Source: Ludwig von Mises Institute
by William L Anderson

“We know the Franklin Roosevelt regime from its famous (or infamous) New Deal—a mishmash of government intervention wrongly credited with ending the depression when, in fact, it extended it. Roosevelt’s first term was dominated by his attempt to reorganize the entire US economy into a series of government-sponsored cartels (the First New Deal), but, however radical the programs might have been, FDR was being attacked from the right (Father Charles Coughlin, a populist broadcaster) and Long, who came in from the left. Of the two, Long was seen as the greater political threat, but (at least for Roosevelt) he was ‘conveniently’ assassinated in 1935 in the Louisiana capitol where the bullet holes from the guns of the assassin, Carl Weiss, and Long’s bodyguards are still marked on the walls. (Guy Rexford Tugwell, one of FDR’s advisers, called the assassination ‘providential’).” (10/01/26)

https://mises.org/mises-wire/every-man-slave-huey-long-model-wrong-kind-populism

Source: USA Today

“Days after the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, President George W. Bush gave the world a now-infamous ultimatum: ‘Either you are with us, or you are with the terrorists.’ Thus began the forever war on terror and a shift in the American psyche that sought the destruction of any perceived enemy as some sort of divine retribution for the horrific acts witnessed on 9/11. This thirst for justice led to the popularity of ‘To Catch a Predator,’ an early 2000s reality TV series on ‘Dateline NBC’ that used hidden-camera sting operations to catch adults who showed up to meet underage decoys for sex. It was unobjectionable on its surface. The objectively abhorrent people depicted on the show deserve to be held accountable for their perversion. But the show existed in a bevy of contradictions, particularly in how it blurred the line between entertainment and justice, ultimately collapsing in on itself.” (10/01/26)

https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2026/10/01/primetime-movie-to-catch-predator-chris-hansen-justice/92004760007/

Source: Liberal Currents
by Samantha Hancox-Li

“Donald Trump’s administration is increasingly defined by its foreign policy adventures. To his critics these are the deadly flailings of a mad king; to his supporters these are strategic masterstrokes reshaping the globe to America’s advantage. What has been missed in the partisan hullabaloo is how Trump’s foreign policy actions are not in fact a result of his unique personality. They are a result of structural forces which can be observed the world over: the return of the cutting-off way.” (10/01/26)

https://www.liberalcurrents.com/the-return-of-the-cutting-off-way/

Source: The Daily Economy
by Julia R Cartwright

“Tokyo houses millions more people than New York, with a surprisingly simple affordability formula: let people build more housing.” (10/01/26)

https://thedailyeconomy.org/article/why-apartments-in-tokyo-are-so-much-cheaper-than-in-nyc/

Source: Washington Monthly
by Jonah Blank

“One of many current controversies over artificial intelligence centers on ‘alignment’: A euphemism for ‘trying to build AI that won’t intentionally kill us all.’ That’s important, but it overshadows a more immediate concern: The misalignment not between AI and humans, but between humans. That is, the misalignment of interests between the people who own AI and the rest of us.” (10/01/26)

https://washingtonmonthly.com/2026/10/01/the-ai-alignment-that-can-save-us/