Source: Quillette
“Podcast host Jonathan Kay speaks with Amy Hamm about Steven Galloway’s legal campaign against the University of British Columbia scholars who promoted baseless allegations that he was a rapist.” (10/19/26)
https://quillette.com/2026/10/19/watching-a-cancelled-novelist-confront-his-false-accusers/
Source: Asia Times
by Gran Newsham
“For years, the idea of speaking forthrightly to China would evoke an admonition from the US State Department and most of the American policymaking class: ‘We can’t do that. They won’t like it.’ They’d often add, ‘China has red lines, don’t you know?’ There are things you are told you just can’t say – questioning China’s political system, Taiwan, democracy, human rights and China’s ‘development rights’ (challenging China’s right to do anything it wants – legal or illegal – to develop its economy and industry). In short, you can’t mention any of the things that make communist China such a threat to peace and prosperity. … When it comes to the Chinese Communists, if you won’t say it in public – as Reagan did with the Soviets – it’s a win for the communists.” (10/19/26)
https://asiatimes.com/2026/10/talking-with-china-say-what-youre-told-you-cant-say/
Source: Bitcoin.com
“Missouri is targeting prediction market platforms that offer sports-linked event markets. Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway announced that her office sent cease-and-desist letters to several companies operating platforms that let Missourians access these sports event contracts—elements that her office considers illegal under state law. Polymarket, Kalshi, Crypto.com, Novig, Underdog, and Robinhood have been affected by these actions, as Hanaway labeled the provision of these services as operating an unlicensed sports wagering business.” [editor’s note: None of these businesses operate from Missouri, and any use of them by Missourians is by definition interstate (or international) commerce, regulation of which the US Constitution assigns to Congress, not to Catherine Hanaway – TLK] (10/19/26)
https://news.bitcoin.com/regulation-and-legal/missouri-hits-polymarket-kalshi-cease-desist-orders/
Source: Antiwar.com
“Hegseth Meets Netanyahu During Unannounced Visit to Israel, Ansar Allah Hits Military Camp, and More.” (10/19/26)
Source: Show-Me Institute
by Cory Koedel
“Modern grocery stores are amazing. You can walk into one virtually any time and find an incredible selection of fruits, vegetables, meats, snacks, treats, and drinks. Out of season? No such thing. Want strawberries in January? No problem. Grocery stores are so amazing that it’s hard to believe no one is in charge. How do they manage to have all the things we want, all the time? Who coordinates the farmers, food processors, truckers, and store owners to make this happen? The answer, of course, is no one. The invisible hand of the free market takes care of it for us. And it does a spectacular job.” (10/19/26)
https://showmeinstitute.org/article/economy/grocery-stores-are-inevitable/
Source: Common Sense
by Paul Jacob
“A little later than expected, flying cars have arrived. Welcome to the 21st century. A rockets-enhanced Roadster can zoom up a nearly vertical ramp and execute a flip in mid-air before landing. Also, ‘on cold gas thrusters,’ the prototype can jump into the air from a stationary position on the ground, fly for a few seconds, and do a flip before landing.” (10/19/26)
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Source: Associated Press
“Voters in Canada’s oil-rich Alberta province overwhelmingly backed remaining in Canada, with early referendum results Tuesday delivering a boost to Prime Minister Mark Carney’s push for national unity amid U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade war and annexation threats. With more than 1.5 million votes counted, 76% supported remaining in Canada, while close to 24% backed beginning a process toward separation, according to unofficial results from Elections Alberta. The referendum wasn’t a direct vote on independence. Approval would have set Alberta on a path toward a future vote on separation from Canada.” (10/20/26)
Source: Reason
by JD Tuccille
“Last week, not only did Oregon’s restrictive gun laws fail to stop a shooter intent on killing innocent people, but a passing good Samaritan had to violate those laws to end the murder spree. Fortunately, authorities don’t appear intent on prosecuting Kaylub Giamanco, father to two girls who attend the school, for ignoring the ban on guns on school grounds to save lives. But the law is clearly more of a threat to people with good intent than it is to those bent on doing harm. Such laws should and must be defied, but lawmakers need to remove these legal minefields before they do more damage.” (10/19/26)
https://reason.com/2026/10/19/hero-oregon-dad-showed-the-importance-of-defying-restrictive-gun-laws/
Source: Reason
“France’s Welfare State Is Finally Imploding.” (10/19/26)
https://reason.com/podcast/2026/10/19/frances-welfare-state-is-finally-imploding/