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COMMENTARY: E. Jean Carroll — The Appeal Rejected 15 Times That Won't Let Trump Go
Since November 10, 2025, Donald Trump has filed a petition for certiorari before the U.S. Supreme Court to contest a jury verdict

COMMENTARY: Gorsuch and the Major Questions Doctrine — the Right That Brakes Trump
On February 20, 2026, the United States Supreme Court delivered a stunning ruling in Learning Resources, Inc. v. Trump: by six votes

COMMENTARY: 55% of Americans Back Impeachment — The Poll Haunting Trump's Coalition
Some statistical findings land like an uppercut to the political jaw. The Strength In Numbers/Verasight poll, conducted April 10–14, 2026 among 1,514

COMMENTARY: Maduro Captured, Cuba in the Crosshairs — Latin America on the Edge of an Interventionist Abyss
In the early hours of January 3, 2026, at 2:01 a.m. local time, American special forces struck Caracas. The operation, codenamed "Absolute

COMMENTARY: The Protect Our Polls Act — When Democracy Must Defend Itself Against Itself
On June 18, 2026, four Democratic senators — Elissa Slotkin, Tammy Baldwin, Alex Padilla, and Ruben Gallego — stepped in front of

COMMENTARY: Trump's DOJ Turned Into a Weapon Against Newsom — The Authoritarian Drift Threatening the West
On June 15, 2026, California Governor Gavin Newsom broke his silence with a video posted on social media: FBI and IRS agents

COMMENTARY: Trump threatens France with 100% tariffs on its wines — an Atlantic absurdity
On June 15, 2026, hours before the G7 summit opened in Évian-les-Bains, Donald Trump dropped a bombshell in an interview with the

COMMENTARY: Wicker, Graham, Cruz — The Republican Hawks' Revolt Against the Iran Deal
On June 18, 2026, in the gilded halls of the Palace of Versailles, Donald Trump put his signature on a memorandum of

COMMENTARY: China, the Greatest Threat to the West — Decoupling Is Inevitable
For years, the West told itself a reassuring story: China is certainly an aggressive competitor, but a rational trading partner. A country