Source: The Daily Economy
by Logan Tantibanchachai
“Affluent activists increasingly treat property rights as morally negotiable, attacking the system that enabled their (and their parents’) success..” (05/27/26)
https://thedailyeconomy.org/article/hasan-piker-and-the-marxist-resentment-behind-microlooting/
Source: Inequality.org
by Chuck Collins & Emily Wagner
“One of the great injustices of our current tax system is that working people often end up subsidizing the luxury consumption of the billionaire class. One example of this phenomena can be found in the world of private jets, one of the most ecologically indefensible forms of transformation. The private jet lobby has worked for years to secure tax breaks for aircraft purchases and fuel—and shift their costs on to taxpayers and the commercial flying public. The lobby scored a big win when a 100% bonus depreciation for business assets including private planes was included in the 2017 Trump tax cut. That provision was renewed in 2025’s ‘One Big Beautiful Bill Act.’ ” (05/27/26)
https://inequality.org/article/lawmakers-seek-to-eliminate-private-jet-subsidies/
Source: The Hill
“Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin said late Tuesday he is ‘drawing up plans’ to end the processing of international flights in left-leaning cities, pointing to protests outside an immigration detention center in New Jersey as rationale. Mullin’s comments follow weekend protests at Delaney Hall in Newark, where Sen. Andy Kim (D-N.J.) was pepper sprayed during an interaction with immigration agents. … U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents process both U.S. and international visitors at the border and on flights. … Critics said ending the processing of international flights at various airports would cause chaos at airports across the country, forcing airlines to cancel flights and disrupt travel for left- and right-leaning cities that depend on CBP processing at major hubs.” [editor’s note: How about a compromise — CPB stops “processing” those flights … but the flights don’t stop. They just proceed without police state interference. Everybody wins! – TLK] (05/27/26)
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5897027-homeland-security-plans-end-flights/
Source: Washington Post
“The hysteria around artificial intelligence and data centers is growing, but are the public’s worst fears warranted? … James Hohmann, Jason Willick and Dominic Pino debunk the biggest myths about the technology’s impacts on jobs and the environment.” (05/26/26)
Source: Mindset Shifts
by Barry Brownstein
“Why Those Who Won’t Govern Themselves Will Govern You.” (05/27/26)
https://mindsetshifts.substack.com/p/the-do-gooders-road-to-coercion
Source: Semafor
by David Weigel
“The major US political parties are best understood by looking at Texas and California, whose 2026 primaries tell a clear story: Republicans are run from the top, while Democrats aren’t run at all. Texas Republicans did what the president asked them to on Tuesday, nominating state Attorney Gen. Ken Paxton for the job now held by Sen. John Cornyn. A 40-year scandal-free career in Texas politics is over after pro-Cornyn groups spent close to $100 million to defend him, simply because President Donald Trump said so. The polar-opposite dynamic is on view in California, where Democrats will likely send one of their gubernatorial candidates to the November election against Republican Steve Hilton. They have struggled to even accomplish that, however, after Gov. Gavin Newsom declined to endorse a successor.” (05/27/26)
https://www.semafor.com/article/05/27/2026/why-democrats-prefer-their-own-messy-primaries
Source: Ron Paul Liberty Report
“Silver Lining: Iran War Ends US Military Occupation of Middle East.” (05/27/26)
Source: Future of Freedom Foundation
by Jacob G Hornberger
“There is a principle in the law that one must have ‘standing’ before bringing a legal action against someone else. If the person lacks standing, his case is disallowed. In the build-up to one of its patented regime-change operations, the U.S. government, especially the national-security branch of the government, has accused Cuba’s government of being a supporter of terrorism. That’s rich, especially given that the U.S. government has long been — and continues to be — one of the biggest supporters of terrorism against Cuba. Given such, the U.S. government clearly lacks moral standing to complain about any supposed support of terrorism by the Cuban government.” (05/27/26)
https://www.fff.org/2026/05/27/no-moral-standing-to-complain-about-supposed-cuban-terrorism/
Source: The UnPopulist
by Shikha Dalmia
“Its splashy self-examination reads less like a serious reform agenda than a carefully choreographed contrition statement aimed at a hostile administration.” (05/27/26)
https://www.theunpopulist.net/p/yales-mea-culpa-arrives-at-the-wrong
Source: South China Morning Post [Hong Kong]
“Spanish police are searching the headquarters of the ruling Socialist Party as part of an ongoing investigation into possible financial wrongdoing, the Civil Guard said on Wednesday. The raid on the office in central Madrid is another blow to the party of Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, whose Socialists have been hammered by a series of corruption scandals. The Civil Guard said the police were under judicial orders to find material relevant to a National Court probe into accusations of corruption against former party members and other individuals.” (05/27/26)