Source: The Federalist
by MD Kittle

“In the wake of bombshell declassified documents showing the Obama White House and deep state players manufacturing the intelligence report that jump-started the Russia collusion hoax, a new poll finds a majority of Americans believe President Barack Obama’s national security team ‘committed crimes.’ More than two-thirds (69%) of likely voters in a Rasmussen Report telephone and online survey said there must be consequences for crimes committed in the Russiagate scandal. The poll of 1,172 likely voters asked respondents, ‘Do you agree or disagree with this statement about the manipulation of intelligence in the Obama administration: “Accountability has to take place. … It is critical for the survival of our country that people who perpetrate such crimes are held accountable?”‘ And 54 percent believe it’s likely that members of former President Barack Obama’s national security team ‘committed crimes’ when they ‘manipulated and manufactured intelligence to promote a false narrative about Russia and President Donald Trump.'” (08/06/25)

https://thefederalist.com/2025/08/05/poll-majority-of-voters-believe-obamas-deep-state-committed-crimes-in-russiagate/

Source: Niskanen Center
by Rachel Levine

“America’s electric grid is facing a perfect storm: surging demand from data centers, cryptocurrency miners, and re-shored manufacturing is colliding with multi-year delays in connecting new energy projects. The pressure on operators and lawmakers to act is intense, but so is the need to preserve open access — the regulation that has protected energy market competition for nearly three decades by ensuring all projects compete on equal footing for scarce transmission capacity. However, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s recent authorization of regional plans to green-light certain energy generation resources risks undermining this cornerstone policy. Speed and fairness don’t have to be at odds, and states are proving it. Their solutions embrace planning flexibility and high-tech problem solving, offering a model for the nation.” (08/07/25)

https://www.niskanencenter.org/rising-energy-demands-and-the-threat-to-open-access-a-call-for-market-based-solutions/

Source: EconLog
by Marcos Falcone

“When we communicate with one another, how we say things can sometimes be as important as what we actually say. Words matter, which is even more true when we exchange ideas and try to convince others to embrace our viewpoints. Ideological rhetoric, then, merits some thought on the part of libertarians. Of course, libertarians uphold first and foremost the idea of expanding individual liberty. We want people to be free. But most of the time, non-libertarians say something like this: ‘Well, who doesn’t want freedom? The problem is that freedom can create inequality.’ When this happens, the discussion comes dangerously close to an end: It does not matter that we contextualize such a statement or that we contest it. The urge for some sort of equality, whatever it means, seems unavoidable.” (08/06/25)

https://www.econlib.org/equality-before-the-law-equality-of-permission-and-the-language-of-libertarianism/

Source: Brownstone Institute
by Brooke Miller

“As stewards of the land and providers of our nation’s food supply, farmers and ranchers carry a profound moral obligation — to produce the safest, healthiest, and most nutritious food on the planet. It is not just our livelihood; it is our responsibility to future generations. That is why I am writing today with deep concern regarding the Pesticide Liability Protection Act currently under consideration in Congress. If enacted, this legislation could cause irreparable harm — not just to the health of farmers and ranchers who work directly with these chemicals, but to the broader public who unknowingly consume their residues.” (08/06/25)

https://brownstone.org/articles/why-the-pesticide-liability-protection-act-threatens-our-food-supply-and-the-health-of-a-nation/