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August 13, 2026Sanders 2016 to El-Sayed 2026: Two Different Paths to Narrow, Progressive Primary Wins in Michigan By J. Miles Coleman
KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE— Last week, Abdul El-Sayed captured the Democratic nomination for Senate in Michigan over Rep. Haley Stevens (D, MI-11).
— That El-Sayed narrowly won the nomination running as a progressive was one of the many parallels this primary had to the state’s 2016 Democratic presidential contest.
— However, there was considerable change between the two Democratic primaries, as El-Sayed fared better than Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) in metro Detroit but worse in rural areas.

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                            August 13, 2026Fauci’s Faustian Bargain By Brian C. Joondeph, M.D.
A Faustian bargain is a deal with the Devil, trading principle for power, prestige, or personal ambition. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Dr. Anthony Fauci appeared to make such a bargain – exchanging the skepticism and humility that define sound science for the adoration, celebrity, and political influence that transformed him into “America’s doctor.”

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                            August 12, 2026From Drone to Door By John Stossel
   There's a new delivery system in town.

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                            August 11, 2026Homebuyers Deserve the Facts About Crime and Schools By Daniel McCarthy
   Nothing is more natural when buying a house than looking into how safe the neighborhood is, and, if you have or plan to have children, whether the schools are any good.

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                            August 11, 2026What Bank ATMs Teach Us About AI By Stephen Moore
   New inventions and technologies, from the lightbulb to the farm tractor to the automobile to the laptop computer to Uber drivers, cause serious job market disruptions. They also cause a backlash, as horse and buggy operators, cab drivers, video rental stores and typewriter makers inevitably predicted chaos and job losses.

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                            August 7, 2026Is Public Opinion Turning Against Trump’s Iran War? By Brian C. Joondeph, M.D.
A recent Rasmussen Reports survey finds that 54% of likely U.S. voters believe that, in hindsight, President Donald Trump’s decision to enter the war in Iran was the wrong one, while only 35% believe it was the right one.

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                            August 7, 2026The Long Rise of the New Democratic Party By Michael Barone
        Can I claim to have predicted, way back in 1988, the result of Michigan's fiercely contested Democratic primary for U.S. senator this week?
August 6, 2026The Kamala Conundrum: Examining A Potential 2028 Harris Presidential Run By Nick Field
KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE— While Kamala Harris generally leads 2028 national primary polls, she trails several potential opponents in New Hampshire and has even been behind in her home state of California.
— Although defeated presidential nominees have occasionally won a subsequent nomination, and sometimes even the White House, Harris’s trajectory is more similar to those who eventually gave up their comeback attempt.
— Looming over all of this is the question of whether the Democratic electorate is willing to nominate a woman for a third time in 12 years, as that glass ceiling remains stubbornly unshattered.

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                            August 5, 2026Climate Crisis By John Stossel
   Just two years ago, the United Nations secretary general announced, "Global warming has ended ... The era of global boiling has arrived!"

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                            August 4, 2026Five Lessons Learned From the Fauci Fiasco By Stephen Moore
        COVID-19 was a traumatic experience for our families, small businesses, schools and country. Understandably, people don't like thinking or talking about it. But we must. We now know, thanks to Sen. Rand Paul's doggedness and Anthony Fauci's supreme arrogance that he freely expresses in his diary, almost every decision made by the medical industrial complex was exactly the wrong thing to do.

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                            August 4, 2026Diversity, Equity, and Confabulation By Daniel McCarthy
        If The Onion or Babylon Bee or another satirical publication wanted to spoof the absurdity of DEI -- the ideology of "Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion" -- they couldn't have invented a character as unbelievable as Jason Arday.

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                            July 31, 2026America's Peak Socialism -- Abandoned a Century Ago By Michael Barone
        The emergence of the Democratic Socialists of America and their political victories, from New York City across the fruited plains of Michigan and Wisconsin, all the way to Colorado, strikes many as a new thing in U.S. politics.
July 30, 2026Georgia Senate: The Peach State Ripens for Democrats By J. Miles Coleman
KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE— A combination of dominant fundraising, stable polling, and a favorable political environment has strengthened Sen. Jon Ossoff’s (D-GA) chances for reelection in his purple state.
— Even if Rep. Mike Collins (R, GA-10) gains ground against Ossoff as Republican voters consolidate, recent Georgia elections suggest Democrats can withstand heavy losses among white voters and still prevail statewide.
— Georgia may look competitive on paper, but the outcome itself appears increasingly predictable.

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                            July 29, 2026The Case for Capitalism By John Stossel
        I've failed!

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                            July 28, 2026Anthony Fauci: Dr. Wrong By Stephen Moore
   Poor Anthony Fauci -- the man who became an overnight celebrity when deadly COVID-19 hit these shores. As time has gone on, and the catastrophic consequences of Fauci's advice have become more apparent, Fauci's hero status has faded. And now with the publication of his "diaries" during the COVID-19 year of 2020, it looks as though this megalomaniac should be sitting in the corner with a dunce cap on.

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                            July 28, 2026Democratic Socialists of America vs. John Adams By Daniel McCarthy
   The Democratic Socialists of America don't like being called Communists, though many members might echo the sentiment of leftist influencer Hasan Piker when he says, "I don't have an issue with an end goal of communism."
July 27, 2026The 2026 House Map is No More Favorable to Republicans than the 2018 Map was By Kyle Kondik
KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE— Republicans made the House map better for themselves compared to the 2024 map by winning this cycle’s expansive redistricting fight.
— However, comparing this year’s map to the district lines in place in 2018—the last midterm held under President Trump—puts the 2026 House map in a different light.
— By a number of metrics, the 2026 House map is no more favorable to Republicans than the 2018 map, and it may actually be a little less favorable.
— The median House district by presidential performance is less Republican, the number of districts that voted to the right of the nation for president is smaller, and the number of plausible Democratic House targets based on history is comparable.
July 23, 2026Three Gubernatorial Rating Changes: Michigan to Leans Democratic, New Mexico to Safe Democratic, Florida to Likely Republican By J. Miles Coleman
KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE— We are making three gubernatorial rating changes today, all to the benefit of Democrats.
— We are making Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson, the likely Democratic nominee, a favorite to succeed Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) by moving that race from Toss-up to Leans Democratic.

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                            July 22, 2026War or Peace By John Stossel
        "We are doomed and our leaders are insane."

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                            July 21, 2026My Visit to the Data Center By Stephen Moore
   Last week I took a daylong field trip touring a giant data center near Dulles International Airport in Loudon County, Virginia. The facility is owned and operated by CloudHQ.