Source: Semafor
by David Weigel

“Eighteen months after losing everything, left-leaning activists and unions have a comeback in their sights. All they need is money, aggressive turnout of their 2024 voters, and a president who keeps screwing up on the cost of living. The Democratic Party could figure out its own problems later. That was the overwhelming sentiment at the annual summit of America Votes, founded 22 years ago to coordinate the electoral work of left-leaning unions and climate groups. … One of my questions heading into America Votes was how worried progressives were about the Trump administration looking for legal avenues to suppress their work. I detected surprisingly little concern about that over my two days at the conference. There was more short-term angst that Trump’s network would contest a GOP loss in the midterms, which everyone there expected.” (04/29/26)

https://www.semafor.com/article/04/29/2026/progressive-groups-we-dont-need-the-democratic-party-to-cause-a-blue-wave

Source: Christian Science Monitor
by staff

“A majority of Americans – two-thirds – feel that the nation’s corrections system does well on maintaining prison security, thus contributing to a sense of overall public safety. But only 16% believe that the system does a good job of rehabilitating incarcerated individuals. With 95% of these individuals rejoining society after serving an average of about three years, the likelihood of reoffending is concerning for families of those convicted, the communities to which they return, and local law enforcement and justice systems. In response, more than a dozen states have intensified efforts to reorient their correctional systems toward reformation and rehabilitation. Reforms range from providing more mentorship and educational access to the ambitious reconstruction of San Quentin State Prison in California and – on the East Coast – a statewide shift away from what the National Institute of Justice has described as ‘a command-and-control culture.'” (04/28/26)

https://www.csmonitor.com/Editorials/the-monitors-view/2026/0428/Toward-correction-that-respects-and-redeems

Source: Common Sense
by Paul Jacob

“Julian Shapiro-Barnum is the host and creator of Recess Therapy, where he regularly records conversations with kids. Recently, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-New York) joined his program to discuss healthcare policy. … AOC and the youngsters shown think healthcare should be free, which The Post used as a jumping off point to have an adult conversation about government-run healthcare, specifically the National Health Service in the United Kingdom. … The Brits ‘have learned the hard way that the promise of ‘free’ care is only as good as their ability to get an appointment,’ wrote the editors. … ‘the belief that a full government takeover would lead to better outcomes is just childish.’ One of the nation’s largest newspapers appears to be growing up.” (04/29/26)

https://thisiscommonsense.org/2026/04/29/unhealthy-kid-stuff/

Source: New York Post
by Isaac Schorr

“Barack Obama’s tacky, hyperpartisan post-presidency is welcome insofar as it serves to remind the public of his tacky, hyperpartisan leadership style. ‘Although we don’t yet have the details about the motives behind last night’s shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner …’ began Obama’s Sunday evening statement about the gunman who showed up in Washington the night before. Except by the time Obama got around to acknowledging the attack, the entire world knew why Cole Tomas Allen had attempted to storm the ballroom where President Trump and much of his administration were breaking bread with their ancestral enemies in the Fourth Estate.” [editor’s note: The entire world still doesn’t know that — it just knows what the regime has claimed about it. There’s a difference – TLK](04/28/26)

https://nypost.com/2026/04/28/opinion/obamas-gaffe-about-the-whcd-shooter-is-just-the-latest-in-the-former-presidents-legacy-of-lies/