Source: Responsible Statecraft
by Karthik Sankaran
“Sen. Chuck Grassley has endorsed a moratorium thinking it will provide more fuel the states, particularly famers. Not so fast, say experts.” (09/23/26)
Source: SFGate
“Police in Mississippi have arrested a second man in the death of a [b]lack woman found hanging from a tree and have issued an arrest warrant for a third suspect. Jackson police said late Tuesday that they arrested 25-year-old Earnest Lloyd Jr. in the death of 29-year-old Tasia Fortune, whose body was found hanging behind an abandoned home in the city on Aug. 3. Like Fortune and the first man arrested, 51-year-old Jarques Ratliff, Lloyd is [b]lack.” [editor’s note: One more brick falls in the wall of claims about “racist lynchings” – SAT] [additional editor’s note: Arrests are not convictions. And falling bricks would explain a lot about whatever goes on in SAT’s head – TLK] (09/23/26)
https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/mississippi-police-make-2nd-arrest-in-death-of-22445378.php
Source: Libertarian Institute
“Impeachment, Empty Arsenals and a War Without End.” (09/22/26)
Source: The Americn Conservatives
by Jude Russo
“he UN is, if not quite a punchline, at least not an institution with oodles of heft in 2026. Maybe it never was, really; as far as preventing international conflict goes, it was broken to begin with. At the same time, the leader of the free world showing up to the body’s annual General Assembly and going on one about the various wars he has started without so much as a how-do-you-do to the international community is a fresh strain. Most of President Donald Trump’s Tuesday address to the congregation was devoted to self-congratulation about American aggression.” (09/23/26)
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/trump-to-world-to-the-victor-belong-the-spoils/
Source: US News & World Report
“The Philippine Senate, sitting as an impeachment court, on Wednesday lowered the number of votes needed to convict Vice President Sara Duterte, reducing the threshold prosecutors must clear to secure a guilty verdict. The court ruled that only senator-judges that are able to participate in the trial should be counted when determining the threshold for conviction. Four of the 24 senator-judges have been unable to participate in the proceedings and cannot vote. The constitution requires a two-thirds vote to convict an impeached official, so the decision means prosecutors now need 14 votes instead of 16 to gain a conviction. The decision could have broader implications if more senator-judges become unable to participate in the proceedings.” (09/23/26)
Source: bloggingheads.tv
“Superintelligence, the Singularity, and the Singleton | Robert Wright & Nick Bostrom.” (09/22/26)
Source: The Price of Liberty
by Nathan Barton
“George Takei (Star Trek Original Series actor, well-known flaming liberal/Woke celebrity) recently pointed out that there are some 15 million AR15s in the US, and that if every one of them were shipped off to Ukraine and given to their citizens, they could easily defeat the Russian invasion. You know what, my friend? I completely agree with him. Do you? Good. Ironically, he just proved the entire point of the 2nd Amendment.” (09/22/26)
https://thepriceofliberty.org/2026/09/22/thoughts-on-weapons-and-disarmament/
Source: American Greatness
by Sasha Gong
“Xi Jinping is preparing to visit the United States. Washington will focus on artificial intelligence, tariffs, rare earths, supply chains, and trade. Behind these discussions lies a common assumption: China is still rising—a disciplined superpower capable of challenging America for decades. That may be true. But Washington may also be repeating the mistake the West made with the Soviet Union. After the Soviet collapse, briefly opened archives allowed Western intelligence officials to reassess decades of analysis. Richard Kerr, a former deputy director of the CIA, offered an ironic summary: ‘We tried to find out what the Soviet leaders knew. Finally, we found out that they did not know much. They didn’t even know that their country would soon collapse.'” (09/23/26)
https://amgreatness.com/2026/09/23/are-we-once-again-overestimating-an-authoritarian-superpower/
Source: BBC News [UK state media]
“Ethiopia’s government and the party in control of the northern region of Tigray have accused each other of launching offensives, escalating fears of a return to full-scale conflict. Getachew Reda, a cabinet minister and adviser to Ethiopia’s prime minister, said Tigrayan fighters had taken control of federally administered airports in Tigray and launched offensives in neighbouring Afar and Amhara regions. Earlier, the Tigrayan authorities said their forces had been forced to enter ‘a defensive war’. The statement followed reports of drone strikes in Tigray. The two-year war in Tigray ended in 2022 – but over recent months both sides have been accusing each other of violating a peace deal. It was one of the most deadly conflicts this century – the African Union’s mediator estimated some 600,000 people died as the fighting drove the region to the precipice of famine.” (09/23/26)
Source: Washington Post
“Jared Polis: Why school choice is a no brainer.” (09/22/26)