Source: The Fifth Column
“In Which the 1% Protests the 1%, Mamdani Builds a Grocery Store, California Searches for a Governor, and Iran Has Questions.” (05/07/26)
https://www.wethefifth.com/p/masquerade-of-morons-episode-556
Source: Brownstone Institute
by Steven Goldsmith
“Much ink has been spilled, much podcast time expended on the machinations of the elite globalist class who war against our autonomy, who strive to enslave us through control of our health and financial assets and to depopulate us. All true. But we commoners cannot control what they try to do, cannot temper their sociopathy. What we can do is look at ourselves in the mirror and recognize how we have been disempowering ourselves, allowing our autonomy to be up for grabs; how we have been surrendering that which differentiates us from other animals — free will.” (05/07/26)
https://brownstone.org/articles/cruising-toward-enslavement/
Source: Serious Trouble
“Don’t Use the Public Chatbot Lawyer.” (05/07/26)
https://www.serioustrouble.show/p/dont-use-the-public-chatbot-lawyer
Source: New York Times
“What the End of Spirit Airlines Means for the Future of Flying.” (05/07/26)
Source: Law & Liberty
by Robert G Natelson
“The Montana Supreme Court should serve as a cautionary tale about judicial oligarchy.” (05/07/26)
Source: Wired
by David Gilbert
“WIRED has looked at the main claims that conspiracy theorists point to when claiming both the Butler and Correspondents’ Dinner shootings were staged, and why none of the claims stand up to scrutiny.” (05/07/26)
Source: The Daily Economy
by John Phelan
“Minnesota lawmakers are pursuing a wealth tax, despite evidence it will drive out taxpayers and erode the tax base.” (05/07/26)
https://thedailyeconomy.org/article/minnesotas-joins-wealth-tax-push-despite-their-risks/
SOurce: South China Morning Post [Hong Kong]
“Two former Chinese defence ministers, Wei Fenghe and Li Shangfu, have been sentenced to death with reprieve on corruption charges, according to Xinhua. A military court found Wei guilty of accepting bribery, while Li was deemed guilty of both accepting and offering bribes, according to a two-paragraph statement released late on Thursday afternoon by Xinhua.” ()5/07/26)
Source: Cobden Centre
“[E]ven with the developments in Ukraine and elsewhere, most people in the military underestimate the importance of robotics and AI. In the very near future, any military that does not have these technologies fully integrated will resemble those that attempted cavalry charges against machine guns in the early twentieth century.” (05/07/26)
https://www.cobdencentre.org/2026/05/speech-in-tirana-on-robotics-ai-and-the-future-of-war/
Source: Foundation for Economic Education
by Jake Scott
“A particular legal case from China has also caught the interest and attention of many commentators in the West for its potential future significance. In a major landmark decision, the Hangzhou Intermediate People’s Court upheld a ruling, reached after three years, that a company had unlawfully transferred the risks and costs of technological change onto an employee, in violation of China’s Labor Contract Law. In other words, the Court ruled that the company illegally fired one of their employees for automating his role through AI.” (05/07/26)
https://fee.org/articles/ai-will-change-the-labor-landscape/