The Troubling Spirit (Airlines) of Big Government
As Milton Friedman once joked, “If you put the federal government in charge of the Sahara Desert, in five years there’d be a shortage of sand.”
Friday Executive News Summary
U.S. soldier charged with insider trading, Operation Gangster’s Paradise, 24,000+ potential noncitizens on voter rolls, Meta cuts 10% of workforce, and more.
Senate Republicans Try to Melt the ICE Shutdown
The GOP went around Democrats to pass a funding package for immigration enforcement. The measure now heads to the House.
The Delusional World of Gender Ideology Now Includes International Kidnapping
A gender-confused father who thinks he is a woman kidnapped his son to get him bodily mutilation surgery in Cuba.
Tariff Strategy Is a Work in Progress
After the Supreme Court struck down some of the president’s tariffs, the administration has been working toward finding a more permanent solution.
Thou Shall Not Mess With Ten Commandments
A Texas law requiring displays of the Ten Commandments in public school classrooms was ruled constitutional by an appeals court.
Static Display
We can either be a “static display” and not engage the enemy, or we can take up armor and report for duty.
Friday Short Cuts
Notable quotables from Hakeem Jeffries, Hasan Piker, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Marty O’Donnell, Victor Davis Hanson, Jonathan Turley, and more.
Not So Fast, Spanberger
Virginia Democrats may have narrowly voted to rig their state’s congressional representation, but a funny thing happened on the way to the disenfranchisement.
Thursday Executive News Summary
Georgia congressman dies, Navy secretary dismissed, California’s pro-ICE-doxing law blocked, acting AG proceeds with rescheduling marijuana, and more.
Kevin Warsh Faces Senate Banking Committee
Donald Trump’s Federal Reserve pick impresses, but his confirmation hang-up is tied to the DOJ’s probe of outgoing Fed Chair Jerome Powell.
Dershowitz Dumps the Antisemitic Dems
Another high-profile, lifelong Democrat leaves the party and goes all in on supporting Republican candidates. But caveat emptor.
Rap Is Shaping My Generation More Than Most Realize
A lot of the criticism just gets brushed off as parents reacting to a new, more rebellious style of music, but there are real cultural effects.
Breaking the Silence: The Devastating Toll of Domestic Violence
Domestic abuse encompasses emotional manipulation, economic control, psychological threats, and sexual coercion, all aimed at maintaining power.
Thursday Short Cuts
Notable quotables from Sunny Hostin, Chuck Schumer, Mike Lee, Joel Berry, Matt Walsh, Will Chamberlain, Ari Fleischer, Byron York, and more.
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David Harsanyi James Madison Saw Abigail Spanberger Coming
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Michael Barone All Redistricting Reformers Are Hypocrites
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Tim Graham New York Times Finds a Glamorous Backer of Theft and Murder
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Josh Hammer Does the Right Still Believe in ‘No More Souters’?
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Gary Bauer Thou Shall Not Mess With Ten Commandments
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Mark Alexander Profiles of Valor: Pvt John J. Kelly (USMC)
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Allen West Marxist Leftists: The True Threat to Our Representative Democracy
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Erick Erickson No Confidence
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