Author: Thomas L. Knapp

Source: The Daily Economy
by Donald J Boudreaux

“Claims that NAFTA increased deaths among manufacturing workers overlook a key reality: most job loss stems from productivity gains, not trade.” (04/16/26)

https://thedailyeconomy.org/article/is-globalization-a-health-risk/

Source: Wired
by Maxwell Zeff & Paresh Dave

“In Musk v. Altman, a jury will soon determine whether OpenAI has strayed from its founding mission to ensure AGI benefits humanity. Here’s what to know.” (04/16/26)

https://archive.is/ZSX40

Source: The Intercept
by Natasha Lennard

“Reduced violence is welcome, but the Gaza ‘ceasefire’ has meant continued genocide. We can’t let them get away with it in Lebanon.” (04/16/26)

https://theintercept.com/2026/04/16/lebanon-ceasefire-israel-gaza/

Source: Electronic Frontier Foundation
by Rory Mir & Nathan Sheard

“New York’s proposed 2026-2027 budget currently includes provisions that will require all 3D printers sold in the state to run print-blocking censorware — software that surveils every print for forbidden designs. This policy would also create felony charges for possessing or sharing certain design files. The vote on the state budget could happen as early as next week, so New Yorkers need to act fast and demand that their Assemblymembers and Senators strip this provision from the budget.” (04/16/26)

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/04/stop-new-yorks-attack-3d-printing

Source: Liberalism.org
by Tom G Palmer

“Roman moralists mistrusted ambition, which they connected to bribery and flattery. The powerful men around President Donald Trump show the dangers of ambition in its classical sense.” (04/16/26)

https://www.liberalism.org/p/ambition-character-and-liberty

Source: David Friedman’s Substack
by David Friedman

“One of the things that has struck me, looking at a wide variety of legal systems past and present, is the important role of feud as a form of law enforcement. The logic of feud law is simple: If you wrong me I threaten to hurt you unless you compensate me for the wrong. In order for it to work, it requires some mechanism that makes my threat of hurting you more believable when you actually have wronged me than when you have not, in order to prevent the enforcement mechanism from being used for extortion. To put it differently, you need some mechanism such that right makes might. … Feud systems are not only a matter of historical interest; they still exist, de facto if not de jure. One current example is patent litigation among modern companies such as Apple and Samsung, two of the largest producers of cell phones.” (04/16/26)

https://daviddfriedman.substack.com/p/patent-feud