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"Answering the lawlessness of Donald Trump and ICE with a different flavor of lawlessness is no answer at all." Evan Got...
08/14/2026

"Answering the lawlessness of Donald Trump and ICE with a different flavor of lawlessness is no answer at all."

Evan Gottesman on why abolishing ICE is important—but not a plan by itself.

Darializa Avila Chevalier and Democrats’ incomplete slogan.

"Shouldn’t Americans be embarrassed when their president claims to have won his 43rd golf championship? By shooting two ...
08/14/2026

"Shouldn’t Americans be embarrassed when their president claims to have won his 43rd golf championship? By shooting two under par? Maybe that is not as outlandish and outrageous as Kim Jong-il’s 34, but—come on."

Jay Nordlinger on strongmen and sports:

Did Trump really have a round of 70? Did Kim Jong-il have a 34?

“Democracy is an active verb, so I came to the square to see if the country is moving in the right direction. And I am i...
08/13/2026

“Democracy is an active verb, so I came to the square to see if the country is moving in the right direction. And I am inspired once again.”

Issac Olvera, a former US Marine now living Kyiv, on the protests taking place amid an existential war:

In a free society, demonstrating is not a death sentence.

Some Democrats think the cure for MAGA authoritarianism is DSA-style leftism. Garry Kaspaorv says that's backwards, and ...
08/13/2026

Some Democrats think the cure for MAGA authoritarianism is DSA-style leftism. Garry Kaspaorv says that's backwards, and the party needs real standards, not a shortcut through Havana.

For Democrats, pushing back against the DSA is a moral and strategic imperative.

“The scenes of a human cascade into Ceuta might have been lifted from a piece of nativist propaganda bearing the caption...
08/13/2026

“The scenes of a human cascade into Ceuta might have been lifted from a piece of nativist propaganda bearing the caption: ‘This is what happens when the left takes over.’”

RDI’s Sabina Cherner and Max Mottola on the crisis that handed the global far right the exact imagery they’d waited for:

The American right is obsessed with a migrant crisis in a Spanish city—and many liberals aren’t paying attention.

Tune in to the latest Oder/Wiser episode where Nathan Law, Hong Kong’s now-exiled youngest-ever elected lawmaker, joins ...
08/12/2026

Tune in to the latest Oder/Wiser episode where Nathan Law, Hong Kong’s now-exiled youngest-ever elected lawmaker, joins Linda Chavez to discuss what China’s crackdown looks like from the inside. Available to all subscribers here:

Inside China's crackdown with Nathan Law, Hong Kong's youngest-ever elected lawmaker.

“Whatever Poland’s historical differences with Ukraine, they share a common enemy in Russia now, and the alliance betwee...
08/12/2026

“Whatever Poland’s historical differences with Ukraine, they share a common enemy in Russia now, and the alliance between Warsaw and Kyiv is essential for both.”

RDI Chairman Garry Kasparov on his diplomatic mission to Poland and what it takes to repair a coalition:

Repairing a coalition for Ukraine.

“‘If you’re lookin’ for consistency, I’m not your guy.’”Lindsey Graham once called Trump a kook, then spent a decade cal...
08/12/2026

“‘If you’re lookin’ for consistency, I’m not your guy.’”

Lindsey Graham once called Trump a kook, then spent a decade calling him “Reagan plus plus plus.” Read RDI’s Jay Nordlinger on what Graham’s story reveals about the Trump era:

Some thoughts and stories about the late senator.

“So far, our constitutional ‘guardrails’ have held, more or less. But whack on them long enough, and who knows?”RDI’s Ja...
08/06/2026

“So far, our constitutional ‘guardrails’ have held, more or less. But whack on them long enough, and who knows?”

RDI’s Jay Nordlinger on dictators staging campaigns and the absurdity of Trump declaring America’s elections rigged:

On Russia, Egypt, and elsewhere.

“Unlike the DSA, which regarded Kamala Harris and Trump as two sides of the same evil coin, I don’t play the false equiv...
08/06/2026

“Unlike the DSA, which regarded Kamala Harris and Trump as two sides of the same evil coin, I don’t play the false equivalence game. I do, however, care about strategy.”

RDI Chairman Garry Kasparov on five critical truths about the DSA for voters to understand before the midterms:

Agree or disagree, let’s start with the same set of facts.

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