NYTIMES (The New York Times) - Oil Prices Jump After Renewed Strikes in Gulf Put Shipping Recovery at Risk
Attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz sparked a new cycle of retaliation that could throttle the flow of energy from the region.
REDSTATE (Jerry Wilson) - Are You Part of God's HR Department?
THEAMERICANCONSERVATIVE (Nicholas Mosvick) - In Mail-In Ballots Decision, the Supreme Court Ignored History
Justice Barrett could learn from Civil War jurisprudence. The post In Mail-In Ballots Decision, the Supreme Court Ignored History appeared first on The American Conservative .
Politics In Mail-In Ballots Decision, the Supreme Court Ignored History Justice Barrett could learn from Civil War jurisprudence. (Photo by Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu via Getty Images) With a flurry of cases decided last month, the Supreme Court has officially wrapped up its latest term. Much of the attention was absorbed by the Court’s ruling on birthright citizenship in Trump v. Barbara , a decision that provoked outrage and indignation from immigration hawks. But amidst this furor, another important decision flew under the radar. This was Watson v. Republican National Committee , in which the Court ruled 5–4 that…Open
THEAMERICANCONSERVATIVE (Bruce Fein) - Trump’s Communist ‘Threat’
For someone so worried about reds, the president is very fond of state economic intervention. The post Trump’s Communist ‘Threat’ appeared first on The American Conservative .
Politics Trump’s Communist ‘Threat’ For someone so worried about reds, the president is very fond of state economic intervention. (Photo by Demetrius Freeman/The Washington Post via Getty Images) All empires tilt at windmills. Fleas are magnified into elephants. Existential threats are summoned into being. President Donald Trump’s jousting against “communism” before the Faith and Freedom Coalition on June 26, 2026 is exemplary. Trump trumpeted, “We have to stop this, this horrible threat of cancer that’s permeating our country called communism.” “Communism?” It breathed its last gasp 35…Open
THEAMERICANCONSERVATIVE (Jack Hunter) - Far-Left Dem Says 9/11 Was Blowback. So Did Pat Buchanan
Neocon speech policing dumbs down our discourse—and doesn’t work anymore. The post Far-Left Dem Says 9/11 Was Blowback. So Did Pat Buchanan appeared first on The American Conservative .
Politics Far-Left Dem Says 9/11 Was Blowback. So Did Pat Buchanan Neocon speech policing dumbs down our discourse—and doesn’t work anymore. (Photo by Michael Ciaglo/Getty Images) Last week, far-left Democrat Melat Kiros won her Denver, Colorado, U.S. House primary against 15-term incumbent Rep. Diana DeGette, making the 29-year-old the latest in a slew of democratic socialists to have defeated establishment Democrats in this midterm election cycle. In Kiros’s race and the others, almost all of the Democrats involved have been considered progressive, but the older, incumbent guard still hews closely to the party…Open
STRIPES (Matthew Adams) - Navy unveils reserve aviator bonuses that could total up to $280,000 | Stars and Stripes
The bonuses are part of a wider effort in the military to keep experienced pilots in the ranks rather than lose them to the private sector.
NEWSNATIONNOW (Leland Vittert) - ‘Stupid and lazy’ people won’t get ahead: Bill O’Reilly
The political commentator said people who are struggling can pivot to other strategies.
NYTIMES (Jim Tankersley) - Germans Don’t Love Budweiser. It Won’t Take No for an Answer.
Not for the first time, Budweiser is trying to make it in Germany. But this is a tough time to sell German drinkers on the image and taste of American beer.
NYTIMES (Lara Jakes) - NATO Allies Show Trump They Are Trying to Pay Up for Defense
Some countries are making significant progress on raising their military spending. A few are stretching the definition of military spending to try to meet their targets.
NYTIMES (Shawn McCreesh and Tyler Pager) - Trump’s arrival in Turkey for NATO summit adds drama and spectacle
The second President Trump landed in Turkey, the center of gravity shifted right to where he likes it best: himself.