Two British police officers are under investigation for gross misconduct after 18-year-old Henry Nowak was handcuffed and arrested while suffering from a fatal stab wound, an tragedy that sparked widespread public outrage and renewed debate over policing in the United Kingdom. The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) announced Wednesday that it has opened misconduct […]
PAUL’S DEFENSE BRIEF (PDB): Trump congratulated China on its “massive … win” after the Supreme Court shot down his executive order attempting to restrict birthright citizenship in the U.S. The Court said the Constitution guarantees automatic citizenship to nearly everyone born on U.S. soil, including children of undocumented immigrants and temporary visitors. During oral arguments, […]
DENVER — Democratic voters in Colorado’s 1st Congressional District delivered one of the biggest primary upsets of the 2026 election cycle Tuesday, ousting 15-term Rep. Diana DeGette in favor of democratic socialist Melat Kiros despite renewed scrutiny over Kiros’ past comments on Hamas, the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, and antisemitism. Kiros, a former attorney, Ph.D. […]
Rep. Andy Ogles (R-TN) is introducing legislation to prevent birth tourism, saying Congress should act after President Donald Trump urged lawmakers to address birthright citizenship through legislation. Speaking with Fox News host Will Cain, Ogles announced the proposed “Anchors Away Act,” which would prohibit pregnant foreign nationals from entering the United States for the purpose […]
Good morning. Federal investigators have made another arrest in the alleged plot to attack a UFC event at the White House, Israeli authorities have charged an American citizen with spying for Iran, and Sen. Ruben Gallego is now facing a Justice Department investigation into his campaign spending just days after clearing a Senate ethics inquiry. […]
The Trump administration has filed lawsuits against Massachusetts and Rhode Island, arguing that the states are unlawfully giving illegal immigrants tuition benefits that are unavailable to many American citizens. The Justice Department announced Monday that it is challenging laws in both states that allow certain illegal immigrants who meet residency and education requirements to pay […]
PAUL’S DEFENSE BRIEF (PDB): The nuclear deterrence gap is real and America needs low-yield nukes. Nuclear policy debates are best when they force hard questions about risk, deterrence, and military necessity, not when disagreement is recast as bad faith. In 2018, as an outgrowth of rigorous policy review process, Trump administration’s “Nuclear Posture Review” identified need for supplemental low-yield nuclear […]
Imagine you are standing beside a wide, fast river, watching debris rush past. Branches, leaves, a child’s lost ball. You could spend a lifetime cataloguing the objects on the surface and never understand the river, because the river is not explained by what floats on it. It is explained by its source, the high ground […]
An American citizen is facing espionage charges in Israel after authorities accused him of working on behalf of Iranian intelligence, marking the latest case in what Israeli officials say is an increasingly aggressive effort by Tehran to recruit operatives inside the country. The suspect, a U.S. citizen in his 20s whose name has not been […]
Los Lunas, N.M. — On April 24, 2026, New Mexico State Police Investigations Bureau agents were requested to investigate an officer-involved shooting involving NMSP in Los Lunas, New Mexico. By New Mexico State Police for Facebook Agents learned at around 8:30 p.m. the officer engaged their emergency equipment and attempted to conduct a traffic stop on […]
A Louisiana pastor charged with second-degree battery says he acted to protect his family after a neighbor allegedly threatened to rape his wife, kill his grandchildren, and attack his loved ones. Tony Spell, 48, pastor of Life Tabernacle Church in Central, was arrested following a confrontation with a 20-year-old neighbor that left the younger man […]
Ricardo’s Ghost: Two Centuries Of Being Wrong About Machines
In 1817, the most rigorous economist of his age changed his mind in public, and in doing so he founded a tradition of error that we have not escaped to this day. David Ricardo had long taught that labor-saving machinery was a general blessing, good for the landlord, the manufacturer, and in the end the […]