Monday: Below the Fold
Xi meets Biden, Border Patrol chief thrown under the bus, Texas targets Philly for buses of migrants, and more.
Monday Short Cuts
Notable quotables from Matthew Continetti, Michael Reagan, Eric Swalwell, and more.
Understanding the Underwhelming GOP Performance
How Democrats defied expectations.
Elon Musk Is Right: Divided Government Is Best
People who confuse and conflate the word “democracy” with getting their way all the time are either frauds or fools.
Trump, the Midterm Election Red Ripple, and 2024
Why did that massive midterm “red wave” fizzle into a mere red ripple?
Judge Strikes Down Student Loan Scheme
Even so, the Democrats’ strategy for winning the votes of young people was brilliant and effective.
The Mess of Maricopa County
A republic is in deep trouble when its citizenry can’t be made to feel confident about its elections.
Goodbye Jim Crow 2.0
Georgia had a record-high voter turnout this midterm, excising the ghost of voter suppression.
The Global ‘Climate Change’ Shakedown
At this year’s UN Climate Change conference, the hosts put the arm on the U.S. and other nations for their share of “loss and damage” reparations.
What the Exit Polls Told Us
Democrats and Republicans went to the polls based on wildly different motivations.
Top Opinion
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Rich Lowry What Marx and Engels Thought About Socialism in the United States
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David Harsanyi The United States Has Always Been at War
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Josh Hammer Congress Can Still Ban Birthright Citizenship. Here’s How.
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Tim Graham The Media Eagerly Take the Wrong Side of the Facts on Girls’ Sports
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Erick Erickson Consistent Inconsistencies
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Gary Bauer The Ark and the Declaration
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Michael Barone America’s Multicultural Miracle
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David and Jeanne Heidler Madness in the Heat of Summer
The Foundation
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