Source: Paul Krugman
by Paul Krugman

“On Tuesday the Social Security Trustees released their latest report on the system’s finances. The numbers didn’t change much: Unless something is done, the Old Age Survivors and Disability Insurance (OASDI) program, Social Security’s official name, will be unable to pay full benefits starting in either 2032 or 2034, depending on some technical issues. That’s not far away: If the Trustees are right, the prospect of a Social Security crisis will loom over the next presidential administration. It’s important to understand, however, the nature of the looming crisis. It won’t be an economic crisis. It won’t even be a serious fiscal crisis. Whatever you may have heard, Social Security isn’t in danger of going bankrupt. What we’re facing, instead, is potential political crisis. Congress and the White House could easily take action to sustain America’s retirement system. But given the current state of our politics, there’s no guarantee that they will.” (06/11/26)

https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/social-security-is-facing-a-political

Source: Bluegrass Institute
by Richard G Innes

“By now, a Lexington resident would have to be a recluse to not know that the area’s public school system is facing major financial problems. Coverage of issues like a $16 million budget shortfall and a contingency fund that might be only around $15 to $22 million — not the supposed $42 million — has gotten just about everyone’s attention. … One can only wonder what is going on when the district’s new, chief interim financial officer admits the district grossly overestimated revenue from property, motor vehicle and occupational taxes. Things got more odiferous when the Herald-Leader reported ‘Emails show suspended FCPS budget director warned of needed cuts’ after former district Budget director Ann Sampson-Grimes’[s] lawsuit broke. The suit alleges she was improperly removed from her position after trying to inform district leadership about serious budget issues.” (06/11/26)

https://www.bluegrassinstitute.org/fcps-financial-woes/

Source: Washington Post
by David Ignatius

“Look at our battered world, and you see two presidents, Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin, caught in wars that they are struggling to finish. There’s a common theme with the Iran and Ukraine conflicts that we might call ‘the power trap.’ These two men can’t escape the consequences of their mistakes. Both leaders thought their enemies would capitulate in weeks. Both ignored advisers who warned that victory wouldn’t come so easily. Both still believe they can dictate the outcome, even as the chances of full success recede. Both have isolated themselves in bubbles of adulation and ignorance. The closer each gets to retreat, the more they seem to think that they’re winning.” ()6/11/26)

https://archive.is/JFyRq

Source: Law & Liberty
by John O McGinnis

“Law professors have finally found a positive aspect of Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, the case that overruled Roe v. Wade’s creation of constitutionally protected abortion rights. They claim that its jurisprudential logic requires overruling two of the cases most hated by the left-liberal legal academy — Buckley v. Valeo, which recognized the right of citizens to spend money on candidates and causes at election time, and New York State Rifle and Pistol Association v. Bruen, which invalidated a regime that required a license granted only under strict conditions to carry a gun. But these claims misunderstand the common originalist basis, if not all the reasoning, of these decisions.” (06/11/26)

https://lawliberty.org/standing-downstream-from-dobbs/

Source: Foreign Policy In Focus
by Elena Gutiérrez

“Since January 2026, when the intensification of US policies aimed at suffocating the Cuban people began, I have had the opportunity to travel to the island three times. Each time I return with my heart a little more broken, but also with a stronger conviction that we need to defend Cuba. As a Mexican, I have received, on behalf of my compatriots, thousands of expressions of gratitude and hugs that the Cuban people send to the Mexican people. Every time I am there, I speak about the empathy and understanding we have toward Cuba, about the great efforts ordinary Mexicans make to bring a few kilos of rice to collection centers. And when I listen to Cubans, I learn a little more about the deep history that unites us.” (06/11/26)

https://fpif.org/the-u-s-is-preparing-an-assault-on-cuba-it-should-learn-from-cuba-instead/

Source: Washington Monthly
by Matthew Cooper

“Nicholas Lemann’s family history illuminates what it means to be Jewish in America and explains how we choose our religious and ethnic identities.” (06/11/26)

https://washingtonmonthly.com/2026/06/11/the-return-of-the-native/

Source: The Daily Economy
by Marcus M Witcher

“George Selgin’s ‘False Dawn’ empirically demolishes the claim that Franklin Roosevelt pursued a Keynesian recovery strategy.” (06/11/26)

https://thedailyeconomy.org/article/did-new-deal-spending-end-the-great-depression/