Israel has begun its attack on Iran:

Israel said it struck dozens of targets across Iran aiming to cripple Tehran’s nuclear program, pushing the region toward a new conflict with uncertain consequences.

Industrial policy has staged a remarkable comeback in Washington. Once a term used with caution, if not embarrassment, it’s now embraced across the political spectrum as a tool to reindustrialize America and outcompete China. Whether it’s semiconductor manufacturing, rare earth mining, or green energy technologies, federal policymakers increasingly believe that strategic government intervention is not only justified but necessary.

Israel’s airstrikes on Iran and US involvement shatter the illusion that America First guides President Trump’s Middle East policy. Article by Brandan Buck. 

[Philosophical Method: A Very Short Introduction by Timothy Williamson (Oxford University Press, 2020; xvii + 142pp)]

A couple of months ago, the following correspondence took place. I knew, of course, what sort of publication The New Yorker is, and based on the very first question I was certain that my name would be mentioned, no matter what. Hence, to forestall any possible misrepresentation, I decided to reply. But I refused to simply talk and insisted on doing things in writing so that I could later prove what was and wasn’t said.

Dear Professor Hoppe,

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) was enacted in 1996 to protect the privacy of patient health information. Its privacy rule restricts access to a patient’s medical records to authorized individuals and limits how information can be shared without patient consent.

Murray Rothbard said that economics, law, and history are the most susceptible to propaganda. It is astonishing how historical narratives become established in real time.

Its intent may be to sabotage whatever peace deal trump might have pursued. But US taxpayers will pay either way.