Source: New York Post
by Isaac Schorr

“Americans’ continued exasperation with the cost of living crisis is no hoax, but Democrats’ affordability theater is little more than a dubious con job. After watching Zohran Mamdani upset Andrew Cuomo in last year’s mayoral race, both radicals and relative moderates alike took the hint: Voters are desperate for candidates who speak to the frustration they feel at the gas pump, in the grocery line and after every utility payment. It’s a lesson they’ve taken to heart on the campaign trail this election cycle. Embattled Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer won’t shut up about his conference’s ‘affordability agenda’, and the progressive caucus in the House is pitching itself using the exact same phrase. ‘Democrats in Key Senate Races Campaign on Addressing GOP Affordability Crisis, Bringing Down Costs, and Making Life Easier’, crowed the wordy headline of a Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee press release issued on Friday.” (09/07/26)

https://nypost.com/2026/09/07/opinion/democrats-faux-affordability-agenda-will-cost-americans/

Source: Adam Smith Institute
by Tim Worstall

“The US health care system includes many employers, each competing for the money that can be made off the services of a nurse. The NHS is the – near – monopsonistic employer of nurses in the United Kingdom. Karl was quite right, the workers get screwed by the single employer. There’s not all that much Marx did get right – and most of what he did was what he cribbed from Smith and Ricardo – but this part, monopoly purchase of labour being bad for workers is one of those few things correct that he independently arrived at.” (09/08/260

https://www.adamsmith.org/blog/to-take-marxs-warning-about-monopoly-capitalism-seriously

Source: Caitlin Johnstone, Rogue Journalist
by Caitlin Johnstone

“‘Antisemitism’ watchdog groups are flipping the fuck out about hip hop artist Macklemore saying ‘Free Palestine’ while opening for Ed Sheeran, and the western press are of course helping to spin this ridiculous nonsense as a massive scandal. [extended quote] … Our society is so brainwashed and dystopian that THIS is being framed by the news media as a controversial and incendiary statement. A normal person might assume this is the most obvious and inoffensive thing a celebrity could possibly say about any issue of moral importance, but you’d never know this from the Israel apologists and the headlines in the mainstream press. ‘Controversy swirls following pro-Palestinian comments made by Macklemore at MetLife Stadium before Ed Sheeran concert,’ reads a headline by CBS News. ‘Macklemore faces renewed backlash over ‘Free Palestine’ remarks,’ says USA Today.” (09/08/26)

https://caitlinjohnstone.com.au/2026/09/08/oh-my-god-shut-the-fuck-up-about-antisemitism/

Source: The Daily Economy
by Paul McDonnold

“At the height of the cultural revolution, a group of Chicago economists was quietly launching one of its own.” (09/08/26)

https://thedailyeconomy.org/article/the-swinging-sixties-chicago-school-style/

Source: Washington Post
by James Harkin

“What recourse do people have when encryption technology that they thought was pretty good comes up against an AI program capable of impressive mathematical reasoning? In a July blog post, Anthropic disclosed that its researchers, using their Claude Mythos Preview model, had discovered improved ways to attack cryptographic algorithms (the mathematical methods used to keep online data private) — a development with transformative implications for cryptography. The concern here isn’t just about protecting data — it’s also about protecting identities. In the last few decades, society has found sophisticated ways to blur or redact things to protect people’s anonymity. But as it begins to flex its muscles, AI may be able to de-blur them instantly.” (09/08/26)

https://archive.is/yqAUA

Source: Niskanen Center
by Joshua McCabe

“Families with young children are potentially eligible for dozens of public benefits to support them during periods of unemployment and to supplement their earnings during periods of employment. Access to these benefits varies depending on earnings, marital status, age of the children, and where families reside. This patchwork across programs and states is so complex that social scientists, advocates, and policymakers often narrow their focus to examine a single program in isolation. While this gives a clear view of the impact of any one program, it risks missing the forest for the trees.” (09/08/26)

https://www.niskanencenter.org/family-benefits-in-america-2025-report-card/