Source: Reason
by Jacob Sullum
“By unilaterally razing and replacing the East Wing, the president again shows his disregard for the rule of law and the separation of powers.” (09/02/26)
https://reason.com/2026/09/02/trumps-white-house-ballroom-is-a-monument-to-his-lawlessness/
Source: Christian Science Monitor
by staff
“Yoav Segalovitz, a Zionist politician from a centrist Jewish party, shook up Israeli politics on Monday. He announced he would run in the Oct. 27 parliamentary elections as a top-tier candidate with Ra’am, a party representing Israel’s large Arab population. His surprise leap across a deep social divide could help Ra’am win enough seats in the Knesset to influence who becomes the next prime minister, possibly shifting Israel’s role in the Middle East. A recent poll showed that more than half of voters who oppose the current government would support including Ra’am with Mr. Segalovitz in a possible coalition. While such political leverage remains to be seen, it was Mr. Segalovitz’s reasons for joining Ra’am – an abbreviation for United Arab List – that also caught much of the public’s attention.” (09/01/26)
Source: Libertarian Institute
by Jack Hunter
“Do you remember over the course of the 2016, 2020, and 2024 presidential elections when Donald Trump and his ‘Make America Great Again’ movement promised to launch the United States into yet another Middle Eastern war, this time with Iran? No? No one does. Because it didn’t happen. ‘When I’m back in the White House, we will expel the warmongers, the profiteers, and take over our government and we will restore world peace,’ Trump said during a National Guard Association speech in August 2024 to cheers and applause.” [editor’s note: And everyone who cared one way or another about honesty knew he was a lying sack of crap long before he got elected the first time, let alone the second. He didn’t fool anyone; they fooled themselves, and have only themselves to blame – TLK] (09/02/26)
https://libertarianinstitute.org/articles/maga-didnt-vote-for-war-with-iran/
Source: CounterPunch
by Dean Baker
“The $40 trillion debt point naturally prompted much griping among pundits, many of whom see their job as promoting hysteria in order to justify cuts to Social Security, Medicare, and other popular social programs. As is clear to anyone not on the payroll of the rich and very rich [or, you know, familiar with basic economics – TLK], the debt is overwhelmingly the result of tax cuts, mostly to high earners, put in place by Presidents Reagan, Bush II, and Trump. Unfortunately, confusion on the debt can spread even among the sane.” (09/02/26)
https://www.counterpunch.org/2026/09/02/why-the-40-trillion-debt-isnt-the-real-threat/
Source: New York Post
by staff
“The Democratic Socialists of America are proving an old principle of politics: You can win a lot of votes by promising ‘free stuff’ — and not worrying if you could possibly deliver. Analyst Adam Michel of the free-market Cato Institute just tallied up the DSA’s agenda, and guess what: ‘The entire wealth of the richest Americans, plus every dollar of corporate profit and maximum top income tax rates’ fails to pay for the socialist program. The DSA vows to provide universal health care (cost to the government: $29.9 trillion to $75.4 trillion over the next decade), slavery reparations ($13.5 trillion to $28 trillion), jobs guarantees ($4.4 trillion to $60.4 trillion), housing for all ($3.4 trillion to $16.6 trillion) and several other big-ticket goodies. The mind-blowing total: $71.2 trillion to $211.6 trillion, spiking federal spending to 57% of GDP on the low end, and 92% on the high end.” (09/01/26)
https://nypost.com/2026/09/01/opinion/why-the-dsas-agenda-actually-promises-misery-for-all/
Source: The American Conservative
by Andrew Day
“Amid public discontent and warnings from Pentagon leaders that the Iran War undermines military readiness, President Donald Trump has settled on a new strategy: lower the temperature on military hostilities and focus instead on strangling Iran’s economy. Middle East experts told The American Conservative that this approach won’t fundamentally change Tehran’s own military strategy, at least not in ways congenial to American interests. Moreover, in practice it is leading to skirmishes centered around the Strait of Hormuz, where the U.S. aims to blockade Iranian ports while securing free transit for allied countries. Meanwhile, ordinary Iranians face dire threats to their livelihoods, as revealed by first-hand testimonies shared with TAC.” (09/02/26)
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/hurting-everyday-iranians-doesnt-help-american-interests/
Source: Liberal Currents
by Guillaume AW Attia
“The current crisis of democracy was not inevitable, but a result of hubris and shortsightedness among generations of statesmen.” (09/01/26)
Source: The Atlantic
by David A Graham
“Labeling the anger at Flock as a reaction to ever-present surveillance in contemporary society seems accurate, but this doesn’t explain why it’s happening right now. Not only has Flock been around for some time, but ALPRs are even older. My colleague Conor Friedersdorf was sounding the alarm a decade ago. ‘Your diminished privacy is their product. And the police are their customers,’ he wrote in January 2016. Some anger focuses on governments that spend huge amounts (including money obtained through opioid settlements whose funds were earmarked for community aid) on technology during a moment of economic worry. More damaging to Flock’s reputation has been a series of cases of police officers allegedly abusing their access to the system to stalk people, typically current or former love interests.” (09/01/26)
Source: Responsible Statecraft
by Orlando Pérez
“The Pentagon could find itself underwriting risky loans to put Caracas'[s] petroleum infrastructure back on track.” (09/01/26)
Source: American Greatness
by Edward Ring
“Whenever a natural disaster occurs anywhere in the world that can be connected in some way with the alleged climate crisis, out come the professionals to make that connection. From the federally funded NPR, ‘A melting glacier contributed to the deadly Nepal floods. We can expect more like this.’ From CBC, ‘Scientists fear Nepal’s disaster is just a glimpse of the carnage climate change could cause.’ And from BBC, ‘Nepal calls for ‘global effort’ to address climate change after devastating flash floods.’ This is just a taste of the media consensus, backed by scientists whose careers and credibility are built on perpetuating the panic. But what exactly would constitute a ‘global effort’ to address climate change? And here again, business professionals and politicians step in, and the results are laughable.” (09/02/26)
https://amgreatness.com/2026/09/02/debunking-the-crisis-of-sea-level-rise/