Source: Yahoo! Finance
“A report released by the US Labor Department on Thursday showed first-time claims for US unemployment benefits edged slightly higher in the week ended October 10th. The Labor Department said initial jobless claims ticked up to 199,000, an increase of 1,000 from the previous week’s revised level of 198,000.” (10/15/26)
https://finance.yahoo.com/economy/articles/us-weekly-jobless-claims-inch-130331899.html
Source: The Hill
“Robby Soave gives his radar on a survey that shows Democrats have a net favorable view of socialism by 31 points.” (10/15/26)
Source: Foundation for Economic Education
by Isabella Albano
“Home is where the heart is, and for many Louisianans, owning a house is an important part of the American dream. But as home prices have climbed to record heights, homeownership is becoming less attainable for many. Building codes are a significant contributor to this affordability problem.” (10/15/26)
https://fee.org/articles/rethinking-louisianas-building-code/
Source: Show-Me Institute
by David Stokes
“Everyone wants to help kids and senior citizens, right? Who could oppose a new sales tax in the City of St. Louis to fund early childhood education and daycare? And who could be against a new property tax in St. Louis County for services designed to help seniors stay in their homes? Well, I could. Politicizing charity and mandating it through law is dangerous. St. Louisans would be wise to think twice before going down this road.” (10/15/26)
Source: Grist
by Matt Simon
“You may have heard by now that heat pumps — which transfer warmth from outdoor air to an indoor space, instead of generating it like a furnace — don’t work when it gets really cold out. That’s incorrect, as models designed for frigid climes can keep you toasty even in the dead of winter. Don’t believe me? Look no further than the Nordic countries, which have fully committed to them despite the region’s not-exactly-balmy winters. OK, so heat pumps are more efficient than ever, which is why Americans seem to be warming up to the appliances. But surely, since they’re electric, switching to them en masse will push the grid to collapse? That’s also false.” (10/15/26)
https://grist.org/solutions/a-new-report-just-busted-another-myth-about-heat-pumps/
Source: Liberal Currents
“Was it inevitable that bigotry would become so dominant within libertarianism, or could it all have gone differently?” (10/15/26)
https://www.liberalcurrents.com/liberal-currents-live-libertarianism-captured-by-racism/
Source: Unpopular Front
by John Ganz
“One’s personal opinion of Omar’s character or her politics is immaterial. This is a serious assault on the constitutional order being carried out through the executive branch’s legal and bureaucratic machinery. Perhaps the reason that the public response is so tepid is that we have so long taken for granted—or simply no longer understand—just how fundamental the questions involved really are. This move strikes at some of the most elementary assumptions of a free and republican government, principles so basic that we scarcely imagined they would need defending: that political opposition is legitimate, that the executive cannot determine the composition of the legislature, and that citizenship is not a privilege held at the pleasure of those in power.” (10/15/26)
https://www.unpopularfront.news/p/whats-at-stake-in-the-omar-case
Source: Noahpinion
by Noah Smith
“A year and a half ago, the AI boom was still significantly smaller than the railroad boom of the late 1800s, as a percent of GDP. Now, there’s an active argument as to which one is bigger. This debate doesn’t really matter, because the basic message is just ‘Wow, it’s a lot of money.’ But it’s fun to look at the numbers people are throwing around.” (10/15/26)
Source: Associated Press
“British booksellers are caught up in a battle over terrorism and free speech after Irish novelist Sally Rooney said her books can no longer be sold in the U.K. because she financially supports the banned group Palestine Action. … The [regime’s] ban makes membership in or support for Palestine Action a crime punishable by up to 14 years in prison. … After the U.K. banned Palestine Action in July 2025, Rooney said she would use proceeds from her books and their TV adaptations to support the group. On Wednesday her U.K. publisher, Faber, said that paying her royalties could violate the terror ban and it had ‘taken the decision that we can no longer supply her works in the U.K. in any format.’ It said the decision had been made with Rooney’s agreement.” (10/15/26)
Source: Freedom’s Phoenix
“Shari Brown (Harvard-Educated Mathematician; Religious Scholar) on her book Seven Commandments for Happiness and Prosperity: Where Spirituality and Science Merge.” (10/15/26)