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Iranian-Americans Want Regime Gone — Aside From a Few Gun-Running Social Media Mavens

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Politics
May 4, 2026
Why Amtrak Needs Airport-Level Security

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May 5, 2026
Remembering and Rebuking the Covid Regime

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Politics
May 4, 2026
Is American Nationalism Still Creed-able?

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Politics
Apr 29, 2026
Why America, Not Iran, Has the Stronger Legal Position in the Current War

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Politics
Apr 29, 2026
The Left’s War on the Supreme Court Just Hit a Terrifying New Low

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Politics
Apr 25, 2026
California is Sacrificing its Economic Future on the Altar of Climate Change

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Politics
Apr 26, 2026
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Iranian-Americans Want Regime Gone — Aside From a Few Gun-Running Social Media Mavens

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May 4, 2026

Is American Nationalism Still Creed-able?

We are not there now, but there is reason to worry that the United States is in danger, if we are not careful, of ceasing to be a nation with the principles of 1776 at its core.

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John Yoo, Michael Toth
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Joel Kotkin
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Make the Gulf Irrelevant Again

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Iran War Exposes Weakness of California’s ‘Green’ Dependence on Foreign Oil

Joel Kotkin
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Yes, President Trump Can Withdraw from NATO

John Yoo
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America is the new Rome

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Activist local governments should not be regulators of energy markets

John Yoo, Michael Toth
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Beyond the Border: How Extraterritorial State Laws Risk America’s AI Ambitions

Kevin Frazier
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The Trump National Security Strategy Is Good, Bad, and Ugly All at Once

John Yoo
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Dec 16, 2025

“Brazenly Partisan” Judges Scrutinize Trump’s Mind, But Refuse To Explain Themselves

Josh Blackman
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What Did the Godfather of Conservatism Think about the Jewish People?

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Inflation Killed The Penny

Jonathan Hartley
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Upending American Immigration

Richard Epstein
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May Day Protests Take Place Across the U.S.

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May 1, 2026
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How Gavin Newsom Ran California Into The Ground

How Gavin Newsom Ran California Into The Ground

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Apr 30, 2026
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WHCD Shooting Suspect Allegedly Targeted Trump Administration Officials

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Apr 26, 2026
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All federal law enforcement agencies must answer to the president: Former deputy assistant AG

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‘NO RIGHT to block passage’: John Yoo on Strait of Hormuz Dispute

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The Three Whiskey Happy Hour

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