The Iran war looms large as BRICS leaders gather in New Delhi
Source: Responsible Statecraft
by Michael Corbin
“The conflict has divided members of the bloc, but India is determined to find areas of cooperation.” (09/10/26)
Trump Laughing All the Way to the Bank … at the End of the World
Source: Common Dreams
by Tom Engelhardt
“Honestly, I don’t think we really get it yet. Let’s face it. It’s going to be hot, hot, hot. Or do I mean hotter, hotter, hotter, or even hottest, hottest, hottest, or someday, for all we know, beyond any words we might now have to describe it. Though it seldom seems that way in the daily news, we’re talking about a genuinely apocalyptic possibility. Give us human beings full credit. Somehow, we’ve managed to come up with not one but two distinctly apocalyptic ways to potentially destroy ourselves and this planet—one a relatively speedy way to go and the other already operating in world-destroying slow motion—and that, believe me, is no small thing. Here are just a few examples of that slow-motion version of our self-destruction on this increasingly extreme planet of… well, can I really say ‘ours’ anymore, or should I say theirs?” (09/10/26)
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/trump-profit-climate-crisis
Vance tries to walk back senile boss’s $5k bribe offer
Source: The Guardian [UK]
“Vice-president JD Vance appeared to partially row back on Donald Trump’s outlandish claims that every adult citizen in the US would receive $5,000 if the Republicans retain the House and Senate in the midterm elections. … Vance, speaking after the president, suggested the so-called dividend payments would not go to the wealthy and that it could be paid for by US tariff revenues – though the suggested payment dwarfs what the US has taken in through the protectionist measures. Congress would need to approve or otherwise acquiesce to the payment. The sum would far exceed US tariff revenues even before the Supreme Court tossed much of the president’s tariff program last year.” (09/10/26)
Libertarian Angle, 09/10/26
Source: Future of Freedom Foundation
“Historical Chaos in Monetary Theory.” (09/10/26)
Abdul El-Sayed Has a Socialist Platform and a Capitalist Life
Source: The Daily Economy
by Richard Menger
“Abdul El-Sayed and his wife prosper by treating their medical credentials as private goods. Now he campaigns against the system that made it possible.” (09/10/26)
https://thedailyeconomy.org/article/abdul-el-sayed-has-a-socialist-platform-and-a-capitalist-life/
Top Signs You’re Heading for a Quagmire
Source: Foreign Policy
by Stephen M Walt
“In a world where great-power competition is intensifying, a revealing test of foreign-policy acumen is a country’s ability to avoid costly conflicts or other endeavors that waste resources, divert attention, and ultimately leave them weaker rather than stronger. In other words: staying out of quagmires. Great powers are often happy to see their rivals stumble into strategic quicksand and may even try to encourage such developments, but wise leaders try to stay out of this kind of trouble. In recent decades, China has done a far better job of avoiding quagmires than either the United States or Russia.” (09/10/26)
The Mass Party of the Future
Source: Liberal Currents
by Samantha Hancox-Li
“Liberalism’s problem isn’t structural. Liberalism’s problem is that we got out-hustled.” (09/10/26)
https://www.liberalcurrents.com/the-mass-party-of-the-future/
TSA gang weighs major change to frustrating airport “security” rule for travelers who pay “PreCheck” bribes
Source: Fox News
“Travelers could soon be allowed to bring full water bottles through some airport security checkpoints — a major shift from longstanding airport security restrictions. The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is weighing whether to allow TSA PreCheck passengers to bring water bottles through security checkpoints, according to reports. The change would apply to a select number of airports across the United States. … TSA PreCheck, which allows eligible travelers to use expedited security lanes and typically keep their shoes, belts and light jackets on during screening, generally costs less than $100 for a five-year membership, according to the agency.” (09/10/260
The Tom Woods Show, episode 2794
Source: The Tom Woods Show
“He Went to the Places the State Department Says Will Kill You.” (09/10/26)
https://tomwoods.com/ep-2794-he-went-to-the-places-the-state-department-says-will-kill-you/
Beware: Monetary Geniuses At Work
Source: Libertarian Institute
by Charles Goyette
“In Washington DC, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessant buffs his nail on his shirt as he intervenes in support of the Japanese yen. Well, Japan is the leading foreign creditor of Washington’s borrowing. It holds $1.2 trillion in U.S. Treasury securities, and a country like ours, the world’s largest debtor, depends on the kindness of foreign lenders. Any meaningful liquidation of those holding would be a market shock that would drive interest rates higher. So, Scott Bessent is protecting the strained Treasury market with clever currency machinations. The secretary, like the president he serves, must be a stable genius.” (09/10/26)
https://libertarianinstitute.org/articles/beware-monetary-geniuses-at-work