Ron Paul Liberty Report, 06/29/26
Source: Ron Paul Liberty Report
“The Most Unpopular War In History.” (06/29/26)
The Kill Western Civilization Caucus
Source: Common Sense
by Paul Jacob
“November’s General Election being a mere formality in the Big Apple, the trio will undoubtedly be joining the next Congress. All three — State Assemblywoman Claire Valdez (NY-7), former City Comptroller Brad Lander (NY-10), and professional ‘left-wing activist’ Darializa Avila Chevalier (NY-13) — were endorsed and assisted by Mayor Zohran Mamdani. They’ll be just three out of 435 members of Congress, while the mayor is in a position to do more harm. Still, sprinkling a few Stalinists into Washington’s brew won’t help. Darializa Avila Chevalier worries me the most. Before launching her political campaign, CNN reports that she deleted ‘thousands of posts and reposts expressing support for abolishing police, prisons and borders, as well as seizing private property and nationalizing major industries and calling into question Israel’s right to exist.'” (06/29/26)
https://thisiscommonsense.org/2026/06/29/kill-western-civilization/
Sidewalk Civics, 06/29/26
Source: Brennan Center for Justice
“Should Supreme Court Justices Have Term Limits?” (06/29/26)
Critics of lifting Iran sanctions can’t offer a viable alternative
Source: Responsible Statecraft
by Sina Toossi
“Washington’s Iran hawks — including some Democrats and former Biden administration officials — are denouncing the Trump administration for agreeing to upfront sanctions relief and other confidence-building measures in its preliminary deal, or memorandum of understanding (MoU), with Tehran. But their criticism leaves one obvious question unanswered: what is their alternative other than another round of war? Trump did not arrive at these concessions because he suddenly discovered the virtues of diplomacy. He tried war first. … It is precisely because the military option failed to force political change in Iran — and because the closure of the Strait of Hormuz imposed mounting costs on Washington and the global economy — that the Trump administration was left with little choice but to return to serious diplomacy. And serious diplomacy was always going to require upfront concessions from the United States.” (06/29/26)
https://responsiblestatecraft.org/iran-sanctions-relief-critics/
Trump v. Cook Won’t Settle the Fed’s Independence Problem
Source: The Daily Economy
by Nicolas Cachanosky
“Political pressure has made it harder to distinguish sound monetary policy from strategic posturing. Congress, not SCOTUS, is empowered to change that.” (06/29/26)
https://thedailyeconomy.org/article/trump-v-cook-wont-settle-the-feds-independence-problem/
SCOTUS lets landmark journalist protection stand
Source: USA Today
“The Supreme Court on June 29 declined to revisit a landmark decision about press freedom that limited when a public figure can sue for libel or defamation. Alan Dershowitz, a professor emeritus at Harvard Law School who alleges he was defamed by CNN when he was defending President Donald Trump from impeachment, unsuccessfully asked the court to consider overturning or modifying that 1964 decision. In New York Times v. Sullivan, the court ruled that the newspaper couldn’t be sued for damages unless the journalists knew they were printing false information about a public official or were reckless about not checking it.” (06/29/26)
EconTalk, 06/29/26
Source: EconTalk
“Do Less, Heal More: The Case for Medical Conservatism (with John Mandrola).” (06/29/26)
https://www.econtalk.org/do-less-heal-more-the-case-for-medical-conservatism-with-john-mandrola/
Thomas Paine’s Challenge to a Complacent America
Source: The Daily Economy
by Barry Brownstein
“Paine warned that complacency endangers liberty, and that only when freedom is threatened do people discover whether they are willing to defend it.” (06/29/26)
https://thedailyeconomy.org/article/thomas-paines-challenge-to-a-complacent-america/
A Kingdom Divided Against Itself Cannot Stand
Source: Town Hall
by Mark Lewis
“The failure of America’s education system has been one of the greatest disasters, maybe the greatest, in the nation’s history. We handed most educational institutions over to the government, which means they would be run by politicians, who care for nothing but their own power and self-aggrandizement and control of others. Freedom is not what government wants; indeed, it is the very antithesis thereof. America’s Founders recognized that some government is necessary to protect our rights against monsters who would try to take them from us. Thus, government, which is, by definition, the collectivization (or nationalization) of force to secure us against evil, has a purpose to play in a nation. But since the government largely controls the power, it is very dangerous to liberty. Our Founders understood that, which is why they tried to limit the power and role of government in American society.” (06/29/26)
In Bad Faith
Source: Quillette
by Graham Daseler
“The US vice president’s new memoir leaves an unflattering impression of its author.” (06/29/26)