Source: Fox News
“The Supreme Court, with no noted dissents, has allowed an agreement between Texas and the Department of Justice ending a Biden-era immigration rule to go into effect. The Biden administration adopted the rule in 2024, formally establishing procedures for immigration judges to temporarily pause certain deportation proceedings through a practice known as ‘administrative closure’, including when migrants were pursuing immigration relief through other federal proceedings. The Supreme Court’s move leaves in place a lower court ruling eliminating that rule, stripping away a procedure that allowed certain deportation cases to be put on hold. Texas sued the federal government in June, arguing that the rule was adopted without proper legal authority.” (10/28/26)
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trumps-unusual-legal-gambit-against-biden-era-deportation-rule-pays-off-supreme-court
Source: Law & Liberty
by Daniel Pitt
“Where, exactly, does the new British Prime Minister Andy Burnham stand on the political spectrum? President Donald Trump recently called him ‘extremely liberal’—indeed, he might even be called a ‘social democrat.’ Both Burnham’s ideological position and his background in local and, more importantly, urban politics influence his politics. But Burnham’s ‘Manchesterism’ is a far cry from the classically liberal Manchester School in economics of Richard Cobden and John Bright, the Ron Pauls of their day, who argued for laissez-faire economics and free trade. Indeed, the Labour leader’s ideology is not liberalism at all, but a repudiation of it.” (10/28/26)
https://lawliberty.org/the-localist-facade/
Source: Law & Liberty
by Matthew K Reising
“Thomas F. Madden’s latest work is a needed primer on republican history and theory and an antidote to the democratic malaise dominating current discourse.” (10/28/26)
https://lawliberty.org/book-review/losing-and-keeping-republics/
Source: South China Morning Post [Hong Kong]
“El Salvador has sent about 1,000 troops to Haiti after four Salvadorean members of a UN-backed security mission went missing in a [rival] gang ambush on the outskirts of the capital on October 18, a security official in Haiti told Reuters on Tuesday. The troops’ arrival aboard flights in recent days dramatically expands the Central American nation’s role in Haiti’s long-standing gang conflict. Yet it remains unclear who will command the new Salvadorean contingent, how long it will stay in Haiti or whether more forces will follow. Neither the Haitian nor Salvadorean government immediately responded to requests for comment.” (10/28/26)
https://archive.is/HygoA
Source: The Fifth Column
“The President Is No Longer Taking Calls (w/ Edward Luce).” (10/28/26)
https://www.wethefifth.com/p/the-president-is-no-longer-taking
Source: Responsible Statecraft
by Eldar Mamedov
“The continent played a crucial role in the JCPOA, but now it finds itself on the sidelines and supporting war.” (10/28/26)
https://responsiblestatecraft.org/iran-war-us-europe/
Source: Washington Post
“What a reality show taught this author about modern masculinity.” (10/28/26)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/podcasts/impromptu/what-a-reality-show-taught-this-author-about-modern-masculinity/
Source: BBC News [UK state media]
“A luxury cruise ship on a years-long voyage around the world said it suspended operations due to extraordinarily high fuel costs, leaving passengers stranded in Cambodia. The US-based operator of the Villa Vie Odyssey said it was working with passengers on disembarkation plans and ‘temporary living arrangements’. It is unclear how many were on board but the nearly 200m (656ft) vessel can carry up to 650 passengers. It departed Belfast in October 2024 for ‘a continuous voyage around the world’. Global fuel prices have soared since the Iran war started earlier this year. The ship’s operator said the monthly fuel cost per cabin in parts of Asia has risen to as much as $8,000 (£6,000) from $1,800.” (10/28/26)
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwj342k62exyo
Source: CounterPunch
by Dean Baker
“With soaring healthcare costs and a plunge in coverage rates, there is growing interest in Medicare for all. Polls show that a large majority of the public now favors a universal Medicare system, with even a substantial share of Republicans now backing it. A universal Medicare system has a huge amount to recommend it. Of course, the main point is to ensure that people can get the healthcare that they need, but it also eliminates a vast amount of waste in the national healthcare system.” (10/28/26)
https://www.counterpunch.org/2026/10/28/medicare-for-all-can-be-simple/
Source: Libertarian Institute
by Brad Pearce
“To the tech accelerationists, a human is little more than a particularly inefficient machine. The drive towards infinite automated customization demonstrates a lack of understanding about the extent to which humans are shaped by shared experience as well as being interested in the views of other humans. Art is valued because it is human expression. However, with their shallow understanding of humanity, they do not see the inherent uniqueness of humans compared to the robots they are trying to give ‘consciousness.’ … Currently, it is Pope Leo who seems to be taking the lead against recognizing AI as some sort of artificial humanity, and he may be the only person with the gravitas and imperviousness to being bought off to lead this fight for humanity.” (10/28/26)
https://libertarianinstitute.org/articles/ai-can-never-have-rights
