Wednesday Short Cuts
Notable quotables from Whoopi Goldberg, JD Vance, Michael Knowles, Elissa Slotkin, and more.
The Bragg and Benning Rebrands
The consensus among Veterans who served at Bragg and Benning is almost universal support for the historical name restorations, regardless of the contortions to get there.
Tuesday: Below the Fold
Democrats mobilize against deporting anti-Semite, X hit with cyberattack, Trump throws cold water on Chauvin pardon, and more.
Tariffs and a Tenuous Economy
Joe Biden left the economy arguably too weak to handle Donald Trump’s tariff strategy right now.
Columbia University and the Scandal of Apathy
The institution’s leadership has failed to protect the student body from illegal protests. Now, the federal government has to step in.
Biden’s $1.1 Trillion DEI Binge
The number defies description, but a new study shows just how heavily invested the previous administration was in race- and gender-based discrimination.
Trump, Musk, and Social Security
Continuing to ignore our Social Security mess may be politically astute, but it’s economic malpractice.
Who Was President?
Virtually everything Joe Biden signed during his four years in the White House wasn’t really signed by Biden.
Want to Soak the Rich? Tax University Endowments.
There are at least a dozen schools bulging with $10 billion endowments, and scores more with more than $1 billion each. We should call these schools Loophole U.
Can Donald Trump Win a Trade War?
The president’s strategy, long-term and short-term, is sound — as long as he gets the timing right.
Top Opinion
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Josh Hammer Is Free Speech Really the Highest Value?
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Tim Graham Republican Congress Looks Like a Democrat Majority on TV News
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Michael Barone Immigration Is Shaking Up Political Parties in Britain, Europe, and the U.S.
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David Harsanyi Shut Up and Ski
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Erick Erickson The Self-Inflicted Wound
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Gary Bauer Saving America
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Allen West The Real Purveyors of Jim Crow
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Mark Alexander Profiles of Valor: CAPT Williams and SSG Ollis
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The Washington Stand Political Indecency, Weaponized Religion, and the Coarsening of Civic Language
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The Babylon Bee Democrats Counter With STEAL Act to Ban Voter ID
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