Author: Thomas L. Knapp

Source: Responsible Statecraft
by Orlando Pérez

“President Donald Trump likes to say he is ‘nine for nine’ with the candidates he has backed in Latin America and the Caribbean, and Brazil’s Oct. 25 runoff could make it ten. Senator Flávio Bolsonaro led the first round on Oct. 4, and Brazil under his leadership could seek to join the Shield of the Americas, the security coalition Washington launched in March and now presents as proof that the hemisphere has turned its way. How much support do the coalition’s current members have at home? Less than Trump’s scorecard suggests.” (10/14/26)

https://responsiblestatecraft.org/shield-of-the-americas/

Source: Ludwig von Mises Institute
by Jonathan Newman

“The Keynesian paradigm suffered in the stagflation of the 1970s. Price inflation and unemployment surged simultaneously, which resulted in broad skepticism of the old Keynesian models while loyal Keynesians scrambled to offer explanations. Moreover, it became apparent that the Keynesian consumption function didn’t hold up to empirical scrutiny—disposable income wasn’t as good of a predictor of aggregate consumption as early Keynesian models assumed. This watershed moment in the history of economic thought produced new tributaries and strengthened some existing ones. … The mainstream consensus that has emerged out of this hodgepodge is that Keynes was right about a lot, but his framework needs ‘microfoundations.'” (10/14/26)

https://mises.org/mises-wire/tragic-path-new-keynesianism

Source: Reason
by JD Tuccille

“Is a college educations worth the hassle and expense? Amid concerns over soaring tuition costs and campus political intolerance, a growing share of Americans aren’t convinced that higher education is worthwhile. Academics themselves—the honest ones, anyway—acknowledge that they’ve squandered a lot of goodwill over the years. Fortunately, it’s still possible to get an education that justifies the time and money—though the path doesn’t necessarily go through college.” (10/14/26)

https://reason.com/2026/10/14/college-still-has-a-future-but-its-no-longer-the-default-choice/

Source: Antiwar.com
by Harrison Berger

“As support for Israel crumbles within the United States as a consequence of Israeli behavior, principally its livestreamed genocide in Gaza and ethnic cleansing of the West Bank and Lebanon, Israelis have revived an old strategy for creating ‘a bond between Israel and the rest of the conservative world’: ginning up fear and hatred of Muslims. As Drop Site News previously reported, a study commissioned by the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs and conducted by Mark Penn’s Stagwell Global concluded that the ‘best tactic to combat’ Israel’s increasingly negative public image ‘is to foment fear of ‘Radical Islam’ and ‘Jihadism,’ which remain high.’ … Speeches at this year’s National Conservatism conference suggest that Israel and its powerful lobby have embraced that tactic, fearmongering over the supposed Muslim hordes plotting to take over Europe and the U.S.” (10/14/26)

https://original.antiwar.com/harrison_berger/2026/10/13/con-inc-dials-up-islamophobia-on-israels-behalf/

Source: Liberal Currents
by Steven L Taylor

“A Democratically controlled Congress will have some tools to deploy, but not as many as some may hope.” (10/14/26)

https://www.liberalcurrents.com/checks-and-balances-will-not-save-us/