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Brad Littlejohn on Freedom and Big Tech
Brad Littlejohn’s recent book offers wise guidance for navigating our way through these times of rapid change.
A Helper Corresponding to Him
“It is not good for man to be alone.” These words from Genesis 2 have acquired a new urgency and relevance in recent years, as the Western world grapples with Read more…
The rise of a worker friendly Republican Party
Mark Leonard welcomes Oren Cass to discuss the Republicans’ turn away from neoliberalism to embracing the working class
This Is the Moment We Find Out if Trump Is for Real
It’s the next stage, however, that will define Mr. Trump’s legacy: Can he and his administration move past the demolition, clear the debris and, well, build back better?
Vance, Rubio Remind Washington What ‘America First’ Actually Means
Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Tuesday night detailed how the America First movement is inspired by pursuing the national interest and empowering everyday Americans. Read more…
Why we care about the conclave
The perceived stability of Catholicism is attractive in an exhausting world of upheaval.
Beware America’s fake fiscal conservatives
Republicans are indulging in budgetary chicanery in order to preserve Trump’s tax cuts.
Elon Musk’s Approach to Government Spending Sparks Debate
Oren Cass joins CBS to discuss the role of Elon Musk in the Trump administration.
Why DOGE Will Fail
There isn’t an ‘easy button’ for everything.
An army of MAGA think tanks behind him, it’s Trump’s Washington now
If Trump’s first administration was run by a ragtag group of rabble rousers barely large enough to fill the White House ranks, his second is being steered by a more sophisticated operation.
The Fringe Cause That Could Derail the Republican Agenda
The Right’s “groups” could destroy the Trump agenda.
Is Our Children Learning? Apparently Not.
Plus, Sam Altman as ShamWow Guy, and more from this week…
The One Thing You Should Be Reading This Week, and Every Week
A brief departure from our standard Friday format…
Notes from an Inauguration
Or, the Canadian Girlfriend Theory of Executive Power
Optimism But Not Confidence as Trump Takes Control
From infrastructure spending to relations with China, uncertainty reigns.
What Ted Lasso Can Teach Us About Panda Express
And more from this week…
Is It Interesting to Say That AI Isn’t That Interesting?
I hope so, because that’s what I wrote about this week.
First, Assume the Can Opener Is Broken
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It Can’t Just Be DOGE
Trump’s anti-bureaucracy energy should be directed at regulation as well as waste
