Source: The New Republic
by Matt Ford
“The right-wing majority has veered hard in the direction of unitary executive theory — and a schism with conservative legal scholars is starting to widen.” (10/14/25)
Source: Le Monde [France]
“Cameroon’s opposition challenger Issa Tchiroma Bakary claimed election victory on Tuesday, October 14, against incumbent President Paul Biya, who has been in power for 43 years. However, official results for the weekend vote are not expected for two weeks. ‘Our victory is clear. It must be respected,’ Tchiroma declared in a post on Facebook. He urged the government to ‘accept the truth of the ballot box’ or ‘plunge the country into turmoil’ and promised to publish detailed results by region. … In the 2018 presidential election, opposition challenger Maurice Kamto declared himself the winner the day after the vote. He was subsequently arrested and his supporters’ rallies were dispersed with tear gas and water cannon, with dozens arrested.” (10/14/25)
Source: Antiwar.com
“Trump Speaks To Israeli Knesset, Attends Summit in Egypt as Israel and Hamas conduct Swap, and More.” (10/14/25)
Source: The Dispatch
by Norbert J Michel
“Because we Americans value our self-reliance, we can be skeptical about free trade. A common line of thinking goes like this: Buying things made in other countries will result in fewer American jobs. And letting foreigners produce the things we really need seems like an obvious security risk. As for trade deficits with other countries, those can’t be good because deficits are negative and signal a loss. Even worse, it means foreigners will invest in the U.S. and own assets here — another security risk. A good starting point for understanding why trade is beneficial is that countries don’t trade with countries. People in different places trade with other people, and that’s an important distinction. When governments restrict trade, it means that they limit people’s freedom to buy what they need and their freedom to produce what they’re best at producing.” (10/14/25)
https://thedispatch.com/article/comparative-advantage-specialization-free-trade-explained/
Source: Antiwar.com
by Ron Paul
“When it comes to destroying your brand, Norwegian Nobel Committee is the Bud Lite of peace prizes. After all, back in 2009 they gave the Peace Prize to a President Barack Obama who then went on to bomb at least seven countries, set the Middle East on fire, and even conduct drone strikes on American citizens! Other awardees have had similarly suspicious records as peacemakers. They even gave a Peace Prize to the likes of Henry Kissinger. This year has proven to be no different. Last week the Nobel Committee announced that the 2025 Peace Prize would go to Venezuelan politician María Corina Machado. Machado has a long history in the Venezuelan opposition including support for and participation in the US-backed, 2002 coup against then-president Hugo Chavez.” (10/14/25)
https://original.antiwar.com/paul/2025/10/13/the-nobel-war-is-peace-prize/
Source: United Press International
“U.S. consumers will likely pay for more than half the cost of tariffs this year through higher prices, according to a new Goldman Sachs analysis. Goldman Sachs economists predicted Sunday that U.S. companies will shoulder 22% of the tariffs, implemented by President Donald Trump six months ago, with foreign exporters taking an 18% hit by cutting prices. … Goldman Sachs'[s] recent analysis did not take into account Trump’s threat Friday to impose a 100% tariff on [American buyers of] goods from China. Those tariffs are set to take effect on Nov. 1, and will increase levies from 30% after Beijing’s Commerce Ministry announced tightened export restrictions on rare earth items and materials.” (10/13/25)
https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2025/10/13/consumers-55-Trump-tariffs-goldman-sachs/8051760404249/
Source: National Review
“The Unalloyed Case for Free Markets — with Dominic Pino.” (10/13/25)
Source: The Price of Liberty
by Nathan Barton
“Quite a few people are writing about the various dangers of ‘Artificial Intelligence’ or AI. (In our humble opinion, as poorly named as the ‘Holy Roman Empire’ or calling the guy who killed the South ‘Honest Abe.’ (Hints: it wasn’t holy, it definitely was not Roman, and had no resemblance to an empire. And even by cop standards, Honest Abe didn’t stay bought.) Events in the last week or so bring those warnings about danger to people, jobs, liberty. freedom, and a sound coinage to mind. They also remind us of Douglas Adams’[s] fantastic radio, television, book, and movie series.” (10/13/25)
Source: Tenth Amendment Center
by Michael Boldin
“‘To these grievous acts and measures Americans cannot submit.’ On October 14, 1774, the First Continental Congress drew its line in the sand. They met that fall to confront the Coercive Acts – Parliament’s brutal retaliation for the Boston Tea Party. They had a decision: submit to tyranny, or resist. Their answer was the Declaration and Resolves of the First Continental Congress. It is one of the most important, and most forgotten, documents of the American Revolution, providing a foundation for both the Declaration of Independence and the Bill of Rights.” (10/14/25)
Source: Al Jazeera [Qatari state media]
“Venezuela says it will close its embassy in Norway, just days after Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado was announced the winner of the prestigious Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo. A Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson told the Reuters news agency that the Venezuelan embassy did not give a reason for shutting its doors for its decision on Monday. … Corina Machado, who has been in hiding since 2024, was declared the Nobel Peace Prize winner on Friday for her ‘extraordinary examples of civilian courage in Latin America in recent times.’ She was barred from standing in last year’s election [sic] in Venezuela, which was won [sic] by President Nicolas Maduro in a widely disputed result.” (10/14/25)