Source: The Daily Economy
by Iain Murray
“America won’t outcompete China by restricting imports on robots. It will win by becoming the best place in the world to build and deploy them.” (08/21/26)
https://thedailyeconomy.org/article/america-cant-revive-manufacturing-by-shunning-robots/
Source: Jonathan Turley
by Jonathan Turley
“There is a novel (and highly dubious) lawsuit filed in Delaware by the nation of Azerbaijan against CNN for a story claiming that it was cooperating with Israel in attacks on Iran. Republic of Azerbaijan v. CNN, Inc. borders on the legally frivolous, but it is likely politically advantageous to show Iran that it contests the allegations. … The basis for the lawsuit is what the country calls ‘CNN’s reckless reporting’ on June 5, 2026 in a post titled ‘Exclusive: Israel sent troops to Azerbaijan during Iran war, sources say’. The article claiming that Azerbaijan allowed Israel to use its territory to launch attacks against Iran no doubt raised the ire of the Islamic Republic. Indeed, the Complaint lays out how Iran threatened any countries assisting Iran and suggested that the story was putting them at risk of an Iranian attack.” (08/22/26)
Source: The Guardian [UK]
“A Texas judge denied Karmelo Anthony’s request for a new trial on Saturday, dealing a blow to the 19-year-old’s bid to overturn his murder conviction. In June, a Collin county jury found Anthony guilty of fatally stabbing his classmate Austin Metcalf in 2025 at a track meet in Frisco, a suburb 28 miles (45km) north of Dallas. He was sentenced to 35 years in prison. Anthony’s defense attorneys have sought to have the case re-tried, accusing county prosecutors of violating an off-the-record agreement. In court filings this summer, his legal team said they struck a bargain with the state to narrow the focus of the trial to the day of the track meet, excluding allegations that would raise questions about the moral character of both teenagers. … Defense attorneys said the state broke the deal at the 11th hour, leading Anthony to forgo taking the stand, as was originally planned.” (08/22/26)
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/22/karmelo-anthony-texas-trial
Source: Pink Flame of Liberty
“Let’s watch the LNC Meeting with PRESHOW review of Moellman Opinion.” (08/22/26)
Source: David Friedman’s Substack
by David Friedman
“The sign, from an Eat ‘n Park that we sometimes eat at on our Pennsic trip, expresses a common sentiment, that it is virtuous to buy from someone who lives close to you instead of from someone farther away, support the economy of your town instead of that of some other town, that it is ‘just the right thing to do.’ Why?” (08/21/26)
Source: The Next Move
by Garry Kasparov
“South Korea, like many other US allies, provides a friendly presence along strategic transit corridors. The American public’s sudden introduction to the Strait of Hormuz is a stark reminder that these are not just geographic trivia questions but strategic choke points that can make or break global trade—and deliver a real financial blow to ordinary people thousands of miles away. Donald Trump likes to cast allies as freeloaders and ungrateful charity cases (he is vindictive that the South Koreans will not get involved in his poorly conceived war in Iran). This is an awfully flat, transactional view of the world, and in almost every instance it is also inaccurate. US prosperity would be directly impacted if South Korea were absorbed by the Stalinist north.” (08/21/26)
Source: Christian Science Monitor
by staff
“In much of the Middle East, politics and security are closely intertwined with religion and ethnicity. In Israel, a small but growing minority of citizens seek to improve their country’s security by upholding both the principles of democracy and Jewish directives governing the treatment of fellow humans. In the aftermath of the 2023 Hamas attack that killed some 1,200 Israelis, this effort is not easy. Since the Oct. 7 attack, Israel has been focused on wars in Gaza, Lebanon, and Iran. Yet at the same time, violence by mainly Orthodox Jewish settlers against Palestinian residents of the occupied West Bank has spiked. Some 1,100 Palestinians have been killed in encounters with settlers or with Israeli security forces since 2023. The United Nations reported an average of six such attacks a day during the first half of 2026.” (08/21/26)
Source: Reuters
“Britain’s Prince Harry, singer Elton John and other high-profile claimants face paying millions of dollars out of their own pockets to cover the legal costs of the Daily Mail’s publisher after a judge ruled their failed privacy lawsuits were conducted in an unreasonable way. Judge Matthew Nicklin’s judgment on costs, which was published on Friday, ordered an interim payment from the claimants of £9.54 million, due by August 28, towards the legal costs of Associated Newspapers. … Last month, Nicklin comprehensively rejected the case brought by King Charles’ younger son, John and five other figures, rejecting allegations that the Mail titles had engaged in widespread unlawful activities, such as phone hacking.” (08/21/26)
Source: The Hill
“Jill Biden responds to theory Joe Biden was drugged before debate.” (08/21/26)
Source: Adam Smith Institute
by Tim Worstall
“We hear enough of how appalling capitalism is in this modern world. We should, perhaps, pay more attention to the disasters that befall those in the absence of capitalism: ‘More than 100 people have died after an artisanal goldmine at a small village in western Central African Republic (CAR) caved in’ …. ‘Artisanal’ in mining terms means men with shovels and little else but a shovel and their labour. … this is non-capitalist mining. The safer way to mine is to perhaps run with an open pit. Or, if tunnelling, to shore up said tunnels. But both of these options require much more money to be spent before there is any revenue from output. They require capital that is. ” (08/21/26)
https://www.adamsmith.org/blog/another-tragedy-of-the-absence-of-capitalism