Source: US News& World Report
“New York’s attorney general moved Thursday to have the state’s highest court reinstate President Donald Trump’s staggering civil fraud penalty, appealing a lower-court decision that slashed the potential half-billion-dollar fine to $0. Attorney General Letitia James’[s] office filed a notice of appeal with the state’s Court of Appeals, seeking to reverse the mid-level Appellate Division’s ruling last month that the penalty violated the U.S. Constitution’s ban on excessive fines. James, a Democrat, had previously said she would appeal. Trump declared ‘TOTAL VICTORY’ after the Appellate Division wiped away his fine, but the five-judge panel left other punishments in place and narrowly endorsed a trial court’s finding that he committed fraud by padding his wealth on financial paperwork given to banks and insurers.” (09/04/25)
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/new-york/articles/2025-09-04/new-york-attorney-general-asks-court-to-reinstate-president-trumps-massive-civil-fraud-penalty
Source: Axios
“The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court on Wednesday night to weigh in on its appeal to keep a broad set of tariffs in place after a lower court ruled they were illegal. Global trade is in a new state of limbo over whether the bulk of President Trump’s trade agenda might be overturned. If the Supreme Court ultimately upholds the [law], the overwhelming majority of tariffs implemented under Trump would be canceled. A federal appeals court on Aug. 29 [noticed] that Trump exceeded his authority by enacting widespread tariffs under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA). The court, however, allowed the tariffs to remain in place through Oct. 14.” (09/03/25)
https://archive.is/CSQYf
Source: Niskanen Center
“The fall of an independent Fed.” (09/03/25)
https://www.niskanencenter.org/the-fall-of-an-independent-fed
Source: Persuasion
by Damon Linker
“Has a major world power ever intentionally inflicted so much damage on itself in such a constricted period of time? I’m sometimes inclined to reach for a vivid and bloody metaphor to describe it: The world is watching us, stunned, while we slit our own throat — with our initiation of trade wars with countries around the globe … our president’s display of pathetically gullible obsequiousness to Russian dictator Vladimir Putin; with firing the head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for refusing to go along with the anti-vaccination ignorance of the Secretary of Health and Human Services; with attempting to fire a member of the Federal Reserve’s Board of Governors … with the president militarizing the nation’s capital and threatening to deploy troops to other cities around the country.” (09/03/25)
https://www.persuasion.community/p/america-is-choosing-decline
Source: Wired
by Zeyi Yang
“Americans are now hit with tariffs when they shop from overseas sellers on eBay and Etsy. Shein and Temu had months to get ahead of the curve.” (09/04/25)
https://archive.is/NKQn6
Source: Town Hall
by Derek Hunter
“Let me start by saying that I am generally a fan of what Robert Kennedy Jr. is trying to do over at the Department of Health and Human Services. As a recovering health policy guy, I know there is a lot of room for changes and streamlining over at HHS – a lot of boats that need to be rocked, and RFK is nothing if not a boat-rocker. That being said, I agree with no one 100 percent of the time, not even myself. So there are a couple of things I’d like someone in the Senate to ask him about. First, I do want to explore the topic I’m sure Democrats will attempt to hammer him on: vaccines. I don’t know if traditional vaccines cause autism or anything else, but I do have friends who have children with autism and some swear by the idea that they do.” (09/04/25)
https://townhall.com/columnists/derekhunter/2025/09/04/some-questions-for-rfk-in-the-senate-today-n2662734
Source: Fox News
“A group of anonymous federal judges is criticizing the Supreme Court for overturning lower court rulings and siding with President Donald Trump’s administration with little to no explanation, NBC News reported Thursday. NBC spoke with 12 federal judges, appointed by Democratic and Republican presidents including Trump, who pointed to a trend of lower court decisions being overturned by emergency rulings from the high court. These cases often see prominent members of Trump’s administration lashing out at lower court judges before their cases are overturned. Ten of the 12 judges argued the Supreme Court should offer more explanation when overturning such decisions, saying emergency rulings in such cases imply poor work on the part of lower court judges. ‘It is inexcusable,’ one judge said of the Supreme Court. ‘They don’t have our backs.’ That judge also said they have received death threats for issuing rulings that counter Trump’s agenda.” [editor’s note: So “affirm the Constitution” is now “counter Trump’s agenda?” – SAT] [additional editor’s note: You can have “affirm the Constitution” OR “Trump’s agenda.” Pick one – TLK] (09/04/25)
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/federal-judges-anonymously-criticize-supreme-court-overturning-decisions-emergency-rulings
Source: The Bulwark
“GOP’s Epstein FREAKOUT! Mace in Tears! MTG Joins the REBELS!” (09/03/25)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JXCfqDdvRxg
Source: Show-Me Institute
by Cory Koedel
“Rather than being viewed as accurate indicators of knowledge and skills, traditional grades are viewed by some as contributing to longstanding social inequities. In response, some districts have adopted ‘equitable grading’ practices, which can include giving students partial credit for assignments that are not turned in, allowing multiple test retakes without penalty, and not penalizing students for failing to complete homework or participate in class. For my take on why equitable grading policies are illogical and misguided, see my previous post about San Francisco’s recent bid to introduce a sweeping Grading for Equity policy. It ultimately failed under intense public pressure once families understood what was happening, because most people do not support these ideas. It turns out most teachers don’t support them either.” (09/03/25)
https://showmeinstitute.org/blog/accountability/most-teachers-dont-like-equitable-grading-practices-either/
Source: hypertext
by Matthew Meyers, Victoria Rein, & Maxwell Stern
“Policies that manufacture scarcity. Institutions that can’t deliver. A culture of risk aversion. America’s young adults must topple all three.” (09/03/25)
https://hypertext.niskanencenter.org/p/why-were-founding-students-for-abundance
