Source: American Greatness
by Stephen Bryen

“No matter what the Democrats and Republicans think, reality is fast catching up with the US and its allies. The bottom line: over the next 5 years, perhaps longer, the US will need to use extreme care when picking fights with potential adversaries; at the same time, the American and allied defense industrial base needs significant reform. Naturally, this means the US approach to Russia, Europe, Asia, and China must adjust, and the US may have to accept accommodations with potential adversaries, things it would not have done only a few years ago. The US lives with a depleted arsenal, a defense industrial base mostly incapable of mass-producing weapons that have not performed up to expectations, and it faces technological and operational challenges that mostly were not expected. During the Obama and early Biden administrations, China was not considered much of a problem.” (11/05/26)

https://amgreatness.com/2026/11/05/a-new-foreign-policy-yes-while-we-rebuild-americas-defenses/

Source: Exiled Policy
by Jason Pye

“Republicans should take the war’s political consequences seriously. They should also examine the damage done by tariffs, concerns about corruption, and their own unwillingness to check the president. If their explanation for this election begins and ends with Iran, they’ll avoid confronting problems that were evident long before the war. That may make the defeat easier to explain to themselves. It won’t give voters much reason to trust them again.” (11/05/26)

https://exiledpolicy.substack.com/p/some-initial-thoughts-about-the-election

Source: Foundation for Economic Education
by Wayne Winegarden & Kerry Jackson

“By the end of 2045, ‘renewable energy resources and zero-carbon resources’ must ‘supply 100% of retail sales of electricity to California end-use customers and 100% of electricity procured to serve all state agencies’ under Senate bill 100 (2018). To reach this target and maintain reliability, the state has been pairing solar power plants with battery backup systems. If all works as planned, the solar plants will provide electricity during the day, and the battery backup systems keep the lights on in the high-use evening hours when solar generators go dark. … Ensuring that there is sufficient electricity during the periods of extreme weather, not just during the expected conditions, is critical if California wants to avoid potential rolling blackouts (or worse).” (11/05/26)

https://fee.org/articles/from-golden-state-to-blackout-state/

Source: Jonathan Turley
by Jonathan Turley

“Haley Stevens is a dangerous woman. That message is echoing across liberal cable stations and websites. Only recently embraced as the best candidate for the Michigan Senate nomination, Stevens is now being portrayed as unstable and menacing by her self-described friends. Other Democrats launched into sexist attacks or declared her a ‘traitor’ that should be expelled from the party. Haley Stevens has the misfortune of now being an object lesson for anyone who stands against the far left. They are going to ‘hoist the wretch’ for all to see to deter anyone else standing in the way of the mob. She will not be alone. As soon as the House flipped, Rep. Robert Garcia (D-CA), the expected chair of the House Oversight Committee, posted a two-word message: ‘Lawyer up!’ Rage politics has little room for dissent or compromise.” (11/05/26)

https://jonathanturley.org/2026/11/05/the-mind-of-haley-stevens-democrats-adopt-soviet-rhetoric-to-political-dissenter-as-mentally-ill/