It’s a FIREHOSE FRIDAY at the freedom movement’s daily newspaper — we’ve got at least 125 news stories, opinion pieces, and audio/video links for you today at our web edition (maybe more by the time you read this).
Why? Three reasons:
First, to remind our email digest subscribers of a change, effective a month or so ago, that you might have missed: EVERY day is now a “drink from the firehose” day, with extra content above and beyond the 60-70 items in the email edition. We usually have AT LEAST 15-20 extra links for you, sometimes more. So after you’ve looked at the digest, come on over for a visit at the web if you want more!
Second, to remind our web readers that we DO offer a daily email digest. It’s one, and only one, email message a day — no spam, and we never sell, rent, or share our subscriber list — with 60-70 handy summaries and links.
And third, of course, to remind our readers that we’re a reader-supported publication. We try to go easy on fundraising nine months out of the year (we run one real “fundraiser” in the fourth quarter), but we do have to occasionally bring it up. You can help out at:
“A U.S. Secret Service agent on former first lady Jill Biden’s detail shot himself in the leg by mistake Friday in Philadelphia, the agency announced. Around 8:30 a.m., the agent sustained ‘a non-life-threatening injury following a negligent discharge while handling a service weapon at the Philadelphia International Airport during a protective assignment,’ a Secret Service statement issued to ABC News said.” (03/27/26)
“[A] fireside chat with Representative Jimmy Panetta (D‑CA) and the Cato Institute’s Clark Packard on Section 122 and congressional tariff authorities, followed by an expert panel discussion on the legality of Section 122, whether its conditions exist today, and the role of Congress in reforming executive branch tariff authority.” (03/27/260
“Lindsey Granger gives her lens on President Trump saying Iran is eager to make a deal to end the war, while Iranian leadership rejects that notion.” (03/27/26)
“Far from being a sign of resurgent faith, Christian identity politics is a symptom of religious decline. As one observer has noted, the fact that Americans are growing more secular and less religiously literate has made religion more salient as a marker of political difference, even as invocations of it become less informed.” (03/27/26)
“A bad idea doesn’t get better with age. Bad ideas aren’t wine, jeans, or your high school memories. The tax subsidies for the Post-Dispatch building redevelopment in downtown St. Louis were a bad idea back in 2019 when the development was proposed, and they are a bad idea now. Using tax subsidies for economic development rarely benefits the public. Instead, it lowers the risk and increases the returns for private investors.” (03/27/26)
“North Korean leader Kim Jong Un observed a test of an upgraded solid-fuel engine for weapons capable of reaching the U.S. mainland, and called it a significant development boosting his country’s strategic military arsenal, state media reported Sunday. While the test was in line with Kim’s stated goal of acquiring more agile, hard-to-detect missiles targeting the U.S. and its allies, some experts speculate North Korea’s claim may be an exaggeration. Missiles with built-in solid propellants are easier to move and conceal their launches than liquid-fuel weapons, which in general must be fueled before liftoffs and cannot last long. The official Korean Central News Agency reported Kim watched the ground jet test of the engine using a composite carbon fiber material. It said the engine’s maximum thrust is 2,500 kilonewtons, up from about 1,970 kilonewtons reported in a similar solid-fuel engine test in September.” (03/29/26)
“You host a website. Users can say whatever they want on this site. Next thing you know, a UK regulatory agency is sending you, an American organization based in the United States, a letter announcing a trillion-dollar fine for failure to comply with UK censorship demands. How much do you panic? If you’re 4chan, not much.” (03/27/26)
