The Headlines, 07/30/26
Source: New York Times
“How the War With Iran Is Widening, and U.S. Hospitals See a Surge of Uninsured Patients.” (07/30/26)
Author: Thomas L. Knapp
Who Gets Rich from Innovation? Evidence from Broadband Expansion on the Colville Reservation
Source: The Daily Economy
by Vincent Geloso
“The biggest winners from new technologies are usually the people who use them, not the people who invent them.” (07/30/26)
Five Things to Know About the DSA
Source: The Next Move
by Garry Kasparov
“We can’t ignore the DSA and its influential boosters. Comments on my last article tried to deflect from the socialist problem. One reader argued that this is all a sideshow, pointing out that the DSA has only 100,000 members. I get it. With ICE agents continuing on their unrestrained rampage and a new Watergate practically every day, self-reflection feels difficult for many in the anti-Trump camp. But blindness is a recipe for disaster. Simple statistics like the number of card-carrying members belie the DSA’s growing sway in the Democratic Party. Who is involved matters much more than how many formally pay dues to the organization.” (07/30/26)
https://www.thenextmove.org/p/five-things-to-know-about-the-dsa
US Filings for Jobless Benefits Rise to 197,000 Last Week, but Layoffs Remain Historically Low
Source: US News & World Report
“The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits rose last week but layoffs remain in the historically healthy range of the past few years. U.S. filings for jobless aid in the week ending July 25 rose by 9,000 to 197,000, the Labor Department reported Thursday. The previous week’s figure was revised up by 1,000 to 188,000 but remains the lowest in more than 50 years. Analysts surveyed by the data firm FactSet forecast 207,000 new applications. Weekly filings for unemployment benefits are considered representative of layoffs and are close to a real-time indicator of the health of the U.S. job market.” (07/30/26)
The Blessings of Liberty with Jeffrey Rosen, 07/30/26
Source: The Blessings of Liberty with Jeffrey Rosen
“Conspirator in Chief: The Long Tradition of Conspiracy Theories in the American Presidency.” (07/30/26)
https://rosenjeffrey.substack.com/p/conspirator-in-chief-the-long-tradition
Advisory Opinions, 07/30/26
Source: The Dispatch
“Receipts on the Senate Filibuster | Interview: Mike ‘Frags’ Fragoso.” (07/30/26)
Fauci: Diary of a Celebrity
Source: Brownstone Institute
by Maryanne Demasi
“By positioning himself as the indispensable face of the pandemic, Fauci ensured that questioning the official narrative meant questioning him—and questioning him meant questioning science itself. The diary thus reads as the logical prelude to his 2021 declaration: ‘They’re really criticising science because I represent science.’ After reading these private entries, the remark no longer sounds like an off-the-cuff comment, but rather the inevitable conclusion of a man who had come to believe he was the final arbiter of truth.” (07/30/26)
Of course Anthony Fauci took the Fifth — and I know the damning reason why
Source: New York Post
by Steven W Mosher
“Despite being pardoned by President Biden for his COVID crimes, Anthony Fauci pled his Fifth Amendment right to remain silent. He refused to answer a single question about his role in pandemic policy before the Homeland Security Committee, chaired by Senator Rand Paul, despite being immune from prosecution. I think I know why.” (07/29/26)
Australia: Regime takes Telegram to court over alleged failure to remove ‘pro-terror’ material
Source: BBC News [UK state media]
“Australia is taking Telegram to court over its alleged failure to remove ‘pro-terror’ material, including video of the Christchurch shootings, the country’s eSafety commissioner has said. Julie Inman-Grant, who last year led Australia’s world-first ban on social media for under-16s, said the platform faced a fine of up to to A$54.6m (£28m, US$38m) for failing to comply with its safety obligations under the Online Safety Act. The platform had left content ‘linked to some of the most notorious acts of known extremist violence in recent history’ online long after it had been put on notice, she alleged.” (07/30/26)
The Daily Blast With Greg Sargent, 07/30/26
Source: The New Republic
“Trump Humiliated by Iran, Comey Flops as Aides Leak: He’s ‘Frustrated.'” (07/30/26)
https://newrepublic.com/article/213725/trump-humiliated-iran-comey-flops-aides-leak-he-frustrated