Source: The Daily Economy
by Jeffrey Hummel
“A sweeping new book portrays the Revolution as a struggle over competing monetary systems, rather than political liberty alone.” (05/12/26)
https://thedailyeconomy.org/article/was-the-american-revolution-really-a-war-over-money/
Source: Chasing Ghosts: An Irregular Warfare Podcast
“The CG Mailbag: Question Time.” (05/11/26)
https://cgpodcast.substack.com/p/ep-082-the-cg-mailbag-question-time
Source: The American Conservative
by Ted Galen Carpenter
“The type of hero worship of Ukraine and its leader that French, Thiessen, Lévy, and others have expressed deserves disdain from any analyst displaying even a scintilla of realism. Kiev’s military achievements have been overwhelmingly the result of extensive outside assistance. The United States and its European allies have poured several hundred billion dollars into Ukraine — despite ample evidence of the regime’s authoritarianism and corruption. … Ukraine’s Western cheerleaders habitually ignore such troublesome details. They also conveniently ignore the many abuses that Zelensky’s regime has committed over the years.” (05/11/26)
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/david-frenchs-zelensky-hero-worship-distorts-reality/
Source: Persuasion
by Francis Fukuyama
“My admiration for Denmark is somewhat different from that of Senator Bernie Sanders. He likes Denmark’s social democracy. I instead marvel at the quality of government in this country, its efficiency and relative lack of corruption. We scarcely understand how the Denmark of the Vikings got to be modern Denmark, much less how to transform a contemporary underdeveloped country in a similar fashion. I knew that I had to return to Denmark last February when my president, Donald Trump, began threatening your country and talked once again about taking over Greenland. World order cannot exist without a minimal degree of trust, and today the United States has become a giant source of distrust.” (05/11/26)
Source: US News & World Report
“A bomb rigged to a rickshaw exploded in a bazaar in northwest Pakistan on Tuesday, killing at least nine people and wounding more than two dozen others, police said, in the latest sign of escalating violence in the region bordering Afghanistan. The attack took place in Lakki Marwat, a district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, local police chief Azmat Ullah said. He said that two traffic police officers and a woman were among those killed. Ullah provided no further details but said traffic police officers were apparently the target of the attack. The bombing also damaged nearby shops. Most of the dead and wounded were passersby, he said. No group immediately claimed responsibility for the bombing.” (05/11/26)
Source: Antiwar.com
“UAE Secretly Launched Attacks Against Iran, US ‘Disappointed’ in Taiwan Military Spending, and More.” (05/11/26)
Source: Independent Political Report
by Kimber Fountain
“Critics can blame caucuses and opportunistic former chairpersons eternally, but that will not change the fact that the underlying reason the Libertarian Party cratered is because when it mattered, when the country needed it most, the party was recklessly usurped by people who abandoned an entire half of core libertarian values and chose instead the last thing independent voters desire: a small-minded, watered-down version of bigoted Republican tribalism with directions on the package that read, ‘just add weed.’ In the truth-bound, honest world where most libertarians and independents reside, integrity is what sells. Conviction is what drives the masses. Contrary to common protestations, the party was not destroyed by infighting; that is a convenient detraction from the fact that the breakdown was entirely due to the ease with which external forces infiltrated.” (05/11/26)
https://independentpoliticalreport.com/2026/05/guest-essay-a-libertarian-reckoning/
Source: Washington Post
“The hantavirus outbreak has reminded many about the mistakes of covid-19. In this episode, hosts Adam O’Neal, James Hohmann, Carine Hajjar and Kate Andrews discuss whether the confirmed cases on the Hondius cruise ship should cause concern — or if the media and public are overreacting.” (05/11/26)
Source: Show-Me Institute
by Zellie McClelland
“As a recent op-ed in the Wall Street Journal reports, high-tax states continue to bleed residents and income. Between 2022 and 2023, California lost a net $11.9 billion in adjusted gross income (AGI), New York $9.9 billion, and Illinois $6 billion. Higher earners with income over $200,000 drove much of this exodus. In Massachusetts, they accounted for 70% of outflows, doubling the 2019 share. Meanwhile, no-income-tax states saw the largest gains. Florida added $20.6 billion in AGI, Texas $5.5 billion, and Tennessee $2.8 billion. Even non-income tax states with more frigid climes saw significant inflows, including Wyoming and South Dakota. In short, states without income taxes dominated the top destinations for both people and wealth. Missouri, with its current 4.7% top individual income tax rate, sits in the middle of the pack.” (05/11/26)
Source: The UnPopulist
by Andy Craig
“An outlandish scenario to refuse to seat newly elected blue state representatives just became more plausible.” (05/11/26)
https://www.theunpopulist.net/p/the-vra-ruling-might-have-handed