Source: Expression
by Michael Hurley
“The Education Department’s final accreditation rule boosts campus speech protections in some places and invites trouble in others.” (11/05/26)
https://expression.fire.org/p/the-good-the-bad-and-the-vague-in
Source: bloggingheads.tv
“The Age of Imperialist Realism | Robert Wright & Daniel Bessner.” (11/05/26)
Source: Antiwar.com
“Trump Says He May Destroy the Entire Country of Iran, US Ramps Up Sanctions on Cuba, and More.” (11/05/26)
Source: Libertarian Institute
“Iran Achieved One of Its Core Objectives, A Political Defeat for President Trump.” (11/05/26)
Source: Future of Freedom Foundation
by Jacob G Hornberger
“Ever since the U.S. government was converted to a national-security state after World War II, the national-security branch of the government — i.e., the military and the CIA — has wielded the power of assassination. Mind you, there was no constitutional amendment authorizing the federal government to wield this omnipotent, totalitarian-like power. It just automatically came with the conversion to a national-security state, whose inherent powers include assassination.” (11/05/26)
https://www.fff.org/2026/11/05/jfk-assassination-and-the-national-security-state/
Source: Los Angeles Times
“Nithya Raman will be the next mayor of Los Angeles, making her the first challenger to defeat an incumbent L.A. mayor in more than two decades. Mayor Karen Bass called Raman Thursday to concede the race, after the latest tally from Tuesday’s election showed Raman with 52% of the vote compared to 48% for Bass, with 76% of the expected votes counted. … Raman and Bass were locked in a tight and contentious race up until election day, with final polling in the race showing the second-term council member and the incumbent mayor each with support from 40% of Angelenos while 19% of the electorate remained undecided. But a blue wave across the country that toppled Republicans in the U.S. Senate and the House of Representatives buoyed Raman’s campaign against Bass from the left.” (11/05/26)
Source: Free the People
“Good Policy Is Good Politics.” (11/05/26)
Source: Exiled Policy
by Jason Pye
“Republicans should take the war’s political consequences seriously. They should also examine the damage done by tariffs, concerns about corruption, and their own unwillingness to check the president. If their explanation for this election begins and ends with Iran, they’ll avoid confronting problems that were evident long before the war. That may make the defeat easier to explain to themselves. It won’t give voters much reason to trust them again.” (11/05/26)
https://exiledpolicy.substack.com/p/some-initial-thoughts-about-the-election
Source: Variety
“Russell Brand, the former actor and comedian, was convicted Thursday on three counts of sexual assault and one count of rape in his London criminal trial. He was found not guilty of two other rape charges and a count of attempted indecent assault. … the judge denied the application to extend bail and remanded him into custody until Monday, when he will return to receive his sentence. In the U.K., a rape conviction can result in up to 19 years in prison and potentially even a life sentence, depending on the seriousness of the offense. The maximum sentence for sexual assault is 10 years.” (11/05/26)
https://variety.com/2026/tv/global/russell-brand-verdict-guilty-rape-sexual-assault-1236937565/
Source: Ron Paul Liberty Report
“The Shocking Truth About The Ukraine War, WIth Stephen Kinzer.” (11/05/26)