Source: Law & Liberty
by Matthew K Reising
“Mary Beard meditates on her own life and some of her favorite tales or artifacts from the ancient world to justify an irreverent approach to the classics.” (07/10/26)
https://lawliberty.org/book-review/an-irreverent-defense-of-the-classics/
Source: BBC News [UK state media]
“Police investigating the alleged murder of Ann Widdecombe say there is ‘nothing to suggest it was politically motivated’. Devon and Cornwall Police added they are not looking for anyone else in connection with her death, following the arrest of a 28-year-old white British man in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, on Saturday. The former MP and MEP, 78, was found dead on Thursday at her home in Haytor, Devon, having sustained serious injuries. Police believe she had been attacked almost 24 hours earlier. … Widdecombe served as the Conservative MP for Maidstone for 23 years, holding ministerial roles in John Major’s government between 1994 and 1997.” (07/12/26)
Source: The Dispatch
“How Trump Made $2.2 Billion Since Taking Office.” (07/10/26)
https://thedispatch.com/podcast/dispatch-podcast/how-trump-made-2-2-billion-since-taking-office/
Source: Washington Monthly
by Bill Scher
“A dearth of high-quality publicly available polling means campaigns and their allies can release lesser surveys to shape their raves.” (07/10/26)
https://washingtonmonthly.com/2026/07/10/platner-campaign-polls-independent-polling/
Source: Al Jazeera [Qatari state media]
“A United States federal court has dismissed the seditious conspiracy cases against four members of the Proud Boys, the far-right group involved in the attack on the US Capitol on January 6, 2021. On Friday, Judge Timothy J Kelly, an appointee of President Donald Trump, granted the government’s motion to dismiss the case with prejudice, meaning it cannot be revived in future. But Kelly made it clear that the defendants — Ethan Nordean, Joseph Biggs, Zachary Rehl and Dominic Pezzola — had been ‘convicted of serious offences’. He wrote in his seven-page ruling that his decision was ultimately rooted in the separation of government powers, not in the merits of the case.” (07/11/26)
Source: Show-Me Institute Podcast
“Missouri’s Reading Crisis with Chad Aldeman.” (07/10/26)
https://showmeinstitute.org/article/education/missouris-reading-crisis-with-chad-aldeman/
Source: Law & Liberty
by DP Curtin
“In 1509, while traveling from Italy to England, the famed Dutch humanist Desiderius Erasmus composed one of the strangest and most enduring works of the Renaissance. In Praise of Folly (Moriae Encomium) was written partly for amusement, perhaps out of a self-deprecating boredom to break up the neurasthenia that was synonymous with long-distance travel in the early sixteenth century. As a work, it was dedicated to his friend Thomas More, who would later become Chancellor of England and gain renown and martyrdom through his interactions with the Tudor monarch Henry VIII. The title itself is in homage to More, embedded in the meaning of the Greek word moria, meaning ‘folly.’ Despite its age—over five centuries at this point—its insights are as fresh and as biting today as they were in the pre-modern world.” (07/10/26)
Source: Center for a Stateless Society
by Kevin Carson
“[T]he model of ‘liberal socialism’ developed in this study is not a fusion of liberalism and socialism, or a splitting of the difference between them. My purpose here, rather, is to defend the value of many of the principles historically associated with the liberal ideology, completely independent of that ideology as a package deal, and to advocate for their integration into any socialist model worthy of the name.” (07/10/26)
https://c4ss.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Liberal-Socialism.pdf
Source: Fox News
“A disgraced Colorado DNA analyst’s guilty plea is putting JonBenét Ramsey’s murder back in the spotlight, as her father renews his push for cutting-edge DNA testing that he believes could finally solve the case. John Ramsey told Fox News Digital he has long understood former Colorado Bureau of Investigation forensic analyst Yvonne ‘Missy’ Woods had no involvement in his daughter’s case because the earliest DNA testing was performed by an independent laboratory. … The DA’s office said investigators also met with the Ramsey family several months ago, plan to continue providing updates and are reviewing evidence to ensure the investigation benefits from the latest advances in forensic science.” (07/12/26)
Source: Free Talk Live
“The Sal and Mark Show is back with a packed episode and Wayne is back to join us. First up, Vic from CakeWallet joins to announce the launch of Radar Chat — a privacy focused Bitcoin Lightning messaging app built on Signal that lets you send payments seamlessly while you chat. A game changer for everyday crypto adoption.” (07/10/26)