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Principles Abandoned: Trump’s Not Conservativism - Not Even Close (opens the original)
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“Constitutional conservatives” [once] believed in the rule of law; in limiting the power of the federal government; in protecting individual liberty; and in checks and balances and the separation of powers…. it’s hard to think of a more anti-conservative figure than President Trump or a more anti-conservative movement than MAGA.~Peter Wehner, worked for the Reagan, George
Russell Vought and Congressional Appropriations (opens the original)
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There is a scene in Harry Potter and the Half- Blood Prince where Professor Dumbledore asks Harry his opinion of Slughorn. When Harry shrugs, Dumbledore explains that Slughorn likes to work behind the scenes, pulling strings and making connections. It is, as Dumbledore describes, that working behind the scenes allows Slughorn to “spread out” and influence events well beyond the role of a former Professor of Potions at Hogwarts. He can, and does, pull many strings at the Ministry of Magic.<a clas
When the Cameras Finally Blinked: What It Means When the Press Cuts Off Trump (opens the original)
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For nearly a decade, Donald Trump has relied on one superpower more than any other: commanding attention on demand, unconditional, unfiltered, uninterrupted broadcast attention that once belonged exclusively to heads of state and global crises. Trump learned early that by flooding the zone faster than anyone could fact‑check, he could bend reality to his will. For eight years, major news outlets let him.Then fifty national news organizations simultaneously cut away from Trump’s remarks, abruptly
A Public Service Announcement from The Union Substack (opens the original)
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If you’ve been paying any attention to the news—or just fueling your vehicle—you know that fuel prices are climbing. And that’s especially true for diesel fuel, which this week reached an all-time high. And, of course, higher diesel prices mean farming expenses and transportation expenses rise correspondingly. It’s probably obvious that higher
Silence Wins: How Congress Has Surrendered Democracy Without Casting a Vote (opens the original)
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Power is the antidote to helplessness.Power promises protection from fear, order in place of chaos, significance in place of meaninglessness and, for a little while, insulation from political death.We should stop asking why a member of Congress would surrender power voluntarily. The more revealing question: Why would anyone surrender power when silence allows them to keep it?Imagine the incentives facing a legislator whose president is crossing constitutional boundaries. Speaking publicly invite
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