Source: Persuasion
by Cathy Young
“Don’t blame the free speech crowd for Trump’s assaults on free expression.” (04/27/26)
https://www.persuasion.community/p/dont-blame-the-anti-woke-crowd-for
Source: Grist
by Matt Simon
“The city has long been a beacon of opportunity, where folks flock to make it big. But metropolises the world over are wasting a major opportunity — many, many square feet of it: Flat rooftops are painted white, when really they should be green. Not, mind you, shades of mint green, forest green, or lime green, but with the lushness of actual plants. Adding vegetation to roofs — even if it’s just a coating of grass, moss, and succulents — bestows many overlapping, reinforcing benefits not only on a building’s occupants and owner, but on the surrounding community. Like parks on the ground, gardens in the sky reduce local temperatures and help prevent flooding, all while improving urban biodiversity and feeding pollinators like bees.” (04/27/26)
https://grist.org/cities/the-huge-untapped-potential-of-planting-rooftop-gardens-in-cities/
Source: Law & Liberty
by Ferenc Hörcher
“The vision of prudence Francisco Suárez provides can save virtue from a Machiavellian faithlessness.” (04/27/26)
Source: Fox News
by Jonathan Turley
“As Virginia heads to the state Supreme Court, Virginia Attorney General Jay Jones (D) will have to up his game a bit. For starters, he will have to actually defend the redistricting resolution as constitutional when prompted. In a recent interview with CNN, even the host of the friendly network expressed frustration that Jones could not seem to get himself to actually defend the dubious language of the ballot measure. Many of us have expressed skepticism over the process and language of the resolution that passed this week, effectively wiping out all but one GOP district in the purple state. Virginia was considered the gold standard among states rejecting gerrymandering with fairly divided districts in a state that is divided right down the middle.” (04/26/26)
Source: Big Head Press
by Scott Bieser
Cartoon. (04/27/26)
Source: Responsible Statecraft
by Jack Hunter
“The warmaking president is shedding his base. But the last ones on the MAGA bus may be the first to leap off at any sign of political trouble.” (04/27/26)
Source: Liberal Currents
by Thomas E Ricks
“Tactical excellence without a strategic understanding is a recipe for failure.” (04/27/26)
Source: Ludwig von Mises Institute
by Patrick J Lee
“A man stands at a farmers market stall. His wife is talking to the farmer. He picks up a chicken. Paper-wrapped, no barcode, a handwritten tag on the twine. He holds it close to read the label and sets it back down fast. The price is an insult. What are these people thinking? A minute later, another man reaches for the same bird, reads the same label, and smiles. What a deal. Same chicken, same label, same words. … Mises was clear that prices don’t emerge from some objective measure of worth. They emerge from subjective valuations, each party to an exchange believing—at the moment of transaction—that what he receives is worth more than what he gives up. The price is not a fact about the chicken. It is the meeting point of two different minds reading the world differently.” (04/27/26)
Source: The Dispatch
by Andy Smarick
“The recent scuffle between Pope Leo XIV and the Trump administration, Vice President J.D. Vance in particular, reveals a great deal about the role faith principles play in shaping (and not shaping) those in public life. This ugly episode confirms what our era has been teaching us: America would be far healthier if more of our leaders were faithful to principles instead of partisanship, pique, or personal ambition.” (04/27/26)
https://thedispatch.com/article/catholicism-converts-pope-leo-jd-vance/
Source: The Daily Economy
by Daniel J Smith & Gabriel F Benzecry
“From trade policy to public debt, today’s economic debates echo those of 1776. The problem isn’t a lack of knowledge — it’s a failure to teach and apply enduring principles.” 904/27/26)