Odyssean Constitutionalism
Source: Law & Liberty
by Julia R Cartwright
“Good Constitutional rules are designed to resist precisely those situations when leaders feel the urge to break them.” (11/10/25)
Trump “Pardons” Giuliani, Other Co-Conspirators in 2020 Election Theft Attempts
Source: New York Times
“President Trump has granted pre-emptive pardons to Rudolph W. Giuliani and others accused of trying to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election, according to an official familiar with the matter. The official, who requested anonymity because of the sensitivity of the issue, said on Monday that those pardoned include John Eastman, a lawyer who advised Mr. Trump’s 2020 campaign, and Sidney Powell, a conservative pundit who was briefly a public face of his campaign. The presidential pardons, which would only apply in federal court, are largely symbolic. None of those named are currently facing federal charges, and the pardons cannot shield them from ongoing state-level prosecutions.” (11/10/25)
Economics of Gratitude: What New Yorkers Forgot About Prosperity
Source: The Daily Economy
by Barry Brownstein
“If I were to sum up the mindset of New Yorkers who elected Zohran Mamdani as mayor of New York City, it would be We want something for nothing, and we want the rich to pay for it. Instead, they will get nothing for something, and they will pay for it with a degraded quality of life. Mamdani’s victory was paved with ingratitude for the blessings New Yorkers receive daily. The mindset demanding ‘something for nothing’ from society is not just a political phenomenon, but a profound lapse in economic understanding and moral character.” (11/10/25)
https://thedailyeconomy.org/article/economics-of-gratitude-what-new-yorkers-forgot-about-prosperity/
Trump’s $2,000 Tariff Dividend Payments Would Explode the Deficit by Nearly $4 Trillion
Source: Beat the Press
by Dean Baker
“I learned basic arithmetic skills in third grade. I wasn’t exceptional; everyone in my public school third grade class learned them. Of course, we all can now use computers to have calculations done for us in a fraction of a second. But still, somehow we have major national debates that show zero understanding of even the most basic arithmetic. The latest example is the $2,000 tariff dividend check that Trump is promising us. The arithmetic here is about as simple as it gets. We have roughly 340 million people in the country. Let’s say 10 percent don’t get the check because they meet Trump’s category of ‘high-income’. That leaves over 300 million people getting Trump’s $2,000 checks. That comes to more than $600 billion. Trump’s tariffs are raising around $270 billion. That means we will be paying out $330 billion more in Trump tariff dividend checks than he is raising in tariff revenue.” (11/10/25)
https://cepr.net/publications/tariff-dividend-checks-for-dummies-i-e-the-people-in-policy-debates/
Chinese official threatens to behead Japanese PM over Taiwan row
Source: Yahoo! News
“A Chinese official threatened to behead the Japanese prime minister after she suggested Japan could become involved in a war over Taiwan. Sanae Takaichi, the Japanese leader, said Chinese military action against Taiwan, such as a blockade, could trigger a ‘survival-threatening situation,’ which could force Japan to become involved. In response, Xue Jian, China’s consul general in Osaka, threatened to ‘cut off a dirty neck without a moment of hesitation’ in a post on X along with a news article citing Ms Takaichi’s comments.” (11/10/25)
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/chinese-official-threatens-behead-japanese-103507735.html
Year-End Fundraiser Update: If I Had Feelings …
The response to yesterday’s “hey, it’s my birthday!” fundraiser update was a “zero-dollar day.”
If I was the kind of guy who had feelings, I guess they’d be hurt! Fortunately, according to my wife, I’ll never have a heart attack, as that requires actually having a heart.
Our total (as of 5am on Tuesday) remains at $1,110.84, which is $1,639.66 short of our $5,501 goal. Wow, no feelings and he can’t do math either, you may think, but no: Supporter GL has offered to “match funds” for half of our goal, once we raise the first $2,750.50.
PLEASE support the freedom movement’s daily newspaper, in an amount reflect how much you value our decades of work bring it to you every non-holiday weekday (and even THIS holiday weekday — it’s Veterans Day, which I prefer to call by its older name, Armistice Day), at …
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…. and have a great day!
Yours in liberty,
Tom Knapp
Publisher
Rational Review News Digest / Freedom News Daily
Ron Paul Liberty Report, 11/10/25
Source: Ron Paul Liberty Report
“Do You Really Want A 50 Year Home Mortgage?” (11/10/25)
https://rumble.com/v71i4bi-do-you-really-want-a-50-year-home-mortgage.html
The President’s Murder Spree Continues
Source: Eunomia
by Daniel Larison
“The U.S. military has murdered more than 70 people in the Caribbean and the Pacific over the last two months. The president and the Secretary of Defense have given illegal orders to kill civilians on these boats at least 18 times and every time the orders have been carried out. The president wants to use the military as his own assassins, and it appears that no one is willing to refuse that assignment.” (11/10/25)
https://daniellarison.substack.com/p/the-presidents-murder-spree-continues-364
No One Matters to Trump But Trump
Source: The Bulwark
by Will Saletan
“In last Tuesday’s elections, Trump’s regal apathy made him all but useless to his party. He never campaigned in person for Jack Ciattarelli, the Republican nominee for governor of New Jersey. He never even endorsed Winsome Earle-Sears, the party’s nominee for governor of Virginia. But Trump had plenty to say about himself. Two days before the election, he posted, ‘I’M GETTING READY TO WATCH PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP (ME!) ON 60 MINUTES.’ On Wednesday morning, hours after the Democratic sweep, Republican senators went to the White House for a breakfast with Trump. He used the occasion to distance himself from the losers. In fact, he bragged that the party’s losses underscored how special he was.” (11/10/25)
https://www.thebulwark.com/p/no-one-matters-to-trump-but-trump
Israel Constantly Stretches The Ceasefire Rules Because That’s What Israelis Do
Source: Caitlin Johnstone, Rogue Journalist
by Caitlin Johnstone
“It’s interesting how much the IDF’s constant ceasefire violations in Gaza and Lebanon line up with the way people familiar with Israeli culture say Israelis like to test everyone’s boundaries to find out exactly how much they can get away with. There are two terms, ‘shitat matzliach’ and ‘freier’, which come up over and over again whenever you see people discussing the prevalence of this obnoxious behavior in Israeli society. ‘Shitat matzliach’ translates to ‘successful method’, and basically means trying to exploit people in the hope that they’re naive or not paying attention and then backing off if they call you out. ‘Frier’ roughly translates to ‘sucker’, i.e. the sort of person that shitat matzliach will work on.” (11/10/25)