Source: Ludwig von Mises Institute
by Joseph Solis-Mullen

“Among the many figures who contributed to the growth and refinement of classical liberalism in Europe, few are more deserving of renewed attention than Charles Forbes René de Montalembert (1810–1870). A French Catholic nobleman, publicist, parliamentarian, and intellectual, Montalembert stood at the center of the 19th century struggle to reconcile Catholicism with political liberty at a time when both reactionary monarchists and militant secularists claimed exclusive ownership of France’s future. His life and writings offer a vision of liberty that is moral, pluralistic, and resistant to the centralizing ambitions of the modern state — precisely the kind of vision Ralph Raico argued must remain at the heart of any authentic liberal tradition.” (12/01/25)

https://mises.org/mises-wire/charles-de-montalembert-forgotten-pillar-classical-liberalism

Source: New York Post
by Rich Lowry

“Is it too much to ask for immigrants who love America and its system of government? That’s a question that President Trump has been asking, with an especially high level of vitriol, in the wake of the horrific shooting of members of the National Guard in Washington, DC, the day before Thanksgiving. In a corker of a Truth Social post announcing ‘a permanent pause’ in immigration from Third World countries, Trump went after Minneapolis-area Rep. Ilhan Omar, and for good reason. Omar stands for everything we shouldn’t want an immigrant to be — ungrateful, hostile to the American system as such, and perhaps not above perpetrating immigration fraud. Maybe the next time that Omar is a refugee from a war-torn, desperately poor African country looking for a safe haven in the West, she should try Canada or Australia.” (12/02/25)

https://nypost.com/2025/12/02/opinion/ilhan-omar-and-somali-scammers-are-the-immigrants-we-dont-want/

Source: Bluegrass Institute
by Jared Walczak

“Americans have been paying property taxes since the colonial era — and complaining about them for just as long. It’s about as American as you can get. (The paying and the complaining.) These days, the complaints are getting louder, with calls for abolition. The objections are understandable: far too often, local government officials have failed to reduce rates as assessed values have skyrocketed, yielding large unlegislated tax increases. Reforms are warranted. But repeal? It may be asking too much for most people to like property taxes, but all policy choices involve trade-offs, and for those who care about economic efficiency, neutrality, decentralization, and government accountability, the property tax deserves to be rated highly, if not in absolute terms, at least relative to the alternatives.” (12/01/25)

https://www.bluegrassinstitute.org/the-free-market-case-for-property-taxes/

Source: The Daily Beast
by Chris Cillizza

“One of the questions I get asked the most goes like this: When are Republican elected officials finally going to start standing up to Donald Trump? And my answer is always the same: As soon as Republican base voters start to turn on him. Well, we may be there — or heading in that direction. … In Gallup’s poll last month, Trump was at 91% among Republicans. Now he’s at 84%. Look, this isn’t the end of the world. If Trump stays in the mid to high 80s among Republican base voters, it is very unlikely there will be a stampede of elected GOP officials breaking with him publicly. But that trend line is not encouraging for Trump.” (12/01/25)

https://archive.is/qmHpT