Source: The Daily Economy
by Doug Bandow

“NATO members are finally taking more responsibility for their own defense. Using those security commitments to squeeze trading partners threatens markets and undermines diplomacy.” (07/20/26)

https://thedailyeconomy.org/article/trump-uses-nato-summit-to-reinforce-mercantilist-policy/

Source: Libertarian Institute
by José Niño

“Drone warfare does not make American foreign policy right. It merely offers another venue for politicians to cause instability abroad without facing domestic consequences. The technology that promised precision has instead produced permanent war waged in shadows. The United States must return to a non-interventionist foreign policy that focuses on internal affairs rather than constantly stoking tensions across the globe. Twenty years of drone strikes have not made America safer. They have rendered war invisible and accountability impossible.” (07/20/26)

https://libertarianinstitute.org/articles/americas-addiction-to-drone-warfare-must-end

Source: Persuasion
by Quico Toro

“Back in 1970, the average professional footballer in England earned the equivalent of $28,000 a year, with star players earning the equivalent of $100,000. Training sessions stopped for cigarette breaks. It was the dawn of color TV, and the sport had yet to begin its transformation into the global commercial behemoth it has since become. ‘Daddy,’ the 12 year old says after a while, ‘this game is super, super boring!’ I can’t quite disagree.” (07/20/26)

https://www.persuasion.community/p/back-when-football-was-innocentand

Source: Townhall
by Arthur Schaper

“Americans have endured 50 years of this springing forward and falling back. I’m sick of it. It’s like some old relic, all coming from wartime, an anachronism proving yet again that government intervention knows no bounds. Times have changed, agricultural methods have improved, and everyone has technology to light their way, whether driving to work or getting to school. The United States has never been more energy dominant and independent, so concerns about fuel costs and availability don’t matter anymore. To go with Standard Time or Daylight Saving Time is now a matter of preference. Lots of interest groups are going to be happy or unhappy either way, so let’s put aside their discomforts.” (07/20/26)

https://townhall.com/columnists/arthurschaper/2026/07/20/just-pick-a-time-already-n2679595

Source: Ludwig von Mises Institute
by George Ford Smith

“When asked why he robbed banks, Willie Sutton reportedly said, ‘Because that’s where the money is.’ That wasn’t necessarily a wisecrack, and Sutton denied having said it, though late in life he admitted, if he had been asked, that likely would be his reply. Success for some is measured by the amount of money they have, and banks are known to have lots of it. For a bank robber, it’s a matter of switching ownership of it through a threatened act of violence. Sutton, though, was not a violent man and never killed anyone. … You can rob a bank and take ownership of the money you take. Or you can control a central bank and steal the money’s purchasing power from under our noses. Willie Sutton was a thief. And Alan Greenspan?” (07/20/26)

https://mises.org/mises-wire/alan-greenspans-deceitful-legacy

Source: The Intercept
by Sam Biddle

“While they’re not as common as reviews for cafes and dry cleaners, reviews have poured into Google Maps by the thousands for the growing network of jails operated by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The reviews have come from internet users sharing their often harrowing experiences in the detention facilities. Google then purges these reviews and blocks the ability to write new ones, according to newly published research.” (07/20/26)

https://theintercept.com/2026/07/20/google-maps-reviews-ice-detention-centers/