Top 25 News Stories: Weekend Edition (July 6, 2024)
NATION
Wisconsin Supreme Court Reinstates Unstaffed Drop Boxes Ahead Of 2024 Election
The Fix is In: Washington State Abolishes Residency Requirement for Voter Registration
Hamas Terrorist Radicals Vandalized Rep’s Office in the Capitol
Replacing Biden Will Prove Donors Run the Democrats
Defense rests after Menendez declines to take stand
Are politicians using crypto to influence the US elections?
The Awesome, Terrifying Power of the Press
University Study: ‘Vast DEI Bureaucracy’ Negatively Impacting US Armed Forces
The Lincoln Project Hits a New Low, Surprising No One
The Absurdity of “Open Borders”
Some fanatical libertarian supporters of “open borders” have come up with a response to this point that has to be characterized as one of the worst arguments in the past few decades. Robert Rector mentions this argument here: “The grant of citizenship is a transfer of political power. Access to the U.S. ballot box also provides access to the American taxpayer’s bank account. This is particularly problematic with regard to low-skill immigrants. Within an active redistributionist state, as Friedman understood, unlimited immigration can threaten limited government.
“Many libertarians respond to this dilemma by asserting that the real problem is not open borders but the welfare state itself. The answer: dismantle the welfare state. The libertarian Cato Institute pursues a variant of this policy under the slogan, ‘build a wall around the welfare state, not around the nation.’. . . Borders should be open, but immigrants should be barred from accessing welfare and other benefits. , , . In a recent debate with Dan Griswold of the Cato Institute, I pointed out this paradox. Griswold replied that the key was to grant amnesty and open borders now and work on ‘building a wall around welfare’ at some point in the future.” See this.
WORLD
Archbishop Viganò found guilty of schism, excommunicated by Vatican
Hecklers disrupt Reform UK event as Nigel Farage vows to ‘come after’ Labour (Mainstream)
How Poland WON The Immigration Crisis SHOCKS EVERYONE! (YT)
Houthi explosive drone boat attacks escalate Red Sea danger
HEMISPHERE
The Pioneering Albanian Trafficker Who Took Ecuador’s Drug Trade By Storm
Disappearances Concentrated In 12 Municipalities In Jalisco
How Worried Should Venezuela’s Maduro Be?
HEALTH
Is Joe Biden’s Brain Vaccine Injured? Editorial Comment: Zamisdat believe that Joe Biden showed signs of cognitive impairment before the arrival of The Vax.
MACRO
21 Facts That Joe Biden Doesn’t Want You To Know
South Korean government to launch crypto transaction monitoring system
Blue Origin, Stoke join Space Force pool of small launch vendors
MICRO
Hey Buddy! Know Anyone Who Wants To Buy A Website?
Why Is Five Guys So Expensive? (YT)
Best Homemade Organic Weed Control – Natural & Safe Vinegar Boosted (YT)
WORTH ANOTHER LOOK
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