Source: Politico
“The European Commission is proposing tough measures to reduce imports from illegal Israeli [squats] in the West Bank, as part of options presented to national capitals this week. A paper from the EU’s executive branch, marked confidential and seen by POLITICO, states that ‘strengthened enforcement may reduce imports from [squats] channelled into the EU in violation of existing rules, without requiring new EU legal instruments.’ Among the ideas being considered are an import licensing system, whereby goods from illegal [squats] would need special permission to be exported to the bloc; tariffs targeting goods originating in the [squats]; or an outright ban on imports from illegal s[squats].” (07/09/26)
https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-considering-import-licenses-tariffs-trade-israeli-settlements/
Source: Underthrow
“The West is Going to Sh*t Thanks to Broken Feedback Loops.” (07/09/26)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZYN_OAUKDQA
Source: Foundation for Economic Education
by Jake Scott
“The average Dutch gamer has lost €130 ($148). At least, that is a claim being made in the Hague by a foundation. On June 11, the Stichting Consumenten Competition Claims (SCCC), acting under the banner GameClaim on behalf of every Dutch personal computer (PC) gamer, filed a €220 million ($250 million) claim against the Valve Corporation, the business that operates the Steam gaming platform. The SCCC claims that roughly 2 million accounts have lost collectively those €220 million on the basis that the Valve Corporation commands some 85% of the market, and defends that position through Most-Favored-Nation clauses—terms that forbid developers from undercutting their Steam price on rival storefronts such as Epic Games Store (EGS).” (07/a09/26)
https://fee.org/articles/steaming-mad/
Source: New York Post
“The suspect in the murder of a New York mom who recently moved to Ireland is a Middle Eastern asylum-seeker who met her at an anti-Israel protest — and who may have already fled the country, according to reports. The bloody body of Jamey Carney, 43, was found Tuesday afternoon by her 13-year-old daughter at her rented home in Killarney, where she had moved five years ago from Westchester County, the Irish Sun reported. She was beaten to death and suffered multiple head injuries, with cops probing reports that a loud argument was heard the night before at her home on a luxury housing estate.” (07/09/26)
https://nypost.com/2026/07/09/world-news/migrant-sought-for-beating-death-of-ny-mom-jamey-carney-in-ireland-met-her-at-anti-israel-protest-report/
Source: Freakonomics
“How to Host a Talk Show, with Dick Cavett.” (07/09/26)
https://freakonomics.com/podcast/how-to-host-a-talk-show-with-dick-cavett/
Source: Law & LIberty
by John O McGinnis
“Ilan Wurman offers a lucid case for recovering the Constitution’s original structure—and the responsibility rests with us.” (07/09/26)
https://lawliberty.org/book-review/a-new-map-of-the-constitution/
Source: US News & World Report
“Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes slowed in June, but a key measure of home prices climbed to an all-time high, adding to prospective homebuyers’ affordability challenges. Existing home sales fell 2.4% last month from May to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.09 million units, the National Association of Realtors said Thursday. Sales rose 2.8% compared with June last year. The latest sales tally fell short of the roughly 4.21 million pace economists were expecting, according to FactSet. Home sales have been mostly hovering close to a 4-million annual pace going back to 2023, far short of the historic norm that is closer to 5.2-million. Sales have remained sluggish as mortgage rates have mostly trended higher in the months since the war between the U.S. and Iran started, fueling expectations of higher inflation amid surging crude oil prices. Still, mortgage rates remain below where they were a year ago.” (07/09/26)
https://www.usnews.com/news/business/articles/2026-07-09/us-home-prices-hit-an-all-time-high-as-sales-slow-and-mortgage-rates-rise
Source: The Blessings of Liberty with Jeffrey Rosen
“Free Speech and Religious Liberty with David French.” (07/09/26)
https://rosenjeffrey.substack.com/p/free-speech-and-religious-liberty
Source: Karl Dickey’s Freedom Vanguard
by Karl Dickey
“Refinancing bad debt with new bonds fails and the territory must deregulate utilities to avoid a bailout.” (07/09/26)
https://palmbeachexaminer.substack.com/p/free-market-solutions-for-the-us
Source: Town Hall
by Larry Elder
“Reuters published a photograph taken during the weekend of America’s 250th birthday celebration. It depicted a young black woman seated by herself on a packed D.C. Metro train. Standing and sitting around her were white men wearing white masks. They belong to a white nationalist organization called Patriot Front, a group involved in the violent 2017 Charlottesville, Virginia, rally that resulted in the death of a woman. The intimidating-looking men reportedly said nothing to the woman and never threatened her, and she remained composed. The photo quickly went viral and was hailed by many journalists and commentators as a microcosm of America in this era of President Donald Trump. ” (07/09/26)
https://townhall.com/columnists/larryelder/2026/07/09/whats-the-real-defining-image-of-race-in-america-n2679071
