Friday Short Cuts
Notable quotables from Prysma Lending Group, Cory “Spartacus” Booker, Allen West, Karoline Leavitt, Elon Musk, Jimmy Failla, and more.
Trade Court Strikes Down Emergency Tariffs
President Donald Trump’s trade goals are laudable and put America first, but his methods and justifications have left him open to successful lawsuits that have stopped his efforts.
Thursday: Below the Fold
DOGE’s Elon Musk departs, Seattle’s antifa kerfuffle expands, California track meet hints that maybe boys and girls are different, mortgages for illegals, and more.
Are Democrats Culturally Defeated?
The party that demonizes men and plays on the ignorance of their voters is still surprised it lost in November. Here are the reasons Americans are rejecting the Democrats.
Trump to Revoke Chinese Student Visas
The ChiComs have long used our colleges and universities as a vehicle for stealing our intellectual property and our technological expertise, but those days might well be numbered.
LA’s Crushing Wage Hike
The Los Angeles City Council has approved a massive minimum wage hike that promises to cripple the hotel industry just in time for the city to host the 2028 Olympics.
Karmelo Anthony Faces Life in Prison
After the alleged murder of Austin Metcalf, can justice be served when decisions appear influenced by external pressures rather than evidence?
The Extreme Tolerance for Black Racism
Today we see black politicians — with no comment, let alone pushback, from Democratic Party leaders — using ugly rhetoric reminiscent of the white “crackers” of yesteryear.
Weaponized Words Behind Killings of Israeli Embassy Staffers
Words have inherent power. You can see the way that society moves us in one direction, or another, by the words we use to define people.
Biden, Macron Team Up to Form Support Group for Battered and Abused World Leaders
“We’re going to help people. No, I’m serious. Not a joke, man. Think about it. My flimgizzdle has a chicken on the gribble, Jack.”
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Josh Hammer Is This the End of Transgender Hysteria?
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Victor Davis Hanson Midterm Palpitations
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Erick Erickson The Middle Finger Majority
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David Harsanyi Don’t Cry for The Washington Post. It Helped Destroy Media.
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Tim Graham Pollsters Don’t Ask if Anti-ICE Activists Have ‘Gone Too Far’
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Gary Bauer Democrats Demand Amnesty
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Allen West Stop Calling Them Democrats
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Michael Barone Will Falling Birth Rates Mean a More Conservative World?
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Mark Alexander Profiles of Valor: The Immortal Chaplains
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The Washington Stand Always Ready: Speaker Johnson Gives Biblical Defense of Borders
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The Babylon Bee Suspicious: Voter ID Bill Defeated in Senate by Vote of 7 Million to 53
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