Author: Thomas L. Knapp

Source: Foundation for Econommic Education
by Alex Tokarev & Kristin Tokarev

“On October 12, 1960, Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev pounded his shoe on the podium during a speech at the United Nations General Assembly, yelling at the capitalist countries: ‘We [the socialists] will bury you!’ Within 30 years, socialism, not capitalism, was dead and buried in Eastern Europe. The USSR disappeared from the maps. Why was the Russian leader so confident in the victory of Marxism? Why was his prediction so wrong? The answer lies in the nature of socialism as a way to organize production and exchange. Capitalism relies on entrepreneurial profit-seeking and market price signals. Socialism relies on benevolent controls and the wisdom of experts.” (09/17/26)

https://fee.org/articles/the-graveyard-of-eastern-european-socialism/

Source: Antiwar.com
by Richard Edain

“The United Kingdom criminalized support for the direct action network, Palestine Action, at a minute after midnight, Saturday July 5, 2025. Hours later, Pink Floyd star Roger Waters shared a video clip to his Facebook page of him writing on a piece of cardboard, the words: ‘I support Palestine Action …’ Waters then declared ‘I am Spartacus,’ – invoking George Monbiot’s take on the ban from a week before. The day after, UK Lawyers for Israel (UKLFI) reported him to British Counter-Terrorism Police for ‘expressing support for the newly proscribed Palestine Action.’ Around the same time the Campaign Against Antisemitism (CAA) threatened to file a private prosecution if the authorities did not take action. But since that day, nothing has happened to Waters. No charge. No case against him. Over a year has gone by now, and still – no charge filed. The Filton Four are appealing their sentences.” (09/17/26)

https://original.antiwar.com/richard_edain/2026/09/16/who-gets-to-say-genocide-in-britain/

Source: Law & Liberty
by Alex Hibbs

“A new intellectual history of liberalism lays bare the ideology’s theological foundations.” (09/17/26)

https://lawliberty.org/book-review/the-theology-of-liberalism/

Source: Responsible Statecraft
by Karthik Sankaran

“Damage to a crucial Saudi pipeline has forced Riyadh to delay shipments to Europe, possibly into November.” (09/17/26)

https://responsiblestatecraft.org/oil-pipeline-saudi-arabia/

Source: Washington Monthly
by Garrett Epps

“Our constitutional system is being torn asunder. Enter an intriguing idea from a great legal mind.” (09/17/26)

https://washingtonmonthly.com/2026/09/17/the-case-for-a-shadow-court/