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Now It Can Be Told

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Politics
Jun 5, 2025
The Problem of China

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Politics
Jun 5, 2025
The Death Penalty's Demise Has Been Greatly Exaggerated

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Politics
Jun 4, 2025
Is the ABA’s Accreditation Monopoly Coming to an End?

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Politics
Jun 2, 2025
The Academic “Resistance” Decries Government Interference

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Politics
May 29, 2025
Where Do American Jews Go From Here?

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Politics
May 28, 2025
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Donald Trump Has Scrambled the Old Class Allegiances

Oligarchs, professionals and the working class are all divided among themselves.

Joel Kotkin
Politics
May 14, 2025

The Pope of Progress?

Francis made progressive politics his lodestar. The result was a failed papacy.

Richard Reinsch
Politics
May 6, 2025

Relief for Trump in Sight — If Supreme Court Special Session Reins in Rogue Judges

Nationwide injunctions have proven a disaster for the federal judiciary.

John Yoo
Politics
Apr 25, 2025

The Dangers of the Political Gender Gap

Young women and men are gravitating towards opposite political extremes, with potentially explosive consequences.

Joel Kotkin
Politics
Apr 24, 2025

What Trump Can Learn from George W. Bush on Immigration Strategy

John Yoo
Politics
Apr 23, 2025

Trump Could Have a Strong Case to Revoke Harvard’s Tax-Exempt Status

John Yoo, Robert Delahunty
Politics
Apr 21, 2025

Can Democrats Exploit Trump’s Tariff Chaos?

Joel Kotkin
Politics
Apr 16, 2025

Mahmoud Khalil Invites America to Judgment

Richard M. Reinsch II
Politics
Apr 7, 2025

Are the Democrats Drifting Further Left?

Joel Kotkin
Politics
Apr 5, 2025

Ignore the Bluster – Donald Trump Is Not an Imperialist

Joel Kotkin
Politics
Mar 28, 2025
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The Surge of the Small Donorate in U.S. Elections: A View from Texas Statewide Campaigns.”

Grant Ferguson, James Gimpel, Mark Owens, and Daron Shaw
Politics
Sep 4, 2024

Campaign Ads and the Differences Between Soliciting Donations and Mobilizing Volunteers

Grant Ferguson, James Gimpel, Mark Owens, Daron Shaw
Politics
May 20, 2024

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Contra Yellen, the Debt Isn't Sustainable

Charity-Joy Acchiardo, Dirk Mateer
Politics
Jun 24, 2024

How Trump, AG Bondi Can Persuade Democrats to Abandon Lawfare

John Yoo, John Shu
Politics
Jan 30, 2024

Trump’s Assault on DEI Will Bring Us Closer to a Post-racial America

Joel Kotkin
Politics
Jan 30, 2024

Trump Probes Can De-weaponize the Justice System — Starting with Alvin Bragg’s Daniel Penny Case

John Yoo
Politics
Jan 26, 2024

LA’s Dreams Went Up in Flames

Joel Kotkin
Politics
Jan 10, 2024

Why International Arrest Warrants for Netanyahu and Putin Are Anti-democracy Legal Garbage

John Yoo, Robert Delahunty
Politics
Jan 3, 2024
Videos
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Trump’s Drug Pricing Plan: Consequences for Innovation and Patient Access

Trump’s Drug Pricing Plan: Consequences for Innovation and Patient Access

Politics
May 13, 2025
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John Yoo: The DOJ Is Being ‘Tricky’ but They May Be Right

John Yoo: The DOJ Is Being ‘Tricky’ but They May Be Right

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Mar 18, 2025
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John Yoo: How Will Trump Try to ‘Redirect’ the Justice Department Toward ‘Public Order and Safety’?

John Yoo: How Will Trump Try to ‘Redirect’ the Justice Department Toward ‘Public Order and Safety’?

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Mar 14, 2025
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John Yoo: Musk’s Audits Are Part of Alexander Hamilton’s ‘Energetic Executive’

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Feb 10, 2025
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Lord Andrew Roberts on Winston Churchill and the US-UK Special Relationship, Then and Now

Lord Andrew Roberts on Winston Churchill and the US-UK Special Relationship, Then and Now

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Sep 26, 2024
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