Archive - The Transom

After Butler, Trump Was a Changed Man

How he sees the threats to his life

11 hrs ago • Ben Domenech

Trump's Hardball Play Won Over NATO

Everyone criticized him for being right

Jul 10 • Ben Domenech

ICYMI Over The Fourth: Big Ben Show, Friendly Fire

Jul 7 • Ben Domenech

The Losers In The Birthright Citizenship Battle

And more fallout from a massive SCOTUS term

Jul 1 • Ben Domenech

June 2026

The Birthright Citizenship Question Is Over...

But is it? Of course. But maybe?

Jun 30 • Ben Domenech

Intel Community Civil War At ODNI

Bill Pulte's purge

Jun 26 • Ben Domenech

The Big Ben Show: Iran War, The Broken House, FCC vs. ABC

Plus DSA takes NYC

Jun 25 • Ben Domenech

The Big Ben Show: Victor Davis Hanson on Iran and America at 250

Plus Christopher Kimball on cooking for the fourth

Jun 18 • Ben Domenech

This Iran Deal Is Getting Worse All The Time

But J.D. Vance is dedicated to selling it

Jun 17 • Ben Domenech

Thoughts On The GOP's 2026 Inspiration Challenge

A conversation with the New York Times

Jun 12 • Ben Domenech

The Big Ben Show: Markwayne Mullin, CBS Controversy, Iran On Edge

Plus a little World Cup talk

Jun 11 • Ben Domenech

Primary Wrap-Up: Maine Bets it All on Platner

Jun 10 • Ben Domenech

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