Rising, 06/29/26
Source: The Hill
“Robby Soave gives his radar on a group of protesters harassing California State Senator Scott Wiener over his stance on Gaza.” (06/29/26)
Author: Thomas L. Knapp
On July 4, Will You be Celebrating the Founders or the Status Quo?
Source: Ludwig von Mises Institute
by George Ford Smith
“Ideologically, Americans went from Blackstone, to Coke, to Otis, to Paine, to the Declaration, to winning the war for independence (the latter two with Paine’s help). The undoing of this unprecedented victory for human liberty began in 1786 with the exploitation of a government-caused revolt called Shay’s Rebellion. Liberty has taken the hit ever since.” (06/29/26)
https://mises.org/mises-wire/july-4-will-you-be-celebrating-founders-or-status-quo
Trump wanted to break the system. The system is breaking him instead.
Source: Washington Post
by Ramesh Ponnuru
“Trump acted as though voters chose him in 2024 because they loved everything about him, rather than because they hated inflation. Since winning, he has taken a few steps that place upward pressure on prices — warring with Iran, imposing tariffs, trying to push interest rates down by intimidating the Federal Reserve — and done little to foster the impression that he cares about the public’s top concern. In Trump’s popularity decline, we are also seeing the interaction of our constitutional system and a president who is neither interested in nor adept at working through it. A determined president can make the Justice Department issue frivolous indictments. He can’t make the courts respect them.” (06/29/26)
Poland: Regime orders Swedish submarines to bulk up navy
Source: Deutsche Welle [German state media]
“Poland and Sweden on Monday signed a €4.2 billion ($4.8 billion) arms deal at a ceremony in the Polish seaport of Gdynia on the Baltic Sea. In the deal, Poland’s State Treasury Armaments Agency ordered the purchase of three new submarines from Swedish aerospace and defense contractor Saab. A Monday press release from Saab outlined the sale, saying the company would begin delivering the vessels in 2030, with the final sub delivered in 2038. … Currently, Poland only has one submarine, an aging Russian vessel. To bridge the gap between now and 2030, Warsaw’s navy will be given use of the Swedish submarine HMS Södermanland.” (06/29/26)
https://www.dw.com/en/poland-orders-swedish-submarines-to-bulk-up-navy/a-77758193
Caleb O. Brown discusses tax reform and solutions to Kentucky’s housing crisis on Kentucky’s Voice
Source: Bluegrass Institute
“Tom Fawbush of Kentucky’s Voice interviews Caleb O. Brown on housing reform, tax reform, and educational freedom in Kentucky.” (06/29/26)
For a Liberal Pessimism
Source: Liberal Currents
by Alan Kahan
“There are good reasons for liberal pessimism. Every liberal knows the sad arc of world history since 1992, the sudden vertiginous rise of liberal hopes, the long, bumpy descent into the grim present and its populism. There are, however, older and deeper reasons for liberal pessimism which are less evident. Liberals have been far too optimistic for far too long, leaving them ripe for disappointment. In particular, they have been too optimistic about the political fruits of education and the political consequences of a growing middle class. Properly understood, however, a more pessimistic view of the world might be grounds for optimism.” (06/29/26)
SCOTUS upholds grace period for late-arriving mail-in ballots
Source: Axios
“The Supreme Court upheld a Mississippi law Monday that allows mailed ballots to be counted if they were postmarked by Election Day and received within five business days. The justices’ ruling could protect voting in states with similar laws this November and is sure to feed President Trump’s frequent criticism of voting by mail. The Trump administration backed the law’s challengers, arguing that allowing states to count ballots received after Election Day undermines the integrity of federal elections. The court ruled 5-4 to uphold Mississippi’s law, with Justices Samuel Alito, Clarence Thomas, Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh dissenting.” (06/29/26)
DC Regime Will Pay $50,000 to Man Abducted While Protesting Guard Patrol With ‘Star Wars’ Song
Source: US News & World Report
“The District of Columbia has agreed to pay $50,000 to settle a lawsuit filed by a resident who [correctly] accused police officers of illegally [abducting] him for following an Ohio National Guard patrol while playing Darth Vader’s theme song from ‘Star Wars’ on his cellphone, according to a document released Monday. The plaintiff, Sam O’Hara, sued the district, four Metropolitan Police Department officers and a guard member from Ohio over what he says was his act of protest against President Donald Trump’s federal law enforcement surge in Washington, D.C. … O’Hara’s settlement with the district doesn’t resolve his related claims against an Ohio National Guard member, Sgt. Devon Beck, who has asked a judge to dismiss O’Hara’s claims against him.” (06/29/26)
The Fiat Money Maestro
Source: Ron Paul Liberty Report
by Ron Paul
“Ironically, a good explanation of why fiat currency is the enemy of liberty and gold is the friend of liberty is provided in ‘Gold and Economic Freedom’ written by none other than Alan Greenspan and published in Ayn Rand’s The Objectivist newsletter in 1966. In that essay Greenspan wrote ‘Deficit spending is simply a scheme for the ‘hidden’ confiscation of wealth. Gold stands in the way of this insidious process. It stands as a protector of property rights.’ Those seeking the path to prosperity and liberty should embrace the wisdom Greenspan showed before he became the fiat money maestro.” (06/29/26)
http://www.ronpaullibertyreport.com/archives/the-fiat-money-maestro
Spain: Nearly one million “unauthorized” migrants apply for “legal” status
Source: Politico
“Spain’s unauthorized migrant population is rushing to apply for legal status under the country’s expansive regularization program before Tuesday’s deadline. Although the Spanish government originally expected around 500,000 people to apply for the program — which provides renewable residence permits to all applicants who have been living in Spain for at least five months and have a clean criminal record — over 900,000 had applied by mid-June, according to Spanish authorities.” (06/29/26)
https://www.politico.eu/article/spain-migration-regularization-eu-tightens-screws/