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Illinois: “In 2018, Rauner will try to enlist voters in the constructive demolition of the “blue model”

STAR TRIBUNE Illinois, a looming battle over the bankrupting ‘blue model’ by George Will November 16, 2017 …This state’s story, which lately has been depressing, soon will acquire a riveting new chapter. In 2018 Illinois will have the nation’s most … Continue reading

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Wonder Woman star Gal Gadot reportedly threatened to pull out over Ratner’s alleged sexual harassment

DAILY MAIL Wonder Woman star Gal Gadot threatens to pull out of sequel unless accused sexual harasser Brett Ratner is completely removed from the project by Keith Griffin and Jessica Finn November 12, 2017 Wonder Woman star Gal Godot has … Continue reading

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“‘Saturday Night Live’ Trolls Democrats As Pack Of Out Of Touch, Elderly Losers” [VIDEO]

NEW YORK POST How the ex-DNC chair ruined Clinton’s chance at 2020: Who’s afraid of the Clintons? Not Donna Brazile.

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“The Clinton campaign wasted millions of dollars on the old public sphere, and wholly failed to grasp what the populist right was doing in the new one”

SUNDAY TIMES It was the net (and Jesus) wot wonit for Trump by Niall Ferguson November 5, 2017 …“These social platforms were all invented by very liberal people on the West and East Coasts,” mused Brad Parscale, Trump’s digital media … Continue reading

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“How I Left the Liberal Bubble and Learned to Love the Right”

NEW YORK POST Former NPR CEO opens up about liberal media bias by Ken Stern October 21, 2017 …This may seem like an unusual admission from someone who once ran NPR, but it is borne of recent experience. Spurred by a … Continue reading

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In Chicago, the “inaugural summit of the newly launched Obama Foundation offered an escape from reality for some Democrats”

POLITICO The strange, new-age Obama reunion by Edward-Isaac Covere November 1, 2017 They’re a long way from the White House. But here in the halls of the Marriott Marquis, covered in Barack Obama’s old logo of a rising sun for … Continue reading

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“New York’s political class talks a good game about resilience but won’t describe the terrorist threat honestly”

CITY JOURNAL #NYCWrong by Bob McManus November 3, 2017 Just in case New Yorkers have never noticed that they’re “strong,” “resilient,” and “undeterred” in the face of terrorism, a swarm of elected leaders reminded them after Tuesday’s attack in Lower Manhattan. … Continue reading

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“PragerU’s suit against Google and YouTube alleging unlawful censorship and free speech discrimination has the potential to be groundbreaking” [VIDEO]

THE FEDERALIST PragerU Sues YouTube For Discriminating Against Conservative Videos by Ben Weingarten November 1, 2017 Those blackballed from social media platforms for sharing views dissenting from prevailing progressive Silicon Valleyorthodoxy have to date had little recourse against the tech … Continue reading

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The “Russian Collusion” story takes a turn

NATIONAL REVIEW A Bipartisan Dossier of Collusion by Andrew C. McCarthy October 28, 2017 …Democrats now own the dossier. That is a problem. The dossier was supposed to be seen as a roadmap of Trump collusion with Russia. But now, … Continue reading

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“The University of Chicago has always been usefully out of step with its peers in higher education…and takes perverse pride in its reputation as the place where fun goes to die”

NEW YORK TIMES America’s Best University President by Bret Stephens October 20, 2017 Several years ago Robert Zimmer was asked by an audience in China why the University of Chicago was associated with so many winners of the Nobel Prize … Continue reading

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