Abu-Tomeh: There Is No Compromise with Jihadists
All efforts at negotiation are seen as signs of weakness.
www.gatestoneinstitute.org/22453/iran-hamas-hezbollah-power

Niall Ferguson Assesses Conflict Seven Weeks In
As always, he’s worth reading and considering.
www.thefp.com/p/niall-ferguson-the-gap-between-truth?utm_campaign=260347&utm_source=cross-post&r=71kw9&token=eyJ1c2VyX2lkIjoxMTgzMTA0OSwicG9zdF9pZCI6MTk0ODMxMjc0LCJpYXQiOjE3NzY3MTUyMzYsImV4cCI6MTc3…

Islamist Nominated for U of Michigan Board of Regents
This is your new Democratic Party.
www.nationalreview.com/news/michigan-dems-nominate-lawyer-who-praised-hezbollah-called-israelis-demons-for-powerful-university-post/?utm_source=email&utm_medium=breaking&utm_campaign=newstrack&utm_…

No, It’s Not
The Iranians reverse themselves. How will Trump respond?
www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/irans-hard-liners-flex-their-muscle-with-a-u-turn-over-hormuz-f6f70df1?mod=hp_lead_pos1

Trump: “No More Mr Nice Guy”
I think he means it.
truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/116431297579272777

US Captures Iranian Ship Trying to Break Blockade
Nothing comes into Iran. Nothing comes out.
www.cnbc.com/2026/04/19/trump-navy-iran-ship-gulf-of-oman.html

Trump Announces Ceasefire Between Lebanon and Israel
Now if Lebanon can shut down Hezbollah we might have something. But can they?
www.politico.com/news/2026/04/16/trump-iran-war-israel-lebanon-ceasefire-00876638

Every Year Dems Turn More and More against Israel
The votes are getting too close.
time.com/article/2026/04/16/the-seven-senate-democrats-who-caucused-with-republicans-to-continue-arms-sales-to-israel/

John Eastman Disbarred in CA
One of America’s great legal minds. A disgrace not for John, but for CA. Truly despicable.
justthenews.com/government/courts-law/former-trump-lawyer-john-eastman-disbarred-california

Dems Heard Rumors about Swalwell
But had no idea, it was this bad. Liars.
www.nytimes.com/2026/04/14/us/politics/gallego-swalwell-congress-culture.html

Left Challenges Turning Point with New Campus Campaign
Is there a need for a new left wing campus organization when nearly every campus org is left? That’s always been the question.
www.nytimes.com/2026/04/15/us/politics/a-progressive-group-rolls-out-a-campus-competitor-to-turning-point.html

Trump Pushes Forward on Gas Pipeline That Might Save NYC
And of course the enviro-loonies are opposed. Fools.
www.nytimes.com/2026/04/14/nyregion/gas-pipeline-underwater-nyc-new-jersey.html

VDH: Let’s Take a Long View
Despite what the media says, it favors the US.
amgreatness.com/2026/04/14/iran-a-longer-view/

Heather: To the Left Crime Isn’t the Problem, Racism Is
She provides another egregious example.
www.city-journal.org/article/florida-hammer-murder-illegal-immigrant-trump

Is the Pope Playing Politics?
Sure seems like it.
www.breitbart.com/politics/2026/04/14/nolte-pope-leos-anti-trump-crusade-squanders-his-moral-authority/

Conrad Black: Trump Still Has the Upper Hand
In Iran and in the US.
www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2026/04/13/trump_will_win_the_war_with_iran_154029.html?mc_cid=e47b8f05f3

Trump Gets Himself in Hot Water with Another Meme
He says he didn’t think it depicted him as Jesus. I didn’t think so either. But I also don’t see the value of a meme like this.
www.nytimes.com/2026/04/13/us/politics/trump-jesus-picture-pope-leo.html

The Portrait of Mary Lincoln Has Been Distorted
Because most of the writers of Lincoln’s life were men. This is utter nonsense. All the books I’ve read recently on Lincoln and the Civil War (all written by men) create a full portrait of Mary. Not one dismisses her.
​​https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/11/opinion/mary-todd-lincoln-feminist-history.html

Trump: We’re Blockading the Strait
Pay Iran a toll and pay the price.
www.nationalreview.com/news/trump-announces-blockade-of-strait-of-hormuz-after-iran-peace-talks-collapse/?utm_source=email&utm_medium=breaking&utm_campaign=newstrack&utm_term=45168788

Blockade Is a Way to Further Strangle Iran Economy
I like this move.
justthenews.com/government/security/trump-card-president-holds-if-iran-wont-bend-naval-blockade

Oren: Sober Reflections about Iran Conflict
We haven’t won… yet.
www.thefp.com/p/what-does-the-ceasefire-mean-in-israel

Strassel: Trump Needs to Finish the Job for Political and Geo-political Reasons
If it takes more time, so be it.
www.wsj.com/opinion/trumps-perilous-straits-32bc8676?mod=hp_opin_pos_3

NYT: Trump and Bibi Are Quarreling
According to the NYT. And, of course, the paper’s anonymous sources are never wrong.
www.nytimes.com/2026/04/09/us/politics/israel-trump-iran-truce.html

Shapiro: America Is Doing Great Things
Going back to the moon; ridding the world of the scourge that is Iran.
www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2026/04/09/this_is_what_a_world_superpower_looks_like.html?mc_cid=4b04ec7d4f

Iran Squeezes Strait
If accurate, don’t see how this will work long term… or even short term.
www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/iran-tightens-its-grip-on-hormuz-despite-cease-fire-5027521f?mod=WSJ_home_mediumtopper_pos_3

Vance Going into Negotiations with Open Mind
This thing isn’t over yet.
www.breitbart.com/europe/2026/04/08/vance-u-s-approaching-iran-negotiations-with-good-faith/

Percentage of Kids Living with Mom and Dad Still High
Highest in blue states.
committeetounleashprosperity.com/hotlines/will-blue-state-kids-ever-grow-up/

Here’s National Review on Cease Fire
What if Iran doesn’t open the strait?
www.nationalreview.com/news/trump-announces-two-week-cease-fire-with-iran-to-negotiate-peace-deal/?utm_source=email&utm_medium=breaking&utm_campaign=newstrack&utm_term=45104172

The Future of Programming
Where is AI taking us?
www.thefp.com/p/the-software-engineers-are-freaking

Trump and Vance Try to Push Orban over Finish Line
They’re big fans. So are we.
www.nytimes.com/2026/04/07/world/europe/vance-hungary-orban-fidesz-election.html