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- Broncos head coach Sean Payton reportedly considered Bill Belichick a temporary takeover as head coach. A convoluted plan to get Belichick the 15 more wins he needs.
- Wait - a Chinese company owns Volvo but many Volvo cars are made in SC - so that's OK? I'm not looking at Volvo the same ever again.
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- A Catechism for Robots. Surprised Isaac Asimov was never mentioned.
- Have surtaxes and tax increases on high earners led to more tax revenues?
- The Internet is real life. "News now exists to summarize things that have already happened online."
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- The war in Iran was a test for Europe. It failed.
- From the archives: Still love this business idea.
- Jonathan Turley on the leftward turn of the American Association of University Professors.
- Swalwell campaign imploding after new sexual assault allegation. Harvey Weinstein cold not be reached for comment.
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- Kevin Kelly: The Big Here Quiz. Got about two-thirds of the questions without looking anything up. How did you do?
- Simplifying the tax code is a pro-growth policy.
- Europe's 'Say vs Do' Problem.
- Jonathan Turley: Grand jury investigates the real Russia collusion conspiracy. Yet the real conspiracy will get a fraction the hoax did.
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- Significance greater than success.
- Expectation, policy, and and the anatomy of recent inflation.
- Matt Ridley: The gas price shock will expose Britain's catastrophic energy misjudgment.
- Will Scandinavian and Baltic Europe lead our European allies to the Strait of Hormuz?
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- Russ Roberts: The head of the snake - life in Israel during the Second Iran War.
- Nations have agency and sovereignty over their territories. And elections have consequences a reminder to those touting free cheese.
- House oversight Committee concludes Tim Walz administration knew about fraud but failed to act.
- Paramount Skydance debt downgraded to junk bond status by Fitch.
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- All Euro-NATO reporting is suspect until further notice. He's not wrong.
- Good advice.
- Apple News is accused of a leftwing bias. No surprise here.
- When government subsidies stopped - Doritos got 15% cheaper. Cause and effect.
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- Why I care about history. It's not just about who did what on what date - it's about why people did what and why.
- Can "NATO like" Article 5 promise promise protect Ukraine from Putin? Changed the headline because the "promise would not include US boots on the ground.
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- The Emperor's New Clothes, 2025.
- From the archives: Sam Altman on how to be successful.
- VDH: Putin, Trump, and the elusive peace. He's not wrong.
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- NATO or BRICS - a tale of two conferences.
- Michael Wade: A novel way to learn about people. People skills are key and classic books may prove the answer,
- China is co-opting climate scientists. This is my shocked face!
- Stop saying, "We need to pay for the tax cuts." Taxes pay for the spending, not tax cuts.
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- Could Turkey's move on Greece's Aegean islands blow up NATO? Interesting.
- Jonathan Turley: Supreme Court delivers blow to transgender cases.
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- Interesting: How we spent our free time 1930-2024. Spoiler - we spend too much time online today.
- Excellent analysis of the US military's strikes on the Houthis.
- VDH: What are the Left's solutions for the problems they created?
- Europe is not ready for real war without help from the US. Analysis true!
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- From the archives: the man (and his dog) that walked around the world.
- Does Joe Biden have Parkinson's?
- George Will on the Media's lack of accountability
- A sober look at NATO. Admit that going to have to read corporate media with the "breathless voice of a panicked eight year old" from now on.
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- Which NATO countries are meeting their 2% GDP military spending pledge?
- Tucker Carlson with Episode 77 on China's Cultural Revolution.
- The rise of "trauma informed" education in the US. "First do no harm" is not a standard teachers hold themselves to.
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- NASA finds cave on moon that could be perfect for human habitation.
- Glenn Reynolds on Who Can You Trust? Reynolds goes to Heinlein for his example but Michael Crichton's Rising Sun and its manipulation of digital media in a murder case might have been a better example.
