Author: Thomas L. Knapp

Source: Brownstone Institute
by Charlotte Kuperwasser

“After witnessing, and continuing to witness, the reaction to emerging information about the early cancer signal related to Covid-19 vaccination or infection, I recalled the historical timelines of other early cancer signals. What became immediately clear is that this moment is not unique. For more than a century, society has repeatedly failed to act on early warnings linking environmental, occupational, pharmaceutical, and consumer exposures to cancer. These failures have often been framed as the inevitable cost of scientific uncertainty. But that explanation no longer holds.” (01/27/26)

https://brownstone.org/articles/when-early-cancer-warnings-are-ignored/

Source: The American Conservative
by Ted Galen Carpenter

“The U.S. should break from the old continent, not bully it.” (01/27/26)

https://www.theamericanconservative.com/europes-delusions-of-power/

Source: Liberal Currents
by Nicholas Grossman

“Reddit was swamped with information about Minnesota, as anti-ICE posts dominated the main feed, and appeared in discussions of just about any topic. Knitting, biking, comic books, pop music, you name it. … Major media organizations have had a similar reaction. It’s the top story at many outlets, most of which have cast the people of Minneapolis-St. Paul as victims and the federal forces as aggressive invaders, rather than credulously repeating whatever the Trump administration says, or adopting a he said-she said frame that shies from identifying who is telling the truth and who isn’t.” (01/27/26)

https://www.liberalcurrents.com/nonpolitical-media-has-been-flooded-with-reactions-to-alex-prettis-murder/

Source: Washington Post
by Jim Geraghty

“Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, according to Axios, told Republican donors last year he had warned President Donald Trump that his tariffs and economic policies were steering the GOP toward a midterm election disaster next fall. … As you might imagine, our mercurial president did not warmly welcome this warning. According to Cruz, Trump responded, ‘F— you, Ted.’ Somewhere, Beto O’Rourke and Jimmy Kimmel are reading that comment and conceding that they don’t always disagree with the president. If you tell donors a juicy tale about the president, sooner or later, that tale is going to leak. And while Trump no doubt enjoyed cursing out his 2016 GOP presidential primary rival, he’d be a fool if he’s still ignoring the warnings about the economy.” (01/27/26)

https://archive.is/WnJsG

Source: Responsible Statecraft
by Leah Schroeder

“During his inaugural address, President Donald Trump made very clear his thoughts on the Panama Canal: ‘We have been treated very badly from this foolish gift that should have never been made, and Panama’s promise to us has been broken.’ Chief among his concerns was that China was in effect operating the waterway. ‘We didn’t give it to China. We gave it to Panama, and we’re taking it back,’ Trump said. And almost exactly one year later, a court decision may make Trump’s dream a reality. The Supreme Court of Panama is currently finishing up deliberations that will determine whether CK Hutchison, a private Hong Kong company, will be allowed to continue running two ports on opposite ends of the Panama Canal — a decision imbued with significant geopolitical tensions.” (01/27/26)

https://responsiblestatecraft.org/panama-canal-trump-china/