Source: The New Republic
“Trump Rages at GOPer in Crazed Tirade as Slush Fund Prompts GOP Revolt.” (05/21/26)
https://newrepublic.com/article/210764/trump-rages-goper-crazed-tirade-slush-fund-prompts-gop-revolt
Source: Law & Liberty
by Zachary Chambers
“Laws to place copies of the Ten Commandments in classrooms may undermine the very American tradition their proponents claim to defend.” (05/21/26)
Source: Popular Information
by Rebecca Crosby & Noel Sims
“On Tuesday, Trump said that high gas prices amounted to ‘peanuts.’ But according to The Iran War Energy Cost Tracker at Brown University, the Iran War has caused Americans to spend an additional $43.6 billion on fuel costs so far. For that price, Americans could buy 14.5 billion pounds of peanuts, which is more than twice the amount produced annually in the United States.” (05/21/26)
Source: US News & World Report
“A judge on Thursday dismissed all charges against a former school administrator accused of ignoring repeated warnings that a 6-year-old had a gun hours before a teacher was shot. Acting on a defense motion, Circuit Judge Rebecca Robinson in Newport News, Virginia, issued the ruling on the fourth day of the trial of Ebony Parker, who was charged with eight felony counts of child neglect. ‘The court is of the legal opinion that this is not a crime,’ Robinson said. The former assistant principal was charged in the January 2023 shooting at Richneck Elementary School in Newport News that left teacher Abby Zwerner wounded. Prosecutors had said the charges were for each of the bullets in the gun brought into Zwerner ’s classroom. Each count could have carried a maximum penalty of five years in prison upon conviction.” (05/21/26)
Source: Underthrow
“We’ve Been Running on DOS for 250 Years and it’s Time for an Update.” (05/21/26)
Source: Ludwig von Mises Institute
by William L Anderson
“Of course, one would expect socialists to hate a business like Buc-ee’s. Socialists claim to hate ‘consumerism’ (whatever that is) and the availability of inexpensive and plentiful goods all the while claiming that consumers are being oppressed by capitalists, who apparently are withholding goods from the market. (No, that doesn’t make sense, but when have socialists ever made sense when describing anything that occurs in the marketplace?) At least some of the arguments against the presence of Buc-ee’s mirror the opposition to construction of data centers, as Connor O’Keeffe recently pointed out why some communities are fighting the location of such operations near their homes. The old canards of ‘traffic and pollution’ are always thrown out any time someone wishes to open a business — especially a large one — in a new locality.” (05/21/26)
https://mises.org/mises-wire/buc-ees-free-market-triumph-or-simply-capitalist-oppression
Source: Fox News Forum
by Mehek Cooke
“Republicans spent the last four years convincing voters they understood the stakes at the southern border as they fought to return to power. They promised to restore law and order, fund immigration enforcement and end Washington’s habit of turning procedure into an excuse for national decline. But today’s reconciliation fight is exposing an uncomfortable truth: the clock is ticking, and the GOP still must prove it can convert a clear electoral mandate into governing power. The immediate fight is whether Senate Republicans can deliver their reconciliation package, which includes critical funding for ICE, Customs and Border Protection, and the broader infrastructure for enforcement. Even with control of Washington and a public mandate to restore law and order, the path is narrow.” (05/21/26)
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/senate-republicans-running-time-prove-actually-govern
Source: SFGate
“It began as a satirical online project. Now millions of young Indians are flocking to it as an outlet for their frustration. A parody political party called the Cockroach Janta Party, with the insect as its symbol, has exploded across India’s social media by turning absurdist humor into protest. Memes and short videos mocking corruption, joblessness and political dysfunction have flooded social media sites, where millions of users are embracing the cockroach — known for its ability to survive harsh conditions — as a tongue-in-cheek symbol of endurance. The online movement’s rise has been unusually rapid. The Cockroach Janta Party, or CJP, set up its website and social media accounts on Saturday. By Thursday, its Instagram page had amassed more than 15 million followers, far surpassing the 8.8 million followers of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s governing Bharatiya Janata Party on the platform.” (05/21/26)
https://www.sfgate.com/news/world/article/a-parody-cockroach-party-in-india-becomes-22270096.php
Source: New York Times
“MAHA Is No Longer Useful to Trump.” (05/21/26)
Source: Washington Post
by David Ignatius
“Hold off on those announcements of the dawn of the Chinese century.” (05/21/26)