Source: Reason
by Jacob Sullum
“Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche’s distinction between medical and recreational cannabis is hard to reconcile with the relevant scientific and statutory criteria.” (04/23/26)
Source: Town Hall
by Derek Hunter
“Virginia voted, and the Democrats treated the Republicans and Independents in the state like Bill Clinton treated so many women over the years – forcing their will on everyone else. If southern and rural Virginians didn’t want to be overpowered into submission, they shouldn’t have worn such a short skirt. In an election decided by three points after last year’s Governor’s race was won by the Democrat by more than 15 points, Democrats switched the state’s Congressional district map from six Democrats and five Republicans to 10 Democrats. Hitler would be proud. This is why we are a Constitutionally Limited Republic and not a democracy.” (04/23/26)
Source: The Liberty Exchange
“Foucault and Liberal Political Economy: A conversation with Mark Pennington.” (04/23/26)
Source: The Hill
“House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) is warning that House Democrats might not back an extension of the government’s warrantless spy powers as long as FBI Director Kash Patel remains atop the agency. Jeffries has long portrayed Patel as a partisan conspiracy theorist who’s unfit to be the nation’s top cop. On Thursday, he escalated those criticisms by suggesting Democrats might be ready to leverage their support for an extension of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) to secure Patel’s removal. … The remarks create what is potentially another barrier in the effort to extend FISA’s spying powers, which expire on April 30. Already, many Democrats — joined by some Republicans — are vowing to oppose the legislation unless it’s amended to include stronger privacy protections for U.S. citizens.” (04/23/26)
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5845476-jeffries-democrats-fisa-patel/
Source: Future of Freedom Foundation
“The Evil of Conscription.” (04/23/26)
Source: Philadelphia Inquirer
by Trudy Rubin
“In 1966, the famous American psychologist Abraham Maslow came up with a description of a mental bias that became known as ‘Maslow’s hammer.’ ‘If the only tool you have is a hammer, I suppose it is tempting to treat everything as if it were a nail,’ Maslow contended. Or, as some have reworded his theorem: When all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail. This is a good diagnosis for how President Donald Trump has trapped us all in his unnecessary war with Tehran. A war from which he can’t find a good exit.” (04/23/26)
https://www.inquirer.com/opinion/iran-war-trump-strait-hormuz-ceasefire-weak-deal-20260423.html
Source: The Anarchist Experience
“Rich, Lori, and Riley discuss Trump’s “New Math” as described by RFK Jr., RFK Jr.’s new food labeling initiative, New Troll claims Rich was begging for money, and Regular Troll attempts to explain how his monetary theory handles inflation.” (04/23/26)
https://theanarchistexperience.wordpress.com/2026/04/24/the-anarchist-experience-577/
Source: Antiwar.com
“Trump Shares Post Calling for the Killing of Iranian Leaders, US Continues Yemen Drone War, and More.” (04/23/26)
Source: Yahoo! Finance
“The number of Americans filing claims for unemployment benefits increased slightly last week, pointing to continued labor market stability in April, though economic uncertainty and higher prices stemming from the war with Iran pose downside risks. Initial claims for state unemployment benefits rose 6,000 to a seasonally adjusted 214,000 for the week ended April 18, the Labor Department said on Thursday. Economists polled by Reuters had forecast 210,000 claims for the latest week. There are no signs yet of widespread layoffs from the U.S.-Israel war with Iran, which has disrupted shipping in the Strait of Hormuz and boosted the price of oil and other commodities, including fertilizers, petrochemicals and aluminum.” (04/23/260
https://finance.yahoo.com/economy/articles/us-weekly-jobless-claims-increase-124003060.html
Source: bloggingheads.tv
“The Future of Intelligence (Robert Wright & Paul Bloom).” (04/23/26)