Author: Thomas L. Knapp

How Trump Should Handle the Hormuz

Source: The American Conservative
by Andrew Day

“If Washington truly wants peace in the Middle East (a rather gargantuan if, I know) it will need to accommodate itself to reality: The U.S. can’t force Iran to accept all its hardline demands, so the White House needs to make meaningful concessions.” (04/15/26)

https://www.theamericanconservative.com/how-trump-should-handle-the-hormuz/

Thomas L. Knapp

Unplugging the Sun: Applying 19th-Century Wisdom to 21st-Century Panic

Source: Students For Liberty
by Ketevani Kadagishvili

“Economic progress has always been shadowed by the fear of technological unemployment. It is a belief that a new machine or a more efficient process will leave the human race with nothing to do. In 1845, the French economist Frédéric Bastiat shattered this logic with his famous satire, the ‘Petition of the Candlemakers.’ In his story, the manufacturers of candles and lamps demanded that the government block out the sun because its free light was ruining their business and causing unemployment in the tallow industry. Today, we are seeing those same fears with the onset of Artificial Intelligence (AI) developments or taxing robot labor. Unfortunately, we seem to be repeating the historical mistake of prioritizing the survival of specific job titles over the general prosperity of the entire population.” (04/15/26)

https://studentsforliberty.org/blog/unplugging-the-sun-applying-19th-century-wisdom-to-21st-century-panic/

Thomas L. Knapp

Netgear Scores the First Exemption From the FCC’s Foreign-Made Router Ban

Source: PC Mag

“Less than a month after announcing a controversial ban on foreign-made routers, the FCC says it will exempt Netgear, allowing it to sell new Wi-Fi routers and mesh models to consumers, even though they’re manufactured outside the US. The Defense Department reviewed Netgear’s application for an exemption and found that its products ‘do not pose risks to US national security.’ The FCC’s order doesn’t elaborate on why. Netgear is based in San Jose, California, although its products are made in Asia.” [editor’s note: Amazing what some brown paper bags stuffed with cash can get done, isn’t it? – TLK] (04/14/26)

https://www.pcmag.com/news/netgear-scores-the-first-exemption-from-the-fccs-foreign-made-router-ban

Thomas L. Knapp

Gerrymandering and the Tyranny of Big Cities

Source: The American Spectator
by James H McGee

“I’ve written an analysis of the April 21st redistricting vote here in Virginia. At that time, I made the urgent and emphatic point that this is an egregious power grab on the part of Democrat Governor Abigail Spanberger and the Democrat majority in our legislature. Not content with their good fortune in the most recent electoral cycle, they now insist that this should be made permanent by rigging our congressional districts in their favor — and permanent it will be, despite the dishonest framing of the measure as temporary. We’ve seen how this works too many times in the years since the left [sic] has taken control of the culture.” (04/14/26)

https://spectator.org/gerrymandering-and-the-tyranny-of-big-cities/

Thomas L. Knapp