Source: Indpendent Institute
by Ivan Eland

“The ‘reformed’ Section 702 on which Congress was considering was worse than the already blatantly unconstitutional current version of Section 702, which allows spying without the required Fourth Amendment warrant from an independent judge (no exemption to this requirement for ‘national security’ appears in that constitutional amendment). According to the Brennan Center, the ‘reformed’ Section 702 not only has no warrant requirement nor restrictions on government back door searches of vast portions of its database, but also makes it easier to use such unconstitutional Section 702-gathered information in court. Fortunately, it appears the lawmakers won’t be forced to choose between two bad options. The House recently rejected a last-minute effort to extend Section 702 until July 2.” (06/19/26)

https://www.independent.org/article/2026/06/19/congress-nix-section-702-spying/

Source: Law & Liberty
by Zachary D Stone

“Within the last ten years, the classical education movement has grown into a serious and formidable alternative to the progressive status quo. As it has grown, teachers at classical schools have grown accustomed to reading required texts such as C. S. Lewis’s The Abolition of Man, sections of John Henry Newman’s The Idea of a University, and David Hick’s Norms and Nobility. These works and others help build a defense of classical education and its aims and methods. They create a vision for what the classical school can be and what classical school teachers ought to do for their students. They provide a road map for navigating conversations with students, parents, college advisors, and accrediting institutions for what takes place at a classical school.” (06/19/26)

https://lawliberty.org/book-review/a-manual-for-soulcraft/

Source: Responsible Statecraft
by Lee Schlenker

“The strategy is already leading groups to adapt to new illicit industries, divert trafficking routes, and expand operations to new subregions.” (06/19/26)

https://responsiblestatecraft.org/colombia-narco-terror/

Source: The Daily Economy
by Bryan Cutsinger

“Kevin Warsh’s debut Fed meeting brought no rate change but plenty of institutional change. The new chairman appears eager to rethink how the Fed operates.” (06/19/26)

https://thedailyeconomy.org/article/warsh-remakes-the-fed-as-inflation-runs-hot/

Source: Free Association
by Sheldon Richman

“Self-possession as an existential (if not a moral) matter is self-evident. Only an individual can directly will his actions. No one has access to another’s will, the capacity to act. When we say that an aggressor forces a victim to do something, we don’t mean that the aggressor exercises the victim’s will. We mean the aggressor threatens harm or death if the victim doesn’t act as required. We might still ask why we must speak at all in terms of anyone owning anyone. The answer is at least implicit in Herbert’s essay. To live is to act (purposefully), to pursue objectives aimed at self-preservation, to value, that is, to prefer life to death. Life depends on such things.” (06/19/26)

https://sheldonrichman.substack.com/p/tgif-auberon-herbert-and-individual

Source: Washington Times
by Tim Murtaugh

“The two candidates for U.S. Senate in Georgia could hardly be more different, both in their presentations and their policies. Voters will choose between two very different views of the world in a race that is emerging as emblematic of the larger midterm election clash of the political parties. Republican Mike Collins, who was elected in 2022 to represent Georgia’s 10th Congressional District, was endorsed by President Trump and won a primary runoff this week over former University of Tennessee football coach Derek Dooley. Mr. Collins, a successful businessman who founded a trucking company, speaks with an easy Georgia drawl you can imagine coming from a CB radio on a long-haul 18-wheeler. The incumbent, Democrat Jon Ossoff, is a Hollywood-connected former documentary filmmaker who is scripted and focus-grouped — the sort of glossy politician the online left swoons for.” (06/18/26)

https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/jun/18/midterms-shape-favor-republicans-issues/