The Spectator World Magazine – February 2025

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THE SPECTATOR WORLD (January 24, 2025): The latest issue features ‘Hard Pressed’ = How legacy media finally lost its influence…

How the legacy media became powerless

The 2024 election seems to sound the final knell for an industry that managed to hang on well past its prime

The California fires and the reckoning on liberal governance

As the smoke clears, we are left to survey the wreckage, pick up the pieces and rebuild — and learn lessons that prevent

The Trump Resistance is almost dead in DC

Steve Bannon called Trump ‘America’s Cincinnatus’ and Mark Zuckerberg ‘a criminal who deserves to be in prison’

Is J.D. Vance MAGA’s future?

The vice president may soon emerge as the architect of a new political settlement

President Trump’s ‘First Hundred Hours’

His rapid actions are meant to change the nation’s direction and underscore that change

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National Review Magazine —- March 2025 Preview

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NATIONAL REVIEW MAGAZINE (January 24, 2025): The latest issue features ‘The Left vs. Art’ – Why climate activists attack our cultural heritage.

Vandals of Civilization: Why Climate Activists Attack Our Cultural Heritage

Defacing works of art functions as a siren shriek — and an assertion of the importance of the protesters themselves. by Fred Bauer

I Joined the Trans Academy

Where if you were ‘born in the wrong body’ you can try out a new one. by Abigail Anthony

Wildfire of the Vanities: California’s Political Model Has Failed

How have such incompetents taken over the state? by Will Swaim

News, Opinion, Podcasts, Politics

News: Trump Sanctions To End Russia-Ukraine War, Russia’s Economic Woes

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MONOCLE RADIO (January 24, 2025): As Russia responds to Donald Trump’s sanctions, Charles Hecker joins Andrew Mueller to discuss how weak Vladimir Putin’s economy really is. Plus: more highlights from Davos, Paris Fashion Week Men’s, Oscar nominations and a very educational week for ‘What We Learned’.

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The New York Times —- Friday, January 24, 2025

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Senate Pushes Hegseth Toward Approval as G.O.P. Discounts New Allegations

All but two Republicans voted to advance Pete Hegseth’s nomination as secretary of defense to a final vote, as Democrats raced to bolster fresh allegations about his personal conduct.

Judge Temporarily Blocks Trump’s Plan to End Birthright Citizenship

A federal judge in Seattle has issued a temporary order halting the president’s plan.

House G.O.P. Floats Medicaid Cuts and More to Finance Trump’s Huge Agenda

President Trump wants a massive tax cut and immigration crackdown bill. Now Republicans must decide what to cut to help pay for it.

How Trump Was Persuaded to Pardon an Online Drug Kingpin

Libertarian and crypto allies of Ross Ulbricht, who was serving a life sentence for distributing drugs on his Silk Road website, leveraged President Trump’s desire for political support to secure his release.