Source: The Bulwark
“Tim Miller joins Nicolle Wallace on Deadline: White House to discuss Donald Trump’s declining approval ratings, voter frustration over the economy and the war in Iran, and Democrats’ midterm opportunities. They also consider the limits of Republican campaign spending and the party’s response to abuse allegations against Rep. Max Miller.” (08/05/26)
Source: Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression
by Daniel Burnett
“How far can a university stretch the definition of harassment? Far enough to investigate a professor over the phrase ‘word salad,’ apparently. Just ask Richard Himelfarb, a political science professor at Hofstra University. During a Nov. 3, 2025, faculty meeting, Himelfarb thought his colleague, Jewish Studies Chair Santiago Slabodsky, has proposed a Jewish Studies course that contained too little Jewish content. So, during the meeting, Himelfarb described the proposal as rambling ‘word salad.’ In response, Slabodsky filed a harassment complaint, alleging the phrase ‘word salad’ is discriminatory against his accent and Latino identity. But instead of opening a dialogue, the university opened a harassment investigation.” (08/05/26)
Source: CBS News
“A Mexican influencer was shot dead on Tuesday while streaming live on social media outside a restaurant in Sinaloa state, where cartel and gang violence is rife. Cesar Gastelum, who had more than 600,000 followers on TikTok, was broadcasting with two friends — all dressed as food delivery workers as part of a challenge. Video circulating online showed a motorcycle carrying two people pull up beside them. In the recording of the livestream, seen by the Reuters news agency, the driver of the motorcycle appeared to fire a gun directly at Gastelum. Local police confirmed Gastelum’s death.” (08/05/26)
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/influencer-killed-livestream-mexico-cesar-gastelum/
Source: Ron Paul Liberty Report
“AIPAC Stumbles In Michigan Senate Race.” (08/05/26)
Source: The American Conservative
by Ted Snider
“Despite being subjected to one of the most intensive bombing campaigns in modern history, the Islamic Republic of Iran has thus far failed to yield to any of the United States’ demands. There has been no regime change; no compromise on enrichment or the nuclear issue more broadly; no acceptance of conventional disarmament or an end to the so-called ‘axis of resistance;’ and no let-up of Iran’s chokehold over the Strait of Hormuz. … Unfortunately, there are few signs this is winding down.” (08/05/26)
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/why-are-we-still-at-war-with-iran/
Source: The New Republic
“Trump’s Fury at Reflecting Pool Mess Darkens as Damning New Leaks Hit.” (08/05/26)
https://newrepublic.com/article/213987/trump-fury-reflecting-pool-mess-darkens-damning-new-leaks-hit
Source: The Daily Economy
by Corey A DeAngelis
“Texas has expanded college exams beyond the SAT and ACT, creating competition that rewards rigor.” (08/05/26)
https://thedailyeconomy.org/article/competition-comes-to-college-admissions-testing/
Source: Reason
by Jacob Sullum
“Trump still seems to think the question of individual guilt or innocence is irrelevant.” (08/05/26)
Source: Law & Liberty
by Theodore Dalrymple
“Analogies between individual and governmental conduct are no doubt hazardous, and have often been deprecated, for example by the modern monetary theorists, who think they are wiser than Adam Smith when he said: ‘What is prudence in the conduct of every private family, can scarce be folly in that of a great kingdom.’ Of course, differences spring to mind. The credit of a family is unlikely to extend as far as that of a state …. No one, probably, would continue to lend to a family that had borrowed more than its annual income, mostly to continue to pay its current expenses, but there are large states where this has been the rule for many years. There is also a large difference between the virtues of individuals and the virtues of states.” (08/05/26)
https://lawliberty.org/the-bankruptcy-of-bureaucratic-benevolence/
Source: Spectrum News 1
“Rep. Chuck Edwards announced he won’t seek reelection in a post to social media early Wednesday morning. ‘Serving Western North Carolina has been the honor of my life. Thank you for your trust, prayers, and support. God bless WNC and America,’ Edwards said. He added he will fullfill the remainder of his term. This follows the release of a report by the bipartisan House Ethics Committee, which indicated that Edwards should face censure from the House for inappropriate conduct directed at two young female staffers.” (08/05/26)