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Thursday
Does Trump’s handshake deal with the EU put America first?
Of course, in Trumpworld, trade-offs don’t exist. There’s no downside, no losing. There’s only ‘winning’
Wesley LePatner and the sinister rise of ‘Luigism’
The Blackstone CEO was not the shooter’s intended victim. All too many think she deserved to die anyway
What is KPop Demon Hunters?
It’s something C.S. Lewis might have liked
Wednesday
How justified is climate-change alarmism?
There have been consistent misunderstandings about climate change for decades
Why I am never doing the ‘Pete & Bobby Challenge’
I reject this idea of treating life as though it were Basic Training
Tuesday
Can Trump end mail-in voting?
The President is on a quest to reform mail-in voting and traditional ballot tabulation machines
Will Pope Leo stand up to Islam?
His sentimentality could lead to the death of European culture
The Trump-Zelensky meetings offered a show of Western unity
Europe’s leaders avoided any hint of disappointment or cleavages within the alliance
Monday
Socialism ends in Bolivia after two decades
The swing to the right could mean that Bolivia is following Argentina, where President Javier Milei was elected
Will Omar Fateh become America’s most radical mayor?
The State Senator running in Minneapolis has a disdain for white people and the police
Saturday
Can tariffs replace income taxes?
We need to deal in reality instead of wishful thinking
Chicago Public Schools have failed. But there’s another option
Illinois has been offered school choice. Will Governor Pritzker decide in favor of the Chicago Teachers Union or the students it has left behind?
The Alaska summit went much as expected
Diplomacy has stirred, however ineptly
Friday
Donald Trump saved the UFC
It’s become the sport of the GOP
Newsom rigs California
A political power grab dressed up as righteous urgency
Trump, Putin, and the hidden power of the Bering Strait
The route connects regions that Russia and America both consider vital for trade and security – the North Pacific, and the Arctic
Thursday
What will happen in Alaska?
It is, of course, wildly unrealistic to expect Trump and Putin to not mention Ukraine
Melania’s $1 billion defamation suit won’t keep Hunter Biden quiet
The First Lady is kindly asking Hunter to apologize for saying she met Trump through Epstein
What’s the beef with Laura Loomer?
In the deposition, Loomer says Bill Maher is a perverted atheist who likes to harass women