Source: Fox News
by Jonathan Turley
“As Virginia heads to the state Supreme Court, Virginia Attorney General Jay Jones (D) will have to up his game a bit. For starters, he will have to actually defend the redistricting resolution as constitutional when prompted. In a recent interview with CNN, even the host of the friendly network expressed frustration that Jones could not seem to get himself to actually defend the dubious language of the ballot measure. Many of us have expressed skepticism over the process and language of the resolution that passed this week, effectively wiping out all but one GOP district in the purple state. Virginia was considered the gold standard among states rejecting gerrymandering with fairly divided districts in a state that is divided right down the middle.” (04/26/26)
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/jonathan-turley-virginia-democrats-map-scheme-faces-judgment-high-court
Source: SFGate
“A robbery suspect now faces murder and attempted murder charges along with a long list of other felony counts in the shooting death of a Chicago police officer and the wounding of another at a hospital where they took him for treatment. Alphanso Talley, 26, was scheduled to make his first appearance Monday in Cook County Circuit Court, the state’s attorney’s office said. Officer John Bartholomew, 38, a 10-year veteran of the force, was pronounced dead just before 1 p.m. Saturday after being shot at Endeavor Health Swedish Hospital, according to the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office. A second officer was critically wounded in the Saturday morning shooting, police said. His name was not immediately released..” (04/27/26)
https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/robbery-suspect-charged-with-murder-attempted-22228152.php
Source: The Dispatch
“Resiliency and Change | Interview: Liz Hoffman.” (04/27/26)
https://thedispatch.com/podcast/remnant/resiliency-and-change-interview-liz-hoffman/
Source: Big Head Press
by Scott Bieser
Cartoon. (04/27/26)
https://www.quantumvibe.com/strip?page=2586
Source: Responsible Statecraft
by Jack Hunter
“The warmaking president is shedding his base. But the last ones on the MAGA bus may be the first to leap off at any sign of political trouble.” (04/27/26)
https://responsiblestatecraft.org/trump-base-iran-war/
Source: Liberal Currents
by Thomas E Ricks
“Tactical excellence without a strategic understanding is a recipe for failure.” (04/27/26)
https://www.liberalcurrents.com/lessons-in-training-strategy-and-discipline-from-the-civil-rights-movement/
Source: CNBC
“China’s state planner on Monday called for Meta to unwind its $2 billion acquisition of Manus, a Singaporean artificial intelligence startup with Chinese roots. The decision to prohibit foreign investment in Manus was made in accordance with laws and regulations, the National Development and Reform Commission said in a brief statement. It added that it has asked the parties involved to withdraw the acquisition transaction. … The deal had attracted scrutiny from both China and Washington, as lawmakers in the U.S. have prohibited American investors from backing Chinese AI companies directly. Meanwhile, Beijing has increased efforts to discourage Chinese AI founders from moving business offshore.” (04/27/26)
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/27/meta-manus-china-blocks-acquisition-ai-startup.html
Source: The UnPopulist
“Where Will the GOP — and Where Should Democrats — Go After Trump: A Conversation with Jamelle Bouie.” (04/27/26)
https://www.theunpopulist.net/p/where-will-the-gopand-where-should
Source: Ludwig von Mises Institute
by Patrick J Lee
“A man stands at a farmers market stall. His wife is talking to the farmer. He picks up a chicken. Paper-wrapped, no barcode, a handwritten tag on the twine. He holds it close to read the label and sets it back down fast. The price is an insult. What are these people thinking? A minute later, another man reaches for the same bird, reads the same label, and smiles. What a deal. Same chicken, same label, same words. … Mises was clear that prices don’t emerge from some objective measure of worth. They emerge from subjective valuations, each party to an exchange believing—at the moment of transaction—that what he receives is worth more than what he gives up. The price is not a fact about the chicken. It is the meeting point of two different minds reading the world differently.” (04/27/26)
https://mises.org/mises-wire/when-chicken-isnt-just-chicken
Source: The Dispatch
by Andy Smarick
“The recent scuffle between Pope Leo XIV and the Trump administration, Vice President J.D. Vance in particular, reveals a great deal about the role faith principles play in shaping (and not shaping) those in public life. This ugly episode confirms what our era has been teaching us: America would be far healthier if more of our leaders were faithful to principles instead of partisanship, pique, or personal ambition.” (04/27/26)
https://thedispatch.com/article/catholicism-converts-pope-leo-jd-vance/
