Monday Short Cuts
Notable quotables from Jennifer Welch, Kamala Harris, James Carville, Gavin Newsom, Brooke Rollins, Jim Geraghty, Colin Wright, George Weigel, and more.
New York Takes a Hard Left Turn
Zohran Mamdani is 100 percent socialist — and far more radical than his hero, Bernie Sanders.
Leftists Don’t Like Killing Bad Guys … if They Can’t Define the Bad Guys
I applaud the Trump administration for letting narco-terrorists know that the game is over.
Misguided ‘Compassion’ Contributes to Political Polarization
Governance by compassion results not in a more benevolent society but rather in a chaotic, anarchic and disordered one.
Why Are Leftists Telling Themselves, ‘We Are Not the Crazy Ones’?
Even the utterance of such rote concedes that the issue is a contested one.
Tucker Carlson Elevates Bigoted Nick Fuentes
The normalization of individuals like Fuentes will only lead to more proliferation of Jew-hatred in America, and conservatives should want nothing to do with it.
Friday Executive News Summary
DHS to investigate Black Lives Matter, Democrat says narco strikes are a pathway to MAGA getting bombed, NJ gubernatorial race now a dead heat, and more.
Trump’s Asian Tour de Force
The president’s weeklong trip to several Asian nations culminated in some deals with China’s Xi Jinping. It’s good news, even if he oversells it.
Why Arctic Frost Matters
Unless those responsible for the weaponization of our criminal justice system are punished, their successors will simply learn that they can keep doing it with impunity.
Transing Kids Through Clandestine Medical Records
Medical providers and gender pathology activists are icing parents out of their children’s medical documents. It’s a recipe for social disaster.
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Victor Davis Hanson Why Exactly Did They Destroy the Border?
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Armstrong Williams What Should President Trump Say at His State of the Union on Tuesday?
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Ann Coulter Without Victory, There Is No Survival
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Gary Bauer DC Stinks
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Larry Elder NBC Poll Finds Declining Support for Trump’s Immigration Agenda — Blame NBC
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Laura Hollis Western Civilization Will Disintegrate Without Truth
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Cal Thomas Remembering Rev. Jesse Jackson
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Jeff Jacoby Belichick Wasn’t Snubbed at Taxpayer Expense
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Rich Lowry The Greatest Sports Story Ever Told
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The Washington Stand Corporate DEI Reckoning Continues — With Good Reason
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The Babylon Bee New Yorkers Report Warmth of Collectivism Feels Strangely Like Crushing Tax Hike
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