The David Frum Show, 10/28/26
Source: The Atlantic
“The Man Who Risked Death Documenting ISIS.” (10/28/26)
https://www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/2026/10/david-frum-show-omar-mohammed-eye-of-mosul/689185/
Trick, or Treat?
Source: Foundation for Economic Education
by Katrina Gulliver
“It’s becoming an annual event that I write something about Halloween. I discussed Spirit Halloween Stores in 2024, and the economics of the holiday in 2025. This year, there have been controversies about candy. What it’s made of, how much it costs, and didn’t it used to be better? One debate started when the heir to the candymaking Reese family accused current brand owner Hershey’s of besmirching his family’s legacy by (he claims) using cheaper ingredients for the peanut butter cups. In an open letter on LinkedIn, he claimed that the product was so bad that he ‘had to spit it out.'” (10/29/26)
A golden age of science is coming
Source: Noahpinion
by Noah Smith
“AI can do things humans researchers can’t, even in groups.” (10/28/26)
https://www.noahpinion.blog/p/a-golden-age-of-science-is-coming
EU dropping associate membership title for its closer alliance with Canada
Source: CBC News [Canadian state media]
“The words ‘associate membership’ were removed from a joint statement expected to be released at this week’s Canada-EU summit, according to a draft seen by CBC News. But while the statement is now expected to use softer language promising closer ties between the 27-member bloc and Canada, the head of the European Union’s executive body continued to use the term in a social media post as she landed in Montreal on Wednesday. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen surprised many last month when she announced the EU would begin the process of making Canada its first associate member — a status that does not exist within the bloc — raising concerns among some members and Canadian politicians about what that would look like.” (10/28/26)
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/european-union-canada-associate-member-9.7399578
The Moynihan Report, 10/29/26
Source: The Moynihan Report
“Punk’s Not Dead. And Neither is Legs McNeil.” (10/29/26)
https://www.themoynihan.report/p/punks-not-dead-and-neither-is-legs
The Inner Life of Liberalism, episode 6
Source: The Inner Life of Liberalism
“Friendship on the Knife’s Edge (with Roger Berkowitz).” (10/28/26)
Held in Trust
Source: Libertarian Party
by Alex Flores
“Earlier this month a Fox News poll found that corruption in government is now the top concern of American voters, above inflation and gas prices. Most people who answered that poll were picturing current scandals. But some of the worst corruption in modern American history played out over decades, under Democrat and Republican presidents, and most voters have never heard of it.” (10/28/26)
Show-Me Institute Podcast, 10/29/26
Source: Show-Me Institute
“How Are Missouri’s School Choice Students Doing? With Collin Hitt.” (10/29/26)
Why Do They Despise Musk?
Source: American Greatness
by Victor Davis Hanson
“As the midterms approach, the Left has gone nearly berserk in its hatred of trillionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk. Yet its escalating venom would have been almost inconceivable before 2022, when Musk publicly declared that he would be voting Republican. Before Musk’s recent political reversal (he voted for both Hillary Clinton in 2016 and Joe Biden in 2020), he was beloved by the Left as the first successful upstart challenger to the century-long dominance of the Big Three fossil-fuel automakers. Liberals once loved his revolutionary, electrically powered Teslas and drove them proudly as a green virtue signal. Not now. Far-left podcaster Jennifer Welch has run out of Nazi epithets for Musk. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (ironically, given her own limited talents) trashed Musk as ‘probably one of the most unintelligent billionaires I have ever met or seen or witnessed’. ” (10/29/26)
https://amgreatness.com/2026/10/29/why-do-they-despise-musk/
Turkey: Rock formation collapse in touristic Cappadocia region kills at least 3
Source: SFGate
“Parts of a large volcanic rock formation crashed down in Turkey’s popular tourism destination of Cappadocia on Thursday, killing at least three people and injuring five others, officials said. A section of the rock formation — known as a fairy chimney — tumbled in Cappadocia’s Goreme region, prompting authorities to deploy medical and rescue teams. Gov. Huseyin Kok said recent heavy rains likely caused the collapse, which occurred near a parking lot at an entrance to the site. He said rescue teams were continuing to search for other people who may be trapped under the debris. ‘We hope that there are no other casualties,’ the governor said. ‘We are deeply saddened.’ Kok said two of the three dead were Turkish nationals. He did not provide information on the third victim.” (10/29/26)