Mollie Hemingway, The Federalist
Democrats Plot a More Toned-Down Approach
Igor Bobic, HuffPost
Pandemic Bioethics
Amber Todoroff, IM--1776
What Bishop Budde's Woke Rant Left Out
Miranda Devine, New York Post
Trump Cannot Simply Erase Birthright Citizenship
Ray Brescia, MSNBC
Birthright Citizenship: Game On
John Eastman, The American Mind
Friday, January 24
Voters Spoke Loudly--They're Sick of Dems' Intolerance
Ingrid Jacques, USA Today


Trump Is Assailed by Lawsuits, But It's Small Comfort
Emma Brockes, The Guardian
Biden's Censorship Wall Falls
Martin Gurri, New York Post
One Hard Truth the Democrats Must Face
Matt Robison, Newsweek
Rep. Fallon to New USSS Director: Make Swift Reforms
Susan Crabtree, RCP
Trump Is Right About Birthright Citizenship
Matthew Raymer, The Federalist
DOJ Sets Out To 'Scare' Sanctuary Cities
Russell Payne, Salon
Why Can't the Left Understand Restrictions at the Border?
Alex Berenson, Substack
On Fact-Checking and Bobbleheads
Carl Cannon, RealClearPolitics
In UK, Citizens Being Imprisoned for Exposing Horrifying Crimes
Javier Milei, WEF
How Governable Is Los Angeles?
Joel Kotkin, Los Angeles Times
Sunday, January 26
Trump 2.0: A Shockwave of Change in Six Days
Roger Kimball, American Greatness
Second Trump Term Is Everything His Adversaries Feared
John Harris, This Week
Trump Has Provided Air Cover: Now Congress Must Fight
David Deavel, AMAC
A Tough Week One for Democrats
Adam Wren, Politico
Liberal Asheville's Hippies Warm to Trump
David Marcus, FOX News
Dems Must Respond to Trump's Madness With Bold Initiatives
Brad Bannon, The Hill
Vance Schools Margaret Brennan on the Reality of Inflation
Matt Margolis, PJ Media
Donald Trump’s Fake Imperialism
Ross Barkan, New York Magazine
UK Politicos Say: Be Like Trump!
John Hinderaker, PowerLine
How Tech Bros Became Lords of the Political Universe
Mark Z. Barabak, LA Times
Somebody Tell Susan Glasser To Sit Back and Relax
Eddie Scarry, The Federalist


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