Underthrow Podcast, 09/10/26
Source: Underthrow
“Mamdami’s groceries will eat New York.” (09/10/26)
Author: Thomas L. Knapp
What Critics Keep Getting Wrong About Capitalism
Source: Foundation for Economic Education
by Vincent Geloso
“There is nothing wrong with criticising capitalism, Friedrich Hayek, Milton Friedman or classical liberalism. The problem is that much of the discussion does not pass even a modest ideological Turing test. An ideological Turing test asks whether one can state an opposing position so accurately that its proponents would recognise the argument as their own before one proceeds to criticise it. Here, too often, they would not.” (09/10/26)
https://fee.org/articles/what-critics-keep-getting-wrong-about-capitalism/
Matt Hoh on The Kyle Anzalone Show
Source: Libertarian Institute
“JD Vance and Ben Shapiro Attempt to Sell Israel’s War to the American People.” (09/10/26)
UK: England’s mayors to get power to impose tourist tax
Source: BBC News [UK state media]
“Mayors in England will be given the power to impose a new fee on visitors’ overnight stays, in a move the government says will mean more money can be invested into local areas. Under the plans, local leaders will be able to bring in an uncapped levy, dubbed a ‘tourist tax’, as a percentage of the cost of hotels, bed and breakfasts and other types of accommodation rather than a flat fee. Hospitality leaders have warned it will put jobs at risk and hit families in the pocket. But the government said it would protect budget holidays ‘by making sure low-cost accommodation always pays lowest levy’ and said the extra cash could be invested in high streets and local transport.” (09/10/26)
TAC Right Now, 09/10/26
Source: The American Conservative
“Germany’s Real Right Rocks Europe, w/ Filip Gaspar.” (09/10/26)
Bessent and the Bonds
Source: Paul Krugman
by Paul Krugman
“Big talk, but he carries a very small stick.” (09/10/26)
College Sports, LSU, and Judge Shopping: Anarcho-Tyranny Continues
Source: Ludwig von Mises Institute
by William L Anderson
“In a recent Mises article, Tho Bishop declared that the institution of college sports is currently under the grip of anarcho-tyranny, which he defined as ‘the state-driven phenomenon of criminalizing the enforcement of basic civic norms while increasingly restricting the liberties of law-abiding citizens.’ The latest outrage comes from Louisiana State University in which its enfant terrible football coach, Lane Kiffin, has done what he always has done: push the boundaries of the rules of college athletics well beyond where they should be.” (09/10/26)
https://mises.org/mises-wire/college-sports-lsu-and-judge-shopping-anarcho-tyranny-continues
How realism gets the world profoundly wrong
Source: Washington Post
by Francis Fukuyama
“There are in fact two types of realism, a ‘realism of means’ and a ‘realism of ends.’ … In the realism of ends, all states are said to pursue national interest, defined in terms of power and security. They may dress up this drive in the elevated language of democracy or human rights, but ultimately they all seek the same thing: maximization of their power. … I subscribe instead to a realism of means. I believe that liberal values and power shape the United States’ role in the world, while being realistic about both the extent to which the U.S. can prioritize democracy and the means by which such a goal could be achieved.” (09/10/26)
UK: Rabbis back regime sanctions on Israeli squats in occupied West Bank
Source: The New Arab [UK]
“Several leading British rabbis have backed the UK’s new sanctions on Israeli [squats], amid protests from prominent Jewish groups and leaders against the measures. A day after the sanctions were announced by Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband, senior Masorti rabbi Jonathan Wittenberg took to X to express his support for the sanctions. ‘What is taking place today in the West Bank is a Chillul HaShem, a violation of God’s name of the worst order. We cannot stay silent. This is terrible for Palestinian people who want to get on with their lives in peace. It is terrible for Israel,’ Wittenberg wrote on X. … Elsewhere, Rabbi Alexandra Wright of the Liberal Jewish Synagogue in London said that the ‘occupation and escalating violence are harming Palestinians and Israelis’. … Other rabbis who came out in support of the measures include Jeremy Gordon of the New London Synagogue, and Lev Taylor of Kingston Liberal Synagogue.” (09/10/26)
https://www.newarab.com/news/british-rabbis-back-uk-sanctions-israeli-settlements
The Blessings of Liberty with Jeffrey Rosen, 09/10/26
Source: The Blessings of Liberty with Jeffrey Rosen
“Emancipation War: The Fall of Slavery and the Coming of the Thirteenth Amendment.” (09/10/26)
https://rosenjeffrey.substack.com/p/emancipation-war-the-fall-of-slavery