Source: Common Dreams
by Bita Iuliano & Olivia Dinucci
“As the country and this administration launched its America 250 and Freedom 250 ‘Celebrations’ over the holiday weekend, what we experienced in the nation’s capitol and a city of 700,000 residents replicated what the United States does to other parts of the world. The streets were invaded by the military, public spaces barricaded with multiple levels of security checkpoints, and the sky full of military flyovers, including a seven-hour schedule of flyovers on July 4th. Military flyovers come at a devastating cost—economically, psychologically, and environmentally. The most recent ones came in the middle of a heatwave where even Trump’s American State Fair closed after people were baptizing themselves in the religious tent to prevent heat stroke. But flyovers are not new and have been used as a propaganda tool for military recruitment during NFL games and summer festivals. The militarization has been so normalized for so long.” (07/06/26)
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/patriotic-flyovers
Source: Reuters
“NATO announced a roughly $4.5 billion plan on Tuesday to buy up to 10 Saab GlobalEye surveillance planes to replace ageing AWACS early warning aircraft, backing a Swedish system over a rival solution from U.S. planemaker Boeing. Secretary-General Mark Rutte said the replacement of Cold War-era Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) planes, best known for their rotating radomes, with a new system based on smaller business jets would tackle threats like drone swarms. … With U.S. President Donald Trump repeatedly pressing allies to spend more on defence and buy more U.S. equipment, Rutte took pains to underline the international pedigree of the system which is mounted on top of Bombardier Global 6500 business jets. … GlobalEye competes with Boeing’s E-7 Wedgetail, an early warning and command-and-control aircraft based on the 737 jetliner and designed to oversee and direct battle.” (07/07/26)
https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/nato-picks-swedish-saab-early-warning-planes-over-us-rival-2026-07-07/
Source: The Dispatch
“Complicating the Polarization Narrative.” (07/07/26)
https://thedispatch.com/podcast/advisoryopinions/complicating-the-polarization-narrative/
Source: Students For Liberty
by Ketevani Kadagishvili
“Walk down any residential street and you will notice a curious, common pattern. A homeowner’s private garden is often a well-tended space filled with blooming flowers and vibrant life. In contrast, the public park we share is frequently damaged by litter, ruined grass, and broken benches. Why does this difference exist? The answer lies in the deep connection between ownership and care, a principle that Frédéric Bastiat understood nearly two centuries ago.” (07/07/26)
https://studentsforliberty.org/blog/why-does-the-earth-need-more-fences-to-stay-green/
Source: Foundation for Economic Education
by Mani Basharzad
“Samuel Johnson once wrote that ‘when a man is tired of London, he is tired of life.’ Today, however, there seems to be one group that is tired of London: millionaires.” (07/07/26)
https://fee.org/articles/why-are-millionaires-leaving-the-uk/
Source: Seattle Times
“After decades of reliable bipartisan backing for Israel, a new AP-NORC poll reveals a dramatic erosion of support for the longtime U.S. ally, with rising opposition from Democrats and signs of division among Republicans. The survey by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research arrives at a moment when a once-consensus foreign policy issue is increasingly polarizing Americans along partisan and generational lines, driven by criticism for Israel’s conduct nearly three years after the outbreak of its latest war with Hamas in Gaza. About one-third of U.S. adults — including roughly half of Democrats — believe that Israel has committed genocide against Palestinians during the war in Gaza …. About 58% of Democrats now say the U.S. is ‘too supportive’ of the Israelis, up from 45% in an AP-NORC poll from January 2024 when former President Joe Biden was in office. That includes 51% of Jewish Democrats in the new poll.” (07/07/26)
https://archive.is/IWoxk
Source: Law & Liberty
“The Harmony of the American Founding with Hans Eicholz, hosted by James M. Patterson.” (07/07/26)
https://lawliberty.org/podcast/the-intellectual-harmony-of-the-american-founding/
Source: Law & Liberty
by Amy Peikoff
“A Supreme Court ruling on cell phone location data may signal a deeper shift in how courts define privacy under the Fourth Amendment.” (07/07/26)
https://lawliberty.org/chatrie-and-the-long-and-winding-road-to-privacy/
Source: Fox News
by John Yoo
“The Supreme Court’s rush of decisions last week belies several myths concocted by its leftist [sic] critics. Listen to Democratic politicians or read liberal [sic] legal commentators, and you would believe that a conservative Supreme Court is marching in lockstep with Donald Trump to impose an extremist agenda on an unwilling American people. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer [D-NY] for example, often criticizes what he dubs ‘the MAGA Supreme Court’ for transforming government agencies into ‘members-only clubs for his golf buddies and cronies’. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries [D-NY] decries ‘the corrupt conservative majority on the Supreme Court appointed by Donald Trump’ for ‘taking a blowtorch’ to civil rights laws. Almost every Democratic leader, especially those jockeying for position in the 2028 presidential race, demands that Congress pack the court in order to correct this alleged bias of the conservative justices.” (07/07/26)
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/john-yoo-lefts-supreme-court-panic-collapses-weight-facts
Source: BBC News [UK state media]
“South Korean technology giant Samsung Electronics says it expects to post a 19-fold jump in its profits, driven by global demand for artificial intelligence (AI) memory chips. The company forecast that it made 89.4tn won (£43.6bn; $58.4bn) between the start of April and the end of June, marking its third record quarterly operating profits in a row. Major South Korean firms like Samsung release forecasts of their earnings ahead of official detailed reports to help guide investors.” (07/07/26)
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c1kyy8yrpxdo
