Author: Thomas L. Knapp

Source: Independent Institute
by Samuel R Staley

“The U.S. Senate version of the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, now going the U.S. House of Representatives for approval, is a mixed brew of a few good ideas and a potentially dangerous regulatory drag for local governments. Sprawling through 100 sections and 9 major titles over 381 pages of legislation, the legislation’s core intent is laudable: Fix America’s housing affordability crisis by increasing supply. But, like most federal (and state-level) initiatives, the legislation fails to grasp the localized and fundamentally decentralized nature of the solution. Policymakers have created square pegs for a playbook full of round holes.” (06/29/26)

https://www.independent.org/article/2026/06/29/federal-road-to-housing-act-wont-solve-the-housing-affordability-crisis/

Source: The Bulwark
by Nicole Penn

“When the revolutionaries enshrined ‘life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness’ as unalienable rights, they created the conditions for a remarkable array of political and civic institutions to emerge that gave specific meaning and shape to these freedoms. But freedom is always wont to seep out of its various containers. The world the Revolution created was certainly one of state and federal constitutions, organized religion, voluntary associations, and material progress, but it was also one of miracles, syncretic beliefs, conspiratorial thinking, and the magic of crowds. The Revolution was, in a word, weird.” (06/30/26)

https://www.thebulwark.com/p/the-american-revolution-was-so-much-weirder-than-you-think-250

Source: The UnPopulist
by Alexander Kaffka

“In fact, voters handed a mandate to the man who lost territory.” (06/29/26)

https://www.theunpopulist.net/p/armenia-rejects-populism-and-chooses

Source: The Daily Economy
by Alexander W Salter

“The Roberts Court restored presidential authority over executive agencies while shielding the Federal Reserve from the same rule.” (06/29/26)

https://thedailyeconomy.org/article/trump-v-cook-carve-out-leaves-the-fed-above-the-law/

Source: The Price of Liberty
by Nathan Barton

“As our nations (the Fifty States) approach the 250th birthday of the Union, the mood is surprisingly gloomy across much of our land. A recent survey from Pew Research, for instance, found that just 17% of Americans believe the federal government can be trusted to do the right thing … most of the time. (We note that some of us might be surprised to see how high this is: almost 1 in 5?) Only about one-quarter say they feel optimistic about the country’s future, and many Americans believe the United States is more divided than united.” (06/29/26)

https://thepriceofliberty.org/2026/06/29/are-you-a-gloomy-gus-about-the-states/