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• Shooting Aftermath Shows Leftwing Bullying At Worst
  Mary Katharine Ham, FederalistJames T. Hodgkinson of Belleville, Illinois arrived in a D.C. suburb several months ago and lived out of his van next to a small local baseball field, which had recently been reported as the site of Republican congressional baseball practice. He took pictures of this otherwise unremarkable locale, and showed up there last […]
• Old Questions, No New Answers in Philando Castile Verdict
  Jelani Cobb, New YorkerThe decision in the Castile case highlights a kind of divided heart of Second Amendment conservatism, at least with regard to race.
• They're Wrong About Everything
  Matthew Continetti, Washington Free BeaconEvents are turning me into a radical skeptic. I no longer believe what I read, unless what I am reading is an empirically verifiable account of the past.
• Trump Tries Making the 2016 Campaign Great Again
  Windsor Mann, RealClearPoliticsPresident Trump is running for president for the first time again. On Wednesday night, he held a campaign-style rally in Cedar Rapids. It was so campaign-like that campaign staffers were there, it was in Iowa, and people listened to a Lee Greenwood song on purpose.
• 45 Years Later, Oval Office Tape Still Echoes
  Carl Cannon, RealClearPoliticsForty-five years ago today, Richard M. Nixon made a momentous mistake in judgment, with fateful ramifications for his legacy. It occurred in a late morning Oval Office meeting with White House chief of staff H.R. Haldeman.
• Our Fake Democracy
  Timothy Egan, New York TimesRemember when Republicans used to pretend to care about crafting the people's business in sunlight?
• Losing Again, for the Same Reason
  Henry Olsen, City JournalJon Ossoff's loss in Georgia shows that the Democrats have failed to broaden their appeal.