Source: New York Post
by Miranda Devine
“Elissa Slotkin was elected to the Senate in 2024 as a supposed ‘moderate’. But of course we know that, apart from Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman, that species of Democratic politician doesn’t exist in Congress anymore. Sure enough, it didn’t take long for Slotkin, a former CIA analyst who served under John Brennan, to show her true colors. The Michigan senator told students at the University of Chicago last week how she plans to use the power that will come to Democrats if they win Senate control in the midterms next month. She wants to unleash a barrage of political investigations on Trump officials in order to frighten young people away from taking jobs in the administration. ‘The people around Donald Trump … have no immunity the way the president does … So you go after the people who do his bidding,’ she told the audience during a live podcast recording Tuesday.” (10/18/26)
https://nypost.com/2026/10/18/opinion/moderate-elissa-slotkin-pretends-shes-a-stickler-for-defending-democracy-but-this-is-how-the-bolshevik-left-play-the-game/
Source: Fox News
“United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby is calling for a national wealth tax and inheritance taxes approaching 100% for certain estates, arguing that growing wealth inequality poses a threat to American society. Kirby made the remarks when asked about declining public trust in corporate executives during an interview with The New York Times. ‘Wealth inequality has become a danger to our society, and we need to address that,’ Kirby told the outlet in an interview published Sunday. The airline executive argued that a wealth tax would need to be implemented nationwide rather than at the state level to prevent wealthy Americans from relocating to avoid paying it.” [editor’s note: Nothing is stopping you from giving your own money away, troll – SAT] (10/19/26)
https://www.foxbusiness.com/fox-news-travel/united-airlines-ceo-scott-kirby-wealth-inheritance-tax
Source: Libertarian Institute
“The CG Mailbag: Question Time [Fall 2026].” (10/19/26)
https://libertarianinstitute.org/cgpodcast/episode-089-the-cg-mailbag-question-time-fall-2026/
Source: Liberal Currents
by Nathan Goldwag
“Recently, Mayor Zohran Mamdani of New York City announced the launch of a new municipal Strategy to Combat Antisemitism, beginning his video with an oft-repeated Talmudic quote: ‘Whoever saves a single life is considered by scripture to have saved the whole world.’ That lesson is something of a cliché in Reform Jewish circles, and not at all controversial. But given the nature of social media, it shouldn’t be surprising that the replies to Mamdani on Elon Musk’s X were a cesspit of antisemitism, islamophobia, and general hatred. What surprised and even alarmed some observers was how much of the negative reaction came from popular left-wing influencers and journalists.” (10/19/26)
https://www.liberalcurrents.com/the-native-language-of-social-media-is-slurs/
Source: Law & Liberty
by Andy Smarick
“Institutions help us make sense of change; without them the AI revolution could be especially disruptive.” (10/19/26)
https://lawliberty.org/weak-institutions-and-the-ai-scare/
Source: Politico
“A Serbian prosecutor investigating alleged corruption surrounding a Trump real estate project in Belgrade was targeted with Israeli-made Pegasus spyware after speaking out about political interference and abuses of power, according to research made public Monday. Rade Bajić, a member of Serbia’s Public Prosecutor’s Office for Organized Crime, is reported to be the latest target identified in a growing spyware scandal that has engulfed the country’s political opposition, civil society and institutions. … The spyware revelation comes amid mounting controversy over plans to redevelop the former Yugoslav military headquarters in Belgrade into a luxury Trump Tower skyscraper. The project, associated with Jared Kushner, U.S. President Donald Trump’s son-in-law, has faced allegations of political interference and irregularities surrounding the removal of the site’s protected heritage status.” (10/19/26)
https://www.politico.eu/article/serbian-prosecutor-targeted-with-spyware-after-trump-tower-project-probe/
Source: EconTalk
“Lives Wasted and Well-Lived: David Wolpe on The Death of Ivan Ilyich.” (10/18/26)
https://www.econtalk.org/lives-wasted-and-well-lived-david-wolpe-on-the-death-of-ivan-ilyich/
Source: The Daily Economy
by Stephen C Miller
“Information isn’t expertise. Universities rushing to teach AI strategies risk promising specialized knowledge their faculty cannot deliver.” (10/19/26)
https://thedailyeconomy.org/article/ai-and-the-knowledge-problem-in-higher-ed/
Source: The Daily Economy
by Peter C Earle
“The S&P 500 promises broad exposure to American business. But with ten companies accounting for 40 percent of its value, investors may be far less diversified than they believe.” (10/19/26)
https://thedailyeconomy.org/article/the-sp-is-soaring-but-most-stocks-are-stalling/
Source: BBC News [UK state media]
“A former Rwandan army sergeant major, who became an outspoken critic of President Paul Kagame, has been found beheaded in neighbouring Uganda. Robert Kabera, 50, fled Rwanda after being accused of sexual assault, which he denied. He sought asylum in neighbouring Uganda, citing political persecution. Ugandan police spokesperson Kituuma Rusoke on Monday said that Kabera’s head had still not been recovered. His body was discovered by local residents on the outskirts of Kampala over the weekend. The Rwandan government has not publicly commented on the killing. Several critics of Kagame have been killed, both in Rwanda and abroad. His widow, Jeanne d’Arc Rwigema Uwizeye, told BBC Great Lakes in a written message that she now feared for her family’s safety. ‘It is scary. I feel crazy, the children and I don’t have security,’ she said.” (10/19/26)
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c3lylj78777do
