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No Death Penalty for Luigi

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On January 30, 2026
Beyond a distaste for the death penalty I have no strong views on this, but I'm sure some of you do: Luigi Mangione will not face the death penalty for allegedly fatally shooting UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, a federal judge ruled Friday, delivering a blow...
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What’s Up in Beijing?

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On January 26, 2026
Major purge of senior military commanders: China’s senior-most general is accused of leaking information about the country’s nuclear-weapons program to the U.S. and accepting bribes for official acts, including the promotion of an officer to defense minister, said people familiar with a high-level briefing on...

2026 LGM Bowl Mania

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On January 24, 2026

Could have been worse. RANKGroup EntriesW-LPTSPCT1MikeAdamson's Picks 1Mike Adamson33-1384599.92daybaron1's Picks 1randy normand27-1775695.83ESPNFAN65654838's Picks 1Ryan Emery28-1874994.84BaronBrockBrock Stevens30-1672991.35bobthornberry's Picks 1Bob Thornberry29-1772690.76ecsportsfan's Picks 2Joseph Feldmann28-18719897jmack's Picksj mack29-1771186.88CaseraceCasey Duff28-1870885.99CDTChris Thomas29-1770183.710TMTZac's Picks 1Zac Cauchy30-1669782.3 Mr..

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Whither Space Force?

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On January 23, 2026
My latest column is a distillation of a conference paper that I recently gave at the Southern Political Science Association conference in New Orleans... The first and most significant question is whether the US Space Force is actually an independent military service (as we use the term to describe...
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