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		<title>An Elon Musk Win in His OpenAI Lawsuit Is a Win for the Public</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2026 02:11:15 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The high-profile trial of Elon Musk vs. Sam Altman is one week in. As the federal jury in Oakland, California takes in the evidence, one simple question hangs over the courtroom: Can you steal a charity? The answer will determine the future of artificial intelligence as well as the fate of charitable giving. OpenAI, the &#8230; <a href="https://jameshirsen.com/2026/05/03/an-elon-musk-win-in-his-openai-lawsuit-is-a-win-for-the-public/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">An Elon Musk Win in His OpenAI Lawsuit Is a Win for the&#160;Public</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Justice Clarence Thomas’s Ominous Warning</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 04:01:03 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Recently, as Americans were busily filing their taxes, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani was hard at work on an ad campaign, which was about to launch on social media. The self-described democratic socialist soon let loose with an off-the-wall video ad, titled “Happy Tax Day, New York. We’re taxing the rich.” In the clip, &#8230; <a href="https://jameshirsen.com/2026/04/19/justice-clarence-thomass-ominous-warning/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Justice Clarence Thomas’s Ominous&#160;Warning</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>The Crawl toward Communism</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 10:14:57 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Communist ideology should have been sidelined decades ago. That’s what so many of us thought was going to happen after the Soviet Union collapsed back in 1991. Instead the malignant ideas and strategies of communism, derived from the twisted mind of Karl Marx, gained a significant academic, institutional, and cultural foothold in the Western world. &#8230; <a href="https://jameshirsen.com/2026/04/10/the-crawl-toward-communism/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">The Crawl toward&#160;Communism</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Can David Ellison Save CNN?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 11:36:02 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[A bold corporate move is taking place in the news media world that has the potential to have a profound effect on CNN. It is a business acquisition that affords the rare opportunity many free press devotees have been waiting for: The restructuring of a once-prestigious cable news network. The acquisition may go a long &#8230; <a href="https://jameshirsen.com/2026/03/23/can-david-ellison-save-cnn/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Can David Ellison Save&#160;CNN?</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>The Monster Agenda of ‘The Bride!’</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 10:44:12 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In the risky Hollywood biz, where budgets frequently reach nine figures and a film’s fate is determined by the willingness of film-goers to part with their dollars, Warner Bros.’s “The Bride!” is serving as the perfect cautionary tale on how ill-advised it is to mix woke politics with general entertainment fare. Written and directed by &#8230; <a href="https://jameshirsen.com/2026/03/10/the-monster-agenda-of-the-bride/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">The Monster Agenda of ‘The&#160;Bride!’</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>California’s One-Party Rule Could End with a Steve Hilton Win</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2026 21:59:28 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[California is at a breaking point. The once-Golden State has been pummeled with sky-high taxes, faded dreams of home ownership, soaring crime rates, a crumbling infrastructure, and an absentee governor who is consumed with national ambitions. As California’s 2026 gubernatorial race draws near, one candidate in particular recently took the lead in the polls: Steve &#8230; <a href="https://jameshirsen.com/2026/02/20/californias-one-party-rulecould-end-with-a-steve-hilton-win/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">California’s One-Party Rule Could End with a Steve Hilton&#160;Win</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>New England Quarterback Drake Maye a Winner Nonetheless</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Feb 2026 03:52:03 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The New England Patriots may not have won 2026’s Super Bowl LX, but the team’s quarterback Drake Maye is a winner off the field for comments that he recently made on marriage and family. At a time when too many professional athletes are making headlines with negative commentary, Maye stepped up and shared something positive. &#8230; <a href="https://jameshirsen.com/2026/02/04/new-england-quarterback-drake-maye-toutsmarriage-and-family/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">New England Quarterback Drake Maye a Winner&#160;Nonetheless</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>The Imaginary Notion of a Sanctuary City or State</title>
		<link>https://jameshirsen.com/2026/01/25/the-imaginary-notion-of-a-sanctuary-city-or-state/</link>
		
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jan 2026 04:49:23 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Many people in our country are painfully aware of the numerous clashes that have recently occurred between protesters and our state and federal law enforcement officials. A lot of folks have also heard the word “sanctuary” being bandied about, in reference to the policies of some of the major cities and states within the U.S. &#8230; <a href="https://jameshirsen.com/2026/01/25/the-imaginary-notion-of-a-sanctuary-city-or-state/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">The Imaginary Notion of a Sanctuary City or&#160;State</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>The Never-ending Erosion of Privacy</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Jan 2026 13:06:34 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In this era of out-of-control crime, certain retail chains and big-box stores are now using surveillance technology in an effort to address the massive amount of theft that has been taking place. Up until recently, folks were generally unaware that such surveillance methods were being utilized by establishments. But as word has spread, so has &#8230; <a href="https://jameshirsen.com/2026/01/09/the-never-ending-erosion-of-privacy/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">The Never-ending Erosion of&#160;Privacy</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Nick Reiner’s Uphill Legal Battle</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Dec 2025 05:02:58 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In a case that has shocked the entertainment world, Nick Reiner, son of legendary filmmaker Rob Reiner, stands accused of first-degree murder of his father, and also of his mother, Michele Reiner. With the inevitable backdrop of the glaring Hollywood spotlight, time will tell whether Reiner’s murder trial ends up devolving into a spectacle of &#8230; <a href="https://jameshirsen.com/2025/12/21/nick-reiners-uphill-legal-battle/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Nick Reiner’s Uphill Legal&#160;Battle</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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