Source: Desultory Scribblings
by Tyler Harris

“Delaware and Vermont only have one Congressional representative each, elected statewide. It is literally impossible to gerrymander a statewide district. There is no process of drawing boundary lines; the state’s borders are the boundary lines. This in itself should be enough to completely discredit the argument being put forth. Anyone claiming a nefarious Democratic Congressional gerrymander of Delaware should take a big step back. If, after all, they have been fed and subsequently repeated a lie so moronic on its face, then what subtler lies are they also being fed and repeating?” (04/17/26)

https://tylerjohnharris.substack.com/p/no-virginia-delawares-congressional

Source: The Nation
by Maryam Jamshidi

“The US/Israeli war is indisputably unlawful. It constitutes one of the gravest crimes under international law — the crime of aggression. The legality of Iran’s regulation of the Strait is, however, less clear-cut. Though Iran has not formally blockaded the Strait, it required ships to coordinate with it and abide by its regulatory regime in order to pass through during the war and ceasefire. … Iran has also reportedly charged a fee to some passing ships. Unlike the United States, however, Iran can make a reasonable case that it is within its rights to do all these things under international law.” (04/17/26)

https://www.thenation.com/article/world/iran-strait-of-hormuz-international-law/

Source: The Daily Economy
by Richard Menger

“CON laws give regulators — and incumbent providers — the power to block new competition, at the expense of access and affordability.” (04/17/26)

https://thedailyeconomy.org/article/certificate-of-need-laws-how-government-permission-slips-restrict-care-and-raise-costs/

Source: The American Conservative
by Bruce Fein

“Congress should not idle like Nero while the Constitution is in flames. Members should be inspired by the 56 signatories to the Declaration of Independence who signed their death warrants to secure unalienable rights to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness promoted by government by consent of the governed. Trump must be impeached and removed from office immediately before it is too late.” (04/17/26)

https://www.theamericanconservative.com/is-it-time-to-impeach-trump/

Source: Antiwar.com
by Andrew P Napolitano

“In 2008, Congress added Section 702 to FISA permitting warrantless surveillance of foreign persons who communicate with Americans. The FISA court interpreted 702 to permit warrantless surveillance of Americans to whom foreign persons had spoken, out to the sixth degree. Thus, if you call or email a hotel in Rome to book a room, you are subject to warrantless surveillance under 702. If you call your mom, she is subject. If she calls her sister, your aunt is subject to warrantless surveillance, and so forth to the sixth degree. Behold the monstrosity that FISA has wrought. Can the data gathered by this warrantless surveillance be used by the FBI for prosecution purposes, as an end run around the Fourth Amendment? Congress said yes. That’s the American heresy, as it directly defies the history, values and plain meaning of the Fourth Amendment.” (04/16/26)

https://original.antiwar.com/andrew-p-napolitano/2026/04/15/american-heresy