Source: Center for a Stateless Society
by Kevin Carson

“At Reason (‘The Anarchist and the Republican,’ April 13), Jesse Walker writes of a period in the 1970s when an Old Rightist speechwriter for Barry Goldwater turned New Leftist (Karl Hess), and a Nixon Republican and future Reagan speechwriter (John McClaughry), could reach unlikely consensus around values like worker self-management and ownership, and neighborhood self-governance. Reading it makes me nostalgic for that period in the 70s where the New Deal model of capitalism had become unsustainable, and elements of both the left and right were exploring decentralist/worker-controlled and direct democratic alternatives to large-scale corporate/state capitalism.” (12/18/25)

https://c4ss.org/content/60923

Source: The Daily Economy
by John Phelan

“In its manifesto for the 2024 general election, Britain’s Labour party listed ‘Five Missions to Rebuild Britain,’ the first being: ‘Kickstart economic growth.’ The party’s second budget since winning that election, delivered on November 26 by Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves, suggests it has already abandoned that mission—and offers a cautionary tale to other governments on what not to do.” (12/18/25)

https://thedailyeconomy.org/article/the-uk-becomes-a-case-study-in-how-not-to-fix-a-floundering-economy/

Source: Responsible Statecraft
by Ian Proud

“Trying to accelerate Ukraine’s entry into the European Union makes sense as part of the U.S.-sponsored efforts to end the war with Russia. But there are two big obstacles to this happening by 2027: Ukraine isn’t ready, and Europe can’t afford it. As part of ongoing talks to end the war in Ukraine, the Trump administration had advanced the idea that Ukraine be admitted into the European Union by 2027. On the surface, this appears a practical compromise, given Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s concession that Ukraine will drop its aspiration to join NATO. However, the idea of accelerated entry for Ukraine has not been met with widespread enthusiasm in Europe itself. Diplomats in Brussels dismissed the notion as ‘nonsense: There needs to be an appetite for enlargement that isn’t there’. There are two big problems with Ukraine’s rapid accession, the first being readiness and the second cost.” (12/18/25)

https://responsiblestatecraft.org/ukraine-european-union/

Source: Sex and the State
by Cathy Reisenwitz

“Basically, I’m opposed to AI regulations because I agree with the public that we can’t trust our government. Voters expect our elected representatives from both parties to pass regulations that benefit current power players while hurting everyone else. So why let them loose on AI? If people want us to trust our government to regulate AI, they need to fix this problem or explain to us why we’re wrong to believe it’s a problem.” (12/18/25)

https://cathyreisenwitz.substack.com/p/ai-regulation-stans-should-fix-corporatism

Source: Foundation for Economic Education
by Denise Lever

“My first career was not in education; for me, it began on the fireline. As a young woman fighting wildland fires, I quickly learned that courage, clarity under pressure, and teamwork could mean the difference between containment and catastrophe. I was trained to work with confidence while structures were consumed and wildlands burned around me. That experience shaped my conviction that the people closest to the problem are often the best equipped to act. It also showed me how systems sometimes fail to support individuals who don’t quite fit the mold. This realization became the catalyst for the work I do today.” (12/18/25)

https://fee.org/articles/from-the-fireline-to-the-frontline-of-education-freedom/