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The Week the Cuban Crisis Got Real

Diplomats in Havana are preparing for an alternative Trump tactic: the country being starved until people take to the streets and the US can step in

Small Businesses Compete--Why Can't Credit Card Companies?

Families aren't the only ones who've been struggling with affordability for years. So have the small businesses that power the American economy and create the majority of new jobs. There's no shortage of commonsense ideas to give job creators relief, but President Trump just highlighted one of the most important: Stop credit-card companies from ripping off Main Street.

Libbing Out With Alan Dershowitz at the 'Sammies'

Usually, the panel section of a black-tie awards dinner is the least lively part of the evening. Honorees praise and agree with each other, soundtracked by the clinks of forks as guests cautiously push salad around their plates. Not so at RealClear's third Samizdat Awards, AKA the Sammies, which took place at the Breakers in Palm Beach Wednesday.

What the Latest Viral AI Apocalypse Warning Gets Wrong

In a viral essay on X, "Something Big Is Happening," Matt Shumer writes that the world is living through a moment similar to early Covid for artificial intelligence. The founder and CEO of OthersideAI argues that AI has crossed from useful assistant to general cognitive substitute. What's more, AI is now helping build better versions of itself. Systems rivaling most human expertise could arrive soon.

Canada and the Constitutional Problem Beneath the Bridge

President Trump has declared that he'll block the opening of the Gordie Howe International Bridge - a major infrastructure project connecting Detroit, Michigan, and Windsor, Ontario - unless "the United States is fully compensated for everything we have given [Canada]."

The Battle for the New Media Megaphone

When Democrats try to compete in New Media from the deep pockets of their liberal donor base, the effect is cringe. Their latest attempt is no exception.

Mamdani Gets First Test, Results Have Been Mixed

Six weeks into his tenure, Mayor Zohran Mamdani has been confronted with controversies both grave and frivolous. He wisely stood by a top appointee who was facing down a media circus for tweets that were more than a half-decade old. He grappled with the fallout from several police-involved shootings and navigated how, as a democratic socialist who must partner with a much more conservative NYPD commissioner, he should respond.

Missing the Story Between the Lines

Along with myself, scores of downtown workers were faced with a choice: Risk sliding on the ice-covered sidewalks or find themselves shoe-deep in poop.

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