“A few weeks after taking office, President Donald Trump called the Second Amendment ‘an indispensable safeguard of security and liberty,’ declaring that ‘the right to keep and bear arms must not be infringed.’ But in a case that the Supreme Court recently agreed to hear, the Trump administration is urging the justices to uphold one of the federal government’s most constitutionally dubious restrictions on that right. Since 1968, Congress has prohibited gun possession by illegal drug users, a provision that affects millions of peaceful Americans who pose no plausible threat to public safety. That gun ban is illogical, unjust, and inconsistent with ‘this Nation’s historical tradition of firearm regulation,’ meaning it fails the constitutional test that the Supreme Court established in 2022.” (10/29/25)
“From 1820 to 1914, the classical gold standard provided the monetary foundation for one of the greatest economic transformations in history. Stable prices, disciplined credit, and broad trust in long-term savings enabled railroads, canals, telegraphs, electricity, and steel construction to flourish without the distortions of modern fiat debt. The result was a century of rapid innovation and rising living standards that reshaped the modern world.” (10/29/25)
“Since Kamala Harris lost to Donald Trump last year, various Democratic elected officials, think tanks, and strategists have been frantically attempting to find some magic political formula that will allow the party to beat Republicans once more. The latest version comes from a new big donor–backed strategist group called Welcome, and it’s titled ‘Deciding to Win.’ The advice, surprise surprise, is that Democrats should punch the left — abandon progressive policy like Medicare for All, stop talking about LGBTQ people and climate change, and focus on milquetoast kitchen-table issues.” [editor’s note: More delulu from “progressive” pundits; I still shudder every time I contemplate the bullet that missed us, even though the one that hit is no prize – SAT] [additional editor’s note: And I shudder every time SAT mistakenly uses the word “delulu” to refer to something other than what that word means – TLK] (10/29/25)
“Most of the shutdown screaming blames President Donald Trump, but Trump’s a big advocate for the CR. Trouble is, it requires a 60 percent Yea vote in the Senate. All but three Democrats voting Nay ensure that the CR will continue to fail. So, Sen. Paul’s continuing Nay vote isn’t the cause really; a switch on his part wouldn’t allow the bill to pass.” [editor’s note: The “nuclear option” has been available to the GOP the whole time; the “shutdown” will end when Republicans want it to – TLK] (10/29/25)
Source: The American Conservative
by Justin Logan & Brandan Buck
“The administration’s public case for its Venezuela policy is insultingly ridiculous. At an October 15 press conference, the president declared that ‘every boat that we knock out, we save 25,000 American lives.’ Considering that there were only around 84,000 overdoses in the United States last year, and that they have so far blown up 10 boats, they should have declared victory and come home seven boats ago. … Trump should stop listening to the hawks in his administration and recall the promises of his second inaugural.” (10/29/25)
“Many of us remember the lies we were told about Weapons of Mass Destruction in the early 2000s. The government’s propaganda machine kicks into gear whenever it wants to grab more power or convince the public to accept what it already planned to do. This isn’t new; it’s been that way since government began. It’s not about truth; it’s about control. As we saw during COVID, the government loves using fear to get what it wants. … Now, we’re watching the same propaganda playbook being used again, this time to stir up another regime-change war, this time with Venezuela.” (10/28/25)
“For years, Americans have been told that ‘compassion’ for the homeless meant writing ever-larger checks – more money, more programs and far less accountability. Now, at last, we have some answers for why homelessness has exploded even amid a tripling of public spending. A groundbreaking investigation, ‘Infiltrated’ (backed by more than 50 pages of documentation from the Capital Research Center in cooperation with Discovery Institute), pulls back the curtain on a vast system of corruption. It reveals how billions in taxpayer funds intended to lift people out of homelessness have instead bankrolled radical activism and anti-American political agendas, betraying both the taxpayers who fund it and the homeless they were meant to help. Despite unprecedented resources, homelessness in the United States now stands at its highest level in U.S. history.” (10/29/25)
“When a scholar is targeted for their expression, the story rarely ends when the headlines fade. The formal investigations wrap up and the social media outrage may die down, but for many, the experience marks a permanent shift in how they think, speak, and interact with others in public. Such cases have profound implications for academic freedom and the state of campus free speech in higher education.” (10/28/25)
“Across the country, cities are rethinking rules that force developers to overbuild parking — and Missouri should follow suit. A new study from Denver shows that eliminating off-street parking minimums boosts housing production, including affordable units. By relaxing these mandates, Missouri communities can free up land, cut costs, and enable more housing.” (10/28/25)
“Governments force banks to report your activity, judge whether you are being suspicious, and close your accounts when you step out of the norm. How? It dates back to 1970. President Richard Nixon had not yet been caught surveilling his political opponents. Instead, Oct. 26, 1970 marks when President Nixon signed the Bank Secrecy Act and set the foundation for a new regime of financial surveillance. Since then, the American public has been forced to endure 55 years of ever-expanding financial surveillance. Congress should not let the Bank Secrecy Act have a 56th anniversary — at least not in its current form.” (10/28/25)
