From Fatal Conceit to the Friendly Skies: How Deregulation Made Flight Affordable

Source: The Daily Economy
by Jeffery L Degner

“For decades, federal regulators controlled airline prices and routes, limiting competition and keeping fares high. The Airline Deregulation Act changed everything.” (04/22/26)

https://thedailyeconomy.org/article/from-fatal-conceit-to-the-friendly-skies-how-deregulation-made-flight-affordable/

The Iranians can’t be allowed to string us along much longer

Source: New York Post
by staff

“You can credit President Trump with taking extreme risks for the sake of a possible peace, but we fear he’s simply putting off the inevitable by giving Tehran another cease-fire extension. At the least, he should set a deadline of a day or two for the Islamic Republic’s factions to agree on an offer; if they can’t do it fast, they never will. Caveat: The president has access to intelligence he can’t share; that we can’t make clear sense of his decision Tuesday doesn’t remotely mean he was wrong to delay a return to active operations. Still, his stated reasons don’t add up: So what if Pakistan’s leaders asked Washington to hold off until the Iranians ‘can come up with a unified proposal?'” [editor’s note: Anything but declaring “victory” — despite it actually being a fiasco — and knocking off is a stupid idea – TLK] (04/21/26)

https://nypost.com/2026/04/21/opinion/the-iranians-cant-be-allowed-to-string-us-along-much-longer/

Report: South Korean fighter jets collided due to pilots taking pictures

Source: BBC News [UK State Media]

“South Korean authorities have found that two fighter jets collided mid-air in 2021 because the pilots were taking pictures and videos. The incident took place while the jets were on a flight mission in the central city of Daegu, according to Seoul’s Board of Audit and Inspection. The pilots survived with no injuries, but the collision damaged the planes, costing the military 880 million won ($596,000; £440,500) in repairs. One of the pilots, who has since left the military, was made to pay a fine of 88 million won. The incident took place because that pilot had wanted to take photos to commemorate his last flight with his military unit.” (04/22/26)

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/czjwz8we1zzo

Democrats put unions over families with public schools bill

Source: USA Today
by Ingrid Jacques

“The tax credit program does not draw from existing public school funding streams. Instead, it gives families access to privately funded scholarships they can use for a range of educational needs.” (04/22/26)

https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2026/04/22/democrats-trump-tax-credit-scholarship-program/89713286007/

Rothbard Was Right: Libertarians Must Never Warm to the Warfare State

Source: Ludwig von Mises Institute
by Connor O’Keeffe

“In 1977, Murray Rothbard wrote an article in response to an issue of Reason Magazine where the main feature of the month was a debate between interventionism and non-interventionism. The bulk of the 3,000-word article is spent tearing apart the two pieces by alleged libertarians who are advocating an interventionist foreign policy. But, before he dives in, Rothbard devotes some time to attacking the idea that this should even be up for debate within libertarian circles at all …” (04/22/26)

https://mises.org/mises-wire/rothbard-was-right-libertarians-must-never-warm-warfare-state

The Price of a Lost Russia: A Correspondent’s Eulogy

Source: Washington Monthly
by Markos Kounalakis

“More than three decades after the collapse of the Soviet Union, the promise of a democratic Russia has given way to something much darker — and far more durable.” (04/22/26)

https://washingtonmonthly.com/2026/04/22/the-price-of-a-lost-russia-a-correspondents-eulogy-bennetts/

CO: Federal Immigration Thug Charged With Assaulting Protester

Source: New York Times

“An immigration officer in southwest Colorado who was caught on video grabbing a protester by the hair and hurling her down an embankment last October was charged with assault and criminal mischief on Tuesday, the local district attorney said. The case against the officer, Nicholas Rice, is one of a handful in which local prosecutors have filed criminal charges against federal agents carrying out President Trump’s immigration crackdown. It comes five days after local prosecutors in Minneapolis charged an immigration agent with assault after motorists said he had brandished a gun at them. Sean Murray, the district attorney in the mountain town of Durango, Colo., said he had charged Mr. Rice with third-degree assault, a misdemeanor, and criminal mischief. He said Mr. Rice was charged through a summons, not an arrest warrant.” (04/22/26)

https://archive.is/bXNkw