Source: Law & Liberty
by Itxu Diaz

“Media once played an important role in the management of modern democracies. The Digital Revolution, however, left it divided and confused.” (06/01/26)

https://lawliberty.org/from-the-fourth-estate-to-digital-fragmentation/

Source: Law & Liberty
by Lee Oser

“Modernity is a work of intellectual justice. By ‘a work of intellectual justice,’ I mean something more than a search for meaning. Beyond this noble search or quest, which has been symbolized throughout world literature, modernity entails a specifically human response to a kind of plague, in that modern thinkers strive for an interpretation of the world that brings relief from the intellectual burden of living amidst illusions and the constant buzzing of flies. This relief is afforded by the appearance of a unifying point of view that, in comparison with its rivals, is richer in knowledge and experience, more real in its perceptions, and more in touch with the permanent conditions of human life. This gain in perspective cannot be achieved without study of the past.” (06/01/26)

https://lawliberty.org/forum/modernity-and-its-discontents/

Source: The Daily Economy
by Gale Pooley

“One morning in Boston in 1895, as K. C. Gillette stood before the mirror, a brilliant idea flashed across his mind. ‘As I stood there with the razor in my hand, my eyes resting on it as lightly as a bird settling down on its nest — the Gillette razor was born. I saw it all in a moment, and in that same moment many unvoiced questions were asked and answered more with the rapidity of a dream than by the slow process of reasoning. I stood there before that mirror in a trance of joy at what I saw.’ He quickly wrote a letter to his wife, ‘I have got it; our fortune is made.’ Simple ideas often appear obvious in retrospect, but simplicity is usually the far edge of genius.” (06/01/26)

https://thedailyeconomy.org/article/the-razors-edge-of-progress/

Source: Town Hall
by Arthur Schaper

“Decline is a choice. President Trump could not have said it better. Two years ago, everyone was talking about the Roman Empire, musing over its tragic decline. Would the United States fade the same way, with relentless clashes among different demographics fighting for a diminishing share of the government pie? Was Pat Buchanan right? The Republic is over, and the days of Empire have hastened the end of this once glorious experiment, he claimed. Historians note that democratic systems don’t last longer than 250 years. Yet the United States will celebrate its semiquincentennial. President Trump will be in office until 2029. Even if a Democrat follows him, the United States will have endured past the expected expiration date.” (06/01/26)

https://townhall.com/columnists/arthurschaper/2026/06/01/decline-is-a-choice-success-isnt-inevitable-n2676970

Source: Responsible Statecraft
by Stavroula Pabst

“Because defense contracts often prevent the military from repairing its own equipment, critics say weapons companies are price-gouging the Pentagon at every turn. As experts and observers tell RS, the military’s lack of a ‘right to repair’ doesn’t just allow defense contractors to charge thousands of dollars, for fixes that could be done for free or very cheaply. Rather, the Pentagon’s dependence on weapons makers for maintenance undermines military readiness. Namely, contractors’ extensive repair delays and sweeping decisions about whether to service gear routinely leave warfighters without critical equipment and weapons systems — even while deployed.” (06/01/26)

https://responsiblestatecraft.org/military-repairs/

Source: The Daily Economy
by Jason Sorens

“Reforming flood insurance will not solve the housing crisis, but it is one lever policymakers should examine.” (06/01/26)

https://thedailyeconomy.org/article/how-the-national-flood-insurance-program-raises-housing-costs/