Source: Brownstone Institute
by Joseph Varon

“Many studies show how valuable telemedicine is, especially in underserved areas and critical care settings where specialists are scarce. I welcome these innovations and use many of them daily. I am convinced that artificial intelligence (AI) will become one of the most important tools doctors have ever had. Recent reviews also suggest that AI will help doctors make decisions, not replace them. Still, no matter how advanced our tools get, they should help us do our jobs better, not change what our jobs are about.” (08/05/26)

https://brownstone.org/articles/the-vanishing-art-of-presence/

Source: Sex and the State
by Cathy Reisenwitz

“Not getting married and not having kids has never been a more universally available or attractive option for women than it is today. Men either need to make marriage and childbearing more attractive for women or be ready to use more state violence against women. Men can either increase their contribution to the household domestic labor and care work or force women at gunpoint into marrying them and having their kids.” (08/05/26)

https://cathyreisenwitz.substack.com/p/making-men-more-feminist-will-prevent

Source: Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression
by Daniel Burnett

“How far can a university stretch the definition of harassment? Far enough to investigate a professor over the phrase ‘word salad,’ apparently. Just ask Richard Himelfarb, a political science professor at Hofstra University. During a Nov. 3, 2025, faculty meeting, Himelfarb thought his colleague, Jewish Studies Chair Santiago Slabodsky, has proposed a Jewish Studies course that contained too little Jewish content. So, during the meeting, Himelfarb described the proposal as rambling ‘word salad.’ In response, Slabodsky filed a harassment complaint, alleging the phrase ‘word salad’ is discriminatory against his accent and Latino identity. But instead of opening a dialogue, the university opened a harassment investigation.” (08/05/26)

https://www.fire.org/news/investigated-saying-word-salad

Source: The American Conservative
by Ted Snider

“Despite being subjected to one of the most intensive bombing campaigns in modern history, the Islamic Republic of Iran has thus far failed to yield to any of the United States’ demands. There has been no regime change; no compromise on enrichment or the nuclear issue more broadly; no acceptance of conventional disarmament or an end to the so-called ‘axis of resistance;’ and no let-up of Iran’s chokehold over the Strait of Hormuz. … Unfortunately, there are few signs this is winding down.” (08/05/26)

https://www.theamericanconservative.com/why-are-we-still-at-war-with-iran/

Source: Fox News
by David Bernstein

“In an era of political gridlock, at least one clear area of bipartisan common ground continues to exist — the desire for real healthcare price transparency. In fact, a 2025 poll showed 96% of Americans across the political spectrum are in favor of the commonsense idea that you deserve to know the price of healthcare before receiving it. And finally, tangible progress is being made in both chambers of Congress to build upon numerous executive orders and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) rules and make healthcare price transparency the law of the land. … It allows for better, more accurate price signals, empowering patients with key information that allows them to shop for non-emergent healthcare goods and services. It also puts public pressure on care providers to justify prices, which may or may not be reasonable.” (08/05/26)

https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/americans-deserve-know-healthcare-prices-before-final-bill-arrives