On the Moral Foundations of America

Source: Cato Institute
by Roger Pilon

“Of all that makes America—the subject of this symposium—nothing has been more crucial or consequential than our having constituted ourselves as a people on sound moral, political, and legal principles—the ‘self-evident truths’ set forth in our Declaration of Independence and then instituted through our Constitution as corrected by the Civil War Amendments—for those principles are the very foundation of our liberty. Yet many Americans today seriously misunderstand them, while still others reject even their preconditions—reason, objectivity, and free speech.” (07/02/26)

https://www.cato.org/blog/moral-foundations-america

WHO declares cruise-linked hantavirus outbreak officially over

Source: Al Jazeera [Qatari state media]

“The World Health Organization has declared the ‌hantavirus outbreak over after the last identified contact ⁠of an exposed person linked to a cruise ship completed quarantine and tested negative for the virus. The outbreak, which infected 13 people and killed three, ‌involved ⁠the rare Andes hantavirus strain that typically circulates in ⁠Argentina and Chile. The cruise ship Hondius ⁠sailed from Argentina on ⁠April 1. … The Andes virus is the only known hantavirus ⁠that can spread through close, prolonged human-to-human contact.” (07/02/26)

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/7/2/who-declares-cruise-linked-hantavirus-outbreak-officially-over

America, we’ll give our best to you

Source: Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression
by Tyler MacQueen

“They could have died. We forget that now. After appeals to history and self-evident truths and the long train of abuses and usurpations, the 56 signers of the Declaration of Independence pledged their lives, fortunes, and sacred honor to a cause that was not certain. To an idea as radical as their revolution. To a notion of a nation yet to be built.” (07/02/26)

https://www.fire.org/news/america-well-give-our-best-you

Hyundai, Kia set US sales record on hybrids

Source: United Press International

“South Korea’s Hyundai Motor and Kia posted record first-half sales in the United States, driven by strong demand for hybrid vehicles and sport utility vehicles despite elevated borrowing costs and slowing electric vehicle demand. Hyundai Motor Group said Thursday that Hyundai, Kia and the Genesis luxury brand sold a combined 920,383 vehicles in the United States from January through June, up 3% from the same period last year.” (07/02/26)

https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2026/07/02/Hyundai-Motor-Kia-United-States-hybrid-vehicles/8271783034028/