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No, Mr. President, Oil Prices Are Not ‘Already Coming Back Down’

In the past few months, I’ve been particularly critical of President Trump’s comments on the economy, reiterating that you can’t spin people’s...

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DHS Employees Have Worked Unpaid for More Than Half The Current Fiscal Year

The U.S. federal government’s 2026 fiscal year began October 1, 2025. Since that date, 137 days have passed. On that date, the federal government...

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President Softie Pushover

President Trump in an interview with Brian Kilmeade of Fox News Radio, March 13: Kilmeade: You think Putin is helping [the Iranians]? Trump: I think...

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Two Strange Omissions in Remembering the Work of David Keene

Legendary conservative movement leader David Keene passed away March 8, at the age of 80 years. Here at NR, Grover Norquist wrote a beautiful tribute...

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When the Iran war ends, the mullahs will be broke

When the Iran war ends, the mullahs will be broke
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France and Italy to Iran: Hey, Let’s Make a Deal!

President Trump habitually publicly describes our European allies with thinly veiled contempt. (“Most European, nations, uh, they’re decaying....

13.03.2026 5

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Is There Really Any Genuine ‘Harris 2028’ Enthusiasm?

Jonathan Martin of Politico wrote a long piece on Kamala Harris’ book tour, now having lasted than her actual presidential campaign, 166 days to...

11.03.2026 6

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Good News, CPAC, Steve Bannon Accepted Your Invitation!

I will believe that the MAGA crowd genuinely is concerned about the wrongdoing of Jeffrey Epstein’s associates when Epstein biographer, public...

11.03.2026 9

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Feds Issue an Alert About Communications to Potential Iranian Sleeper Agents

I would have figured, if you’re the Iranian regime, and you have sleeper agents or sleeper cells on U.S. soil, and you find yourself in an all-out...

10.03.2026 6

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Look who is wrong about the economy now

Look who is wrong about the economy now
10.03.2026 40

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Ayatollah Nepo Baby

I would not pretend to be a constitutional scholar when it comes to Iran, and Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini is just about the last expert I would cite...

09.03.2026 6

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Katie Couric Asks Gavin Newsom, ‘Are You Just Ridiculously Good-Looking?’

In early February, Vogue‘s Maya Singer wrote a profile of California governor Gavin Newsom that described the governor as “embarrassingly...

06.03.2026 5

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The Steep Climb Ahead of James Talarico

Democrats have not won a statewide election in Texas since 1994. From 2002 to 2020, predictions that Texas will “turn blue” and elect a Democrat...

05.03.2026 5

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How Many Missiles Does Iran Have Remaining?

Iran Watch wrote on January 26, “Israeli officials reportedly estimated the size of Iran’s remaining arsenal to be 1,500 missiles and 200...

03.03.2026 30

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Looks Like the Pentagon Will Be Using Anthropic’s A.I. For a While Longer

An ironic detail in the developments of the Pentagon’s ongoing fight with Anthropic about how it can use the company’s artificial intelligence,...

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If you saw what Trump sees, I bet you’d become a hawk, too

02.03.2026 20

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This Is Not the First Time the U.S. Navy Has Taken on the Iranians

Axios writes that President Trump has “attacked seven nations, three of which — Iran, Nigeria and Venezuela — had never been targeted by U.S....

02.03.2026 10

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The IRGC Tharallah Central Security Headquarters, Closed for Renovations

The Morning Jolt, back on January 12: If the U.S. wanted to target the parts of the regime that are most directly attacking the protesters, it would...

02.03.2026 10

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Five Quick Thoughts on America’s Strike Against Iran

One: Forty-six days after Trump posted on Truth Social to the protesters, “help is on its way,” U.S. military airstrikes against Iran began. Much...

28.02.2026 9

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A Graham Platner Nazi Update

I suspect there is a giant sign in the campaign headquarters of Maine Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner, counting the number of days since...

27.02.2026 9

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An Epstein Files Update, from Davos

A week ago, the Morning Jolt noted the World Economic Forum was investigating CEO Børge Brende for his friendship with Epstein. “He denied...

27.02.2026 6

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When It Comes to Economic Legislation, Trump Believes His Work Is Done

President Trump told Larry Kudlow earlier this month, “in theory, we’ve gotten everything passed that we need,” and he has no interest in a...

25.02.2026 10

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The Russian Invasion of Ukraine, After Four Years

On August 23, 2023, in the small Ukrainian city of Kovel, not far from the Belarussian border, I interviewed “Wolf,” a commander in one of...

24.02.2026 20

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Republicans in Colorado are actively defeating themselves

24.02.2026 8

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No, Mr. President, the Supreme Court Was Not ‘Swayed by Foreign Interests’

“It’s my opinion that the [Supreme] Court has been swayed by foreign interests and a political movement that is far smaller than people would ever...

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It Turns Out, the President’s Power Is Checked by More Than Just His Own Mind

The Supreme Court striking down Trump’s tariffs made me think of this comment from the president, a bit more than a month ago, in an Oval Office...

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Trump Ignores the U.S. ‘Six Assurances’ to Taiwan

In 1982, the U.S. government under President Ronald Reagan was attempting to navigate a tense moment among the U.S., the people’s Republic of China,...

18.02.2026 8

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America’s Run of Dunning-Kruger Administrations

The Incite Institute, a social science research center at Columbia University, is releasing a new oral history of the Obama presidency. Judging from...

17.02.2026 10

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AOC tries strategic incomprehensibility

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American-Born Skier Eileen Gu Gets Paid Millions by the Chinese Government

Monday’s Morning Jolt noted the lack of American ire at American-born, Chinese-competing freestyle skier Eileen Gu, compared to, say, U.S. skier...

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Bill Richardson’s Name Removed from University of New Mexico Hospital

The University of New Mexico Hospital removed former New Mexico governor Bill Richardson’s name from one of its buildings, but insisted it had...

13.02.2026 20

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The U.S. Secretly Sent Starlink Terminals to Iran in January

From the January 12 edition of the Morning Jolt, entitled, “How to Help the Iranian People”: Up until last year, the U.S. State Department...

13.02.2026 10

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One Month Since President Trump’s ‘Help Is on Its Way’ Message to the Iranian Protesters

11.02.2026 4

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The video game that started it all

11.02.2026 10

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Noam Chomsky’s Lame Excuses for His Years of Friendship with Jeffrey Epstein

10.02.2026 20

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Trump Wants Dulles International Airport and New York’s Penn Station Renamed After Him

07.02.2026 20

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Regarding Talks with Iran… What Are We Doing Here?

05.02.2026 10

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Everybody Hates Chuck, Part Three

05.02.2026 5

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The Iranians Aren’t Acting as Though They Want to Negotiate

04.02.2026 10

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What cost Bill Belichick a chance at the Hall of Fame

04.02.2026 6

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Now the Trump Administration Wants to Talk with Iran?

03.02.2026 10

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Vogue Embarrasses Itself in Its Gushing Profile of ‘Embarrassingly Handsome’ Newsom

03.02.2026 10

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Yes, President Trump Could Use a Cabinet Shake-Up — and a Few More Ambassadors

31.01.2026 6

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The Russian Advance on Some Fronts in Ukraine Is Literally ‘Slower Than a Snail’

30.01.2026 10

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Trump’s ‘Help Is on Its Way’ Message to Iran Celebrates Its Two-Week Anniversary

28.01.2026 9

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The tale of the Ted Cruz tapes is not one Trump wants to hear

27.01.2026 30

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At 88, D.C. Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton Will Not Run for Reelection

Back in October, I pointed out that a D.C. police report saying that 88-year-old Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton has “early stages of dementia” was...

27.01.2026 10

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The U.S. Formally Withdraws from the Reform-Resistant World Health Organization

24.01.2026 40

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Democrats finally abandon Bill Clinton

23.01.2026 10

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Why Are We Being So Nice to Venezuelan Dictator Delcy Rodríguez?

22.01.2026 10

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