The Inner Life of Liberalism, episode 2
Source: The Inner Life of Liberalism
“The Virtues of Honesty — with Christian Miller.” (05/29/26)
Author: Thomas L. Knapp
Patents: The Damage of Coerced Intellectual Monopoly
Source: Ludwig von Mises Institute
by Jorge Besada
“One of the reasons why we fall for the erroneous idea that patents are good for society is because we greatly overestimate the importance of the specific individual or company making a discovery while being unaware of how the market process — via its various mechanisms like prices, the profit motive, and economic competition — plays a key role in innovation.” (05/29/26)
https://mises.org/mises-wire/patents-damage-coerced-intellectual-monopoly
How Much US Farmland Do Chinese Investors Actually Own?
Source: The Daily Economy
by Peter C Earle
“The economic and agricultural threat posed by Chinese-owned farmland is modest, but our fears may reflect broader anxieties about national power.” (05/29/26)
https://thedailyeconomy.org/article/how-much-us-farmland-do-chinese-investors-actually-own/
Secretly filmed UFO doc reveals insider video as officials release new alien records
Source: Fox News
“A new, secretly filmed documentary profiling one of the most prominent names in the UFO disclosure movement has crash-landed at the height of the federal government’s release of unclassified documents pertaining to otherworldly encounters. ‘Sleeping Dog,’ directed by Michael Lazovsky, follows prominent investigative journalist Jeremy Corbell throughout his decades-long efforts regarding unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) transparency. Corbell has served as a key figure in the disclosure movement by platforming UAP whistleblowers and facilitating Congressional hearings to bring attention to the topic, with the documentary focusing primarily on his efforts to implore federal officials to release classified information regarding UFOs to the American public. … The documentary — which was filmed in secret over the span of several years — also reveals previously unreleased footage from Corbell’s investigations and includes interviews from several prominent names in the movement, including astronaut Edgar Mitchell, David Grusch and George Knapp.” (05/31/26)
Freedom Works with Paul Molloy, 05/29/26
Source: Freedom Works
“George Beebe, Quincy Institute ‘Russia Warns of New Ukraine Strikes.'” (05/29/26)
https://internetradiopros.com/freedomworks/?name=2026-05-29_zfw005292026.mp3
The New Religion of AI Accelerationism
Source: CounterPunch
by David S D’Amato
“Today’s technology sector does not represent the principles of anything like actual free-market competition; intensively subsidized by the public and deeply tied to the federal government, the major tech companies are a state-capital oligopoly that have benefited enormously from a variety of special subsidies and perks unavailable to ordinary companies and citizens. When we account for direct federal grants and subsidies, infrastructure support, and hardware manufacturing, public subsidies and allocations for AI have reached well into the hundreds of billions of dollars.” (05/29/26)
https://www.counterpunch.org/2026/05/29/the-new-religion-of-ai-accelerationism/
Judge launches inquiry into Trump-IRS settlement that led to “anti-weaponization” fund
Source: Politico
“A federal judge is demanding answers to allegations that President Donald Trump defrauded her court by filing a lawsuit against the IRS as a pretext to reach a settlement that resulted in a $1.8 billion ‘anti-weaponization’ fund to make payouts to his political allies. U.S. District Judge Kathleen Williams launched the inquiry Friday, after closing the lawsuit on her docket last week. The Miami-based Obama appointee cited a request by 35 former federal judges who urged her to reopen the case to determine whether Trump’s effort amounted to ‘serious misconduct’ and an abuse of the court system.” (05/30/26)
The Kyle Anzalone Show, 05/29/26
Source: Libertarian Institute
“Trump Has Allowed Netanyahu to Control Negotiations, and it’s hurting Americans.” (05/29/26)
The Bottle of Freedom
Source: Foundation for Economic Education
by Cláudia Ascensão Nunes
“When the Portuguese government decided to add a 10-cent deposit to the price of every plastic bottle under 3 liters (101 fl oz), a small family business in central Portugal did the math and launched a 3.1-liter (105 fl oz) bottle.” (05/29/26)
NJ: Newark mayor imposes curfew after protesters clash with violent gang members
Source: SFGate
“The mayor of Newark imposed a curfew early Sunday around an immigration [concentration camp] in New Jersey after a series of intense clashes between protestors and [gang members]. The curfew around Delaney Hall will be in place between 9 p.m. and 6 a.m. until further notice, Mayor Ras Baraka said in a statement. The move came after another night of standoffs between [gang members] and demonstrators at the facility, as protestors could be seen in photographs and videos fighting over barricades as [gang members] used riot shields to push them back. A video posted on social media showed [gang members] on horseback marching into crowds attempting to break up groups of protestors. The demonstrations at Delaney Hall began earlier this month after advocates said detainees inside launched a hunger strike over poor living conditions at the 1,000-bed facility, the latest hotbed of opposition over the federal government’s immigration crackdown.” (05/31/26)
https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/newark-mayor-imposes-curfew-around-delaney-hall-22284790.php