Source: Washington Post
by Francis Fukuyama
“There are in fact two types of realism, a ‘realism of means’ and a ‘realism of ends.’ … In the realism of ends, all states are said to pursue national interest, defined in terms of power and security. They may dress up this drive in the elevated language of democracy or human rights, but ultimately they all seek the same thing: maximization of their power. … I subscribe instead to a realism of means. I believe that liberal values and power shape the United States’ role in the world, while being realistic about both the extent to which the U.S. can prioritize democracy and the means by which such a goal could be achieved.” (09/10/26)
https://archive.is/k5PPZ
Source: The New Arab [UK]
“Several leading British rabbis have backed the UK’s new sanctions on Israeli [squats], amid protests from prominent Jewish groups and leaders against the measures. A day after the sanctions were announced by Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband, senior Masorti rabbi Jonathan Wittenberg took to X to express his support for the sanctions. ‘What is taking place today in the West Bank is a Chillul HaShem, a violation of God’s name of the worst order. We cannot stay silent. This is terrible for Palestinian people who want to get on with their lives in peace. It is terrible for Israel,’ Wittenberg wrote on X. … Elsewhere, Rabbi Alexandra Wright of the Liberal Jewish Synagogue in London said that the ‘occupation and escalating violence are harming Palestinians and Israelis’. … Other rabbis who came out in support of the measures include Jeremy Gordon of the New London Synagogue, and Lev Taylor of Kingston Liberal Synagogue.” (09/10/26)
https://www.newarab.com/news/british-rabbis-back-uk-sanctions-israeli-settlements
Source: The Blessings of Liberty with Jeffrey Rosen
“Emancipation War: The Fall of Slavery and the Coming of the Thirteenth Amendment.” (09/10/26)
https://rosenjeffrey.substack.com/p/emancipation-war-the-fall-of-slavery
Source: Antiwar.com
by Andrew P Napolitano
‘A failed war does not end when the drones stop flying. It creates a new danger: A government that refuses to admit defeat and a president who, having failed abroad, seeks muscular victories elsewhere. The war against Iran is a case study in the limits of military power, the dangers of presidential overreach and the enduring wisdom of the Constitution’s separation of powers. It was unauthorized, unconstitutional, illegal, strategically incoherent and — by the standards by which wars must be judged — a geopolitical failure.” (09/10/26)
https://original.antiwar.com/andrew-p-napolitano/2026/09/09/when-war-comes-home-a-constitutional-warning/
Source: Law & Liberty
by John O McGinnis
“We need answers for a postindustrial society, but that does not mean we should abandon the fundamental tenets of the free market.” (09/10/26)
https://lawliberty.org/book-review/the-economist-who-forgot-economics/
Source: New York Post
“Federal agents on Thursday captured an accused election fraud ringleader who allegedly paid Skid Row homeless a few bucks each to sign California ballot petitions using the stolen identities of real voters. The FBI apprehended alleged election crook James Brass, a.k.a. ‘Lord,’ in Victorville, San Bernardino County, just before dawn. He allegedly ran his scheme through a small company he owns called Pinnacle Brass …. Also charged in the two-count indictment against Brass are two petition circulators who allegedly worked for him: Courtney Price, 49, of Jacksonville, Florida, and Jateisha Herron, 33, of Boron, California. … All three defendants are charged with one count of conspiracy to commit identity fraud in furtherance of a state felony. Brass and Price are charged with an additional count of identity fraud in furtherance of a state felony.” (09/10/26)
https://nypost.com/2026/09/10/us-news/skid-row-lord-surprises-feds-with-5am-getaway-as-hes-accused-of-massive-ballot-harvesting-scheme/
Source: The Dispatch
‘Insular Cases | Interview: Chief Judge Jeff Sutton and Neil Weare.” (09/10/26)
https://thedispatch.com/podcast/advisoryopinions/insular-cases-interview-chief-judge-jeff-sutton-and-neil-weare/
Source: Responsible Statecraft
by Michael Corbin
“The conflict has divided members of the bloc, but India is determined to find areas of cooperation.” (09/10/26)
https://responsiblestatecraft.org/brics-summit-2026/
Source: Common Dreams
by Tom Engelhardt
“Honestly, I don’t think we really get it yet. Let’s face it. It’s going to be hot, hot, hot. Or do I mean hotter, hotter, hotter, or even hottest, hottest, hottest, or someday, for all we know, beyond any words we might now have to describe it. Though it seldom seems that way in the daily news, we’re talking about a genuinely apocalyptic possibility. Give us human beings full credit. Somehow, we’ve managed to come up with not one but two distinctly apocalyptic ways to potentially destroy ourselves and this planet—one a relatively speedy way to go and the other already operating in world-destroying slow motion—and that, believe me, is no small thing. Here are just a few examples of that slow-motion version of our self-destruction on this increasingly extreme planet of… well, can I really say ‘ours’ anymore, or should I say theirs?” (09/10/26)
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/trump-profit-climate-crisis
Source: The Guardian [UK]
“Vice-president JD Vance appeared to partially row back on Donald Trump’s outlandish claims that every adult citizen in the US would receive $5,000 if the Republicans retain the House and Senate in the midterm elections. … Vance, speaking after the president, suggested the so-called dividend payments would not go to the wealthy and that it could be paid for by US tariff revenues – though the suggested payment dwarfs what the US has taken in through the protectionist measures. Congress would need to approve or otherwise acquiesce to the payment. The sum would far exceed US tariff revenues even before the Supreme Court tossed much of the president’s tariff program last year.” (09/10/26)
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/sep/10/donald-trump-republican-midterm-convention-dividend-offer-5000-vance-latest-news-updates
