Monday Short Cuts
Notable quotables from Jared Bernstein, Pete Buttigieg, Michael Reagan, and more.
More Claptrap From the Climate Czar
John Kerry is the gift who keeps on giving, and he gave generously this week.
If You Like Your Plan, You Can… Oh Never Mind
A new Biden administration rule violates a campaign promise and takes away health insurance options from consumers.
The WaPo Explains ‘Book Banning’
Clinging to the “book ban” lies in order to undermine parents is one of the last tools leftists can wield to break down the family.
Tough Times for the All-Volunteer Force
Fifty years after the end of the draft, our once-vaunted military is now beset by weak and woke Democrat leadership.
10 Long Years of BLM
How did an organization ostensibly focused on black lives become such a grift?
In Brief: 10 Times Biden Lashed Out
Joe Biden is not a nice or decent guy. Both the press and Americans more generally have been the target of his wrath.
Friday: Below the Fold
Business as usual at Drug White House, Biden’s cringeworthy NATO performance, student loan forgiveness 2.0, and more.
Friday Short Cuts
Notable quotables from John Kerry, Gregory Meeks, Thomas Gallatin, and more.
Wray Defends the Weaponization of Government
The FBI director had multiple opportunities to be candid with the American people yesterday, and he refused at every turn.
Justice Sotomayor Uses Staff for Personal Gain
Her aides are in charge of hawking her books to leftist colleges and libraries to the tune of $3.7 million.
Ukraine in NATO?
Zelensky wants in, but that would only make matters worse.
Smearing Tuberville With ‘White Nationalism’
The Left’s favorite bogeyman is arguably white supremacy, and Alabama’s senator found himself besieged by questions about it.
Don’t Just ‘Do Something’; Do the Right Thing
Escalating urban violence is a serious problem that deserves serious action; feel-good political posturing just gets in the way.
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The Babylon Bee The Babylon Bee’s Predictions for 2026
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Larry Elder Obamacare Was, Is and Will Always Be a Problem
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Cal Thomas An Old and a New Year
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Victor Davis Hanson Pseudo-Recessions
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The Washington Stand 3 Critical Immigration Legal Battles Faced by the Second Trump Administration
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Rich Lowry RFK Jr. Is Right About ‘Gender-Affirming Care’
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Star Parker Lessons to Learn From the Welfare Mega-Fraud Scandal in Minnesota
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Tim Graham As Pelosi Steps Away, The Press Keeps Pampering
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