Jesse A Salom
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If President Trump fixes the economy, closes the border, deports the illegals, secures the Western hemisphere, outlaws “woke,” routs China, AND successfully restores the Shah of Iran, I may demand the repeal of the 22nd Amendment.



Dilbert’s Wager by R. R. Reno firstthings.com/dilberts-wager/


In December 2025, former US Senator @BenSasse announced that he had been diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer. That's the primary topic for this @UncKnowledge conversation about mortality, faith, and what truly matters when time is short. Talking to host @P_M_Robinson, Sasse reflects on "redeeming the time"—holding ambition lightly, loving family more deliberately, and resisting the urge to make politics or professional success the center of life. The discussion also covers Sasse's thoughts on the failures of Congress; the dangers of a fragmented, attention-starved republic; the crisis of higher education; and the moral challenges of technological abundance. He speaks candidly and movingly about regret, forgiveness, prayer, and suffering—arguing that while death is a real enemy, it does not get the final word. Watch the full conversation on X:




A year ago, the right had real cultural dominance for the first time in decades. I wrote about how they squandered it newrepublic.com/article/206276…




















