Source: The Blessings of Liberty with Jeffrey Rosen
“Conspirator in Chief: The Long Tradition of Conspiracy Theories in the American Presidency.” (07/30/26)
https://rosenjeffrey.substack.com/p/conspirator-in-chief-the-long-tradition
Source: The Dispatch
“Receipts on the Senate Filibuster | Interview: Mike ‘Frags’ Fragoso.” (07/30/26)
Source: Brownstone Institute
by Maryanne Demasi
“By positioning himself as the indispensable face of the pandemic, Fauci ensured that questioning the official narrative meant questioning him—and questioning him meant questioning science itself. The diary thus reads as the logical prelude to his 2021 declaration: ‘They’re really criticising science because I represent science.’ After reading these private entries, the remark no longer sounds like an off-the-cuff comment, but rather the inevitable conclusion of a man who had come to believe he was the final arbiter of truth.” (07/30/26)
Source: New York Post
by Steven W Mosher
“Despite being pardoned by President Biden for his COVID crimes, Anthony Fauci pled his Fifth Amendment right to remain silent. He refused to answer a single question about his role in pandemic policy before the Homeland Security Committee, chaired by Senator Rand Paul, despite being immune from prosecution. I think I know why.” (07/29/26)
Source: BBC News [UK state media]
“Australia is taking Telegram to court over its alleged failure to remove ‘pro-terror’ material, including video of the Christchurch shootings, the country’s eSafety commissioner has said. Julie Inman-Grant, who last year led Australia’s world-first ban on social media for under-16s, said the platform faced a fine of up to to A$54.6m (£28m, US$38m) for failing to comply with its safety obligations under the Online Safety Act. The platform had left content ‘linked to some of the most notorious acts of known extremist violence in recent history’ online long after it had been put on notice, she alleged.” (07/30/26)
Source: The New Republic
“Trump Humiliated by Iran, Comey Flops as Aides Leak: He’s ‘Frustrated.'” (07/30/26)
https://newrepublic.com/article/213725/trump-humiliated-iran-comey-flops-aides-leak-he-frustrated
Source: Law & Liberty
by Brian Balfour
“Europe shows the risks of expanding government control over health care.” (07/30/26)
Source: The Daily Economy
by Daniel J Smith
“Claims to ‘protect consumers’ often shield established industries from competition. The century-old battle over the definition of ‘whiskey’ shows how.” (07/30/26)
https://thedailyeconomy.org/article/when-consumer-protection-protects-producers-from-competition/
Source: The Scott Horton Show
“Scott brings Larry Johnson back on the show to discuss where things stand between the US and Iran. Johnson explains why he’s convinced things are ultimately headed towards escalation.” (07/30/26)
Source: EconLog
by Nathanael Snow
“[Adam Smith] explains the mechanisms that Crown and Parliament in Great Britain used to achieve their goals through intervention into and control over the lives of colonists. Great Britain imposed protections and privileges for a subset of society, foreclosed on the colonists’ right to self governance, and advanced institutions to promote British nationalism. In contrast, Smith and the colonists seek after impartial institutions that govern for the welfare of all, analogous to a market.” (07/30/26)