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The remaking of Alex Pretti: Imperfect times demand the perfect hero

Pretti needs to be be inviolate to make the government seem vile in the eyes of the public.

31.01.2026 30

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Jonathan Turley, Opinion Contributor

Clickbait: How the left created yet another false story to trigger outrage

They are using this five-year-old as bait — clickbait — to fuel protests and outrage.

24.01.2026 20

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Jonathan Turley, Opinion Contributor

Newsom's gerrymander just might have a racial discrimination problem

California may have a slight problem: Its new congressional map may be based on racial discrimination.

17.01.2026 50

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Jonathan Turley, Opinion Contributor

The ICE elephant: Why the law requires all the facts

The trick is to examine the smallest part of the animal and extrapolate to draw sweeping conclusions.

10.01.2026 50

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Jonathan Turley, Opinion Contributor

The Red Apple: Mamdani pledges to introduce 'the Warmth of Collectivism'

Mitterrand promised the same magical economic results. The French economy collapsed, and socialist policies had to be rolled back.

03.01.2026 90

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Jonathan Turley, Opinion Contributor

'We are the free world now' — Europe declares war on free speech in the US

This move against European officials is a good start.

27.12.2025 70

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Jonathan Turley, Opinion Contributor

Democratic despotism: The left moves from censored to compelled speech

More than five years ago, I wrote in these pages of a growing trend on the left toward compelled speech — the forcing of citizens to repeat approved...

20.12.2025 20

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Epstein's last casualty could be grand jury secrecy

The release of Jeffrey Epstein's files has led to the public humiliation and condemnation of various individuals, raising questions about the...

13.12.2025 20

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Jonathan Turley, Opinion Contributor

The rise and fall of the American Bar Association

The ABA is likely to continue on this path of activism over professionalism.

06.12.2025 20

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Jonathan Turley, Opinion Contributor

The selective outrage of Judge James Boasberg

Boasberg's separation-of-powers concerns seem strangely selective, depending on whose powers are being usurped.

22.11.2025 30

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Jonathan Turley, Opinion Contributor

How to reverse the dumbing down of American higher ed

If we are to save higher education in the U.S., we will need a radical reboot.

15.11.2025 30

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Jonathan Turley, Opinion Contributor

Punch-drunk partisans reveal their plans to pack the Supreme Court

"In vino veritas." The Roman proverb — "In wine, there is truth" — reflects the fact that people are often at their most honest when they've had a...

08.11.2025 30

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Jonathan Turley, Opinion Contributor

'We're coming after you' — how the left found peace through hate

In an age of rage, reason is viewed as a reactionary tendency.

01.11.2025 10

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Jonathan Turley, Opinion Contributor

Harvard's unblinking hypocrisy: Dean denounces 'evil' police, 'whiteness' 

Gregory Davis is really sorry for the "disruption." For a Harvard resident dean, one would think that he was referencing a malfunctioning fire alarm,...

25.10.2025 10

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Why we must protect both Turning Point and Mark Bray

Last week, faculty and students signed a petition to oust the local Turning Point student chapter from Rutgers University. The call followed a...

18.10.2025 30

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Jonathan Turley, Opinion Contributor

Antifa deniers: Dan Goldman and the ghost of J. Edgar Hoover

"Antifa is a real thing," said former FBI Director Christopher Wray.

11.10.2025 20

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Jonathan Turley, Opinion Contributor

Mamdani's plan to ruin public education in New York

Zohran Mamdani appears to have a plan for leveling the playing fields in education. Faced with a huge number of students with comparably dismal scores...

04.10.2025 10

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Jonathan Turley, Opinion Contributor

'Let your rage fuel you' — politicians and pundits embrace demonization politics

Rage allows you to deny the humanity of those you disagree with.

27.09.2025 20

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Jonathan Turley, Opinion Contributor

The funniest joke Jimmy Kimmel never told

Politicians who fought for censorship are now making the very arguments they ridiculed just months ago.

20.09.2025 50

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Jonathan Turley, Opinion Contributor

'Prove me wrong' — Charlie Kirk and the age of rage

"Prove me wrong." For years, that tagline of Charlie Kirk and his group, Turning Point USA, enraged many on the left. In "an age of rage," nothing is...

13.09.2025 30

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Jonathan Turley, Opinion Contributor

Tim Kaine's Constitutional blasphemy

Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) this week warned the American people that a Trump nominee for a State Department position was an extremist, cut from the same...

06.09.2025 30

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Jonathan Turley, Opinion Contributor

OpenAI's dark side: ChatGPT accused of causing suicide, murder

As a company, OpenAI often shows little more empathy than its AI creations.

30.08.2025 40

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Jonathan Turley, Opinion Contributor

The judicial Calvinball of Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson

“I just feel that I have a wonderful opportunity." Those words of Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson came in a recent interview, wherein the justice...

23.08.2025 30

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Jonathan Turley, Opinion Contributor

Upset about DC's lack of voting rights? Look to the Democrats.

Let's restore full representation for residents in Washington, D.C.

16.08.2025 20

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Jonathan Turley, Opinion Contributor

Politics without shame: Gerrymandering makes hypocrisy a political punch line

Former diplomat and Democratic senator Adlai Stevenson once remarked that “a hypocrite is the kind of politician who would cut down a redwood tree,...

09.08.2025 20

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Jonathan Turley, Opinion Contributor

The extraordinary life of a girl called 'Champ'

Angela Piazza Turley was a force to be reckoned with.

02.08.2025 50

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Jonathan Turley, Opinion Contributor

The rise and fall of John Brennan

Even if he is not criminally charged, his past statements will remain an indictment of his role in history.

26.07.2025 20

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Jonathan Turley, Opinion Contributor

State media are dead — long live state media

The market is correcting what the media would not.

19.07.2025 10

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Jonathan Turley, Opinion Contributor

America's 'useful idiots' — the left calls for revolution as the ultimate virtue signal

Mamdani is perfect for trust-fund baby Trotskyites.

12.07.2025 50

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Jonathan Turley, Opinion Contributor

'Hit us, please' — America's left issues a 'broken arrow' signal to Europe

What these professors call fascism looks a lot like the democratic process to others.

05.07.2025 20

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Jonathan Turley, Opinion Contributor

Sotomayor says public education is doomed without mandatory gay and trans story hour

This decision may well save public schools from themselves by encouraging a return to core educational priorities.

28.06.2025 20

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Jonathan Turley, Opinion Contributor