Source: Foundation for Economic Education
by Jake Scott

“On a Sunday night in late July, Brazil’s Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and China’s Xi Jinping spoke for more than an hour. It was cordial and faintly triumphant, with the two governments announcing their intention to accelerate a long-stalled China–Mercosur trade agreement. Alongside this, there are plans to deepen cooperation on satellites and critical-minerals processing, and waive short-stay visa requirements. This marks a serious change for Brazil.” (08/25/26)

https://fee.org/articles/brasilia-makes-friends-with-beijing/

Source: Town Hall
by Matt Vespa

“The reactions to the Lindsay Clancy case have been appalling: where do people get the idea that she’s innocent, or worse, that she’s not guilty of her actions? The white wine brigade of white, leftist, suburban moms, who are outright morons, is back and worse than ever. The numerous posts from women saying they can relate to Clancy are disgusting, with some posts making me want to call child services because they’re all gushing over a child killer. Is there sharia law, but only for white liberal women? If not, we should make one, since that would codify their shutting up for all eternity, seeking permission to speak and leave the house. They should, if child killing is now an acceptable event for this unholy spawn of fetal alcohol syndrome.” (08/25/26)

https://townhall.com/columnists/mattvespa/2026/08/25/the-white-lib-female-reaction-to-the-lindsay-clancy-case-has-justified-the-salem-witch-trials-n2681817

Source: The Hill
by James D Zirin

“Democrats are widely expected to win control of the House in November’s election. The Senate remains a tossup. But there is a nagging suspicion that Trump will somehow pervert the will of the people to ensure that Republicans retain their majority in the House and somehow steal the election. … Trump will delegitimize eligible voters. He will scare them away from the polls by posting federal agents at their voting places or discouraging them by disparaging mail-in ballots. But here’s the crusher: If the outcome is close, his minions can refuse to seat elected Democrats by reason of a yawning loophole in how congressional elections are administered.” (08/25/26)

https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/6047610-house-election-loophole-risk/

Source: UnHerd
by Michael Lind

“The greatest threat today to American manufacturing and global exports comes from China. The People’s Republic has far surpassed the United States in industrial output and competes with Washington in a Cold War II spanning many fronts, including trade, technology, military development, and proxy wars in Ukraine and elsewhere. And that’s not to mention a new superpower space race. Why, then, is the Trump administration appeasing China on trade, while picking fights with countries like Canada that are friends and allies of the United States?” [editor’s note: The greatest threat today — as always — to American manufacturing and global exports comes from the US government. Anything other than complete unilateral free trade is a blow to America prosperity – TLK] (08/25/26)

https://archive.is/t3CIL