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THE LATEST
Politics
David Sypher: Gerrymandering Creates a Ceiling on Black Political Power, Not a Floor, Competitive Districts Serve Voters Better
Politics
Alex Marlow: Democrats Have No Platform, Their Racial Demagoguery on Redistricting Is Driving More Black Voters Toward Republicans
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Interviews
Mark Glennon: Russians Have Lost 1.3 Million Casualties, Ukrainian Will to Fight Remains Strong Despite War Fatigue
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DAILY SHOW NOTES
Daily Show Notes: Tuesday 5/12/26
Daily Show Notes: Monday 5/11/26
Daily Show Notes: Friday 5/8/26
Daily Show Notes: Thursday 5/7/26
National Security
Kenneth Pollack: Ceasefire on Life Support as Iran’s Hardliners Dominate, Strategic Patience With Escalation Is the Only Viable Path
Economy
Joy Pullmann: AOC’s Socialist Pitch Exploits Real Economic Pain Republicans Are Failing to Address
Technology
James L. Perry: AI Boom Is Real With Earnings Growing at 27 Percent, But Strait Closure Could Trigger Global Recession Within a Month
VIDEOS
Meteorologist is Overwhelmed by Emotion Watching Hurricane Milton Intensify
WATCH: Peter Doocy’s Question Drives KJP Out of the Press Room
Highlights from Mayor Brandon Johnson’s Unhinged Press Conference
SOCIAL MEDIA
Middle School Girl in Waukesha Confronts School Board Over Trans Bathrooms
Epic Response to Fake Outrage Over “Black Jobs”
CTU Union Boss Makes Bizarre Claim About Conservatives
MTG vs. Fauci
CHICAGO
Ted Dabrowski: Chicago Criminal Justice Failures Continue Piling Up, Corporate Abandonment Law Proposal Reveals Backward Logic of Blue City Governance
May 5, 2026
Surviving the Unthinkable: Officer Carlos Yanez Jr. Shares His Story and Calls for Criminal Justice Reform
April 30, 2026
Chicago Alderman Ray Lopez Blasts Bail Reform Failures and the Mayor’s Housing Plan
April 30, 2026
Illinois Bears Stadium Deal: Corporate Welfare Over Real Reform
April 29, 2026
BORDER
Congresswoman Mary Miller Discusses FISA, Border Security, Election Integrity, and Government Fraud
April 30, 2026
Border Patrol Union Leader Says Immigration Enforcement Reflects Court Orders, Not Discretion
March 9, 2026
Joe Abraham: ‘Angel Family Day’ Reflects a National Failure, Urges Illinois Voters to Reject ‘Sanctuary for Predators’
March 2, 2026
Temporary El Paso Airspace Shutdown Highlights Growing Cartel Drone Threat at the Border
February 12, 2026
EDUCATION
AI in the Classroom Sparks New Concerns Over Reading, Writing, and Student Performance
March 18, 2026
Concerns Over DEI and Identity Politics Surface in Debate Over Education and Culture
March 9, 2026
Federal School Choice Tax Credit Gains Momentum as Illinois Faces Opt-In Decision
February 26, 2026
Chicago School Finances and Student Outcomes Scrutinized Amid Strike Rhetoric
January 30, 2026
ECONOMY
Joy Pullmann: AOC’s Socialist Pitch Exploits Real Economic Pain Republicans Are Failing to Address
May 11, 2026
Stephen Moore: AOC’s Claim That Billionaires Can’t Earn Their Wealth Ignores That 80 to 90 Percent of the Value Goes to Everyone Else, Not Them
May 8, 2026
Brian Wesbury: Federal Reserve’s Money Printing Created More Inequality Than Any Policy in American History, Politicians Are Reaping the Political Whirlwind
May 7, 2026
Christopher Whalen: New York Headed for Fiscal Collapse as Mamdani Confiscates Renovated Buildings, Commercial Real Estate Drag Redistributes Tax Burden to Homeowners
May 4, 2026
BIDEN ADMINISTRATION
Trump vs. Pope Leo XIV: Context from Biographer Paul Kengor
April 29, 2026
Washington Examiner’s Dominic Green on King Charles III’s US Visit & What It Means for UK Relations
April 28, 2026
State Department Pauses Visa Processing for Dozens of Countries Amid Push for Self-Sufficiency and Security
January 15, 2026
Jeffrey Tucker Questions Trump’s Economic Messaging and Warns of Lasting Effects From Inflation and DEI Policies
December 18, 2025
CAMPUS BEAT
U of C Student Daniel Schmidt defends his statements that almost got him kicked out of school
September 24, 2024
Sahar Tartan Describes Being Attacked on the Yale Campus
May 3, 2024
Joanna Williams on How Anti-Semitism Became a Virtue on American Campuses
May 3, 2024
Tablet’s Liel Leibovitz on the anti-Semitism on college campuses
April 22, 2024
CULTURE
Christian Toto: Colbert’s Departure Can’t Come Soon Enough, Left’s Media Protection Racket Leaves Its Politicians Intellectually Unprepared for Real Challenges
May 7, 2026
Ash Wednesday Reflections: TR Reid on Faith, Humility, and “Redeeming the Time”
February 18, 2026
Remembering Three Doors Down’s Brad Arnold as Hollywood’s Culture Divide Continues
February 12, 2026
Illinois Legalizes Assisted Suicide as Critics Warn of Slippery Slope and Cultural Consequences
December 19, 2025
HEALTH CARE
Dr. Jeremy Levin: COVID Distrust Is Dismantling a Strategic National Asset, PBMs Should Be Eliminated and FDA Reform Needs Renovation Not a Wrecking Ball
May 4, 2026
Dr. Michael Huber on Immune Boosting with Virago: From COVID Protocols to Fighting Zombie Cells
April 30, 2026
Wall Street Journal’s Rosy Obamacare Enrollment Story Is Cover for an Administration That Has Failed to Address Healthcare Reform
April 7, 2026
Debate Over Drug Prices Highlights Deeper Fault Lines in U.S. Health Insurance System
February 6, 2026
ELECTION 2024
Georgia’s State Election Board’s Janelle King remains hopeful but has concerns with GA’s voter rolls
November 5, 2024
Las Vegas Review-Journal’s Victor Joecks on the state of the race in Nevada
November 4, 2024
Heritage Foundation’s Steven Bucci looks at the two Kamala ads supporting different sides
November 4, 2024
Susquehanna Polling & Research’s Jim Lee: National Climate, Polling Points to a Trump Victory
November 4, 2024
ILLINOIS
Mark Glennon: John Deere Quietly Choosing Indiana and North Carolina Over Illinois, Springfield Moving to Mandate Homeless Encampments in Suburban Parks
April 14, 2026
Chicago Tribune Editorial Sparks Debate Over GOP Strategy and Future in Illinois
March 20, 2026
Illinois Senate Race Takes Shape as Tracy, Stratton Offer Starkly Different Visions
March 18, 2026
Candidate for Illinois Governor Ted Dabrowski Delivers his Closing Argument
March 17, 2026
MEDIA
Hollywood at a Crossroads: Netflix’s Pursuit of Warner Bros., the Future of Film, and the Slow Death of Late-Night TV
December 9, 2025
Christian Toto Calls Out Celebrity “Free Speech Fraud”
September 23, 2025
NPR, PBS, and the Media’s Mirror: Partisan Blind Spots and the Battle Over Public Funding
July 18, 2025
Rob Long Warns Against Hollywood Bailouts, Says Industry Needs Market Pain to Innovate
May 8, 2025
NATIONAL SECURITY
Kenneth Pollack: Ceasefire on Life Support as Iran’s Hardliners Dominate, Strategic Patience With Escalation Is the Only Viable Path
May 12, 2026
Steven Bucci: Critics Saying Iran Has Won Are Wrong, Trump Should Resume Bombing and Stop Waiting for Good-Faith Negotiations That Will Never Come
May 11, 2026
Seth Cropsey: Negotiations With Iran Are Pointless, Only Regime Change Provides Real Security Guarantee
May 8, 2026
Jakub Grygiel: Iran Military Operations Will Resume, Two Months Is Far Too Short to Expect Dramatic Resolution
May 5, 2026
