Source: Liberal Currents
“On April 2, 2025, Donald Trump announced ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs which, according to him, would fix the trade deficit and bring American manufacturing roaring back. One year on, Samantha and economic analyst Joey Politano dig in to what actually happened.” (04/11/26)
https://www.liberalcurrents.com/trumps-trade-con-neon-liberalism-69-with-joey-politano/
Source: Foundation for Economic Education
by Sam Aaron
“As the great Benjamin Franklin once said, ‘in this world, nothing is certain except death and taxes.’ In South Carolina, there might as well be another — government spending. Over the past decade, one pattern has held constant: the General Fund grows nearly every year, typically outpacing both inflation and population growth.” (04/10/26)
https://fee.org/articles/south-carolina-in-a-spending-spiral/
Source: Mother Jones
by Grace Byron
“After Robert F. Kennedy Jr. endorsed Donald Trump in 2024, Republicans added a woo crowd to their base. Some outsiders found the connection odd. But in retrospect, it’s easy to see why it works. What unites alternative medicine practitioners, organic fanatics, tradwives, and Trump voters isn’t all that strange when you think about it: Each group is obsessed with what’s supposedly ‘natural.'” (04/10/26)
Source: CBS News
“Tesla owners in the Netherlands can now use their cars’ self-driving feature — with some conditions — making it the first European country to approve the feature. The country’s RDW agency for roadworthiness certifications said Friday that Tesla’s driver assistance system can now be used in the Netherlands ‘with possible future expansion to all member states of the European Union.’ The agency said drivers would need to be in the vehicle and keep a watchful eye on it. The move aligns the Netherlands with what is allowed in the United States, where Tesla owners can already use the Full Self-Driving (Supervised) function in the cars.” (04/11/26)
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/netherlands-tesla-self-driving-features-europe/
Source: Libertarian Institute
“Rules for Radicals: The Education of an Organizer & Communication w/John Weeks.” (04/10/26)
Source: Antiwar.com
by Andrew P Napolitano
“Is personal freedom a reality or a myth? Does the government execute the will of the governed or the will of those who finance its officials? Does the Bill of Rights restrain the government? Are the levers of government power pulled by those the governed have elected or those we don’t see? Do elections change anything? Can the president kill people whom he suspects might commit a crime? Aren’t even those who would cause great harm entitled to due process? Isn’t everyone entitled to a fair trial in front of a neutral judge and jury before any punishment can be administered?” (04/10/26)
https://original.antiwar.com/andrew-p-napolitano/2026/04/09/killing-and-indifference
Source: Fox News
by Steve Forbes
“We now face a defining question of not whether this conflict is difficult but whether the West has the discipline to see it through to the right outcome. That is the backdrop to this weekend’s negotiations in Islamabad, where Pakistan is hosting U.S.-Iran talks amid a fragile ceasefire and continued tension around the Strait of Hormuz. The talks will reveal whether Tehran is prepared to retreat from confrontation or is merely maneuvering for time. One thing President Trump should do immediately is announce that we, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) will be working together to build pipelines at warp speed that will bypass the Strait of Hormuz. Incisive energy and technology expert Mark P. Mills pushes this idea in an article that can be found at city-journal.org, noting that such pipelines could be built in a matter of months.” (04/11/26)
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/steve-forbes-delusions-america-finish-job-iran
Source: SFGate
“China said Sunday it would resume some ties it had suspended with Taiwan such as direct flights to cities across China and imports of Taiwanese aquaculture products as the island’s opposition party leader concludes her visit. The Taiwan Work Office under China’s Communist Party issued a statement saying it would explore setting up a longstanding communication mechanism between the Communist Party and Taiwan’s Kuomingtang Party, and facilitate the import of Taiwan’s aquaculture products, after it banned them in recent years. Cheng Li-wun, the head of the Kuomingtang, and China’s President Xi Jinping held a high-profile meeting Friday during which both called for peace without offering specifics. Taiwan is self-ruled but China claims the island as part of its territory. Relations between China and Taiwan have been tense since 2016 when the Taiwanese public elected Tsai Ing-wen from the Democratic Progressive Party as president.” (04/11/26)
Source: The Dispatch
“Grading Rhetoric | Ruminant.” (04/11/26)
https://thedispatch.com/podcast/remnant/grading-rhetoric-ruminant/
Source: Washington Post
“Host Megan McArdle breaks down why the corporate tax system is so complex, costly and potentially inefficient — and explores a bold idea: What if we eliminated it altogether? From hidden economic trade-offs to who really pays corporate taxes, this episode challenges how we think about fairness, efficiency and the future of taxation.” (04/10/26)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/podcasts/impromptu/im-not-antitax-but-this-one-should-go/