Source: Washington Post
by George F Will
“Terrorism is indiscriminate violence intended to sow fear, thereby advancing political objectives. Drug trafficking is for-profit commerce. ‘Narco-terrorists’ is a self-contradictory neologism coined to turn crime (drug trafficking) into war, thereby enabling lethal kinetic stuff by the war secretary. … Channeling his inner Humpty Dumpty (”When I use a word,’ Humpty Dumpty said in a rather scornful tone, ‘it means just what I choose it to mean — nothing more nor less”), Donald Trump has decided that this hypothetical fentanyl from Venezuela might be a ‘chemical weapon’ (like mustard gas or sarin?). An odd one, that Americans pay for and ingest.” (11/17/25)
https://archive.is/232VZ
Source: Town Hall
by Stephen Moore
“The buzzword of the month is ‘affordability,’ and based on the election results from New York, New Jersey, and Virginia, voters think that’s declining. Democrats think they’ve found a winning issue here to win back the hearts and minds of voters after the Trump sweep last year. It’s true that people are angry about prices. Steaks and hamburgers are more expensive than ever. So are coffee and rents, and medical care. Many Americans are about to see a 10%-20% increase in their health care premiums starting in January. But who’s to blame? President Donald Trump said he would bring prices down; that hasn’t happened. His tariffs have nudged up prices on certain products like coffee and cars. But since Trump came into office in January, the inflation rate has fallen.” (11/18/25)
https://townhall.com/columnists/stephenmoore/2025/11/18/want-lower-prices-more-affordability-move-to-a-red-state-n2666589
Source: Common Dreams
“As Democrats in the US House of Representatives introduced their latest measure to stop President Donald Trump from continuing his attacks against alleged drug cartels without approval from Congress, the president said he wouldn’t ‘rule out’ deploying US ground troops in Venezuela, and warned he could escalate attacks across Latin America, with possible strikes in Mexico and Colombia as well. Shortly after the Department of Defense, called the Department of War by the Trump administration, announced its 21st illegal airstrike on what they’ve claimed, without evidence, to be ‘narco-terrorist’ vessels mostly in the Caribbean (attacks that have killed at least 83 people) Trump told reporters in the Oval Office on Monday that he may soon begin similar operations against drug cartels in mainland Mexico.” (11/18/25)
https://www.commondreams.org/news/trump-strikes-colombia-mexico
Source: LP Alliance
“Come celebrate LPAlliance’s first birthday with one of our first first movers!” (11/17/25)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kGhjpCyEXgc
Source: Coyote Blog
by Warren Meyer
“There is one simple answer to why housing costs rise faster than inflation and incomes — restricted supply mated with subsidized demand. In many locales the supply of housing is restricted by the government (rent control, growth limits, expensive and time-consuming permitting, etc) and in every part of the country housing is subsidized by the government (mortgage loan guarantees, tax deductibility of mortgage interest, section 8 housing vouchers, etc). The net result HAS to be rising rents and home prices. I bring this up because we are in the insane situation that both the Left and Right are proposing to attack housing affordability by …. subsidizing demand and restricting supply.” (11/17/25)
https://coyoteblog.com/coyote_blog/2025/11/housing-affordability-where-everyone-is-wrong.html
Source: Reuters
“Britain’s MI5 security service issued a new warning to lawmakers on Tuesday about attempts by Chinese agents to collect information and influence activity, its latest accusation that Beijing was trying to spy on the nation’s parliament. Lawmakers were told Chinese spies were targeting them by posing as headhunters or companies to make contact, with two individuals reaching out on LinkedIn to ‘conduct outreach at scale on behalf’ of the Chinese government. The speakers of the lower and upper houses of parliament said MI5 had said the Chinese Ministry of State Security ‘was actively reaching out to individuals in our community.’ Britain’s Security Minister Dan Jarvis told parliament the alert revealed ‘a covert and calculated attempt’ by Beijing to interfere in UK politics and said the government would launch a counterespionage plan to address the threat.” (11/18/25)
https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/uk-security-service-warns-lawmakers-chinese-spy-risk-2025-11-18/
Source: Lions of Liberty
“Is MAHA Going to Outlast MAGA?” (11/17/25)
https://www.lionsofliberty.com/episodes/ff-is-maha-going-to-outlast-maga
Source: Orange County Register
by Matt Fleming
“I was duped into thinking President Donald Trump was considering advocating for 15-year car loans, but when put into context it’s hard to blame me. A fake image of a White House statement circulated social media last week saying that Trump had tasked Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick with making ‘vehicle ownership for all a reality by introducing 15 year car loans!’ … I was one of many people to fall for it. Big if true, as they say. Of course it wasn’t, but it’s hard to tell these days. After all, the fake 15-year auto loan news came right on the heels of real announcements that Trump was considering 50-year mortgages and a $2,000 tariff refund (which he called a dividend). All of these ideas are ridiculous.” (11/17/25)
https://archive.is/4q262
Source: SFGate
“The U.S. Education Department is handing off some of its biggest grant programs to other federal agencies as the Trump administration accelerates its plan to shut down the department. It represents a major step forward for the administration’s dismantling of the department, which has mainly involved cutting jobs since President Donald Trump called for its elimination with an executive action in March. Six new agreements signed by the Education Department will effectively move billions of dollars in grant programs to other agencies. Most notable is one that will put the Department of Labor over some of the largest federal funding streams for K-12 schools, including Title I money for schools serving low-income communities. Department officials said the programs will continue to be funded at levels set by Congress.” (11/18/25)
https://www.sfgate.com/news/education/article/education-department-offloads-some-work-to-other-21194739.php
Source: Libertarian Institute
“Larry Johnson – The US is Now in War Time Footing.” (11/17/25)
https://libertarianinstitute.org/blog/the-kyle-anzalone-show-guest-larry-johnson-the-us-is-now-in-war-time-footing/
