Source: New York Post
by Betsy McCaughey
“Few Americans lie awake at night worrying about the federal debt — so the Republicans’ plan to end ‘temporary’ COVID-era Obamacare subsidies due to their exorbitant cost won’t win them votes. It will save Uncle Sam money: A staggering 93% of Obamacare premiums are now paid directly by the federal government to health-insurance companies. But will that bring victory in the coming midterm elections? No. That’s why Democrats are gloating that reducing the subsidies will mean higher costs for enrollees, and increase the number of Americans who go without insurance. Because of it, Republicans ‘are going to get their clocks cleaned’ in November, Sen. Chris Murphy (D- Conn.) predicts. Democrats cynically insist on continuing to spend huge sums of taxpayers’ money — $450 billion over the next 10 years — to prop up lousy insurance, defending the indefensible because of its Obamacare label. Even though Obamacare is an utter failure.” (12/02/25)
https://nypost.com/2025/12/02/opinion/enough-with-obamacares-12-year-failure-congress-start-here-to-unwind-it/
Source: New York Post
“Democrats on the House Oversight Committee released ‘never-before-seen’ images and videos of late pedophile Jeffrey Epstein’s notorious private island in the Caribbean Wednesday as official Washington waits for the Justice Department to hand over its files on the infamous case. The eerie images show several rooms in the disgraced financier’s luxury retreat on Little St. James in the US Virgin Islands, including one room that looks like a dentist’s operating office and is decorated with what appear to be masks of notorious historical figures. ‘These new images are a disturbing look into the world of Jeffrey Epstein and his island,’ said Rep. Robert Garcia (D-CA), the Oversight Committee’s ranking member.” (12/03/25)
https://nypost.com/2025/12/03/us-news/house-dems-release-never-before-seen-pics-video-of-jeffrey-epsteins-infamous-private-island/
Source: The Price of Liberty
by Nathan Barton
“[I]f wishes were horses, beggars would ride. At some point, apparently somebody invented an imaginary citation regarding taxes, fees, and natural rights and liberties. And since then, many people have swallowed that whole, repeating it and even seeking to get the courts to accept this fake decision.” (12/02/25)
https://thepriceofliberty.org/2025/12/02/the-tyranny-of-licenses-permits-and-permission-slips-and-trusting-without-verifying-the-truth/
Source: France 24 [French state media]
“Israel on Wednesday said it would open the Rafah crossing from Gaza to Egypt to allow residents ‘exclusively’ to exit the besieged Palestinian territory ‘in the coming days.’ Humanitarian groups have called for the reopening of the critical border crossing under the terms of the US-brokered ceasefire deal. … The Rafah crossing is a crucial entry point for humanitarian workers and for lorries transporting aid, food and fuel, which is essential for daily life in a territory deprived of electricity. The crossing has long been the main exit point for Palestinians from Gaza who were authorised to leave the narrow strip of land, which has been under Israeli blockade since 2007.” (12/03/25)
https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20251203-israel-reopen-rafah-crossing-gazans-to-exit-egypt
Source: Libertarian Alliance
“Join us for an interview with Amanda Griffiths, an ally and first mover who has just announced her candidacy for Vice Chair of the Libertarian Party!” (12/02/25)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WRGC8UeyKqs
Source: Independent Institute
by Ivan Eland
“The Trump administration recently threatened to return retired Navy captain, former astronaut, and now Senator Mark Kelly to active duty and court-martial him—along with investigating other veterans in Congress—merely for publicly advising members of the military to honor their oath to defend the Constitution and refuse to obey illegal orders (presumably from President Donald Trump, the commander in chief of the U.S. armed forces). Of course, Trump’s threats are outrageous but unsurprising. He has said he wants to terminate the Constitution. He has also said that Article II, which defines the presidency, allows him to do whatever he wants. More than the flag, the national anthem, the pledge of allegiance, and the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution provides the pillars for the preservation of the American republic. That’s why the military Oath of Enlistment pledges allegiance to the Constitution rather than to a person or branch of government.” (12/02/25)
https://www.independent.org/article/2025/12/02/trump-threatens-mark-kelly-for-reiterating-the-militarys-obligation-to-the-constitution/
Source: SFGate
“Billionaire spacewalker Jared Isaacman urged senators on Wednesday to take swift action on his bid to lead NASA, after being yanked and then renominated by President Donald Trump. Isaacman appeared before the Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee in Washington eight months after his first nomination hearing. The tech entrepreneur who’s rocketed into orbit twice with SpaceX stressed the need for ‘full-time leadership’ at NASA as the space agency prepares to send astronauts back to the moon early next year. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy has been filling in as NASA’s acting administrator since summer. Returning astronauts to the moon for the first time in more than 50 years will be ‘a challenging endeavor to say the least,’ Isaacman told the committee led by Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas. NASA is targeting early next year for a lunar flyaround by four astronauts.” (12/03/25)
https://www.sfgate.com/news/politics/article/billionaire-spacewalker-is-back-before-the-senate-21220867.php
Source: Foundation for Economic Education
by Diogo Costa
“Tom Stoppard died on Saturday, November 29th, at 88. Some would call him a scholar’s playwright, due to his allusions and philosophical meditations. When my friend Pedro Sette-Câmara introduced me to his work, I was pursuing graduate studies in New York. The Coast of Utopia was premiering at Lincoln Center, and I couldn’t find an affordable ticket to see it. Instead, I read his trilogy in book format. Partially because of my studies in political philosophy at the time, I started to see in his work the themes related to human freedom and human knowledge, as well as the forces that threaten them.” (12/02/25)
https://fee.org/articles/theatres-timid-libertarian/
Source: In These Times
by Maximillian Alvarez
“Having lived through what they call a ‘meltdown,’ a massive service failure in 1999 that actually continued into the year 2000. I think they didn’t get this mess cleaned up for probably about 18 months. Our main line looked like a parking lot and the Norfolk Southern takeover of our portion of Conrail was an unmitigated disaster. This is not good for railroad workers. We worked endlessly, largely 12 hours every time we went to work. It’s a complete chaotic environment. This is not a safe environment. Workers are demoralized. It’s a state of confusion, and we are all constantly fatigued. And we’re pretty upset that we’ve seen our railroad turned upside down and largely destroyed by a corporate takeover. So I would postulate that this kind of meltdown is certainly not in our interest, and there’s very good reason to believe that a UP and NS merger would result in this.” (12/03/25)
https://inthesetimes.com/article/working-people-podcast-railroad-workers-norfolk-southern-union-pacific
Source: Axios
“The Trump administration paused all immigration applications from 19 countries it determined to be ‘high-risk,’ per a Tuesday evening U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services memorandum. The action marks the administration’s latest move to curtail immigration after an Afghan national was identified as the suspect in last week’s deadly shooting in D.C. that targeted National Guard members. The suspension that the New York Times first reported on impacts people from countries already facing travel restrictions from a June order that President Trump signed — including Afghanistan, Haiti, Iran, Somalia and Venezuela. The other nations are: Burundi, Chad, Cuba, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Iran, Laos, Libya, Myanmar, Republic of Congo, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Togo, Turkmenistan and Yemen.” (12/03/25)
https://archive.is/1f3MA
