Rising, 03/27/26
Source: The Hill
“Lindsey Granger gives her lens on President Trump saying Iran is eager to make a deal to end the war, while Iranian leadership rejects that notion.” (03/27/26)
Author: Thomas L. Knapp
The unreligious religiosity of Christian identity politics
Source: Washington Post
by Matthew Schmitz
“Far from being a sign of resurgent faith, Christian identity politics is a symptom of religious decline. As one observer has noted, the fact that Americans are growing more secular and less religiously literate has made religion more salient as a marker of political difference, even as invocations of it become less informed.” (03/27/26)
Tax Subsidies Are a Mistake We Can’t Seem to Learn From
Source: Show-Me Institute
by David Stokes
“A bad idea doesn’t get better with age. Bad ideas aren’t wine, jeans, or your high school memories. The tax subsidies for the Post-Dispatch building redevelopment in downtown St. Louis were a bad idea back in 2019 when the development was proposed, and they are a bad idea now. Using tax subsidies for economic development rarely benefits the public. Instead, it lowers the risk and increases the returns for private investors.” (03/27/26)
North Korea: Regime conducts engine test for missile capable of targeting US mainland
Source: Politico
“North Korean leader Kim Jong Un observed a test of an upgraded solid-fuel engine for weapons capable of reaching the U.S. mainland, and called it a significant development boosting his country’s strategic military arsenal, state media reported Sunday. While the test was in line with Kim’s stated goal of acquiring more agile, hard-to-detect missiles targeting the U.S. and its allies, some experts speculate North Korea’s claim may be an exaggeration. Missiles with built-in solid propellants are easier to move and conceal their launches than liquid-fuel weapons, which in general must be fueled before liftoffs and cannot last long. The official Korean Central News Agency reported Kim watched the ground jet test of the engine using a composite carbon fiber material. It said the engine’s maximum thrust is 2,500 kilonewtons, up from about 1,970 kilonewtons reported in a similar solid-fuel engine test in September.” (03/29/26)
Pod Save America, episode 1139
Source: Crooked Media
“Blue Wave Building in the Strait of Hormuz.” (03/27/26)
https://audioboom.com/posts/8879555-blue-wave-building-in-the-strait-of-hormuz
The Brian Nichols Show, 03/27/26
Source: Lions of Liberty
“Republicans Are Losing Because of ONE Word?” (03/27/26)
https://www.lionsofliberty.com/episodes/tbns-republicans-are-losing-because-of-one-word
Fecklessly Fining 4chan
Source: Common Sense
by Paul Jacob
“You host a website. Users can say whatever they want on this site. Next thing you know, a UK regulatory agency is sending you, an American organization based in the United States, a letter announcing a trillion-dollar fine for failure to comply with UK censorship demands. How much do you panic? If you’re 4chan, not much.” (03/27/26)
Mongolia: Prime minister resigns following tensions within the ruling party
Source: Associated Press
“Mongolia’s Prime Minister Zandanshatar Gombojav resigned Friday after rising tensions within the ruling Mongolian People’s Party and a parliamentary boycott by the opposition. The parliament accepted Zandanshatar’s resignation. The opposition Democratic Party earlier this month launched a boycott of parliamentary activity, citing concerns over the concentration of power within the ruling party. There have been months of corruption allegations against Justice Minister Enkhbayar Battumur, a close ally of Zandanshatar, who has not been accused.” (03/27/26)
The Lou Perez Podcast, 03/27/26
Source: Lions of Liberty
“New York is F’d w/ Rafael Mangual of the Manhattan Institute.” (03/27/26)
The Political Orphanage, 03/27/26
Source: The Political Orphanage
“Interview with the Mega Warden.” (03/27/26)
https://politicalorphanage.libsyn.com/interview-with-the-mega-warden