Author: Thomas L. Knapp

Rehabilitating Nixon? Not So Fast!

Source: Libertarian Institute
by Charles Goyette

“There is a lot of Richad Nixon rehabilitation going on these days. Before we get too far down that road, we should note that this month marks the fifty-fifth anniversary of one of the most pernicious acts of monetary destruction by modern presidents. On August 15, 1971, President Nixon announced a sweeping set of economic policies, his eerily Soviet-sounding ‘New Economic Policy.’ Today’s sympathy for the thirty-seventh president has something to do with a welcome recognition of the Deep State’s hand in his removal from office.” (08/10/26)

https://libertarianinstitute.org/articles/rehabilitating-nixon-not-so-fast

Thomas L. Knapp

Barred Little League team from Tulsa gets reinstated for chance to play in World Series

Source: Fox News

“Little League Baseball is on fire even before the big days in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. Little League on Monday ruled that Tulsa National Little League’s 12U team had an ineligible player on the roster and booted it from the Southwest Region Tournament, the final stop before the Little League World Series. However, a Texas judge reinstated the team just hours later through a temporary restraining order, despite Little League saying its decision was ‘final and binding.’ … Little League initially ruled that Boerne Little League’s Monday game against Louisiana (Ascension Parish Little League) would be for the Southwest championship — Boerne won 4-1 and celebrated on the field, thinking it had just earned a trip to every child’s dream. However, it now must play one more game against a team with an ineligible player. Little League did not immediately respond to a request for comment.” (08/11/26)

https://www.foxnews.com/sports/barred-little-league-team-tulsa-reinstated-chance-play-world-series

Thomas L. Knapp

Brexit and Its Discontents

Source: Independent Institute
by Carl Schramm

“To most Americans, the momentous event ten years ago when Britain voted to leave the European Union seems a lesser curiosity when compared to, say, the fall of the Berlin Wall. Few Americans understand the real struggle to compose an economic union among Europe’s many nations that had for hundreds of years shown a distinct proclivity to war with each other. Twice, America had [sic] to enter global conflicts that were triggered by Germany’s belligerence toward its immediate neighbors.” (08/10/26)

https://www.independent.org/article/2026/08/10/brexit-discontents/

Thomas L. Knapp

Yemen: Houthis launch ballistic missile attacks on al-Makha and Marib

Source: Al Jazeera [Qatari state media]

“The armed forces of Yemen’s [Saudi puppet regime] have accused the Houthis of launching another round of ballistic missile attacks on the Red Sea port city of al-Makha and on residential areas in the central city of Marib. Yemeni forces did not state whether the attacks on Monday caused any casualties. The attacks came a day after Houthi missiles killed at least seven people and wounded 30 others in al-Makha, which is also known as Mocha. The strikes caused extensive damage at the city’s port area. Elsewhere in Yemen on Monday, a Houthi drone strike killed two Yemeni [puppet regime] soldiers and wounded seven others in the south-central province of Shabwa, according to local media reports.” (08/11/26)

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/11/yemens-houthis-launch-ballistic-missile-attacks-on-al-makha-and-marib?traffic_source=rss

Thomas L. Knapp

Sal and Mark, episode 15

Source: Free Talk Live

“Jeffrey Tucker, one of the most well known voices in the liberty movement and founder of the Brownstone Institute, joins to talk about Anthony Fauci’s stunning testimony where he pleaded the fifth 111 times, the origins of pandemic planning going back to 2005, and Rand Paul’s explosive claim that the 2020 lockdowns were designed to halt money velocity while six trillion dollars was printed.” (08/10/26)

https://soundcloud.com/freetalklive/samep15

Thomas L. Knapp

Ain’t democracy wunnerful?

Source: The Price of Liberty
by Nathan Barton

“We are constantly told that democracy is the worst form of government… except for all the rest. We are constantly told that in a true democratic scheme of government, minority rights are protected against the tyranny of the majority. We are also told that representative democracy is one of the best forms of democracy because we can elect and empower men and women who can concentrate on the matters and decisions facing our polity – town, county, tribe, State, etc. – and make wise decisions. We are told that fears of corrupt elections, vote-buying, fake voters, fraud, and all the rest of the limpets on the hull of democracy can be and are controlled. Especially now that we have electronic voting and counting systems and because we have a watchful, vigilant press and courts and all the trappings that are wrapped around modern democracy. But what have we seen?” (08/10/26)

https://thepriceofliberty.org/2026/08/10/aint-democracy-wunnerful/

Thomas L. Knapp

CA: Timber Fire in Big Sur spreads overnight, burning 2,000 acres

Source: SFGate

“A wildfire that erupted along some of California’s most iconic coastline has spread overnight, reaching 2,000 acres as of 7 a.m. on Tuesday morning. The Timber wildfire ignited on Sunday morning, according to Cal Fire, and spread quickly throughout the day on Monday, leading to evacuation orders that affected several iconic businesses, including the luxury Alila Ventana Big Sur resort, the Esalen Institute and the Nepenthe restaurant. Currently, at least 500 firefighting personnel are responding to the fire, which is 5% contained. At least 259 structures are threatened by the blaze, but no damage has been reported. … The U.S. has been dealing with a particularly difficult wildfire season, with 104 large fires currently burning in 15 states.” (08/11/26)

https://www.sfgate.com/centralcoast/article/timber-fire-big-sur-22383409.php

Thomas L. Knapp