Source: Liberalism.org
by Jason Kuznicki

“Suppose I want commercial pineapple harvesters to enjoy good lives today. Most of them aren’t in Hawaiʻi anymore; they’re in Costa Rica. Should I import my pineapples from them? (Import pineapples? To Hawaiʻi? Surely not.) But to avoid eating imported pineapples impoverishes Costa Rican field hands. It might take away the only work they have, such as it is. When I grow at home, that’s what I’m doing, if only to a tiny degree. Buying from my neighbors, who sell at the farmers’ markets, achieves the same end; the descendants of plantation workers here in Hawaiʻi are usually much wealthier than today’s Costa Rican field hands. Yet if I were to return to the globalized market, I might just fatten some Costa Rican landlords. I want to ask: Where are the limits to any of these intuitions?” (06/24/26)

https://www.liberalism.org/p/against-friends-against-enemies

Source: Antiwar.com
by Andrew P Napolitano

“In a constitutional republic, government may only take liberty and property pursuant to law and only from those who have consented by granting those powers to the government in the constitution that created it; and any exercise of any powers not consented to by the governed is assaultive of natural rights, is beyond the government’s moral and constitutional authority, is morally illicit and of no legal validity. In an empire, the government has no limits. It does whatever the head of state wants. It denies the enforceability of international norms, enriches itself at the people’s expense, takes property without the consent of the governed, violates natural rights, starts wars to please constituent groups, murders people without trial whom it claims have violated its laws, suppresses foreign people and tells them how to live, and even kidnaps their leaders.” (06/24/26)

https://original.antiwar.com/andrew-p-napolitano/2026/06/23/a-republic-or-an-empire

Source: Foundation for Individual Rights and Education
by Tyler Tone

“Far from authorless, AI models are built by a long chain of expressive decisions meriting First Amendment coverage.” (06/24/26)

https://www.fire.org/news/how-does-first-amendment-apply-ai

Source: Fox News Forum
by Jonathan Turley

“For years, I have been writing about the decline of public education in the United States. The political power of teachers[‘] unions led to bloated budgets as schools pursued ideological agendas over educational advancements. Despite massive budgets, scores of students in major cities have continued to plummet or remain at the same dismal levels. Now, Arkansas has shown what is possible if officials put education first. Scores in the state have soared after the implementation of reforms that many of us have advocated for years. It also shows that state governments, not the federal government, are critical to reversing our slide in educational performance as the administration moves toward eliminating the Department of Education. Arkansas implemented a new program and testing protocol called the ‘Arkansas Teaching, Learning and Assessment System’, or ATLAS, with a mix of higher pay for teachers, performance-based bonuses and a voucher system for families.” (06/24/26)

https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/jonathan-turley-arkansas-schools-teachers-unions-proves-education-improved

Source: Adam Smith Institute
by Tim Worstall

“Some are deluded enough to think that this is a problem: ‘About 400,000 UK children supported by baby banks, up 11% on previous year’ … This is, of course, a glory of our society. Babbies and their mothers are supported. This is achieved entirely by the efforts of society itself, the little platoons. There is no intervention by the Lanyard Class, no compulsory confiscation to pay for it all, just Britons geting together to aid Britons. How glorious it is etc. … The correct response to this is to send ‘em the occasional £50 and leave well alone. Why mess with what works?” (06/24/26)

https://www.adamsmith.org/blog/to-celebrate-the-joy-of-baby-banks