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How Candace Owens' Envy of Erika Kirk Became a Campaign to Burn Down Everything Charlie Built

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What Hamas Knew About the Western Left

There was a test after October 7. Hamas knew the result in advance.

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Louisiana v. Callais Broke Democrats’ Brains

How Democratic leaders, the Congressional Black Caucus, civil rights groups, and progressive legal scholars are framing the Supreme Court’s 6–3 ruling

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A Sermon Without a Verse

Peter Wehner has written a 2,000-word essay in The Atlantic praising Pope Leo XIV as a “prophetic” voice against Donald Trump.

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Is the Pope Catholic?

By the standards of his own institution, the answer is no. By the standards of Scripture, the answer is no. By the standards of the world... applause.

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Meet Nikolas Bowie. The Harvard Scholar Handing Congress the Tools to Kill the Court

In March 2025, Harvard Law Professor Nikolas Bowie sat down and wrote a short essay with a remarkable admission tucked inside it.

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The Coverage Is Not the War

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The Vatican Has Declared War on Christianity

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Apple’s Substack

Geopolitical architecture. Institutional accountability. Civilizational defense. Mapping the whole board while everyone else argues about one square.