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[ad_1] Recent headlines about U.S. weapons in the Persian Gulf are somewhere between ominous and confusing. Are we running low? Or are we being manipulated?  Reuters, August 4: “US has used ‘virtually all’ of its long-range precision missiles during Iran war.” CNN, same day: “Nearly 80% of interceptors for a key missile defense system depleted.”  And on Fox News, Jennifer Griffin reported, “A growing reality after months of fighting in Iran: America’s stockpile of missile defense interceptors is shrinking so much that military planners are weighing whether they can continue the current cycle of limited retaliatory strikes.” To bolster the…

[ad_1] From Doe v. Nexstar Media Group, Inc., decided July 27 by L.A. Superior Court Judge Gary Roberts: This case arises from a publicized landlord-tenant dispute between Plaintiff Jane Doe … and Defendant Aleksandar Jovanovic …. Plaintiff alleges that [Jovanovic] made various false statements about Plaintiff to various third parties, including various news outlets for the sole purpose of terrorizing her, spreading outrageous lies about her, resulting in obscene threats to her physical safety…. Plaintiff alleges …. “Defendants Jovanovic and Rucci played out this strategy by effectively making themselves stars of Defendant Nexstar’s show “Banfield” hosted by Ashleigh Banfield ….…

[ad_1] The article is here; here’s the part of the Introduction that summarizes the core of the argument: How do you sell the idea of free speech to people who worry that words hurt? In the last few years, there have been increasing demands, most prominently on college campuses, to shut down hateful speech. Many Americans, especially younger adults, think that such speech ought to be restricted. A defense of free speech needs to explain why we should let people say vile things that no one should ever say to anyone…. The familiar arguments for free speech aren’t responsive to…

[ad_1] Someone had to organize the catering; that’s the detail that got me. From the start of Israel’s assault on Gaza, Arab states have issued a steady stream of condemnation – labeling it genocide, apartheid, and ethnic cleansing – even as they’ve been secretly deepening their military ties with the very state carrying it out. The secrecy, however, hasn’t protected them. That was the conclusion of a leak obtained by the Washington Post and the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists – published in October 2025, months before the United States and Israel’s own war on Iran began: five CENTCOM PowerPoint…

[ad_1] Why Progressives Are Backing Off 'Woke 1' [ad_2] Source link

[ad_1] Backlash against the woke era was a big reason for Trump’s reelection. Progressives still haven’t explained why they enforced it – or what’s changed. [ad_2] Source link

[ad_1] The Manosphere Sours on Trump [ad_2] Source link

[ad_1] Today’s guest is Jason Silva, author of The Ecstatic States of America: A Manifesto for a New Country of the Mind, which fuses AI and psychedelics into a techno-optimistic update of themes and ideas that once fueled publications like Whole Earth Catalog and the early years of Wired magazine. The former host of National Geographic’s Brain Games who reaches millions of viewers through his Shots of Awe viral videos, Silva talks with Nick Gillespie about why he is optimistic in an age of intense anxiety, what it was like to grow up in Venezuela as Hugo Chávez’s socialist regime came…

[ad_1] The question for Washington is not whether it can keep fighting, but whether the mission still warrants the lives, munitions, and future military readiness being spent on it. CNN reported this weekend that Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, has privately urged senior Trump administration officials to look for an “off-ramp” from the war with Iran. According to three sources familiar with the discussions, Caine has warned that further escalation could backfire and that airpower alone is unlikely to achieve President Donald Trump’s stated objectives. His team declined to discuss confidential conversations, and the White…

[ad_1] The premium on elite institutions, where admission has become dramatically more intense is wildly overrated. I should know. [ad_2] Source link