Source: Ludwig von Mises Institute
by Connor O’Keeffe
“[W]hen it comes to fighting back against progressivism, socialism, globalism, interventionism, or whatever you want to call the ideology of the political establishment, the American right has long struggled to do so meaningfully. The reason was best explained in a 1938 pamphlet by the Old Right writer Garet Garrett, called The Revolution Was. Garrett witnessed a conservative movement that was similarly staring down a powerful coalition of New Deal Democrats, crony business leaders, and outright socialists …. In his pamphlet, Garrett argued that the fundamental problem with the conservatives of his day was that they were looking in the wrong direction. … as long as the American right ignored the institutional changes that had already happened and, therefore, allowed them to remain in place, it was effectively a certainty that they would lose. That what they were advocating against would come to pass.” (10/15/25)
“Cory Mills, a Florida Republican congressman, has been hit with a restraining order that prevents him from contacting an ex-partner for reasons of ‘protection against dating violence.’ Lindsey Langston, his ex-girlfriend, filed a petition in August and claimed that the Republican was threatening to release nude images and videos to blackmail her. … According to the order, he is now barred from contacting Langston until January 1 or directly referring to her on social media. … Allegedly, the relationship crumbled after Langston saw reports that Mills had been involved in a physical altercation with a woman in Washington, DC. … Sarah Raviani, 27, allegedly called the police to the conservative’s apartment in Washington D.C., and claimed that he had assaulted her.” (10/15/125)
“You might be, as I am, alarmed about the future of liberty. How deep are the roots of liberty when so many submitted to authoritarian measures in response to COVID, and approved the use of coercion against those less eager to comply? Unable to visualize alternatives, public acceptance of top-down coercive solutions to COVID demonstrated a willingness to sacrifice liberty for the promise of safety. To restore liberty, our understanding of liberty needs to deepen.” (10/15/25)
“France’s highest administrative court rejected a challenge to electoral rules by far-right leader Marine Le Pen on Wednesday, dealing a blow to her efforts to overturn a sentence that could derail her candidacy in the 2027 presidential election. Le Pen was barred in March from seeking public office for five years after a French court convicted her and other members of her party for misappropriation of funds. Le Pen has said the case and the decision were politically motivated. The Paris Criminal Court sentenced Le Pen to four years in prison, including two to be served, a 100,000€ ($116,230.00) fine and a five-year ban on holding public office, which is immediately enforceable despite pending appeals. Le Pen had argued that the immediate application of the law that bars people convicted of certain crimes – including those related to corruption, fraud, or misuse of public funds – unfairly infringed upon her political rights.” (10/15/25)
Source: Foundation for Economic Education
by Mark Nayler
“Between May 17 and September 30, there were 3,832 deaths in Spain linked to extreme heat, an increase of almost 87% from 2024. Many of these victims had underlying health conditions, 96% were over 65, and almost two thirds were 85 or older. But boiling Spanish summers are not a new phenomenon, nor is the global warming that politicians like to blame whenever fatalities result from extreme weather. The awkward truth for Spain’s Socialist-led government, which has promised to reduce socioeconomic inequality, is that energy poverty is the more decisive factor in heat-related deaths.” (10/15/25)
“The failure of liberal-minded politicians to keep government officials accountable is a cause for great fear, especially when those state actors are perceived to be actively and intentionally undermining the public’s sense of security. As the American philosopher Judith Shklar explains, what she calls the ‘liberalism of fear’ regards ‘abuses of public powers in all regimes with equal trepidation.’ Knowing that ‘every page of political history’ teaches that ‘some agents of government will behave lawlessly and brutally in small or big ways most of the time unless they are prevented from doing so,’ a liberalism that considers the propagation of fear in society an evil will worry ‘about the excesses of official agents at every level of government.'” (10/15/25)
“U.S. Rep. Seth Moulton, a moderate Massachusetts Democrat, said Wednesday that he will challenge U.S. Sen. Edward Markey for the Democratic nomination in next year’s Senate race, arguing it’s time for the party to embrace a new generation of leadership. The announcement makes the race one of the most anticipated primary contests in the country and pits two of the heavily Democratic state’s top politicians against one another. Markey, who fended off a challenge in 2020 from Rep. Joe Kennedy III in the Senate primary, would be 80 before his third six-year term would begin.” (10/15/25)
“What do Jimmy Kimmel and the late J. Edgar Hoover have in common? A kink for women’s dresswear? Nope. Both denied the existence of major criminal organizations. Hoover, Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation from 1924 to 1972, refused to affirm that the Mafia crime syndicate existed. Repeatedly, over the years. Rumors that he was being blackmailed by the Mafia itself, over his own cross-dressing kinks (the mob allegedly had photos), is not affirmed by major historians, who say his denial-of-the-facts was just politics. So when we encounter those rejecting the reality of Antifa, take them with a grain of salt.” (10/15/25)
