Author: Thomas L. Knapp

Source: Electronic Frontier Foundation
by Bill Budington & Rory Mir

“An open internet where people can freely build, share, and remix each other’s work is a powerful engine of grassroots innovation we’ve all benefited from. In recent decades, however, corporations have taken control of an increasing share of this work, giving them a greater ability to stifle challengers and limit our choices. When regulators address this by mandating that tech giants play fair by requiring interoperability, the gatekeepers respond with a tired refrain: Playing fair puts users’ security at risk. Unfortunately for these trillion-dollar companies, this gotcha isn’t the end of the conversation. Regulators can ensure that meaningful choice and security thrive.” (10/21/26)

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/10/interoperability-vs-security-why-not-both

Source: Independent Institute
by Daniel Sánchez-Piñol

“The architects of Proposition 40—California’s proposed 5 percent tax on billionaire net worth—say they want to tame inequality. But in their rush to redistribute wealth, they risk undermining something more fundamental: the rule of law. F.A. Hayek warned that the crusade for ‘social justice’ inevitably collides with the rule of law. The design of Prop 40 proves this point. According to Hayek, laws should meet three basic criteria: they should be non-retroactive, predictable in their consequences, and general rather than tailored to particular people or circumstances. Prop 40 fails on all three.” (10/21/26)

https://www.independent.org/article/2026/10/21/californias-wealth-tax-fails-hayeks-rule-of-law-test/

Source: Foundation for Economic Education
by Keli’i Akina

“One of the most effective ways for lawmakers to reduce poverty in Hawaii wouldn’t cost taxpayers a dime: housing reform. … It might be tempting to think that rent control would quickly reduce housing costs. But before lawmakers consider that, they should know such price fixing has been shown to reduce available rental housing and increase rent prices in nearby areas where rent is not controlled. So what could Hawaii do to reduce poverty through housing reform? Simply follow the example of cities that have already seen success: Allow higher-density homebuilding, streamline permitting, simplify building codes, eliminate parking mandates and revise restrictive land-use rules.” (10/21/26)

https://fee.org/articles/housing-reform-can-reduce-hawaiis-poverty/

Source: Common Sense
by Paul Jacob

“A distraught woman pled with masked men not to destroy a store, identified by reporters (not memesters) as a Franprix supermarket on Rue du Faubourg du Temple. ‘Why are you doing this?‘ she demanded, then screamed ‘this is not the cause!’ All for naught. The rioters brushed past her, breaking windows, looting, committing mayhem. The mob cheered. Her look — of bewilderment and betrayal — has become the new face of France. FAFO, in French fashion.” (10/21/26)

https://thisiscommonsense.org/2026/10/21/frances-new-look/

Source: Karl Dickey’s Freedom Vanguard
by Karl Dickey

“Federal bureaucrats want to regulate artificial intelligence but private innovation remains our only practical solution to the national debt crisis.” (10/21/26)

https://palmbeachexaminer.substack.com/p/elon-musk-reveals-how-free-market