Source: Los Angeles Times
by Matt K Lewis
“When you break a promise as clear as ‘No new wars,’ you shouldn’t be surprised when even your most loyal supporters revolt. And that’s exactly what is happening to President Trump. One such disillusioned supporter is Tucker Carlson — who on a recent podcast with his brother Buckley admitted, in essence, ‘My bad.’ … let’s be clear-eyed about what Carlson is — and isn’t — saying here. Specifically, it’s worth noting that the apology doesn’t extend to validating those of us who opposed Trump from the beginning. In fact, it almost can’t. Doing that would require the confessor to reinterpret not just Trump’s presidency, but also the entire ecosystem that made supporting Trump a viable option in the first place. It would mean admitting that the framework he used to evaluate Trump was flawed, not just the outcome.” (04/24/26)
https://archive.is/uiWR2
Source: United Press International
“South Korean prosecutors on Friday sought a 30-year prison sentence for jailed former President Yoon Suk Yeol, alleging he ordered military drones to infiltrate North Korea in a bid to provoke tensions ahead of his short-lived martial law declaration in 2024. A special counsel team led by Cho Eun-suk said Yoon and senior defense officials orchestrated the drone incursions through military command channels to trigger a North Korean response and create a security crisis as justification for emergency rule. The team charged Yoon, former Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun and former Defense Counterintelligence Command chief Yeo In-hyung with offenses including aiding an enemy state and abuse of power.” (04/24/26)
https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2026/04/24/korea-Yoon-Suk-Yeol-30-years-drone-plot-special-prosecutors-sentence/7251777021499/
Source: Future of Freedom Foundation
“The Monetary System.” (04/24/26)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EN9J6vxNr_o
Source: Common Sense
by Paul Jacob
“British-American philosopher Mick Jagger put it best: ‘You can’t always get what you want.’ A universal verity. But what about a sadder situation? ‘You must always get what you don’t want.’ Only the deepest pessimist thinks this pertains to our lives, our ‘lived experience’ in even these our mixed-up times. But it does apply to one huge domain of life: our representation in Congress.” (04/24/26)
https://thisiscommonsense.org/2026/04/24/what-we-want/
Source: Fox News
by John Yoo
“Last week, The New York Times divulged a fresh trove of confidential internal memoranda between the Supreme Court justices. The documents allegedly show that Chief Justice John Roberts and his conservative colleagues have abused the Court’s technical procedures to block the agenda of Democratic presidents and to favor Republicans. While this accusation can only succeed by ignoring the broader context of the Court’s work, it heralds the latest progressive attack on the Court as a stabilizing institution in our national politics.” (04/25/26)
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/john-yoo-lefts-war-supreme-court-hit-terrifying-new-low
Source: BBC News [UK State Media]
“Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ordered his military to ‘vigorously attack Hezbollah targets’ in Lebanon, two days after a ceasefire was extended by three weeks. Fresh Israeli attacks followed the directive, which came after at least six people were killed in strikes on southern Lebanon on Saturday. Further cross-border exchanges between the two sides have strained the truce agreement, highlighting the precarity of the ceasefire. The agreement, which has seen a reduction in fire rather than a complete halt, was extended on Thursday after talks between the countries’ envoys in Washington. Earlier on Saturday, Israeli strikes on a truck and a motorbike in the town of Yohmor al-Shaqeef in the Nabatieh district killed four people, Lebanon’s health ministry said, according to Agence-France-Presse.” (04/26/26)
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5yv1nvd4gjo
Source: The New Republic
“As Trump’s polling slides again and his advisers search for a solution, a data analyst explains why Trump’s standing is even worse than it seems—and details what to expect as the election draws near.” (04/24/26)
https://newrepublic.com/article/209461/trump-hit-brutal-fox-poll-aides-scramble-he-bad-mood
Source: Law & Liberty
by Neal McCluskey
“If we want less polarization in our country, we need more history and virtue in our classrooms.” (04/24/26)
https://lawliberty.org/book-review/the-education-democracy-requires/
Source: Reason
by JD Tuccille
“With Republicans controlling both houses of Congress, President Donald Trump’s reversal from opponent to supporter of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) seemed certain to guarantee renewal of the law. That’s not what happened. Instead, Section 702 of the controversial spying legislation won only a temporary extension, to April 30, as civil libertarians and surveillance-state supporters from both major parties continue to battle. Hopefully, the outcome is the long-deserved demise of surveillance practices that threaten the privacy of Americans.” (04/24/26)
https://reason.com/2026/04/24/congress-still-has-a-chance-to-curb-section-702-surveillance-abuses/
Source: Washington Monthly
by Bill Scher
“The longtime conservative commentator is wrapping his newfound opposition to the president in loopy anti-Semitic conspiracy theories.” (04/24/26)
https://washingtonmonthly.com/2026/04/24/tucker-carlson-broke-with-donald-trump-hes-still-terrible/
