Source: Notes from the Middleground
“A recording from Damon Linker and Persuasion’s live video.” (11/09/26)
https://damonlinker.substack.com/p/ask-the-author-francis-fukuyama-and
Source: Underthrow
by Max Borders
“Working with family carries risks, but so does betting on the empty promises of higher education.” (11/09/26)
https://underthrow.substack.com/p/when-nepotism-beats-college
Source: Law & Liberty
by Max Skjönsberg
“Nineteenth-century Ireland blended sectarian strife with sophisticated debate about representative government.” (11/09/26)
https://lawliberty.org/book-review/the-irish-question-after-burke/
Source: Seattle Times
‘Novo Nordisk A/S and Eli Lilly & Co. must add warning labels to their weight-loss and diabetes drugs about a potential rare side effect that could permanently damage patients’ vision. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration will now require GLP-1 drugs including Novo’s Wegovy and Ozempic and Lilly’s Mounjaro, Zepbound and Foundayo to carry warnings that they may increase the risk of non-arteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy, or NAION. The rare condition can cause decreased vision and potentially permanent vision loss.” (11/09/26)
Source: The Scott Horton Show
“Trita Parsi returns to the show to discuss what will likely happen next after voters made their opposition to Trump’s war clear in the midterm elections. Scott and Parsi dig into the dynamics within the Trump administration and talk about how Israel’s election also affects things.” (11/09/26)
Source: Foundation for Economic Education
by Hope Schumaker
“For all its novelty, the technology industry is not immune to the laws of economics. The principles of competition and the rules of supply and demand still apply, even to the most cutting-edge devices. Efforts to manipulate the market through bureaucratic regulation threaten to stifle both innovation from businesses and the consumer experience. Recent developments in the world of broadband internet offer a case study in the power of competition. Internet access is becoming more affordable because competition between different methods of home internet services are driving down prices.” (11/09/26)
Source: Responsible Statecraft
by Jack Hunter
“Ten weeks ago, Donald Trump called Marjorie Taylor Greene, his former ally and a former Georgia Republican congresswoman, a ‘LOSER.’ Greene shot back that Trump was a ‘neocon puppet for Israel.’ Both of them do this a lot these days. Last week, it was Republicans who were big losers in the midterm elections. The president might have been the biggest loser of them all. Greene knew why.” (11/09/26)
https://responsiblestatecraft.org/majorie-taylor-greene-trump-elections/
Source: The New Republic
“Angry Trump Unravels as GOPers Openly Admit He Wrecked Their 2028 Map.” (11/09/26)
https://newrepublic.com/article/217735/angry-trump-unravels-gopers-openly-admit-wrecked-2028-map
Source: Libertarian Institute
by Thomas Karat
“Sometime this weekend, perhaps late at night, you may have typed a question into the assistant that now lives inside Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. It might have been about a loan you cannot cover, or a parent whose health is slipping. Since December 16, 2025, Meta has used those exchanges to choose the posts and ads you see. The company’s own example was gentle: chat with its assistant about hiking, and offers for hiking boots may follow. Reporting at the time found no opt-out short of staying away from the assistant altogether.” (11/09/26)
https://libertarianinstitute.org/articles/your-data-your-money-and-you
Source: CounterPunch
by Dean Baker
“Predictably, Donald Trump blamed Thursday’s market tumble on the Democrats, or more accurately, ‘Dumocrats.’ As I’ve written for three decades, deflating a bubble is good news. If stock prices don’t reflect fundamental values, then we should want to see them fall. Otherwise, we are getting a misallocation of resources.” (11/09/26)
https://www.counterpunch.org/2026/11/09/a-quick-note-on-market-crashes/