Source: Washington Monthly
by Colin Woodard
“The American Nations map, which charts our settler history, reveals the deep legacies disrupted by last week’s Democratic victories.” (11/09/26)
https://washingtonmonthly.com/2026/11/09/in-the-deep-south-the-red-wall-and-history-collapses/
Source: SFGate
“The death toll from airstrikes that hit homes near Yemen’s capital, Sanaa, on Saturday has increased to 44, most of them women and children, Houthi health authorities said late Sunday. The strikes on the village of al-Shariya, east of Sanaa, wounded 40 others, including eight children and nine women, said Anees al-Asbahi, spokesperson for the Houthi-run Health Ministry. The dead included 21 children and 10 women, he said, making the strikes one of the deadliest attacks in the latest bout of violence in Yemen’s yearlong civil war. Al-Asbahi said rescue teams were still searching the area for missing people, raising fears that the death toll could rise.” (11/09/26)
https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/houthi-rebels-say-at-least-44-killed-in-airstrike-22520434.php
Source: Noahpinion
“Noah, Brad DeLong, and Dan Wang discuss the Anthropic IPO.” (11/09/26)
https://www.noahpinion.blog/p/noah-brad-delong-and-dan-wang-discuss
Source: Law & Liberty
by Ronald W Dworkin
“Activists cosplay as revolutionaries while clutching desperately for legal restraints.” (11/09/26)
https://lawliberty.org/the-childlike-innocence-of-the-american-protester/
Source: Liberal Currents
by Holly Berkley Fletcher
“Those writing obituaries for Christian nationalism need to hold off.” (11/09/26)
https://www.liberalcurrents.com/the-evangelical-vote-will-return-in-2028/
Source: United Press International
“Iran on Sunday warned the United States to accept its proposal for ending the war and opening the Strait of Hormuz or risk renewed fighting. ‘Our 2-day proposal stands: meet the requirements, including end to war on all fronts, and you will see results. Or choose war, and see our alert and battle-hardened Warriors rain down hell,’ Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi said in a social media statement. … Specifics of the proposal have not been entirely made public, but Araghchi said it would see the United States first meet several conditions on the first day of its implementation, including lifting sanctions, reducing its military presence in the region and unfreezing Iranian assets, while Tehran would, on the second day, reopen shipping lanes through the Strait of Hormuz.” (11/09/26)
https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2026/11/09/iran-US-proposal/9791794198770/
Source: Free Talk Live
“Dave Ridley calls about NH vote on ‘tax cap’ :: Police in MS shoot and kill a baby, court ruled ‘justified’ :: Skeeter calls to act like a child :: Sarah in NM calls about new speeding cameras :: Caller insists IP is valuable :: Turd also likes IP :: voting systems are dumb :: people released from Aurora immigration detention center immediately re-arrested :: 2026-11-08 :: Hosts: Stu, Rich E. Rich, Riley O’Bill.” (11/08/26)
Source: The Volokh Conspiracy
by Ilya Somin
“Outgoing GOP Representative Thomas Massie is planning to introduce an impeachment resolution against Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth. Soon-to-be Democratic Speaker of the House Hakeem Jeffries says he’s a ‘hard yes’ on the idea. That makes it very likely it will happen. If not now, then when Democrats take control of Congress in January, after their big win in the midterm election. Hegseth richly deserves it, and should be convicted on at least two major charges: his role in starting an unconstitutional war and over 200 cases of outright murder.” (11/08/26)
Source: New York Post
by staff
“Watch out: Democrats’ big ideas for ‘saving’ Social Security — now set to go bust in 2032 — range from lunacy like boosting payouts to madness like job-killing tax hikes. The program’s trust fund empties out in just six years, forcing automatic 22% cuts in payments, yet the Democrats who just won control of Congress look to worsen the outlook, throwing the system’s finances even further out of whack. … The shortfall is now covered by the funds’ reserves; when they dry up, payouts automatically shrink about a fifth. Cue Democratic plans to jack up taxes (and not just on the rich!) to pull in more cash.” [editor’s note: And once again they ignore the idea of putting a “floor” on FICA, instead of just raising the ceiling – SAT] (11/08/26)
https://nypost.com/2026/11/08/opinion/democrats-disastrous-ideas-to-fix-social-security/
Source: BBC News [UK state media]
“France has accused Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) of being behind cyber-attacks that raised the temperatures of supermarket fridges and freezers. French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot said the attack was ‘unprecedented in both its scale and its level of aggression’, adding those who were responsible would be hit with sanctions ‘at the European level’. Iran is yet to respond to Barrot’s allegations. The cyber-attack last month saw fridges and freezers in hundreds of supermarkets across France heated up, which spoilt fresh and frozen food estimated to be worth millions of euros. Then last week, dozens of supermarkets across several other European countries were also impacted by a cyber-attack that targeted fridges and freezers. It is not known if the instances are linked.” (11/09/26)