Source: The Daily Economy
by Bryan Cutsinger
“Inflation has been above target for 65 months. The Fed took a first step, but to restore stability, tightening must continue.” (09/21/26)
https://thedailyeconomy.org/article/the-fed-finally-raised-rates-now-comes-the-hard-part/
Sourc: Law & Liberty
by James Wallner
“Congress should not be judged by how efficiently it produces predetermined outcomes.” (09/21/26)
https://lawliberty.org/diagnosing-congressional-dysfunction/
Source: Politico
“Former presidential candidate Călin Georgescu was detained Monday on suspicion of fraud by Romanian police and the Directorate for Investigating Organized Crime and Terrorism (DIICOT). The ultranationalist politician shot to prominence when he unexpectedly won the first round of the November 2024 presidential election, snapping up 23% of the vote. But the Constitutional Court annulled the election in December that year and barred Georgescu from running again due to his campaign’s links to a Russian influence operation. Romanian authorities are investigating Georgescu for committing fraud and forming an organized criminal group that prosecutors say defrauded a Romanian businessman by promising access to multimillion-euro foreign bank financing in exchange for cash guarantees.” (09/21/26)
https://www.politico.eu/article/calin-georgescu-detained-romania-fraud-investigation
Source: The Hill
“Robby Soave gives his radar on Bo French’s viral X post criticizing the students at a Texas football game.” (09/21/26)
https://thehill.com/hilltv/6089697-rising-september-21-2026/
Source: Underthrow
by Max Borders
“When so-called systems thinkers turn stage theory into a political bludgeon.” (09/21/26)
Source: Paul Krugman
by Paul Krugman
“I still sometimes see commentators asserting that fears about the effects of Trump’s disastrous Iran war on energy prices were overstated, because the price of crude oil is “only” $102 a barrel, far above prewar prices but well below the $150-$200 range some analysts warned was possible. But nobody burns crude oil; they burn products refined from crude oil, mainly gasoline and diesel. And here’s what has happened to the price of diesel: Diesel is currently selling at more than $200 a barrel. It’s true that there is always a ‘crack spread’ between crude and diesel, but it’s typically on the order of $20. So the price of diesel is currently roughly what we would normally expect with crude at around $190.” (09/21/26)
Source: Brownstone Institute
by Josh Stylman
“Two professors at a medical school in Michigan published a peer-reviewed paper in the journal Bioethics. Their argument is that it is ‘morally obligatory’ to genetically engineer ticks to spread a disease that makes humans violently allergic to red meat. My first reaction was the natural one, in my opinion. It had to be an Onion or Babylon Bee headline someone laundered through a fake citation. … So I checked and it turned out to be real. … The author’s actual argument – and remember this is not satire – is that alpha-gal syndrome (AGS), the tick-borne red meat allergy, is a ‘moral bioenhancer.’ Their logic: if eating meat is morally wrong, and the allergy makes you stop eating meat (because it will now kill you), then the allergy makes you a better person.” (09/21/26)
Source: Washington Monthly
by Merrrill Goozner
‘The number of Americans without health insurance is soaring this year. Last week’s Census Bureau report on the uninsured rate for 2025 is the last good news we’ll get for a while.” (09/21/26)
Source: Chicago Tribune
“After three years of negotiations, lawsuits and appeals, the Illinois Supreme Court this week will hear arguments from attorneys for the city of Chicago and the Fraternal Order of Police in a case that will determine the future of serious misconduct cases involving Chicago Police Department officers and the public’s right of access. The crux of the dispute is whether officers accused of severe wrongdoing may have their disciplinary cases heard and decided by a third-party arbitrator — as is the case for other municipal employees represented by labor unions — instead of the Chicago Police Board, which has been the city’s practice since 1961. … Also at issue is whether or not officers who face termination from CPD should be paid while their cases are adjudicated.” (09/21/26)
Source: The Bulwark
“Trump’s Latest Meltdown Is a Dead Giveaway: He’s Rattled (w/ Andrew Egger).” (09/21/26)