The parade of Democrats lining up behind Zohran Mamdani for mayor continues to grow, and the latest convert to the socialist’s cause is Hakeem Jeffries. Nobody is happier than Republicans who represent the New York suburbs. https://t.co/zdk29iA1de

Evildoers pass from the scene, but evil will always be with us, writes Cynthia Ozick https://t.co/kGQjTWNftz

Stateside Democrats dream of statehood for Puerto Rico, but taxes and culture make the status quo preferable, writes @RepPabloJose https://t.co/lnqRIqjqh0

The SEC’s so-called pay-to-play rule skews our political discussion by disqualifying many workers in the economic sector from a core element of political debate. That should trouble all Americans, write Daniel Shuchman and Bradley A. Smith https://t.co/CA9FZH9I09

Nothing can stop the marriage of AI and Hollywood, but a friend in the White House helps, writes Holman Jenkins https://t.co/OlUmnwXHjE

We knew protectionism was coming. What’s missing is deal-making. The administration has said it’s negotiating fantastic new trade agreements with other countries. Those it has announced, however, are duds, writes Joseph Sternberg https://t.co/LmOQlhgcPX

The climate left won’t go down without a fight, and it is waging a rear-guard action to hold Keir Starmer to his renewables promise. Still, it’s progress that he’s even thinking about ditching Labour’s climate obsession. https://t.co/7SL4m0xk9B

After two years of war in the Middle East, the balance of power between existing power blocs has been somewhat altered, but no one has faced total defeat, with the notable exception of the Assad regime in Syria, writes @jonathan_spyer https://t.co/UJp5lIbW8D

Flush with victory, Milei may feel there’s no need for monetary reform now. But with two years left in his presidential term, and a renewed mandate, he can afford to attempt reform that would set Argentina on a more stable economic path. https://t.co/7iAk26JaLh

Beneath the surface, a quiet but dramatic shift is taking place inside credit deals that suggests creditors are bracing for distress, not recovery, writes Dan Wertman https://t.co/EwWL3kkAby

Taiwan passes every test for a U.S. interest from raw geopolitics to core values. Too few politicians are pressing that case to the public. But for this week Trump can make a donation to world peace by refusing Xi’s demands to sell out Taiwan. https://t.co/i6eo5MIFHx

Trump appears likely to return from his Pacific odyssey having secured a reasonable short-term compromise with China while advancing his plans for reshaping America’s role in the world, writes @wrmead https://t.co/mIUb240WvV

The science behind the longevity movement is dubious. But the trend is promoting healthy habits, writes @DShaywitz https://t.co/BA8cEgctC1

Kathy Hochul is boasting about tax rebate checks. What she doesn’t say is that New York is automatically raising income taxes every year through inflation bracket creep. https://t.co/DJA0w13Q3c

Trump is the only one who can get 77-year-old Jimmy Lai, arguably the world’s best-known political prisoner, out of jail. No one else can do it, writes @wjmcgurn https://t.co/1PhUske0yV

If Marty Makary and Vinay Prasad really want to prove they’re not impeding life-saving treatments, they’ll approve Replimune’s RP1 immunotherapy for metastatic melanoma, which the agency rejected this summer. https://t.co/RaUIyEVleM

Trump is right that the benefits of his and Netanyahu’s victory in Iran have rippled through the region. https://t.co/Cba74WIeEp

On the latest episode of the Potomac Watch podcast, Paul Gigot explains the differences between Ronald Reagan and “Tariff Man” Donald Trump on free trade. https://t.co/0jv6peXJNl

America’s Founders made the presidential pardon power absolute, but Hamilton and Madison might be having second thoughts as they watch President Trump dole out pardons as a form of political legal tender. https://t.co/a5IuTsYO7B

Is 3% Washington’s new de facto inflation target? We doubt this is what anyone voted for in 2024. https://t.co/IFe8xHToGw

A republic, but can we keep it? From the military and the Justice Department to the East Wing, there’s reason to wonder and worry, writes @Peggynoonannyc https://t.co/1nIrwynwkT