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January 1, 2024
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John Yoo: Critics Skewer New York Judge for Scheduling Trump’s Sentencing Before Inauguration

'Your World' panelists Tom Dupree and John Yoo discuss the judge in President-elect Donald Trump’s New York criminal case setting his sentencing date on Jan. 10 ahead of Inauguration Day.

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Wall Street Journal: Donald Trump Takes On the Conservative Judiciary

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

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Liberal Democracy Reexamined: Leo Strauss on Alexis de Tocqueville

This article explores Leo Strauss’s thoughts on Alexis de Tocqueville in his 1954 “Natural Right” course transcript.

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

Here we press the question of whether the well-documented stream of migrants relocating from California to Texas has been sufficient to alter the political complexion of the destination state.

James Gimpel, Daron Shaw
Politics
Feb 6, 2025
Who's That Knocking? A Study of the Strategic Choices Facing Large-Scale Grassroots Canvassing Efforts

Although there is a consensus that personalized forms of campaign outreach are more likely to be effective at either mobilizing or even persuading voters, there remains uncertainty about how campaigns should implement get-out-the-vote (GOTV) programs, especially at a truly expansive scale.

Grant Ferguson, James Gimpel, Mark Owens, Daron Shaw
Politics
Dec 13, 2024
National Poll from Civitas Institute: Trump Victory Driven by Voters Who Reject Status Quo

The poll asked 1,200 Americans an array of questions about how things are going in America.

Daron Shaw
Politics
Dec 11, 2024
New York’s Surging New Leftist Tide Is a Chilling Warning to the West

The rise in support for Zohran Mamdani illustrates how an alliance of immigrants and the young urban precariat is taking on capitalism.

Joel Kotkin
Politics
Jun 24, 2025
Trump’s Iran Ceasefire Depends on American Oil

Trump has found his own formula — based largely on America’s tech savvy and energy abundance — to intimidate enemies and control friends.

Joel Kotkin
Politics
Jun 24, 2025
Trump Should Win His Court Battle with Newsom over Riot Response

The Constitution and the laws are on the president’s side.

John Yoo, Robert Delahunty
Politics
Jun 19, 2025
Getting Right with Buckley

Sam Tanenhaus’s long-awaited William F. Buckley Jr. biography will leave conservatives disappointed.

Richard M. Reinsch II
Politics
Jun 19, 2025

The Three Whiskey Happy Hour

Steven Hayward brings you the Power Line Blog's perspective on the week's big headlines.

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Wall Street Journal: Donald Trump Takes On the Conservative Judiciary

Politics
Jun 2, 2025
1:05

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

Politics
May 13, 2025
1:05

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

Politics
Mar 18, 2025
1:05

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

Politics
Mar 14, 2025
1:05

John Yoo: Musk’s Audits Are Part of Alexander Hamilton’s ‘Energetic Executive’

Politics
Feb 10, 2025
1:05
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The Lion Rises and the Eagle Soars

Israel’s operation, whatever its ultimate outcome in geopolitical terms, has already delivered a statement for the ages.

Juliana Geran Pilon
Politics
Jun 24, 2025
Work Requirements For Medicaid Could Increase Income and Reduce Poverty

Claims that the reconciliation bill would result in income losses for the bottom 10 percent of households and increase poverty are dubious.

Scott Winship
Politics
Jun 17, 2025
The Martyr’s Message

While Alexei Navalny never sought to become a martyr, circumstances and his inner moral strength turned him into one.

Juliana Geran Pilon
Politics
Jun 16, 2025
Backfire: Trump’s Overbroad Sanctions Against Harvard and Columbia

The Trump administration's charges are so vague that they could be repurposed with virtually no work to apply to every other university that has faced protests from Hamas and its sympathizers.

Richard Epstein
Politics
Jun 11, 2025
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