Freedom Works with Paul Molloy, 05/07/26
Source: Freedom Works
“Steve Swedberg, Competitive Enterprise Institute ‘Spirit Airlines Bankruptcy.'” (05/07/26)
https://internetradiopros.com/freedomworks/?name=2026-05-07_zfw05042026.mp3
Author: Thomas L. Knapp
The Parasocial Style in American Politics
Source: Liberal Currents
by Alan Elrod
“Our screens are two-way but we can easily forget that the people on the other end exist as more than characters for our enjoyment.” (05/07/26)
https://www.liberalcurrents.com/the-parasocial-style-in-american-politics/
The David Frum Show, 05/06/26
Source: The Atlantic
“How to Survive Losing a Child.” (05/06/26)
Obliteration Ecocide from Gaza to Lebanon and Beyond
Source: Antiwar.com
by Dan Steinbock
“Modern warfare in Gaza is no longer just counterinsurgency but systems-level destruction of the environmental and infrastructural substrate of life – water, soil, agriculture, energy, and urban continuity.” (05/07/26)
Rubio meets with Pope Leo after Trump’s criticism over Iran war
Source: NBC News
“Secretary of State Marco Rubio discussed the Middle East with Pope Leo at the Vatican on Thursday, at an audience that follows President Donald Trump’s criticism of the first American pontiff over the Iran war. The closed-door meeting, which lasted 45 minutes, was the first between the head of the Catholic Church and a Trump cabinet official in nearly a year. It comes at a fraught time between Washington and the Holy See, with relations at a low after weeks of presidential attacks on Leo and the Chicago-born pope’s outspoken responses.” (05/07/26)
Kibbe on Liberty, episode 384
Source: Free the People
“It’s Time to Give Privacy Rights an Update | Guest: Naomi Brockwell.” (05/06/26)
Will MAGA Come for Thomas Massie?
Source: The Dispatch
by David M Drucker
“The unshakably conservative voters of northern Kentucky’s 4th Congressional District sent Rep. Thomas Massie to Congress 14 years ago because he promised to stick to his principles under pressure from the GOP establishment in Washington, D.C., and aggressively fight the man—the man back then being President Barack Obama. But grassroots Republicans may pull the plug on the libertarian iconoclast precisely because he insists on keeping that commitment, because Republicans here now like the man—President Donald Trump—and support a party establishment on Capitol Hill laboring to deliver almost everything he wants.” (05/07/26)
A Symphony of Scandal
Source: Law & Liberty
by George Hawley
“Honest politicians are all alike; every crook is crooked in his own fashion.” (05/07/26)
TAC Right Now, 05/07/26
Source: The American Conservative
“Andrew Day and Harrison Berger talk to Ryan Grim of Drop Site News about signs of diplomatic progress with Iran, possible Israeli sabotage of negotiations, and the Iranian Lego videos. Recorded May 6, 2026.” (05/07/26)
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/tac-right-now-is-trump-nearing-an-iran-deal/
Liberal Neutrality and How to Fight For It
Source: Liberalism.org
by Jacob T Levy
“Defending liberal political norms doesn’t mean always reaching across the aisle. Sometimes, liberal neutrality means playing hardball.” (05/07/26)
https://www.liberalism.org/p/liberal-neutrality-and-how-to-fight-for-it