Source: New York Post
by Steven W Mosher
“Despite being pardoned by President Biden for his COVID crimes, Anthony Fauci pled his Fifth Amendment right to remain silent. He refused to answer a single question about his role in pandemic policy before the Homeland Security Committee, chaired by Senator Rand Paul, despite being immune from prosecution. I think I know why.” (07/29/26)
Source: BBC News [UK state media]
“Australia is taking Telegram to court over its alleged failure to remove ‘pro-terror’ material, including video of the Christchurch shootings, the country’s eSafety commissioner has said. Julie Inman-Grant, who last year led Australia’s world-first ban on social media for under-16s, said the platform faced a fine of up to to A$54.6m (£28m, US$38m) for failing to comply with its safety obligations under the Online Safety Act. The platform had left content ‘linked to some of the most notorious acts of known extremist violence in recent history’ online long after it had been put on notice, she alleged.” (07/30/26)
Source: The New Republic
“Trump Humiliated by Iran, Comey Flops as Aides Leak: He’s ‘Frustrated.'” (07/30/26)
https://newrepublic.com/article/213725/trump-humiliated-iran-comey-flops-aides-leak-he-frustrated
Source: Law & Liberty
by Brian Balfour
“Europe shows the risks of expanding government control over health care.” (07/30/26)
Source: The Daily Economy
by Daniel J Smith
“Claims to ‘protect consumers’ often shield established industries from competition. The century-old battle over the definition of ‘whiskey’ shows how.” (07/30/26)
https://thedailyeconomy.org/article/when-consumer-protection-protects-producers-from-competition/
Source: The Scott Horton Show
“Scott brings Larry Johnson back on the show to discuss where things stand between the US and Iran. Johnson explains why he’s convinced things are ultimately headed towards escalation.” (07/30/26)
Source: EconLog
by Nathanael Snow
“[Adam Smith] explains the mechanisms that Crown and Parliament in Great Britain used to achieve their goals through intervention into and control over the lives of colonists. Great Britain imposed protections and privileges for a subset of society, foreclosed on the colonists’ right to self governance, and advanced institutions to promote British nationalism. In contrast, Smith and the colonists seek after impartial institutions that govern for the welfare of all, analogous to a market.” (07/30/26)
Source: Seattle Times
“A man who gave his son the gun used to kill two students and two teachers at Appalachee High School in Georgia is set to be sentenced Thursday after he was convicted of second-degree murder and involuntary manslaughter. Colin Gray’s sentencing comes just days after his 16-year-old son, Colt Gray, pleaded guilty to murder and other charges and was sentenced to serve life in prison without the possibility of parole for the Sept. 4, 2024, shooting …. The elder Gray is one of a handful of parents around the country who have been charged criminally after their children were accused in shootings. … Prosecutors have said that Colin Gray gave his son the rifle as a Christmas gift and also bought him ammunition, a gun sight and other shooting accessories.” (07/30/26)
Source: Cato Institute
“AI: Must We Act Now?” (07/30/26)
https://www.cato.org/multimedia/cato-podcast/ai-must-we-act-now
Source: Paul Krugman
by Paul Krugman
“If believing something suits MAGA’s prejudices and interests, they don’t hesitate: they simply insist that it’s true. They routinely dismiss scientific and statistical evidence, but they don’t stop there. They’re perfectly willing to deny reality even if the truth is staring them in the face. Thus, Trump urged Americans to remember that 2024 TV blackout, which nobody remembers because it didn’t happen. He insists that California has ‘blackouts and brownouts every weekend,’ when the state’s 39 million residents can tell you it doesn’t. He says that you must show ID to buy groceries, which everyone who buys their own food knows isn’t so. Do Trump and his followers actually believe these things? As I see it, that’s a category error, starting from the presumption that they even accept that objective facts exist.” (07/30/26)
https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/reality-is-a-communist-plot