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California job cuts will hurt Gavin Newsom’s White House run

California Governor Gavin Newsom loves to describe his state as “an economic powerhouse”. Yet he’s far more reluctant to acknowledge its dramatically worsening employment picture.

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An anti-woke counter-revolution is sweeping through the media

From Hollywood to the newsroom, the hegemony of the ‘progressives’ is finally faltering.

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Dec 1, 2025

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Gavin Newsom’s run for the White House is going from bad to worse.

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Nov 17, 2025

Mayors to Cities: Drop Dead

Far-left policies on policing, education, and taxation are pushing Los Angeles, Chicago, and others to the brink.

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Nov 15, 2025

Zohran Mamdani’s rise is fuelled by generational resentment

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Nov 4, 2025

Decadent Ideology, Decaying Fraternity

Richard M. Reinsch II

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Sep 4, 2025

DC and LA Failures Play Into Trump’s Hands

Joel Kotkin

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Aug 11, 2025

Reading the New Conservatives

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The Specter of Chaos in New York

Michael Toth

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Jul 30, 2025

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Liberal Democracy Reexamined: Leo Strauss on Alexis de Tocqueville

Raúl Rodríguez

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Feb 25, 2025

Long Distance Migration as a Two-Step Sorting Process: The Resettlement of Californians in Texas

James Gimpel, Daron Shaw

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Feb 6, 2025

Who's That Knocking? A Study of the Strategic Choices Facing Large-Scale Grassroots Canvassing Efforts

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Dec 13, 2024

National Poll from Civitas Institute: Trump Victory Driven by Voters Who Reject Status Quo

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Dec 11, 2024

Understanding the Effect of Abortion Attitudes on Elections After Dobbs: Evidence from Cross-Sectional and Panel Surveys in Texas

Grant Ferguson, James Gimpel, Mark Owens, and Daron R. Shaw

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Nov 26, 2024

Tocqueville’s Defense of Aristocratic Literature

Antonio Sosa

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Oct 3, 2024

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Donald Trump Has Scrambled the Old Class Allegiances

Joel Kotkin

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May 14, 2025

The Pope of Progress?

Richard Reinsch

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May 6, 2025

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

John Yoo

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Apr 25, 2025

The Dangers of the Political Gender Gap

Joel Kotkin

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Apr 24, 2025

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

John Yoo

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Apr 23, 2025

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

John Yoo, Robert Delahunty

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Apr 21, 2025

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Politics

An anti-woke counter-revolution is sweeping through the media

California job cuts will hurt Gavin Newsom’s White House run

Mayors to Cities: Drop Dead

California’s billionaire tax could bring down Gavin Newsom

Zohran Mamdani’s rise is fuelled by generational resentment

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

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

California job cuts will hurt Gavin Newsom’s White House run

An anti-woke counter-revolution is sweeping through the media

California’s billionaire tax could bring down Gavin Newsom

Mayors to Cities: Drop Dead

Zohran Mamdani’s rise is fuelled by generational resentment

Decadent Ideology, Decaying Fraternity

DC and LA Failures Play Into Trump’s Hands

Climate Lawyers Try a New Approach

Reading the New Conservatives

The Specter of Chaos in New York

Liberal Democracy Reexamined: Leo Strauss on Alexis de Tocqueville

Long Distance Migration as a Two-Step Sorting Process: The Resettlement of Californians in Texas

Who's That Knocking? A Study of the Strategic Choices Facing Large-Scale Grassroots Canvassing Efforts

National Poll from Civitas Institute: Trump Victory Driven by Voters Who Reject Status Quo

Understanding the Effect of Abortion Attitudes on Elections After Dobbs: Evidence from Cross-Sectional and Panel Surveys in Texas

Tocqueville’s Defense of Aristocratic Literature

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

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

John Yoo: Critics Skewer New York Judge for Scheduling Trump’s Sentencing Before Inauguration

John Yoo: Biden Uses Carter’s Death to Take Dig at Trump

Jonathan Haidt and Jonathan Rauch on Creating Knowledge in a Fragmented Age

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