RCP Takeaway on SiriusXM. On Monday’s show, Andrew Walworth, Tom Bevan, and I look back at 2024 to discuss the most important political stories, the best journalists (including two of our own!), and the most influential moments of the year.
Immigration Continues To Drive U.S. Population Growth. Bill King looks at how coming policy changes could affect American demographics and the economy.
Listserv Journalism. Jack Hamilton writes that fact-based news is in mortal combat with the agenda-driven version.
Trump’s Top 10 Best Moves of 2024. In his Monday column, Frank Miele ranks the president-elect’s most consequential decisions and actions of the past year.
Populism To Protect American Workers. Steve Cortes asserts that our legal immigration system must prioritize the citizens and taxpayers of our homeland.
Obama’s “Censorship” Office Goes Bankrupt. Gabe Kaminsky warns that the official closing of the Global Engagement Center may not stop government operations to censor the press.
Pardoning Fauci Would Be a Disservice to Him and Americans. Robert Moffit suggests that Biden should think twice about preemptive pardons and leave any open cases to the next attorney general.
Biden, Trump Energy Tug-of-War. In RealClearInvestigations, James Varney examines energy as a case study of the current administration’s inertia that could undermine the new president, deliberately or otherwise.
Civic Education: The Phoenix Arises. At RealClearEducation, Jack Miller and Michael Poliakoff laud the renewal of commitment to teaching American history and government.
Freedom Is the Only Way To Beat Authoritarianism. At RealClearMarkets, John Tamny posits that the dangers of protectionism far outweigh any potential benefits.
DOGE Can Drive Reforms in America’s Broken Safety Net Programs. At RealClearPolicy, Matt Weidinger and Josh Bandoch illustrate the absurdity of government “assistance” administered by useless bureaucracies.
Will Future Homes Also Be Hydroponic Farms? At RealClearScience, Ross Pomeroy envisions the implementation of this innovative agriculture.
Washington’s Crossing Exemplified the Importance of Adaptability in Warfare. At RealClearDefense, Susan Brynne Long looks back at this critical component of modern American military doctrine.
Carl M. Cannon
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