Source: Mother Jones
by Russ Choma
“His Oman resort sits just miles from the strait where he’s promising to send in the US military.” (08/18/26)
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/08/trumps-bombing-threats-have-a-golf-course-problem/
Source: Karl Dickey’s Freedom Vanguard
by Karl Dickey
“As monthly payments quadruple and defaults surge, Washington’s trillion-dollar higher-ed bubble proves politicians can’t fix the crisis they created.” (08/18/26)
https://palmbeachexaminer.substack.com/p/the-student-debt-trap-why-government
Source: Law & Liberty
by Alejandro Gomez
“While the colonies declared independence, liberty also found a foothold in the South Atlantic.” (08/18/26)
Source: France 24 [French state media]
“Pakistan’s Supreme Court ordered on Tuesday that jailed former prime minister Imran Khan be moved to hospital for medical checks, after a petition by his lawyers over claims of poor health. Justice Shahid Waheed said 73-year-old Khan, who has been in jail since 2023 on corruption charges, will be shifted in the next two days to Shifa International hospital in the capital Islamabad. Khan and his wife and spiritual guide Bushra Bibi were both sentenced late last year to 17 years behind bars. … Khan was prime minister from 2018 to 2022 before being removed in a no-confidence vote during a political crisis over tensions between his government and the South Asian country’s powerful military establishment.” (08/18/26)
Source: Show-Me Institute
“Why Young People Are Turning Away from Capitalism with Robert C. Enlow.” (08/18/26)
Source: Quillette
by Jonathan Kay
“The disgraced academic was a pathological liar and lifelong con artist whose misdeeds were covered up for years by self-serving academic administrators. Exposing this kind of rot in elite institutions is our job.” (08/18/26)
https://quillette.com/2026/08/17/no-the-media-isnt-responsible-for-jason-ardays-suicide/
Source: Seattle Times
“OpenAI, the maker of artificial intelligence chatbot ChatGPT, is rolling out an experience for teens that includes safety [sic] and learning features. The global introduction of ‘ChatGPT for Teens’ comes as OpenAI and other tech companies face lawsuits that allege AI chatbots are harming young people by providing information used to plan mass shootings and suicides. As students turn to chatbots for schoolwork, teachers and parents also worry that teens will use the tools to cheat or avoid practicing critical thinking skills. OpenAI said ChatGPT users who state their age is between 13 and 17 will automatically be placed into the teen experience. The San Francisco AI company also estimates if a user is under 18 and those minors will also be added to ChatGPT for Teens.” (08/18/26)
Source: Politico
“‘Bobby unleashed’ on the campaign trail.” (08/18/26)
Source: Foundation for Economic Education
by Lipton Matthews
“Few slogans travel through modern politics with as much confidence and as little scrutiny as the claim that inequality is a social ill to be corrected at nearly any cost. Yet a fair reading of the evidence suggests the opposite conclusion. Inequality is not a defect in the system. It is the primary mechanism by which human achievement compounds, wealth spreads, and living standards rise for the great majority of people who never come close to the top of the distribution.” (08/18/26)
Source: NBC News
“The Walt Disney Company, ABC and a number of its stations on Tuesday sued the Federal Communications Commission, seeking to stop an early license renewal process that they say is an attack by the Trump administration. In April, the FCC ordered Disney’s eight owned-and-operated television stations to file their broadcast license renewals ahead of schedule. That order came amid a probe into ABC’s ‘The View’ program, as well as a long-running investigation into diversity, equity and inclusion practices at Disney. All eight of the ABC stations whose licenses were put in jeopardy by the FCC are part of Tuesday’s lawsuit. The move from the FCC also came after the White House and President Donald Trump himself assailed ABC late-night comedian Jimmy Kimmel for a joke about the first lady Melania Trump.” (08/18/26)