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Monday, July 27
The Democratic Establishment Running Scared in Michigan
Alex Shephard, TNR
Fauci an Egomaniac Milking Covid for Everything It's Worth
Tom Elliott, Substack
Now I See the Truth About the Filibuster
Sen. John Fetterman, Washington Post
Secret Service Agent Arrested in Hazing Incident
Susan Crabtree, RealClearPolitics
Gig Workers More Reliant Than Ever on Government Benefits
Hayes Brown, MS Now
Fewer Americans on Food Stamps: Why the Left Is Panicking
Matt Lamb, AMAC
Minneapolis Showed How to Take the Constitution Back
Emmanuel Mauleon, Slate
Minnesota Continues Its Descent Into Madness
John Hinderaker, PowerLine
Why the Right Is Freaking Out About 'Third Worldism'
Zack Beauchamp, Vox
Stop Gaslighting Us Over the 2020 Election
Sasha Stone, Substack
As Bombs Fall in Iran, Trump Bombs in Washington
John Harris, Politico
'28 GOP (Ras Rpts): Vance 39, Rubio 27, Trump Jr. 9, DeSantis 7, Haley 4, RFK 3
Tuesday, July 28
A Final Lindsey Graham Moment in DC, SC
Byron York, Washington Examiner


GOP’s ‘Socialist’ Scare Tactics Are Not Working
Ja'han Jones, MS NOW
How the GOP Might Just Hold the House
Adam Turner, American Greatness
DSA's Platform Would Destroy American Democracy
Bill Scher, Washington Monthly
Democratic Socialists of America vs. John Adams
Daniel McCarthy, Chronicles
It’s Not the Left Rising. It’s the Center Falling.
Astead Herndon, Vox
Anthony Fauci's Covid Corruption
Hans Mahncke, The Federalist
As Netanyahu and Zelensky Visit Trump, Their Wars Converge
Andrew Day, TAC
Europe Spins Another Islamist Attack
Douglas Murray, The Free Press
Inside Meta's Bet on the Dignity of Work
Salena Zito, Washington Post
Why AI May Never Match Human Creativity
Meda Parameswara Reddy, RealClearScience
Wednesday, July 29
Fauci Pleads Fifth After Receiving Preemptive Pardon From Biden
Nik Popli, Time


America Can't Recover Until Fauci Is Held Accountable
John Davidson, The Federalist
Fauci Foils GOP Plans To Use Diaries Against Him
Kevin Frey, MS Now
Fauci Is in a Trap of His Own Making
Emily Jashinsky, UnHerd
Graham's Swan Song Makes Senate Headway
Carolina Lumetta, RealClearPolitics
'He Never Saw a War That He Didn't Like'
Byron York, Washington Examiner
Progressive Dems Show They Can Win in Swing States
Perry Bacon, New Republic
History of Communism Is You Can Get In But Can't Get Out
Joe Lonsdale, FOX News
The GOP's New Red Scare
Chris Lehmann, The Nation
Welcome to the Lie--Mamdani Releases New Tax Hit List
Mark Penn, X
Trump's Battle for Sovereignty
Roger Kimball, The Spectator
Thursday, July 30
The 82% Winner Sitting on the Senate Floor
Jenny Martin, Washington Examiner


Trump Suggests Thune's Future as Senate Leader Is in Doubt
Steve Benen, MS Now
Obama Fathered Today's DSA Democrat Party
Joshua Monnington, The Federalist
El-Sayed Lost in 2018. It Set Him Up for 2026
Daniel Strauss, American Prospect
Deportation Helps Make Affordability Possible
Sen. Eric Schmitt, The Hill
We Can't Fix Schools Without Data
Michael Bloomberg, Bloomberg
Fairfax Schools Spend How Much on Lawyers?
Stephanie Lundquist-Arora, Daily Signal
Iran Is Winning? Don't Be So Sure
Walter Russell Mead, Wall Street Journal
What's Next in Iran?
Victor Davis Hanson, American Greatness
What Graham's Funeral Revealed About the World
Stephen Collinson, CNN
Lies Al Gore Told Me
Juan Rojas, UnHerd
Friday, July 31
Dems Should Quit Battling, Martin Is Staying at DNC
Donna Brazile, Washington Post


Fauci Unmasks Himself
Peggy Noonan, Wall Street Journal
What Fauci's Diary Reveals About Washington
Mark Leibovich, The Atlantic
Real Tragedy Is That Fauci Is a Bad Scientist
Alex Berenson, Substack
Trump Fixes Biden's Mess on Medicare Drug Premiums
Shane Harris, AMAC
Musk Re-Entering Politics. It Might Not Go as He Hopes
Zeeshan Aleem, MS Now
Spain, Europe Looking Like a Dystopian Horror Novel
Rod Dreher, The Free Press
Tom Siebel on Education, Reinvention, AI Revolution
Condoleezza Rice, Hoover Inst.
AI Could End Up Too Cheap To Control
Eric Levitz, Vox
America's Place in Syria's Restoration
Lauren Boyer, RealClearPolitics
Trump Renews JFK's War Against Subversion
Michael Waller, The American Mind
Sunday, August 2
These Dem Voters Battling Over What Their Party Stands For
Terrell Wright, WSJ
Elon Musk Right About 'Normal' Versus 'Fringe' Ideas
Douglas MacKinnon, The Hill
A Litmus Test in Michigan’s Dem Senate Primary
Nicholas Tomaino, Washington Post
How Anthony Fauci & His Media Pals Failed America
Michael Goodwin, NY Post
Trump's Final Act Begins
Jim VandeHei, Axios
Cornyn, Tillis Epitomize the GOP's Hatred for Its Voters
Shawn Fleetwood, Federalist
Dems' Last Chance To Halt Erosion of U.S. Democracy
Timothy Garton Ash, Guardian
Milton Friedman Was Right
Matthew Continetti, Wall Street Journal
Trump's Promise of a 'Golden Age' Collides With Reality
Paul Waldman, MS Now
Engineering Hate at M.I.T.
Scott Johnson, Washington Free Beacon
RFK Stadium: More Than Just Football?
Lauren Boyer, RealClearPolitics
TDIH: August 2nd Generic Ballot: '26: Dems +6.4 |'22: GOP +0.6 | '18: Dems +7.0


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