Source: New York Post
by Rikki Schlott
“Young progressives are more likely to consider normal day-to-day struggles — like difficulty sleeping and feeling blue — as mental health problems, per a new analysis. Is it any wonder, given the left-leaning ideology that convinces Americans that the system is simply stacked against them? Data from the US General Social Survey, analyzed by the Financial Times, revealed that younger people and more progressive people were more likely to believe that everything from feeling worried, trouble sleeping and feeling a little sad were symptomatic of a disorder. … This politics of suffering and victimization pairs perfectly with a population eager to identify with their struggles rather than their strengths. In recent years, claiming mental illness has become chic in progressive spaces, conferring socially valuable oppression points in the battle to prove who is most downtrodden.” (07/20/26)
https://nypost.com/2026/07/20/opinion/young-lefties-say-normal-struggles-are-mental-health-issues/
Source: Fox News
“Nicaraguan leader Daniel Ortega said the Central American country would no longer hold elections, further closing off any potential path for the opposition to challenge the government he leads with his wife, Rosario Murillo. Ortega, Nicaragua’s longest-serving leader, has remained in power since 2007 after previously governing during the 1980s. His current presidential term is scheduled to run through 2027. ‘There won’t be any more elections here for them to try to seize the government and seize power,’ Ortega said. He delivered the remarks Sunday during a speech commemorating the 1979 Sandinista revolution, in which Ortega participated in the overthrow of the U.S.-backed dictatorship of Anastasio Somoza.” (07/21/26)
https://www.foxnews.com/world/nicaragua-ortega-ends-elections
Source: Unherd
by Poppy Sowerby
“Think about it: every day, every person of influence is likely to encounter an army of auxiliaries who at any moment could overhear privileged information. Bank tellers, family counselors, pharmacists. For a nice little earner, wedding planners could short a celebrity marriage, security staff have a flutter on which stars will show up, and soldiers gamble on the capture of a Venezuelan strongman — except that’s already (allegedly) happened. Closeness to major events transforms being ‘in the know’ into possessing insider alpha; with these new incentives, secrets become stranded assets. He who dares is not gambling on uncertainty — his privileged access means he knows the direction of travel — but rather on the likelihood of being rumbled. Taking that risk could set him up for life, and could far outstrip baseline salaries for clerical or flunky work. You can see the appeal. Within the present White House, the temptation would seem to be irresistible.” (07/20/26)
https://archive.is/eDB6r
Source: The Daily Economy
by Paul Mueller
“In her new book, Ray Madoff argues that America’s wealthiest exploit the tax code at the public’s expense. But her critique understates both what the rich pay and what they produce.” (07/21/26)
https://thedailyeconomy.org/article/the-myth-of-the-free-riding-billionaire-a-review-of-ray-madoffs-the-second-estate/
Source: US News & World Report
“A suspected gas explosion triggered a collapse inside an under-construction tunnel at a hydropower project in India’s northeastern Himalayan state of Sikkim, near the Chinese border, leaving least 10 people dead and 17 others missing, officials said on Tuesday. The blast ripped through the tunnel on Monday at Samardung village, about 40 kilometers (25 miles) from the state capital, Gangtok, where multiple workers were carrying out construction work on the 500-megawatt Teesta hydroelectric project, Anupama Tamling, a civil official in the area, told reporters. Survivors who managed to escape told authorities they heard a loud explosion before debris came crashing through the tunnel, trapping dozens inside, she said.” (07/21/26)
https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2026-07-21/india-tunnel-disaster-at-a-himalayan-hydropower-project-leaves-10-dead-and-missing
Source: Free the People
“Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Paul S. Atkins joined Free the People’s Liberty Pub at PubKey DC for a conversation with Matt Kibbe and Thomas Pacchia about crypto, innovation, self-custody, and the future of American capital markets.” (07/20/26)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lNVomcV3vT0
Source: The Price of Liberty
by Nathan Barton
“Lovers of liberty tend to concentrate on human threats which must be countered in self-defense by having and using a firearm. But animals are also threats that must be addressed.” (07/20/26)
https://thepriceofliberty.org/2026/07/20/our-right-to-defend-ourselves-anywhere-and-against-anything/
Source: The Bulwark
by Amanda Carpenter
“He’s made the presidency into a profitable grift. Here’s how some of his ill-gotten gains might be clawed back.” (07/21/26)
https://www.thebulwark.com/p/undoing-trump-golden-age-of-corruption-grift-justice-accountability-clawbacks
Source: SFGate
“With Valley fever cases climbing in California, physicians have struggled to treat the increasing number of patients grappling with the deadliest version of the disease. When Valley fever, or coccidioidomycosis, spreads from the lungs, it can cause infected joints, scarred lungs and even deadly meningitis. Now, researchers appear to have found a major breakthrough studying an experimental drug that helped the sickest patients, who otherwise had run out of treatment options. The study’s results, published Monday in the Annals of Internal Medicine, looked at whether an experimental antifungal medication called olorofim could help relieve symptoms of people with disseminated Valley fever, meaning their disease has spread beyond their lungs. The team found a significant number, over 70%, of patients with the stubborn and potentially deadly form of disease were helped after taking the new drug.” (07/21/26)
https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/calif-valley-fever-drug-22349478.php
Source: Independent Institute
by Alvaro Vargas Llosa
“I have visited five countries across Asia and Europe over the last few weeks. The hatred the Argentine national soccer team seems to have awakened in people around the world—due to their behavior at this World Cup—is something Argentina’s soccer authorities must take seriously. Now that they have lost to Spain, and given that Lionel Messi, the best player on the planet, is 39 and on the verge of retirement, they will have to reconstruct much of their team. … The broader issue—and what appears to make Argentina so widely disliked around the world—is that the team has learned neither how to win nor how to lose with grace in international competitions.” (07/20/26)
https://www.independent.org/article/2026/07/20/lessons-from-argentinas-world-cup-run/
