'The average masked protester calling for a Judenrein Holy Land at Columbia may not prefer to have Donald Trump as president in the abstract but in practical effect they may regard it as just what the political doctor ordered.'

Nick Catoggio:
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FACT CHECK: Users on X and Facebook have accused Rep. Michael McCaul of financially benefitting from his own bill that could ban the Chinese social media platform TikTok.

These posts, however, misrepresent the nature of the trades.

Alex Demas:
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'The guy who gets up every day and goes to a modest job and does good work because good work is the only kind of work worth the time is in the ring, too... All anybody can ask is that he perseveres in the life he has.'

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'It takes a massive effort in any circumstances to see the problems with one’s own side. But that’s doubly hard when trusted voices are serving up excuse after excuse to confirm your existing view.'

Chris Stirewalt:
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Classic Allahpundit.

'The surest way to tell that the story hasn’t helped Noem’s chances is by the number of populist Republican rivals who have scrambled to trumpet their love of dogs this weekend. Trust me: If there were any advantage to career advancement in the GOP by

'Why would Kristi Noem, a semi-serious contender to become Donald Trump’s running mate, voluntarily brand herself as a puppy-killer six months out from the election?'

Nick Catoggio:
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'Johnson called her bluff and we all got to enjoy watching Greene doing in public something she is not accustomed to doing at all: learning. What she learned was that she doesn’t have the kind of power she thought she did.'

Kevin Williamson's latest:
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'For all that Orbán has chipped away at institutions, democratic backsliding in Hungary is concerning but incomplete.'

Emma Rogers explains Viktor Orbán’s record as prime minister and how he became a darling of the New Right:
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NEW: My latest The Dispatch podcast is a deep dive into whether Qatar is a friend, foe or something in between with FDD's Jonathan Schanzer

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'The impermeable membrane of partisanship that sheathes American voters’ brains may not be good for the country, but it sure helps forecast congressional races in presidential years.'

In The Dispatch, bringing down the House.

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'How much do we really understand about how Trump operates behind the scenes? The former president’s criminal trial may give us new insight into how he and the people around him deal with crises in the moment,' writes The Dispatch's Michael Warren. usatoday.com/story/opinion/…

New The Dispatch Politics newsletter on the race politics at work in the Maryland Democratic primary for Senate. Plus! How Joe Biden continues to deal with the age issue by getting in on the joke.

With John McCormack and Charles Hilu

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'Methodism has endured nearly 300 years, starting with the revivals led by Church of England evangelist John Wesley... Its demise, along with the rest of liberalized mainline Protestantism, was mostly self-inflicted.'

@markdtooley:
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Methodist perfectionism can lead to fruitless political crusades like Prohibition. But the best of Methodist social engagement & political theology might offer a calming sensibility to frenetic evangelical political engagement. ⁦The Dispatch⁩ #umcgc thedispatch.com/article/what-m…

📰 The Dispatch: LJC's Reilly Stephens weighs in on recent 'squatters’ rights' disputes & why a policy balance must be struck. thedispatch.com/article/whats-…

'A slice of Buddhism, a scoop of Malthusianism, and a dollop of anti-capitalism has not, and will not, fulfill our hunger for connection and meaning. It will not create confidence in the future.'

Quill Robinson:
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