Source: Politico
“Lindsey Graham, the four-term Republican U.S. senator from South Carolina, died on Saturday after a ‘brief and sudden illness,’ his office said in a statement. … Emergency Medical Services responded to Graham’s Capitol Hill address at 8:27 p.m. Saturday for someone with ‘chest pains,’ according to audio of the call. He was 71.” (07/12/26)
Source: The Political Orphanage
“Revenge of the Non-Profits.” (07/10/26)
https://politicalorphanage.libsyn.com/revenge-of-the-non-profits-0
Source: EconLog
by Jon Murphy
“A May 29 article in the IMF’s F&D Magazine argues in favor of using U.S. tariffs as a policy tool. It begins by questioning the argument for free trade, claiming that economists have based U.S. and global trade policy on theoretical models rather than empirical evidence: ‘Tariffs were not tried and found wanting but rejected by au courant economic models and left untried. Policymakers, scared of challenging the elite consensus derived from such models, closed off the universe of options and strategies to solve America’s challenges.’ However, in the U.S. there is an extensive history of trying to use tariffs strategically, especially in the late 1800s through the mid-1900s.” (07/10/26)
https://www.econlib.org/econlog/a-brief-history-of-strategic-tariffs-in-the-u-s
Source: Macroeconomic Policy Nexus
by David Beckworth
“What the Federal Reserve Can Learn from Norges Bank’s Tiered Reserve System.” (07/10/26)
https://macroeconomicpolicynexus.substack.com/p/lean-mean-and-norwegian
Source: New York Post
“Mick Jagger says fans don’t come to concerts to hear a political lecture in the wake of Bruce Springsteen’s on-stage speeches targeting President Trump. The Rolling Stones frontman weighed in during an interview on The New York Times’ podcast Saturday after host David Marchese questioned him about Springsteen, who has repeatedly criticized President Trump during his latest tour. … ‘The bottom line of my thing really is that my job in the live music world is [for] those people that come is to have the best time they possibly can,’ Jagger said. … Jagger explained he’s not opposed to politics making their way into his music — he just prefers a lighter touch.” (07/12/26)
Source: Heartland Institute
“Trump Restoring Real Climate Science.” (07/10/26)
https://heartland.org/podcasts/trump-restoring-real-climate-science-the-climate-realism-show-207/
Source: Reason
by Nick Gillespie
“For the same reason their ranks have grown to record highs: They dislike the federal government.” (07/10/26)
https://reason.com/2026/07/10/why-are-political-independents-less-patriotic-than-ever/
Source: France 24 [French state media]
“Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Sunday he had proposed replacing Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko. ‘I am grateful to Yuliia for her clear, steady, and effective work as Prime Minister, for her years of productive service on Ukraine’s team, and I have offered her the opportunity to lead a new and important area of relations with a key partner,’ Zelensky said on X. … Zelensky did not specify Svyrydenko’s new position or the name of her successor, but added that there would also be changes among the heads of law enforcement agencies.” (07/12/26)
Source: The New Republic
“Texas ICE Killing Takes Damning Turn as Even MAGA Judges Abandon Trump.” (07/10/26)
Source: Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression
by Sarah McLaughlin
“A recent records request revealed that a Canadian government department is working up a potential new federal strategy on misinformation. But the section explaining what ‘legal action’ would be taken against misinformation, and either the users posting it or the platforms hosting it, is obscured by a large black bar.” (07/10/26)