Source: The Daily Economy
by George Leef
“In ‘Diversity Through Freedom,’ author Adrian Bejan argues that diversity emerges naturally from freedom and decentralized action, while imposed institutional systems distort its benefits.” (07/10/26)
https://thedailyeconomy.org/article/a-scientists-case-for-diversity-through-freedom/
Source: ABC News
“Japan’s experimental reusable rocket took off and safely landed in a first test flight Saturday as the country seeks to achieve the technology key to cut launch costs and compete in the global space market dominated by SpaceX. The RV-X rocket lifted off, hovered and moved horizontally before landing during its less than one-minute flight at the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency’s Noshiro Testing Center in northeastern Japan, which was livestreamed by the NVS, a group of space fans. … Japan seeks to catch up with the technology Elon Musk’s SpaceX has been using for several years to cut launch costs of delivering payloads into space.” (07/11/26)
Source: Washington Post
“The problem with ‘Tax the rich!’” (07/10/26)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/podcasts/impromptu/the-problem-with-tax-the-rich/
Source: Responsible Statecraft
by Ali Rizk
“Forcing a hard wedge against the country’s Shia is exactly what Israel wants, but it could imperil a wide range of US interests in the Middle East.” (07/10/26)
Source: Liberal Currents
by Alan Elrod
“The right views children as a resource rather than as human beings.” (07/10/26)
https://www.liberalcurrents.com/what-to-the-maga-right-is-a-child/
Source: SFGate
“California’s new recycling law is leaving dairy manufacturers panicked that the legislation’s fees and mandates could be devastating to their business and could send Californian’s grocery bills even higher. The 2022 law is designed to increase recycling participation and reduce landfill waste in California by making companies responsible for what happens to their products after they’re thrown away. That includes charging companies an impact fee for each product they sell and phasing out materials that cannot be adequately reused, recycled or composted. … Katie Davey, the executive director of the Dairy Institute of California, said companies are facing impact fees as high as $15 million and will be forced to either charge customers more or shut down entirely.” (07/12/26)
https://www.sfgate.com/food/article/california-recycling-law-milk-22339035.php
Source: The Atlantic
“The Hidden Cost of Optimizing Everything.” (07/10/26)
https://www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/2026/07/the-hidden-cost-of-optimizing-everything/687873
Source: Free Association
by Sheldon Richman
“In ‘Salvation by Force’ (1889), the late-Victorian English individualist (‘voluntaryist’) Auberon Herbert (1838-1906) crossed intellectual swords with the socialists of his day. In light of Zohran Mamdani’s fashionable, edgy invocation of the ‘warmth of collectivism,’ it will pay us to examine Herbert’s rejection of collectivism.” (07/10/26)
https://sheldonrichman.substack.com/p/tgif-auberon-herbert-and-socialism
Source: CNBC
“Apple on Friday sued OpenAI in federal court in Northern California, alleging trade secret theft, saying that the artificial intelligence lab took the iPhone maker’s intellectual property in order to develop its own consumer hardware. ‘This much is clear, however: at every level, from members of its Technical Staff to its Chief Hardware Officer, and in coordination with business partners, OpenAI has been stealing Apple’s trade secrets and confidential information,’ the company said in a legal filing. It’s a shocking reversal for the two companies, which entered into a high-profile partnership in 2024, when ChatGPT was integrated into the iPhone’s operating system. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman visited Apple’s headquarters for the announcement. But relations between the two companies have chilled since OpenAI announced plans to enter the hardware industry last year, when it bought former Apple designer Jony Ive’s startup, called IO Products, for $6.4 billion.” (07/10/26)
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/07/10/apple-openai-lawsuit-trade-secrets.html
Source: Ron Paul Liberty Report
“Corporatism Is The Problem … But Disappearing Freedom & True Capitalism Are Blamed.” (07/10/26)