Source: Caitlin Johnstone, Rogue Journalist
by Caitlin Johnstone
“Caitlin and Tim discuss this strange dark future we’ve all tumbled into and the things that make life worth living.” (06/03/26)
https://www.caitlinjohnst.one/p/podcast-talkin-about-dystopia-paintin
Source: The Daily Economy
by Stefan Bartl
“Azerbaijan’s energy-dependent economy and California’s costly climate mandates reveal a common lesson: environmental policy works when it is local, adaptable, and intellectually humble.” (06/03/26)
https://thedailyeconomy.org/article/the-land-of-fire-and-the-cost-of-green-scarcity/
Source: Sky News [UK]
“A Royal Navy helicopter has crashed into a field in Devon, killing three navy staff. … Devon and Cornwall Police said earlier that emergency services were at the scene of the incident at Sourton Down, near Okehampton. The Navy added on Wednesday morning that the crash happened just before 4am. … The scene of the crash is close to Okehampton battle camp, a military facility on the edge of Dartmoor which has been used for training Merlin helicopter crews from the Commando Helicopter Force.” (06/03/26)
https://news.sky.com/story/royal-navy-helicopter-crashes-into-devon-field-13550352
Source: New York Times
“Why the Ebola Outbreak Has Been Nearly Impossible to Stop.” (06/03/26)
Source: The Daily Economy
by Ryan Yonk & Thomas Savidge
“James Buchanan’s Public Choice framework helps explain why political conflict intensifies and rhetoric becomes more divisive as government power grows.” (06/03/26)
https://thedailyeconomy.org/article/big-government-is-why-politics-keeps-getting-more-extreme/
Source: Brennan Center for Justice
by Michael Waldman
“I’ve written that corruption is the sleeper issue of 2026. Well, it’s awake. And the issue may be bigger than I realized. That’s the implication of a new national poll released Tuesday by the Brennan Center. The survey was conducted in late April and early May, just before the president’s attempt to create a $1.8 billion slush fund to funnel taxpayer money to his political allies. The results are striking. More than 9 in 10 voters believe corruption is a big problem across politics and government. Large majorities view corruption as endemic and deeply embedded in government institutions, from the Supreme Court to Congress to the presidency. They are dejected about the fact that scandals continuously go without consequences and shocking revelations fail to produce reform. Margins are overwhelming among Democrats, Republicans, and independents.” (06/03/26)
https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/analysis-opinion/americans-are-furious-about-corruption
Source: The Hill
“President Trump saw his first major primary loss of the 2026 midterm election cycle in Iowa’s Republican gubernatorial primary Tuesday as businessman Zach Lahn defeated Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-Iowa). Lahn narrowly defeated Feenstra in the primary by just less than 1 point. Feenstra’s primary loss comes less than a week after Trump formally backed Feenstra, calling him ‘MAGA all the way!’ in a post on Truth Social. The congressman told supporters Tuesday that he called Lahn to concede the race to him on Tuesday. … While Feenstra won the coveted Trump endorsement, Lahn was backed by Trump allies within the conservative universe, including the MAHA PAC and Turning Point Action. Most of Trump’s endorsed candidates have seen success in the 2026 primary season, with his backed challengers Rep. Julia Letlow (R-La.) and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) defeating incumbent Sens. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) and John Cornyn (R-Texas), respectively.” (06/03/26)
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/5907672-trump-iowa-primary-loss
Source: The American Conservative
“Trump, Iran, and Greater Israel (w/ Max Blumenthal).” (06/03/26)
Source: Show-Me Institute
by David Stokes
“Google just announced plans to build a $15 billion data center in Montgomery County, in east–central Missouri. It remains to be seen how much of that investment will be reflected in property tax totals, but since the largest expense is going to be for the very expensive equipment in the data center itself — and that equipment is taxable — we can safely assume the assessed valuation of the final project will be enormous and almost certainly measured in the billions. This for a county that had an entire assessed valuation in 2025 of $315 million. Again, that’s every farm, house, car, tractor, building, boat, and cow in the county. … What do you think happens when you add huge assessed valuations from businesses that don’t add much to the public service requirements? The answer should be tax cuts, which is exactly what happened in Loudon County, Virginia.” (06/03/26)
https://showmeinstitute.org/article/corporate-welfare/data-centers-can-bring-their-own-tax-cuts/
Source: Law & Liberty
by Theodore Dalrymple
“The public does not need psychiatrists to tell them who is fit for office.” (06/04/26)