Source: The Volokh Conspiracy
by Ilya Somin

“Ultimately, the new Section 301 tariffs appear to be yet another attempt to give the president a blank check to impose tariffs at will. The same is true of the administration’s plans to use Section 301 to target ‘structural excess capacity,’ which rely on the absurd premise that it is somehow an unfair trade practice for countries to be able to produce more goods than they can use themselves.” (06/04/26)

https://reason.com/volokh/2026/06/03/trumps-dubious-new-section-301-tariffs/

Source: The Price of Liberty
by Nathan Barton

“To be a RINO is a frequent accusation in today’s atmosphere, generally by those GOP types who claim to be ‘true conservatives.’ Or ‘real conservatives.’ Or ‘classical conservatives.’ Or even Trumpistas and MAGA types.” (06/03/26)

https://thepriceofliberty.org/2026/06/03/an-interesting-thought-about-rinos/

Source: New York Post
by staff

“Winds of change are blowing across California — and should bring hope to all Americans now suffering under arrogant Democratic-machine misrule. It looks like both Steve Hilton and Spencer Pratt will be on the ballot this fall, for California governor and Los Angeles mayor — a huge sign of voter rebellion in a deep-blue state. No, the results aren’t final, because Cali authorities now take weeks to count the last ballots — itself a sign of institutionalized incompetence, as even Third World nations manage to get the task done in a day. Each man will be an underdog in November — but the machine candidates are such total mediocre-at-best hacks, and fury at machine-run government’s failures all across the Golden State is at such a high pitch, that the rebels’ odds are looking better than they have in years.” (06/03/26)

https://nypost.com/2026/06/03/opinion/let-californias-winds-of-change-sweep-all-of-blue-america/

Source: Coyote Blog
by Warren Meyer

“I have been recuperating from some health issues and have not been writing much, but I really don’t want to miss out on putting my oar in the water prior to the SpaceX IPO. As background, I love to watch what SpaceX is doing in launch and believe they have made a huge contribution to the world in doing so. As a former operator of hundreds of wilderness campgrounds, Starlink was the greatest single new technology for our business in 20 years. But you don’t automatically get your way with stock valuations just because what you do is cool and useful — there has to be some prospect of making back the investment.” (06/03/26)

https://coyoteblog.com/coyote_blog/2026/06/i-love-spacex-but-hate-its-proposed-ipo.html

Source: Quillette
by Andrew Fox

“Henry Nowak should first be remembered as an eighteen-year-old who had moved to Southampton to begin adult life. He was murdered as he walked back to his student accommodation, and those who loved him have been sentenced to a life of grief. That is where any serious discussion of the case must begin. … Nowak’s grieving family asked the country not to use his death ‘to create further division, hatred or tension.’ Their request was unusually and heartbreakingly dignified, given what they have endured. But it was immediately ignored.” (06/03/26)

https://quillette.com/2026/06/03/the-murder-of-henry-nowak-and-the-politics-of-certainty-vickrum-digwa/