Notes in the Margin

New poll puts the AfD party ahead of German Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s mainstream conservative bloc.

The Texas Dept of Public Safety has fought to keep records secret. Now, finally more records will be released, and expose more police cowardice and incompetence. 

Trump plans a centralized military force for deployment against. This is not a state-based National Guard force. It's a de facto centralized army. 

As former Defense Secretary Robert Gates said back in 2011, Israel is an “ungrateful ally” that gives “nothing in return” for American guarantees, military support, and intelligence sharing.

Zuckerberg runs an illegal school in his hometown. This should be legal for everyone, but only the billionaire class gets away with it. 

"In less than a decade, conscientiousness — the trait most closely linked to responsibility, follow-through, and self-control — has collapsed among young adults."

Liam McCollum interviews Mises Institute Fellow Jeffery Degner about his new book, Inflation and the Family

"According to federal data, 57% of workers’ pay grew faster than inflation in June, up from a monthly low of 44% during the height of inflation."

"Though it may have been controversial, the July jobs report helped confirm the notion that the U.S. economic engine is sputtering." 

Militaries on the verge of collapse often recruit old men and young boys.