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Dr. Sebastian Thorne-Whitfield
The Electoral Math the Grown-Ups Never Bothered to Check
The discovery is the story. Everything else is implementation.
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Dr. Sebastian Thorne-Whitfield
Trump’s Iran Strategy Requires a Trait He Has Never Possessed
The president's new Iran strategy, as reported in The Atlantic, is to do nothing and see if that works. This is not my characterization. It is the characterization of his…
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Money
Dr. Sebastian Thorne-Whitfield
Trillionaire Capitalism Is the Symptom, Not the Achievement
The Los Angeles Times opinion page, in a piece defending Musk's trillionaire status, calls concerns about inequality 'an aesthetic complaint masquerading as a policy position.' A 'vibes argument.' The author…
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Congress
Dr. Sebastian Thorne-Whitfield
Rep. Max Miller Fabricated a Road-Rage Death Threat. Four Agencies and a $500,000 Bond Did the Rest.
On the morning of June 19, 2025, Dr. Feras Hamdan, a 36-year-old family physician, was commuting along Interstate 90 near Rocky River, Ohio, when he spotted a black Dodge Ram…
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Dr. Sebastian Thorne-Whitfield
The Systems Analysis Was Already Settled
Ty Cobb, a former Trump White House counsel, has delivered a stark verdict on the confirmation of Attorney General Todd Blanche: 'We're screwed.' While Cobb's specific comparison of Blanche's swearing-in…
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Dr. Sebastian Thorne-Whitfield
Trump Picks Project 2025 Co-Author for Role That Would Oversee Any Reflecting Pool Review
President Trump has nominated Dennis Kirk, a co-author of the Heritage Foundation's Project 2025 manifesto, to serve as inspector general of the Interior Department, the office tasked with investigating the…
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Dr. Sebastian Thorne-Whitfield
Todd Blanche’s Confirmation Was Institutional Theater, and the Curtain Fell in Under 24 Hours
Cornyn and Tillis got their statements. Blanche got his confirmation. Trump got expanded privilege and a slush fund that was never actually killed. The only party that got nothing was…
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Dr. Sebastian Thorne-Whitfield
Violent Crime Is at a 20-Year Low. The Politics of Panic Will Not Adjust.
Violent crime has fallen across America's largest cities, defying the political narratives that have long claimed Democratic governance produces urban carnage. The data reveals a systemic decline that remains indifferent…
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Crime
Dr. Sebastian Thorne-Whitfield
The Data Has Been Saying This for a Century. Certain People Just Weren’t Listening.
For decades, the data has told us that immigrants are not a threat to public safety. Yet, the political class continues to enforce policies based on a refusal to read…
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Dr. Sebastian Thorne-Whitfield
The Democratic Establishment’s Thanksgiving Panic Is a Symptom, Not a Scandal
The Democratic establishment's panic over Francesca Hong's deleted tweet is not a scandal but a symptom of their own intellectual bankruptcy. When policy arguments fail, they resort to enforcing a…
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