Source: Antiwar.com
by Greg Pence

“As the 2026 midterms approach, a nationwide poll released in early August delivered a warning that goes to the heart of the Republican Party’s political identity: for the first time in nearly a decade, voters said Democrats were better stewards of the economy than Republicans. For years, Republicans benefited from a broad perception that they were more trustworthy than Democrats on economic management, even when the record of Republican administrations was contested. … Now that advantage is beginning to crack – not because the U.S. economy is necessarily on the verge of collapse, but because many Americans are judging it less by macroeconomic indicators than by groceries, electricity bills, healthcare and insurance costs, housing, and what remains in their bank accounts at the end of the month. For Donald Trump and the Republican Party, that change in how voters measure economic performance could be costly.” (08/19/26)

https://original.antiwar.com/greg_pence/2026/08/18/the-gops-fading-economic-advantage/

Source: Independent Institute
by Daniel Sánchez-Piñol

“Why did removing border fences in Gibraltar spark no migration crisis, while Ceuta’s fortified perimeter failed?” (08/18/26)

https://www.independent.org/article/2026/08/18/tale-two-borders-ceuta-gibraltar/

Source: New York Post
by Betsy McCaughey

“Betting markets show Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez as the frontrunner to snag the Democrats’ 2028 presidential nomination. But despite earning $173,000 a year as a member of Congress, AOC refuses to pay back her student loans — a red flag that she has no respect for taxpayers. Her supporters claim her college loans make her relatable. ‘This is what happens when we elect normal people to Congress,’ leftist activist David Hogg posted approvingly. ‘I need a president that’s still drowning in student loan debt with me,’ another fan wrote. Households in the top fifth for earnings are three times more likely to have college debt than households in the bottom fifth of the economy. That means when doctors, lawyers and members of Congress don’t pay their college loans, working stiffs who never got to go to college — bus drivers, waiters and sanitation workers — end up on the hook.” (08/19/26)

https://nypost.com/2026/08/19/opinion/deadbeat-aocs-student-loan-mooching-should-be-red-flag-to-her-2028-supporters/

Source: Common Sense
by Paul Jacob

“Challenger Dan J. Sullivan’s run against the incumbent with the near-identical name, one Dan S. Sullivan, doesn’t quite pass the smell test. He sure appears to be gaming the election. Still, the rigging occurred when the state went to an open primary where anyone — regardless of party membership — can vote for anyone on the ballot. … Alaskans should go the opposite direction, allowing — no, requiring — political parties to privately select their candidates. And at their party’s expense, not the taxpayers’.” (08/18/26)

https://thisiscommonsense.org/2026/08/18/who-rigged-alaskas-senate-race/