AMERICANTHINKER - Trying to Get Through to My Liberal Friends
Perchance AI On certain topics liberal ability to reason seems to break down.
NPR (Frank Langfitt) - Is the U.S. slipping into 'Competitive Authoritarianism?'
What form of government do we have in America now? Some scholars say it is no longer liberal democracy, but "competitive authoritarianism." NPR's Frank Langfitt explains the term and its origin.
NPR (Bill Chappell) - Short flights are popular. Will they last?
Some flights are less than 100 miles, and they're the backbone of the U.S. air system, linking small towns and big cities. But short routes were in decline even before jet fuel costs spiked.
Some flights are less than 100 miles, and they're the backbone of the U.S. air system, linking small towns and big cities. But short routes were in decline even before jet fuel costs spiked.Open
NPR (Ryan Lucas) - How the Trump administration has undermined the fight against public corruption
At least 15 former elected officials and co-conspirators with corruption offenses have been pardoned by President Trump in the last year, undermining the fight against public corruption.
At least 15 former elected officials and co-conspirators with corruption offenses have been pardoned by President Trump in the last year, undermining the fight against public corruption.Open
NPR (Juliana Kim) - Staying strong, then falling apart: How a military family grapples with the Iran war
Military life has always involved some degree of uncertainty. But for many families, the fear and unknowns that come with the Iran war are new territory.
Military life has always involved some degree of uncertainty. But for many families, the fear and unknowns that come with the Iran war are new territory.Open
WASHINGTONPOST (Michael Birnbaum) - Trump arrives in China with lowered ambitions, hoping for deals
Beijing is set to press the president on Taiwan, and he has indicated an openness to rethinking the degree of U.S. support for the island, alarming its backers.
WASHINGTONPOST (Michelle Boorstein, Laura Meckler, Natalie Allison) - White House aims to link U.S. history and Christianity in 9-hour prayer festival
Pete Hegseth, Marco Rubio and Mike Johnson will speak at the unprecedented event, arguing that the founders wanted the U.S. to be explicitly Christian.
WASHINGTONPOST (Erin Cox) - Takeaways from the nation’s oddest Senate primary
Nebraska Democrats knew they couldn’t unseat a GOP senator, so they backed an independent and fielded a candidate who promised to drop out if she won. Then it got complicated.
WASHINGTONPOST (Dan Merica) - Unusual flood of money from a veterans group roils Iowa Senate primary
VoteVets is spending millions to boost a Paralympic gold medalist over a state Senator who's seen as more liberal in a race that Democrats say they have a shot to win.
NPR (The Associated Press) - French hantavirus patient is critically ill as outbreak grows to 11
A French woman infected in the deadly hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship is critically ill and being treated with an artificial lung. The outbreak has now reached 11 total reported cases, 9 of which have been confirmed.
A French woman infected in the deadly hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship is critically ill and being treated with an artificial lung. The outbreak has now reached 11 total reported cases, 9 of which have been confirmed.Open