Links for 4-23-25
our political and cultural conflicts
How perception gaps fuel America’s political and cultural conflicts. From: Michael Baharaeen/Liberal Patriot. Highly educated Democrats are among the most likely to live in ideological bubbles.
🤐 Secretary Rubio ends Joe Biden-era plot to silence opponents. From: The Washington Times Editorial Board. The State Department has pulled the plug on its domestic censorship machine.
Big government is the largest driver of inflation. From: Daniel Kowalski/Mises Institute. Politicians and central bankers assure us that they are diligently “fighting” inflation. Actually, they are fighting inflation the same way that an arsonist fights against the fires he just set.
⭐️ Adam Smith vs. the tariff state: A timeless case for free trade. From: Barry Brownstein/The Daily Economy. Adam Smith’s principles, far more than Trump’s passions, are attuned to the principles of human flourishing.
'Absurd' US laws let Kilmar Abrego Garcia game the system. From: Rich Lowry/NY Post. How an alleged MS-13 gangbanger managed to stay in the US for years, despite an order for his deportation, reveals the self-defeating madness of our immigration system.
🔎 Jonathan Turley says SCOTUS must provide Trump admin with two critical concepts to resolve deportation cases. From: Hailey Gomez/Daily Caller News. The Supreme Court needs to provide “finality and clarity” for the Trump administration regarding their deportation cases.
Democrats’ phony love affair with “due process.” From: Tipp Insights. Most people would ask where these due process champions had been hiding in recent years. Herd em in; one-at-a time due process to usher them out?
👉 Supreme Court hears major parental rights case over LGBT readings. From: Jonathan Turley. A decision for the parents could significantly change public schools’ handling of such controversial materials...
RFK Jr.’s quest to discover autism causes will help restore Americans’ trust in science. From: Cass Rutledge/The Federalist. Not only does science need to be correct to be effective, but it also needs to be perceived to be correct.
🎯 The eight narrative fallacies that drive American politics. From: Allan J. Feifer/American Thinker. We live in a world rife with narrative fallacies intended to herd Americans and other Westerners towards Marxism.
Trump admin ends Biden's free ride: 5+ million deadbeat student loan borrowers to face collections. From: Candace Hathaway/The Blaze. American taxpayers will no longer carry the burden of defaulted loans.
👍 ‘Misinformation’ researchers are losing it after Trump admin cuts more funding. From: Katelynn Richardson/Daily Caller News. Researchers slammed the Trump administration after the National Science Foundation terminated grant funding for research related to “misinformation” and “disinformation.”
Parental rights are not optional. From: Alleigh Marré/Real Clear Education. Parental rights do not end the moment a child walks onto the school bus or through the classroom doors.
🚩 Flu shot MORE likely to give you the flu. From: Rand Paul Review. New research suggests that those who get the flu shot are 27% more likely to have upper respiratory illnesses and the flu than those who didn’t get vaccinated.
Ex-Fox News star launches run for governor in California. From: Geoff Earle/Daily Mail. Steve Hilton announced his bid for California governor, taking on COVID lockdowns and school closures, and touting his move to the U.S. after working in British politics.
📌 Iowa House passes bill to establish state psilocybin program. From: Robin Opsahl/Iowa Capital Dispatch. The bill also sets new requirements for who can access the substance, including an age 21 restriction and limit of 5,000 patients who can be recommended psilocybin treatment.
End the “green new scam” loan machine. From: André Béliveau/Real Clear Energy. The U.S. Department of Energy’s Loan Programs Office (LPO) is a taxpayer-backed ATM for unreliable energy technologies and infrastructure that can’t compete without federal funding.
🙄 California mayor suggests giving free fentanyl to ‘purge’ homeless population. From: Craig Nigrelli/Straight Arrow News. Parris later said his comments were not meant to be taken literally, and insisted he was referring only to a “criminal element” within the unhoused population.