Source: Common Sense
by Paul Jacob

“‘We are capitalist, not socialist.’ Those words are from the ‘Promise to America’ pledge promoted by a new group of the same name and unveiled last week by Reps. Tom Suozzi (D-New York) and Rep. Adam Gray (D-California). … they declare: ‘We are proud, not ashamed of America.’ The Post suggests, however, that this slogan ‘could be polarizing on the left.’ Sure, it is a much different message than Maine Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner has expressed.” (06/09/26)

https://thisiscommonsense.org/2026/06/09/promising-not/

Source: Christian Science Monitor
by staff

“Though smaller than most U.S. states, the landlocked nation of Armenia plays a key geopolitical role at the continental crossroads of Eurasia. With few natural resources, it is aiming to recalibrate regional and global relations and become a hub for international tech, finance, and transport services. So, its parliamentary elections Sunday have been of interest not just to next-door Azerbaijan and Turkey, but also to Iran, Russia, Europe, and the distant United States. The ruling Civil Contract party garnered 49.8% of the vote, Reuters reported, while the two main opposition parties together took in 33.1%. The degree to which both sides can find some common ground will determine how fast and how far this former Soviet republic can move out of history’s long shadow of ethnic conflict and external interference into an era of regional cooperation and progress.” (06/08/26)

https://www.csmonitor.com/Editorials/the-monitors-view/2026/0608/Armenia-s-journey-to-redefine-itself

Source: Independent Institute
by Stephen P Halbrook

“Fifth Circuit reaffirms Rahimi’s ‘dangerousness’ standard in § 922(a)(1) case.” (06/09/26)

https://www.independent.org/article/2026/06/09/no-second-amendment-protection-for-heroin-trafficker/

Source: Niskanen Center
by Lawson Mansell & Jonathan Wolfson

“Nearly 15 million Californians live in communities with too few primary care doctors. In many communities, patients face long waits for appointments, struggle to find a physician accepting new patients, or must travel significant distances for routine care. The shortage is especially acute in rural communities, the Inland Empire, and the San Joaquin Valley, where access to healthcare often depends on a patient’s ZIP code rather than their medical needs. The California Senate now has an opportunity to address part of that challenge.” (06/09/26)

https://www.niskanencenter.org/californias-physician-shortage-demands-practical-solutions-ab-2386-is-one-of-them/

Source: Foundation for Economic Education
by Kerry McDonald

“When Santana Cruz graduates from high school this spring, she will have over 100 college credits and two associate degrees. A public school student in Bristol, Virginia, that sits along the Tennessee border, Cruz began accumulating college credits as a 14-year-old freshman when she took her first College-Level Examination Program or CLEP exam. The program enables students of any age to demonstrate mastery in 34 subject areas, ranging from American government to world languages.” (06/09/26)

https://fee.org/articles/beyond-ap-the-college-credit-opportunity-few-people-know-about/

Source: New York Post
by Joel Pollak

“Nearly 1,200 people registered to vote at a homeless shelter on Skid Row with 132 beds. 185 people registered at a homeless drop-in center — with no beds at all. That is likely illegal, and it is likely a key to the story of how socialist City Councilmember Nithya Raman overtook Palisades Fire victim Spencer Pratt for second place in the LA mayoral race. Under California law, homeless people can register to vote, even though they do not have a fixed residence. They can use their last fixed address as their voting domicile; they can even specify a geographic location, as long as it is where they live, or where they intend to return. If they do not return there within a year, it is no longer their voting domicile.” (06/09/26)

https://nypost.com/2026/06/09/opinion/the-skid-row-vote-cries-out-for-investigation/