#Putin’s mall-strike strategy and other commentary

#Putin’s mall-strike strategy and other commentary

“Putin’s mall-strike strategy and other commentary” Foreign desk: Putin’s Mall-Strike Strategy The “busy shopping center” in Ukraine with more than 1,000 people inside when Russian missiles struck it Monday was far from the front lines, had no strategic value and posed no danger to Russian forces, note The Wall Street Journal’s editors, quoting President Volodymyr…

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#Left’s uphill battle vs. parents and other commentary

#Left’s uphill battle vs. parents and other commentary

“Left’s uphill battle vs. parents and other commentary” Education desk: Left’s Uphill Battle vs. Parents “The Left is losing” the debate on schools, observes the Washington Examiner’s Hugo Gurdon: “An overwhelming majority of parents, 82%, say they’ll consider switching allegiance on Election Day to vote for candidates of a party that shares their views on…

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#Why won’t Biden lift tariffs and other commentary

#Why won’t Biden lift tariffs and other commentary

“Why won’t Biden lift tariffs and other commentary” Libertarian: Why Won’t Biden Lift Tariffs? “Removing tariffs could save American households $800 this year. What is the White House waiting for?” asks Reason’s Eric Boehm. President Biden says “his top domestic priority is helping Americans weather a surge in prices the likes of which haven’t been…

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#Dems’ profound Jan. 6 cynicism and other commentary

#Dems’ profound Jan. 6 cynicism and other commentary

“Dems’ profound Jan. 6 cynicism and other commentary” Neocon: Dems’ Profound Jan. 6 Cynicism “If January 6 was a seminal day in American history that must never be repeated,” asks Commentary’s Noah Rothman, “why is the Democratic Party doing its utmost to prop up insurrectionary elements on the right?” Witness “a Nancy Pelosi-affiliated PAC’s . ….

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#Nation knows it’s Biden’s fault and other commentary

#Nation knows it’s Biden’s fault and other commentary

“Nation knows it’s Biden’s fault and other commentary” Neocon: Nation Knows It’s Biden’s Fault “Inflation is everyone’s priority,” notes Noah Rothman at Commentary — and if “today’s dire circumstances” should “become an existential emergency,” then “the blame . . . is likely to fall squarely on the party in power.” That’s despite President Biden’s “simplistic, monocausal rationale”…

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#Americans fed up with crime and other commentary

#Americans fed up with crime and other commentary

“Americans fed up with crime and other commentary” Liberal: Americans Fed Up With Crime “The successful recall of progressive San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin on Tuesday is arguably the political earthquake of the year so far,” reports CNN’s Harry Enten. “The outcome showed that not even in the Democratic bastion of San Francisco is…

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#Investigate Uvalde now and other commentary

#Investigate Uvalde now and other commentary

“Investigate Uvalde now and other commentary” Conservative: Investigate Uvalde Now “Uvalde wasn’t an ‘apparent law-enforcement failure.’ It is the biggest law-enforcement scandal since George Floyd, and therefore one of the biggest in US history,” seethes The Wall Street Journal’s Peggy Noonan. The police’s “incompetence on the scene and apparent lies afterward” have “rocked the American people.”…

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#’Cult’ of fear harmed kids and other commentary

#’Cult’ of fear harmed kids and other commentary

“‘Cult’ of fear harmed kids and other commentary” COVID watch: ‘Cult’ of Fear Harmed Kids “There is no shortage of articles and studies documenting the harm caused by COVID-19 school policies,” notes Alex Gutentag at Tablet. One stat: “The rate of chronically absent students nationwide is now 22%, 2.7 times what it was before school closures.” As…

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#Hochul’s electric-bill posturing and other commentary

#Hochul’s electric-bill posturing and other commentary

“Hochul’s electric-bill posturing and other commentary” Eye on NY: Hochul’s Electric-Bill Posturing Gov. Kathy Hochul may support “the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act’s (CLCPA) goals, but she clearly doesn’t want anyone to link her to its costs,” snarks the Empire Center’s James E. Hanley. She “declared it ‘outrageous’ and ‘unacceptable’ ” for utilities “to ask…

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#Right turn vs. free speech and other commentary

#Right turn vs. free speech and other commentary

“Right turn vs. free speech and other commentary” Conservative: Right Turn vs. Free Speech Govs. Ron DeSantis (R-Fla.) and Greg Abbott (R-Texas) are not “marginal actors” in “the conservative movement,” notes Paul Matzko at The Dispatch. So their recent anti-speech moves against Disney and Big Tech suggest the “old fusionist detente between social and business conservatives…

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