My latest @WSJFreeEx: In Bernie Sanders, an outsider has traveled from the margins to the center of the Democratic Party—and remade it into a Democratic Socialist Party that embraces radicalism, antisemitism and redistribution. Link in replies.

"When [Steve Dunleavy] wrote for the Star, his weekly column, “This I Believe,” was so right-wing that a John Birch Society gave him its American of the Year award despite the fact that he wasn’t a citizen." newyorker.com/magazine/2000/…

Matt @Continetti slandered Hugh’s favorite decade —the ‘70s— and is obliged to answer for his attack on the decade that brought us Dylan’s Blood on the Tracks (and discussion of course of the looming MOU with Iran and Matt’s new @WSJ column on the lasting damage Bernie Sanders has done to the Democrats youtu.be/2Ep7NsH8-vc

Guests today: @EllisItems, editor-in-chief of “News Items,” @elilake, @continetti, @bdomenech, @ShannonBream, @tarzanajoe and Dr. Larry Arnn, president of @Hillsdale. Tune in or @WatchSalemNews

'In October 2023 702 information warned of a terrorist threat against U.S. military installations. In 2024 it helped thwart a terrorist attack on a Taylor Swift concert in Vienna.' wsj.com/opinion/fisa-702-con… via @WSJopinion

'Some 727 of the U.S. Navy’s 785 requested Tomahawks are penciled into a reconciliation bill. Ditto for a much-needed “drone dominance” initiative to confront changes in modern warfare.' wsj.com/opinion/congress-rep… via @WSJopinion

'If you are capable of convincing yourself that Ed Meese has been part of a political movement in thrall to the theories of John Rawls, it may be you who has decided to remain behind the veil of ignorance.' Just one of many excellent lines in this must-read @RameshPonnuru essay @NRO nationalreview.com/magazine/…

To say @continetti has a smart take on an issue is to indulge in redundancy. But in today's @WSJFreeEx, Matt delivers a smart take on how Bernie Sanders is a kind of mirror image of Trump. Both outsiders came to dominate and remake their political parties. What legacies will they leave after they depart the stage? wsj.com/opinion/free-express…

What makes Bernie Sanders significant is his novelty. He alone is responsible for bringing socialism into the political mainstream, writes @continetti on.wsj.com/4ei8pKt

“Mr. Sanders’s rise is connected to Mr. Trump’s. Their power rises and falls together. Mr. Trump’s effect on the opposition is therefore different from Ronald Reagan’s. Reagan’s success convinced Democrats to reform and embrace the center, but Mr. Trump’s wins have provoked a mania for left-wing resistance.” @continetti wsj.com/opinion/free-express…

'If all you do is cherry-pick the good—real or alleged—while blinding yourself to the bad, you’re not studying the past. You’re grading the present against a past that never was.' Great @JonahDispatch @AEI aei.org/op-eds/america-was-m…

'Most of the complaints inflate the costs of data centers and overlook the fact that, in some contexts at least, they can bring real benefits. If saying no is good politics, it isn’t always good policy.' theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0…

"Mr. Sanders’s achievement is more historic than Mr. Trump’s. ... He alone is responsible for bringing socialism into the political mainstream." @continetti: It’s the Age of Sanders, Too wsj.com/opinion/free-express… via @WSJFreeEx

On this day in 1987, U.S. president Ronald Reagan stands before the Brandenburg Gate and challenges Soviet premier Mikhail Gorbachev to come to Berlin and tear down the wall.

You think politics is bad now, just wait until the median voter has never read a book

'If he is going to win, Platner will need all the help he can get from the New York Times—and it is prepared to deliver.' @FreeBeacon editors freebeacon.com/democrats/the…

The Nutty Professor: Socialist in Close House Race Taught Ultra-Woke College Classes on 'Whiteness,' 'Prison Industrial Complex,' and 'Genocidal Practices of the Nationstate' @LevineJonathan @FreeBeacon freebeacon.com/democrats/the…

‘Defying Gravity’: White Man Sues Wicked Over Apprenticeship Reserved for Minorities, ‘Nonbinary Musicians’ @aaronsibarium @FreeBeacon freebeacon.com/america/defyi…

Released in 1975, Rikki-Tikki-Tavi was an animated television special directed by legendary animator Chuck Jones and based on the classic story by Rudyard Kipling. The story follows a brave mongoose who takes on two deadly cobras to protect the family that rescued him. For a generation of kids, it was one of those rare animated films that felt genuinely intense. The stakes were real, the villains were terrifying, and you couldn't help but root for Rikki-Tikki every step of the way. More than 50 years later, it's still remembered as one of the finest animated adaptations ever put on television. Did you watch Rikki-Tikki-Tavi growing up?