Source: Quillette
by Brian Stewart
“Harvard professor Harvey Mansfield’s 1978 book The Spirit of Liberalism is a penetrating defence of liberal principles by a conservative political philosopher, but it also reproaches liberals’ failure to resist an onslaught from the radical Left. ‘From having been the aggressive doctrine of vigorous, spirited men, liberalism has become hardly more than a trembling in the presence of illiberalism,’ Mansfield writes. ‘Who today is called a liberal for strength and confidence in defense of liberty?’ More than a half-century later [sic], New York Times columnist Ezra Klein furnishes a good example of the spineless tendency Mansfield identified.” (02/24/26)
https://quillette.com/2026/02/24/ezra-kleins-feeble-liberalism-charlie-kirk-mahmoud-khalil/
Source: US News & World Report
“Authorities have charged a New Hampshire resident in connection with a shooting that occurred at the state’s border with Canada, federal prosecutors said Tuesday. Blu Zeke Daly, 26, who also goes by Cullan Zeke Daly, of Manchester, was charged with one count of attempted murder of a federal officer and one count of assaulting a federal officer with a deadly weapon, prosecutors said. Daly was shot near the border early Sunday by a U.S. Border Patrol agent who was returning fire from Daly, investigators said Monday. Daly is at a hospital receiving medical treatment under guard, prosecutors said. The Border Patrol agent, whom authorities have not named, was unharmed, authorities said earlier this week.” (02/24/26)
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/new-hampshire/articles/2026-02-24/new-hampshire-resident-charged-in-shooting-at-canadian-border
Source: LP Alliance
“2026 State of the Union.” (02/24/26)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vLEm8W9QJio
Source: The UnPopulist
by Joe Bishop-Henchman
“The administration’s rapid pivot to Section 122 reflects necessity, not legal strength. It rests on redefining a ‘balance-of-payments crisis’ beyond recognition, disregarding its own recent legal positions, and assuming that courts will decline to examine economic realities too closely. That is a fragile foundation for a policy affecting hundreds of billions of dollars in commerce and millions of consumers. And it’s possible he will get away with it. Ultimately, this episode underscores a constitutional reality that no statutory workaround can erase: trade policy belongs to Congress. And unless Congress takes it back, it will not be able to put a definitive end to his tariff mischief.” (02/24/26)
https://www.theunpopulist.net/p/trump-has-other-means-to-make-tariff
Source: Town Hall
by Americans for Prosperity
“When the Founders wrote ‘Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness’ into the Declaration of Independence, they weren’t guaranteeing comfort, equality of outcome, or a government-managed society. They were making a bolder claim that became the foundation of the American Dream: that people could build meaningful lives if government protected liberty and then got out of the way. That idea still matters today. At its core, the phrase shows trust in the American people. The Founders believed individuals, given freedom and responsibility, could make better choices for their lives than distant officials ever could. Perhaps more important is the idea that, as adults who are created equal, we have inherent dignity that must be recognized by our government. When this dignity is recognized, we can truly thrive as humans and give our best to our families, communities, and workplaces.” (02/25/26)
https://townhall.com/columnists/americans-for-prosperity/2026/02/25/what-does-life-liberty-and-the-pursuit-of-happiness-mean-n2671821
Source: Liberal Currents
by Ryan C Smith
“Free and democratic society is not possible when the kings of oil and gas can threaten our stability, pollute our information systems, and poison our politics.” (02/25/26)
https://www.liberalcurrents.com/carbon-and-the-new-imperialism/
Source: BBC News [UK State Media]
“Sperm quality is highest in the summer and lowest in the winter, according to a new study. Researchers from the UK, Canada and Denmark analysed semen samples from 15,581 men in Denmark and Florida, all aged between 18 and 45. Their findings show that sperm motility – the ability of sperm to swim effectively – was consistently highest in June and July for both parts of the world. Understanding these seasonal patterns could improve fertility treatments, by optimising the timing of treatment and fertility testing to provide better guidance to couples trying to conceive. The study, published in the journal Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology, suggests that sperm’s motility levels remain consistent across different climates, instead changing with the seasons. Levels were lowest in December and January, even though Florida remains warm all year round.” (02/25/26)
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/crl45x52ejgo
Source: United Press International
“The United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday adopted a resolution calling for an immediate, full and unconditional cease-fire in Russia’s war in Ukraine, despite the United States'[s] abstention and a failed U.S. bid to strip language identifying the Kremlin’s aggression. The 193-member body met on the fourth anniversary of Moscow’s full-scale invasion and voted 107 in favor, 12 against and 51 abstentions to adopt the ‘Support for lasting peace in Ukraine’ resolution.” (02/24/26)
https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2026/02/24/ukraine-United-Nations-cease-fire-resolution/6221771985609/
Source: Electronic Frontier Foundation
by Matthew Guariglia
“The Secretary of Defense has given an ultimatum to the artificial intelligence company Anthropic in an attempt to bully them into making their technology available to the U.S. military without any restrictions for their use. Anthropic should stick by their principles and refuse to allow their technology to be used in the two ways they have publicly stated they would not support: autonomous weapons systems and surveillance.” (02/24/26)
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/02/tech-companies-shouldnt-be-bullied-doing-surveillance
Source: Independent Institute
by Phillip W Magness
“The Supreme Court dealt a serious blow to President Trump’s economic agenda by ruling that the International Emergency Economic Powers Act doesn’t allow him to rewrite the U.S. tariff schedule. Mr. Trump immediately invoked a different law to impose a 10% tariff on all countries, followed by threats to raise it to 15%. The White House’s tariff Plan B looks copied from President Biden’s playbook when the court overruled his student-loan forgiveness scheme in 2023 and Mr. Biden began statute shopping for anything to back it. That strategy hit a roadblock in federal court, as a succession of rulings invalidated his attempt to revive the policy under different laws.” (02/24/26)
https://www.independent.org/article/2026/02/24/section-122-cant-carry-trumps-tariffs/
