Source: The Inner Life of Liberalism
“[A]n introduction to our Liberal Practices project, why we’re launching this show, and what you can expect from future episodes. We’re glad you’re here, and we hope that you’ll join us on this journey.” (05/18/26)
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/001-liberalisms-inner-life/id1896732847?i=1000768405047
Source: The Bulwark
by Jonathan V Last
“On Friday, Colorado Gov. Jared Polis announced that he would commute Tina Peters’s sentence. On the one hand, this is a tiny thing. Inconsequential. If we make it out of this period, then it will hardly be worth a footnote in the history of Trumpism. On the other hand, what Gov. Polis did for Peters is everything. It is the foundational question about how liberalism responds to an illiberal attack. And I’m going to swerve and tell you that I’m not really sure what I think about it. This might seem like an easy call — but it only seems that way.” (05/18/26)
Source: Responsible Statecraft
by Jack Hunter
“As the voting opens in Kentucky today, polls are showing a neck-and-neck race with turnout for both candidates [Thomas Massie and Ed Gallrein] being key, thus Trump pulling out all the guns, even the defense secretary, to shift the tide against his nemisis. But obviously this is far more than just two regular Republicans vying for a House gig. Perhaps even more than Trump’s personal vendetta against Massie, the usual establishment coalition of neoconservatives, Christian Evangelical Zionists and wealthy pro-Israel mega-donors have made this a referendum on the acceptable levels of the Israel lobby’s influence in American politics and in American war policy.” (05/19/26)
Source: ABC News
“A Pakistani court on Tuesday sentenced a man to death for killing a teenage social media influencer outside her home last year when she rejected his offer of friendship. Islamabad Judge Muhammad Afzal Majoka announced the conviction and verdict for Umar Hayat, who was arrested in June after the killing of 17-year-old Sana Yousuf. … Yousuf had a wide following in Pakistan. After her death, hundreds of thousands of users began following her account on TikTok, among the country’s most popular social media platforms. Originally from the scenic northern region of Chitral, she was known for promoting traditional Chitrali music and dress through her videos. She also advocated for girls’ education. Hours before her murder, she posted a photo celebrating her birthday with friends.” (05/19/26)
Source: Politics Politics Politics
“Kentucky’s Crazy Republican Primary Ads! Is Iran Settling in for the Long Haul? (with Ryan McBeth).” (05/18/26)
https://www.politicspoliticspolitics.com/p/kentuckys-crazy-republican-primary
Source: Free Talk kLive
“This episode features Paul Puey of Edge Wallet and Harry Halpin of Nym on their groundbreaking MixNet integration; Captain Kickass on trusts, infinite banking, and protecting your assets from the state; plus discussions on Filecoin’s decentralized storage, Firo privacy coin updates, wrench attacks targeting crypto holders, and the ongoing war for your data.” (05/18/26)
Source: The Price of Liberty
by Nathan Barton
“Environists have a mythology as rich (and wrong) as any other supposed (that is, fake) religion, when it comes to water. These myths are now embedded into school textbooks and media playbooks as much as National Socialism was ever found in schoolbooks of the Third Reich. Here are some of the myths and examples of them …” (05/18/26)
Source: Astral Codex Ten
by Scott Alexander
“Sorry, I give up. In past elections, I’ve covered every single candidate for governor of California, from the incumbents all the way down to the cranks. In 2022 there were twenty-six of them, and I covered them all. But sorry, I give up. This year there are sixty. It’s too many. I can’t disambiguate them all into unique individuals with their own personalities, hopes, and dreams. So as consolation for the list I’m not giving you, here are the basic types, and a few examples of each.” (05/19/26)
https://www.astralcodexten.com/p/the-types-of-candidate-you-find-in
Source: SFGate
“Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche is appearing on Capitol Hill for his first congressional testimony since taking the reins at the Justice Department, as the agency faces intense scrutiny over its plans to create a $1.776 billion fund to pay allies of President Donald Trump who believe they were targeted politically. … Republicans pressed acting Attorney General Todd Blanche about violent crime, drug enforcement and other conventional Justice Department topics. But for the most part, they’re steering clear of the Justice Department’s creation of a new $1.776 fund created to compensate allies of President Trump who say they’ve been mistreated by the criminal justice system and Democrats. That’s in contrast to their Democratic counterparts, who routinely pressed Blanche on the fund.” (05/19/26)
Source: My History Can Beat Up Your Politics
“2002 Midterms: Against The Trend.” (05/18/26)
https://myhistorycanbeatupyourpolitics.wordpress.com/2026/05/18/2002-midterms-against-the-trend/