Fandom isn’t being nurtured anymore. It’s being mined.

 $4785. That's how Much it costs to be a Sport Fan today

By Joon Lee

Mr. Lee previously covered sports for ESPN, Bleacher Report and The Washington Post.

This war has created the best opportunity in decades for a wise statesman to use what Dennis Ross, a longtime Middle East negotiator, calls in his new book, Statecraft 2.0, “coercive diplomacy.” Is Trump up to that? I really don’t know, but we’re going to find out real soon.

 

THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN

The Smart Way for Trump to End the Israel-Iran War

By Thomas L. Friedman

Opinion Columnist

and then there is this

Trump Does Jews Another Mitzvah

“Basically, what Israel did with Iran is what Russia wanted to do with Ukraine: They thought they could pull off some cloak-and-dagger thing, and infiltrate and decapitate the Ukrainian regime,” said Michael Horowitz, an Israeli geopolitical analyst. “But it turned out that the Ukrainian society has a resilience and cannot be so easily penetrated—whereas when it comes to Iran, the regime is so unpopular that it’s easy to find people there who will agree to work with Israel.”

 

Israel Takes Control of Iran’s Skies—a Feat That Still Eludes Russia in Ukraine

Key Points

What's This?

• Israel achieved air superiority over western Iran within 48 hours of starting its war, a feat Russia couldn’t achieve in Ukraine.

• Israel exploited its air advantage to eliminate surface-to-air missiles in western Iran and key Iranian military leaders.

• Analysts highlight Israel’s superior air-force capabilities, training and integration compared with Russia and Iran.

The Libertarian Party is set with the infrastructure and core philosophy it just needs Rand Paul to pick up on his father's crusade

 

Is There an Opening for a Third Party?

By Nate Cohn the Tilt newsletter

How would Australia accepting second hand nuclear submarines from the U.S. increase its security?

 

Pentagon Is Reviewing Deal to Equip Australia With Nuclear Submarines

By Victoria Kim

Reporting from Sydney, Australia

Think of the political spectrum as being a circle with democracy at 0 degree and absolute dictatorship at 180 with Trump hovering toward 120 and Newsom thinking of 240

 

The 2028 Subtext of Newsom’s Speech

The California governor used a nationally televised address to criticize President Trump and to seize a political moment.

By Adam Nagourney and Laurel Rosenhall

I asked why he thought a French senator’s words on Mr. Trump had such a global impact: “Never before,” Mr. Malhuret said in his speech, has any president “issued so many illegal decrees, dismissed judges who could oppose him, sacked the entire military leadership in one go, weakened all counter powers and taken control of social media. This is not a mere illiberal drift. It is the beginning of the seizure of democracy.” Mr. Malhuret reflected for a long moment, before saying: “The Republicans are scared, the Democrats are stunned and leaderless, but I cannot imagine there will not be a reaction. The American people are facing one of the great challenges of the 21st century, as great as that confronting the French in 1940, when they had to decide whether to join the Resistance or not.”

 

A Cutting French Senator Becomes Trump’s European Nemesis

In biting verbal assaults viewed by millions, Claude Malhuret has issued a scathing critique of the American president, bringing a lifetime of experience to bear.

By Roger Cohen

Reporting from Vichy, France