Source: Ludwig von Mises Institute
by Wanjiru Njoya

“As the New York Times finally begins to question whether progressives went ‘too far’ with diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), it is worth reiterating that DEI policies are based on false and destructive premises, and for that reason they should be abandoned altogether. Rather than debating whether DEI has gone ‘too far,’ we should continue to oppose this sinister ideology in its entirety.” (07/28/26)

https://mises.org/mises-wire/dei-any-other-name-still-just-sinister

Source: Law & Liberty
by Rachel Lu

“Postliberals seem determined to disprove the old adage that hindsight is 20/20.” (07/28/26)

https://lawliberty.org/book-review/backing-a-losing-horse/

Source: Adam Smith Institute
by Tim Worstall

“It simply is true that if we concentrate power – of any kind – into one place then those who desire power over others will attempt to occupy that position. So as to have that power, d’ye see? The answer to the wrong people gaining such power is not to have the concentrations of power. We are not commenting upon whether Trump is good or bad as a person to have such power. Only upon the logic of the argument as presented. For one of the things we have observed over the decades is that The Guardian is very rarely happy with any occupant of such a position of power. There’s always something bad they’re doing, something good they’re not. That every powerful politician is such a disappointment is an obvious clue to the idea that power should not be so concentrated.” (07/28/26)

https://www.adamsmith.org/blog/as-fine-an-argument-for-minarchy-as-youll-ever-see

Source: Responsible Statecraft
by Hekmat Aboukhater

“Back in 1975, reeling from the Arab Oil Embargo of 1973, President Gerald Ford signed the Energy Policy and Conservation Act. The law established the nation’s Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) and framed it as a rainy day fund, made ready for the benefit of the American people should a crisis in supply reach us once more. Today, after two consecutive administrations, our rainy day fund has been drawn down to the lowest levels since 1983.” (07/28/26)

https://responsiblestatecraft.org/trump-oil-reserves/

Source: Electronic Frontier Foundation
by Chao Liu & Katharine Trendacosta

“For years, John Deere had actively made repairing their tractors near-impossible for anyone but itself and the few ‘authorized’ repair shops—regardless of the ability of its customers to actually visit such shops. Now, in a major win for farmers and right to repair advocates, John Deere must soon provide farmers with not just the tools and resources to finally repair their own John Deere equipment, but also access to future updates for said equipment.” (07/28/26)

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/07/farmers-are-getting-control-their-equipment-back

Source: Informed Comment
by Mojtaba Mahdavi

“The Discourse of ‘Iranian exceptionalism’ appears in both negative and positive forms. The negative version must be examined within the broader framework of ‘Middle Eastern exceptionalism’ and its various manifestations. In this view – whether in Orientalist discourses, Orientalism in reverse found in autocratic Islamism or authoritarian secular nationalism, or even in certain strands of cultural relativism – Iran, as part of the Global South, the Muslim world, and the Middle East, is deemed unfit for democracy. … The present analysis, however, is more concerned with a positive version of a particular articulation of Iranian exceptionalism that has been mobilized in support of war and sanctions, and in the normalization of the moral justification of military aggression, including alignment – whether strategic or discursive – with Trumpism and Netanyahu’s far-right, war-criminal regime.” (07/28/26)

https://www.juancole.com/2026/07/iranian-exceptionalism-rethinking.html