Tradwives Are Feminists, Too
Source: Reason
“radwives are fighting the cultural stigma that still remains around being a homemaker. That makes them damn good feminists.” (11/20/25)
Author: Thomas L. Knapp
Trump signs order to rescind some of his recent tax hikes
Source: Reuters
“U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday removed his 40% tariffs on [American’s purchases of] Brazilian food products, including beef, coffee, cocoa and fruits that were imposed in July to punish Brazil over the prosecution of its former president, Trump ally Jair Bolsonaro. The move follows a similar order by the administration last Friday to remove tariffs on several agricultural products from other countries as the White House makes a U-turn on some tariffs that have increased the cost of food in the United States. … Rising food prices are a major factor behind Trump’s declining approval ratings, which have fallen to their lowest since his return to power, a Reuters/Ipsos poll found.” (11/21/25)
The UK and Canada Lead the West’s Descent into Digital Authoritarianism
Source: Brownstone Institute
by Sonia Elijah
“‘Big Brother is watching you.’ These chilling words from George Orwell’s dystopian masterpiece, 1984, no longer read as fiction but are becoming a bleak reality in the UK and Canada — where digital dystopian measures are unravelling the fabric of freedom in two of the West’s oldest democracies. Under the guise of safety and innovation, the UK and Canada are deploying invasive tools that undermine privacy, stifle free expression, and foster a culture of self-censorship. Both nations are exporting their digital control frameworks through the Five Eyes alliance, a covert intelligence-sharing network uniting the UK, Canada, US, Australia, and New Zealand, established during the Cold War.” (11/20/25)
Judge orders US regime to end DC military occupation
Source: South China Morning Post [Hong Kong]
“A federal judge on Thursday ordered the Trump administration to end its months-long deployment of National Guard troops to help police the nation’s capital. US District Judge Jia Cobb concluded that US President Donald Trump’s military takeover in Washington violates the Constitution and illegally intrudes on local officials’ authority to direct police in the district. She put her order on hold for 21 days to allow for an appeal, however. … Cobb found that the president only has the power to call up the Guard ‘through the exercise of a specific power outlined in state law,’ not for ‘whatever reason’ he sees fit. In August, Trump issued an executive order declaring a crime emergency in Washington. Within a month, more than 2,300 National Guard troops from eight states and the district were patrolling the city under the command of the Secretary of the Army.” (11/20/25)
Limited government: Myth or future fact?
Source: The Price of Liberty
by Nathan Barton
“There were multiple times in history when men have attempted to create and sustain limited government. This is little more than tolerating something that is inherently intolerable. Many ways have been sought and tried to limit the power of government, to prevent the rise of the all-powerful state. However, humans are perversely ingenious and are inventive when it comes to enslaving their fellows. And in convincing the slaves that they are still free. … We propose that until and unless we change matters drastically, there is NO limited government in the future of the Fifty States. It is a myth that limited government exists now, and we will continue to see more and more power, more and more control, in the hands of monsters in human form.” (11/20/25)
https://thepriceofliberty.org/2025/11/19/limited-government-myth-or-future-fact/
Zelenskyy receives draft plan from US aimed at ending war
Source: CBS News
“Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has received a draft plan aimed at ending the war in Ukraine, his office confirmed Thursday. It said in a statement that he had ‘officially received a draft plan from the American side, which, according to the American side, could activate diplomacy.’ The statement went on to say ‘it was agreed to work on the points of the plan in such a way as to bring the war to a dignified end.’ … The White House official who spoke with CBS News on Thursday said [envoy Steve] Witkoff had been working on a proposal quietly for about a month, and said that he consulted with both the Russians and Ukrainians to take their feedback into account.” (11/20/25)
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ukraine-russia-war-trump-approves-peace-plan-zelenskyy-not-on-board/
Why the Anti-Promethean Backlash?
Source: Virginia’s Newsletter
by Virginia Postrel
“Roots of Progress Institute founder Jason Crawford recently hosted me at an Interintellect salon. Our topic was the relation between glamour and progress, inspired by my Works in Progress article. At one point Jason asked a provocative question: Why did the anti-Promethean backlash happen when it did? Earlier periods of technological and economic progress, he noted, had produced demands for more progress, not less. What was different about America circa 1970? In the WiP article, I point to a combination of complacency among those who’d grown up amid postwar plenty and dissatisfaction with technocratic overreach. But why the complacency? Why not a demand for even more? My article didn’t consider that question.” (11/20/25)
https://vpostrel.substack.com/p/why-the-anti-promethean-backlash
Iran: No IAEA access to bombed nuclear sites without a concrete deal
Source: Times of Israel [Jerusalem]
“Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says that the UN’s nuclear watchdog will not be given access to Iranian nuclear sites attacked during the recent war with Israel without a concrete deal ‘The facilities that were attacked have their own story, and until a decision is made and a conclusion is reached between us, the IAEA, and others, cooperation is not possible,’ he says in an interview posted on his Telegram channel today. being agreed.” (11/20/25)
To Make Luxury Affordable, Embrace Consumer Choice
Source: The Daily Economy
by Mani Basharzad
“What kind of goods and experiences comprise a ‘normal life?’ In 1900, Henry George thought millionaires lived abnormally because they had telephones in their bedrooms. Looking back, it’s remarkable how quickly the abnormal becomes ordinary. Today, even the poorest people — not only in rich countries but also in developing ones — carry a phone (which does much more than ring) in their pocket. That’s one of the miracles of the free market. French sociologist Gabriel Tarde noticed that forks and spoons were once luxuries reserved for the elite, but by his time had become universal. Ludwig von Mises drew inspiration from Tarde’s insight, calling it one of capitalism’s greatest virtues: the transformation of luxuries into necessities.” (11/20/25)
https://thedailyeconomy.org/article/embrace-consumer-choice/
Nonzero, 11/20/25
Source: bloggingheads.tv
“Larry Summers, Jeffrey Epstein, and Other Elite Malefactors | Robert Wright & Paul Bloom.” (11/20/25)