Source: UnHerd
by John D Davidson

“Time is running out to prosecute Dr. Anthony Fauci. After May 11, Fauci — the man touted as ‘America’s doctor’ during the pandemic and who led the US response — will be clear of the five-year statute of limitations. Past that date, he can’t be indicted over allegations that he lied to Congress about the origins of Covid or the US government’s role in funding research that may have led to the pandemic.” [editor’s note: “Time ran out” on January 20, 2025, when Biden preemptively pardoned Fauci – TLK] (05/01/26)

https://www.npr.org/2025/01/20/nx-s1-5268258/biden-pardons-fauci-milley-and-members-of-jan-6-panel

Source: The Bleeding Heart Libertarian
by Matt Zwolinski

“Over at Liberalism.org I’ve been working on a series of essays making the case that classical liberals and modern liberals have more in common than either camp tends to admit, and ought to be working together rather than past each other. The first piece draws on the great Chicago School theorist Henry Simons to argue that for liberalism the great enemy is concentrated power, whether public or private. The second extends this line of thought by making the case that classical liberals should care about wealth inequality. Not for the usual reasons modern liberals care about it, but because of its easy conversion to political power. Once private wealth becomes large enough to capture the institutions that are supposed to constrain it, the classical liberal commitment to limited government has nothing left to push against.” (05/01/26)

https://bleedingheartlibertarian.substack.com/p/power-inequality-and-politics

Source: Brownstone Institute
by Russ Gonnering

“Regular readers of Brownstone Journal have been graced with insight provided by many authors of diverse backgrounds and experiences. As a physician, I have found those authored by Dr. Joseph Varon to be exceptionally helpful in their insight into the state of medicine today. In particular, his essay, ‘When Physicians are Replaced With a Protocol,’ struck a chord with me. Perhaps it was my conscience, as I probably bear some responsibility for furthering this viewpoint, at least on a local level. You see, I once was a True Believer. It was plausible. It seemed so believable, so ‘scientific,’ so simple. But it was a vicious hoax that, I am ashamed to say, took me in.” (05/01/26)

https://brownstone.org/articles/the-ascent-of-mediocrity/

Source: Future of Freedom Foundation
by Jacob G Hornberger

“Anarchists — genuine anarchists — favor the abolition of all government. Yet, when it comes to immigration, we have ‘anarchists’ favoring a massive socialist program, one that is enforced by a massive immigration police state. At the risk of belaboring the obvious, a massive socialist program and a massive immigration police state are the opposite of anarchy, which, again, means no government at all.” (05/01/26)

https://www.fff.org/2026/05/01/the-irrationality-of-police-state-libertarian-anarchists/

Source: Responsible Statecraft
by Rosemary Kelanic

“This will surprise many Americans because Trump and Co. are flooding the zone with age-old misconceptions in order to prevent panic and opposition to the war.” (05/01/26)

https://responsiblestatecraft.org/fuel-prices-us-shock-war/

Source: Cato Institute
by Brandan P Buck

“Over the last eight weeks of war with Iran, America’s two deliberative institutions, Congress and the media, have largely abandoned their duty to sustain public debate on the most important question a republic can face — the choice between war and peace. Neither institution performed perfectly during the Global War on Terror. Yet on Capitol Hill there was debate before the initiation of hostilities, and the media made considerable efforts to manufacture consent. By today’s standard, these activities seem almost admirable. The Iran War may be the first genuinely ‘post-deliberative’ war in American history.” (05/01/26)

https://www.cato.org/commentary/americas-post-deliberative-wars