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The Strait of Hormuz Is Not Iran’s
Project Freedom ends ten weeks of pretense in the Strait of Hormuz.
Think More: Tuesday, May 5, 2026
Justice Alito restores the VRA to its original purpose, 148 House districts come back into play, and a plurality of Democrats now call America evil.
Think More: Monday, May 4, 2026
The SPLC's 11-count indictment reaches Sen. Ossoff, a Russiagate architect retreats, and the Declaration finds its first printer. Nine reads.
The Pay-and-Chase State
Federal agencies lost $186 billion to improper payments last year. The House Oversight Committee just passed nine bills built on the premise that the government cannot police its own outflows.
Bullet Trains to Nowhere
An eighteen-year demonstration of what happens when progressive utopianism meets the discipline of cost, geography, and schedule.
After Iran, the Wallet
Rasmussen's latest finds the Economy reclaiming voters' top issue spot for the second week running, and the GOP's traditional advantage on it is gone.
Think More: Friday, May 1, 2025
Leibovitz on what grew Cole Allen, Devine on the Biden vaccine cover-up, the SCOTUS donor-privacy ruling, and more.
We Don’t Want You Here
A governing ideology that sorts citizens cannot be surprised when they leave.
Think More: Thursday, April 30, 2026
RAND on the AI grid bottleneck, the House probe of Chinese AI, Treviño on America's hemispheric war, Lee Smith on the third assassination attempt, and Richards on SPLC.
New Poll: Congress is Crooked
A new Napolitan poll finds 67% of voters across party lines say Congress is less ethical than ordinary Americans. The demands for accountability are concrete.
The State vs. The Pew
The Justice Department's 200-page report documents how seventeen federal agencies under Biden treated American Christianity as a regulatory problem.
Think More: Wednesday, April 29, 2026
Hinderaker on a weak Comey prosecution, Alito's ruling against Louisiana's race-based map, Barone on the WHCA attacker, and four more stories worth reading.
The Performative Economy
What SPLC, ActBlue, and Minnesota's Medicaid raids share is not a scandal but a structure.
The Names They Removed From the List
An editorial deletion from ICE's Most Wanted list shows the difference between a government of laws and a government of preferences.
A Half-Century Without a Majority
Trust in the federal government has not held a majority since 1972. A new Napolitan poll shows the gap widening — and the political class standing apart.
An Indictment at Fauci’s Door
A five-count federal indictment of Fauci's longtime senior advisor reads less like a personnel matter than a roadmap.
Think More: Tuesday, April 28, 2026
Solomon on the rhetoric-to-violence pipeline, Taibbi on press complicity, the Iran deal that isn't Obama's, Rufo's California border billions, and the DHS shutdown at Day 73.
The Creed Holds
A new American ideals poll: voters affirm the founding creed at 91% to 98%, but only 44% say the country still honors it. The argument is the verdict.
Think More: Monday, April 27, 2026
Four reads on the third assassination attempt, Justice Thomas on the Founding, Klavan on what comes after the End of History, and Treasury's second front on the SPLC.
The Third Bullet
Cole Allen signed his manifesto "Friendly Federal Assassin" before he opened fire at the Hilton Saturday night. The signature is the story.
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