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THEAMERICANCONSERVATIVE (Joseph Addington) - Inflation Cools in January

State of the Union: Declining energy prices led to better than expected performance. The post  Inflation Cools in January appeared first on The American Conservative .

U.S. inflation came in lower than anticipated in January, with an increase in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) of 0.2 percent for a 2.4 percent increase from January of last year. The latest report from the Bureau of Labor Services (BLS), released Wednesday, shows that housing costs were the biggest driver of inflation last month, with an increase of 0.2 percent. Energy costs fell significantly, down 1.5 percent for the month. Food prices increased by 0.2 percent, but the price of eggs—a major consumer frustration during the early stages of the second Trump administration—fell 7 percent; eggs are now down nearly 60 percent since reaching record highs in March of 2025. The report beat expectations, as economists surveyed by Dow Jones…Open

NYTIMES (Helene Cooper and Eric Schmitt) - As Diplomats Talk, Pentagon Prepares for Possible War With Iran

President Trump threatened to strike Iran, but the military has needed time to build up its forces in the region.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY (Grant Newsham) - Freeing Iran requires a push from the US – and fast

Originally published by Asia Times

Protests need urgent American military support–otherwise Trump’s ‘locked and loaded’ threat will ring hollow Americans and the other free nations are watching Iran and many are rooting for the Iranians who have risen up against the repressive regime that has ruled harshly since 1979 – and caused no end of trouble for the United States. But it’s going to take more than protests and American encouragement to bring down the Mullahs. Force is needed. America (and excepting the Israelis, any friends the US has who want to do more than hide in the corner) need to go after the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and other parts of the regime’s coercive infrastructure such as the Basij militia. Evin Prison, Iran’s…Open

AF (Lauren Boggs) - Robins AFB laser-focused on aircrew eye protection

The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center Human Systems Division is pioneering the next generation of protective technology for aircrews.