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"A government of laws? An oath to the Constitution? Nah... Trump: 'I have the right to do anything I want to do. I’m the president of the United States.'” — Bill Kristol​

In an era when both right and left test the guardrails of our democracy, standing for constitutional sobriety and principled restraint matters more than ever.

Today’s headlines reveal what’s truly at stake: civilian control of the military, the preservation of fair institutions, and honest debate… even (or especially) as the political tide turns.

Let’s stay urgent in our vigilance, direct in our ethics, and pointed in our wit.

The fight for democracy requires nothing less.

 
 
 
 
 
 
Why is the Trump Administration Purging Our Military’s Best?
 
 
From www.thebulwark.com - October 31, 2025 7:21 AM
 

Bill Kristol and General Mark Hertling discuss the wave of senior military officers forced out under Trump, the redeployment of forces toward Venezuela, and growing signs of unlawful or politically driven military actions that... CONTINUE...

 
Would U.S. Generals Obey Illegal Trump Orders?
 
 
From www.theatlantic.com - October 31, 2025 7:19 AM
 

Tom Nichols on Trump, the military, and what happens when loyalty replaces law. Plus: the Trump administration’s “politicized stupidity” and a discussion of... CONTINUE...

 
Strike First, Explain Never
 
 
From www.theatlantic.com - October 31, 2025 7:20 AM
 

What is Trump up to with Venezuela? CONTINUE...

 
Trump's Retribution Presidency
 
 
From conversationswithbillkristol.org - October 31, 2025 7:25 AM
 

On the centrality of retribution to Donald Trump’s second presidency... CONTINUE...

 
Head of US right-wing think tank defends Tucker Carlson after talk show with antisemite
 
 
From www.timesofisrael.com - October 31, 2025 7:12 AM
 

Heritage Foundation's Kevin Roberts disavows antisemitism, calls out 'globalist class' and 'their mouthpieces in Washington'; Carlson this week hosted Holocaust denier Nick Fuentes in a... CONTINUE...

 
Donald Trump isn't a dictator, but his goal may actually be worse
 
 
From triblive.com - October 31, 2025 7:35 AM
 

Julius Caesar still casts a long shadow. We have a 12-month calendar — and leap year — thanks to Julius. July is named after him (though the salad isn’t). The words czar and kaiser... CONTINUE...

 
Zohran Mamdani’s woke intifada
 
 
From www.spiked-online.com - October 31, 2025 7:25 AM
 

Eli Lake on hipster socialism, Islamo-leftism and the crumbling of the Democratic elites. CONTINUE...

 
Rich Lowry: New Jersey’s wind debacle
 
 
From coastalcourier.com - October 31, 2025 7:45 AM
 

In one of his classic New Jersey ballads, Bruce Springsteen sings of the sun “rising over them refinery towers.” CONTINUE...

 
 
 

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