Thursday Executive News Summary
Jones Act suspended, Joe Kent probed for leaks, Markwayne Mullin grilled by the Senate, Kathy Hochul beseeches wealthy deserters, and more.
Mullin Looks Like a Clear Upgrade for DHS
Senator Markwayne Mullin’s testimony during his confirmation hearing raises an important point about the direction of the DHS, focusing on communication and public perception.
Cuba Is Collapsing
Donald Trump predicts that the end of Cuba’s communist regime is near, which would be a huge foreign policy win for the United States.
Feminists for Iran
Are they simply uninformed about what they’re defending? And would they change their minds if they knew the truth?
Gen Z Is Longing for a ’90s Kind of Love
Younger Americans long for the days when reality mattered and words actually meant something, so they gravitate to the TV series “Love Story.”
Kevin Clinesmith: Even Dirtier Than We Thought
An old name from the Crossfire Hurricane conspiracy has resurfaced, and it gives us renewed hope that real justice may yet be served.
Thursday Short Cuts
Notable quotables from Nancy Pelosi, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, John Fetterman, Allen West, Rich Lowry, and more.
Reader Comments
“The military is mistreated by liberals, and it shows. It’s time to treat the U.S. Armed Forces like the top-tier military of the world.”
Senate ‘Deliberates’ the SAVE America Act
The world’s greatest deliberative body is doing its best to ensure that a wildly popular piece of election-integrity legislation dies a quiet death.
Wednesday Executive News Summary
Allies eschew helping police Strait of Hormuz, ChiCom trip officially delayed, Pam Bondi subpoenaed, Illinois Senate primary upset, and more.
Hypocritical NCC Director Rage-Quits
Joe Kent resigned his post atop the National Counterterrorism Center in protest of President Trump’s war with Iran and the Israel lobby.
Joy Reid Ignores Brutal Reality for Iranian Women
The unhinged former MSNBC host says Christians in America are just as oppressive as Iran’s theocratic Islamic regime because we don’t allow enough abortions.
The False Prophet of Overpopulation Is Dead
Paul Ehrlich, the scientist who popularized the myth of human overpopulation in his book “The Population Bomb,” has died at the age of 93.
Human Shield Politics
From Soviet “peace movements” to modern immigration debates, political actors have long hidden policy agendas behind sympathetic human faces.
America 250: The Tensions Increase
Prime Minister George Grenville made it his primary goal to wrangle the stubbornly independent colonists into compliance with a series of new legislative acts.
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