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The Rise of the UnJews

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The Looming Debt Crisis, the Trump Tax Cuts, and Medicaid

Scott Winship

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Mar 27, 2025

Foucault’s “Discipline and Punish" at 50

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Helen Dale

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Symposium: What Does the Middle East Mean to US?

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Politics

Confronting the New Antisemitism

Our Ability to Fight Foreign Terrorism Just Got Weaker

America Can’t Build for War Anymore

Policymakers Need to Get Tax Treatment of Litigation Funding Right

Left-Wing Civil War Threatens LA’s Future

The Myth of Europe’s ‘Fascist’ Revival

“Democratic” Socialism Is Undemocratic

Our Ability to Fight Foreign Terrorism Just Got Weaker

America Can’t Build for War Anymore

Policymakers Need to Get Tax Treatment of Litigation Funding Right

Left-Wing Civil War Threatens LA’s Future

The Myth of Europe’s ‘Fascist’ Revival

Sneaky Leftist Lawsuits Are Taking Aim at US Energy Dominance

I’d like to Believe California Can Be Saved from the Left. It May Be Too Late.

The Rise of the UnJews

Steve Hilton’s Rise Won’t Kill California Progressivism

AI Cyber Risks Are Testing the Office Built to Coordinate Them

The Looming Debt Crisis, the Trump Tax Cuts, and Medicaid

Foucault’s “Discipline and Punish" at 50

YooKay plc

Liberalism's Infidelities

The Bills are Piling High for States

Symposium: What Does the Middle East Mean to US?

DHS Shutdown Enters Day 41 as TSA Agents Pushed to Financial Breaking Point

US citizen takes over Mexican drug cartel, sparking legal debate

Does AI Require Expanded Federal Regulation to Safeguard the Public Interest?

Trump’s Iran Operation Is Legal, Just, and Overdue

‘Big Difference’ Between Investigating a Sitting and Former President: Ex-dDeputy Assistant AG

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