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After observing Trump’s hostility to Walmart and Amazon, Home Depot took a different approach.

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

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The Dangers of the Political Gender Gap

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The Surge of the Small Donorate in U.S. Elections: A View from Texas Statewide Campaigns.”

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‘America First’ Can’t Be ‘America Alone'

Joel Kotkin

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A Big TikTok Consideration Trump Needs to Prioritize on Day One

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The Apprentice Is Back, and This Time He Means Business

Dirk Mateer

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Dec 3, 2024

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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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Politics

Musk’s Outbursts Reveal a Deeper Rift in MAGA

Trump Should Be Thanking Leonard Leo and the Federalist Society, Not Waging War

Is ‘Eating the Tariffs’ Good for Business?

Test

Now It Can Be Told

The Problem of China

The Death Penalty's Demise Has Been Greatly Exaggerated

Trump Should Be Thanking Leonard Leo and the Federalist Society, Not Waging War

Musk’s Outbursts Reveal a Deeper Rift in MAGA

Is ‘Eating the Tariffs’ Good for Business?

Donald Trump Has Scrambled the Old Class Allegiances

The Pope of Progress?

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

The Dangers of the Political Gender Gap

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

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

Can Democrats Exploit Trump’s Tariff Chaos?

The Surge of the Small Donorate in U.S. Elections: A View from Texas Statewide Campaigns.”

Campaign Ads and the Differences Between Soliciting Donations and Mobilizing Volunteers

Test

‘America First’ Can’t Be ‘America Alone'

A Big TikTok Consideration Trump Needs to Prioritize on Day One

Why Europe and America Need Each Other

Elon Musk and the Rise of the Alt-Oligarchy

Congressional Testimony: Rowena He on the Chinese Communist Party’s Historical Revisionism

The Apprentice Is Back, and This Time He Means Business

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

Justin Dyer on Civic Education: Live at AEI's Future of the American University Conference

Richard Epstein Reacts to Pam Bondi’s Confirmation Hearing

John Yoo: Jack Smith Shows No Regret or Second Guessing

John Yoo: Merchan Is ‘Making Sure’ Trump Is the First Felon President

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