Author: Thomas L. Knapp

Source: JimBovard.com
by James Bovard

“Outrageous benefits have always been a feature, not a bug, of the Section 8 rental subsidy program created in 1974. In 1980, the US General Accounting Office concluded: ‘The high rents and quality of [Section 8] housing invite resentment on the part of the taxpaying public who see their subsidized neighbors living in better accommodations than they themselves can afford.’ GAO also observed that Section 8’s goal of mixing the poor and the middle class is often not achieved because Section 8 ‘housing is often so costly that … even middle-income unassisted households cannot afford to live in it.’ Federal rental handouts reward irresponsibility and perennially bring out the worst in many recipients.” (11/09/26)

https://jimbovard.com/blog/2026/11/09/section-8-is-still-a-wrecking-ball/

Source: Common Sense
by Paul Jacob

“‘Together we will defeat communism, socialism and Marxism in America,’ said President Trump in a mid-term election spot. ‘America will never be a communist country.’ But what does he mean by those words? … ‘You can’t defeat socialism with an alternative form of collectivism,’ explains Agustina Vergara Cid of the Register, ‘only with its opposite: the principle that the individual is not a means to any group’s end.’ That’s unfortunately not how Trump or Vance approach the issue … but that may be of limited relevance, considering that their failures led to a backlash sending actual communists into Congress.” (11/09/26)

https://thisiscommonsense.org/2026/11/09/socialism-vs-socialism/

Source: Asia Times
by Brian Garvey

“Last Tuesday’s election was a stunning defeat for President Donald Trump. Democrats won both houses of Congress, including Senate races in states they haven’t won in generations. Americans went to the polls angry about rising prices, government corruption, rising authoritarianism, and a war with Iran they never wanted. Those frustrations are deeply connected. But this moment can, and should, be an opportunity to do more than move beyond President Trump and his movement. It’s an opportunity for people across the country to question how we got here, and what needs to change about American power.” (11/10/26)

https://asiatimes.com/2026/11/beyond-trump-a-time-to-rethink-american-power/

Source: The UnPopulist
by Andy Craig

“Limits on the president’s power to remove top officials have mostly fallen away. Cabinet secretaries have long served at the president’s pleasure. In June, the Supreme Court extended that rule to most independent agencies. … The confirmation vote is now the main point at which the Senate has a say over who exercises executive power, and Democrats should use all of it. That means taking the Constitution at its word. The text does not merely require the Senate’s consent to the president’s appointments. It gives the Senate two jobs: advice and consent. Consent is the up-or-down vote on a nominee. Advice is counsel, and nothing in the Constitution limits it to a verdict on a choice already made. It can include signaling to the president in advance whom senators would accept. For most offices, the Senate has let that half of the job lapse.” (11/09/26)

https://www.theunpopulist.net/p/democrats-should-do-whats-necessary

Source: Show-Me Institute
by Cory Koedel

“In September, The New York Times published 30 Ideas for Fixing U.S. Schools, Ranked by Experts. I was among the 37 experts surveyed about the effectiveness and cost of various reforms. In an earlier post I discussed two ideas where I agree with the consensus. Here I’ll talk about one where I disagree: the value of school vouchers.” (11/09/26)

https://showmeinstitute.org/article/education/the-best-ideas-for-fixing-u-s-schools-part-2/