Source: Reason
by Robert Poole
“Nations that moved air traffic control out of politics have better tech, no shutdown chaos, and stable funding. Congress keeps choosing dysfunction instead.” (11/05/25)
Source: Bet On It
by Bryan Caplan
“I was happy to sign the Manhattan Statement on Higher Education. Yes, I oppose all government support for education. But if government is going to fund education, it has a fiduciary responsibility to taxpayers to get good value for their money. And the Manhattan Statement is a careful effort to do precisely that. The Trump administration’s proposed Compact for Academic Excellence is considerably less careful. Most egregiously, two of its provisions directly contradict each other.” (11/05/25)
Source: CNBC
“Payroll growth at private companies turned slightly stronger than expected in October, providing some hope that the labor market isn’t in danger of sinking, ADP reported Wednesday. Companies added 42,000 jobs for the month, following a decline of 29,000 in September and topping the Dow Jones consensus estimate for a gain of 22,000. A revision for September showed 3,000 fewer jobs lost, the payrolls processing firm said.” (11/05/25)
Source: Everyday Samurai
“Quick Take: A House of Dynamite.” (11/05/25)
https://pod.co/everyday-samurai-life/20251104-ed-shi-69-qt-house-dynamite
Source: Lions of Liberty
“‘Blocking Cowards’ w/ Matt Balaker.” (11/05/25)
https://www.lionsofliberty.com/episodes/tlpp-blocking-cowards-w-matt-balaker
Source: The Dispatch
by Scott Lincicome
“The U.S. makes real concessions for small, temporary wins — and boosts China in the process.” (11/05/25)
https://thedispatch.com/newsletter/capitolism/trump-china-tariffs-deal-soybeans-rare-earth/
Source: spiked
by Adam Edwards
“When Preston Byrne received a demand from Ofcom for £20,000 last month, he printed it off, put it through the shredder and turned it into bedding for his pet hamster. The lawyer, who is representing US messageboard 4chan in its legal wrangling with Ofcom, even publicly poked fun at Britain’s communications quango, telling it that his hamster – Mr Whiskers – said the letter ‘smelled of failure.’ It’s a sign of just how confident the American attorney is in his assertion that Britain’s Online Safety Act has no legal force outside the UK, despite Ofcom’s claims to the contrary.” (11/05/25)
Source: Persuasion
by Charles Lane
“American patriots began their rebellion against the British Crown in part because Parliament, in faraway London, forced them to pay taxes on imported goods without their consent. Their slogan, ‘no taxation without representation,’ evolved into a foundational principle of the United States. … You wouldn’t think we’d be relitigating this on the eve of the nation’s 250th birthday. But we are, because President Trump has asserted the power to levy tariffs without any debate or vote in Congress. Yesterday, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a lawsuit brought by small businesses and states who are affected by the tariffs and want to stop them. It’s a big deal for the economy. But it’s also a historic test of the judiciary’s willingness to act as an independent check on the executive.” (11/06/25)
https://www.persuasion.community/p/the-supreme-court-might-be-about
Source: The Price of Liberty
by Nathan Barton
“Some scholars have come up with the idea that it is not really a ‘civil war’ until there are at least a thousand dead in the fighting. While we disagree with that entire chain of logic, we note that such a milestone has long been passed when it comes to government agencies killing people over political matters, certainly in only a decade or so.” (11/05/25)
https://thepriceofliberty.org/2025/11/04/civil-war-ahead-in-these-states/
Source: Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression
by Graham Piro
“At a moment of political turmoil in American history, rife with violence, mass protest, and division, one university chose neutrality. In 1967, when the president of the University of Chicago convened a faculty committee to deliberate on how the university should approach social and political issues, American higher education faced a pivotal moment. The Berkeley Free Speech Movement had changed the face of campus activism just three years prior. American society was rocked by protests against the Vietnam War and racial segregation. That the committee emerged from deliberations with the Kalven Report, which recommended that colleges and universities stay neutral on major social and political issues, was a testament to the committee’s understanding of the purpose of the university to advance knowledge and truth-seeking.” (11/05/25)
https://www.thefire.org/news/institutional-neutrality-cant-be-used-turn-students-puppets