News of the Week for September 28th, 2025
- Abortion
- Gun Rights
- Hide the Decline
- Socialized Medicine
- War & Terror
- National News
- Economy & Taxes
- International News
- Opinion
Abortion
Court Cases & Legislation
CA Doctors Can Prescribe Abortion Meds Anonymously Under New Law
The legislation is the latest effort by California Democrats to protect abortion access to women.
Gun Rights
Canada Inching Forward With Gun Confiscation Efforts
After years of delays and millions of dollars in misspent money, the Liberal government is getting ready to launch its first gun “buyback” since banning the vast majority of semi-automatic firearms back in 2022.
Permit Denial Win in Hawaii Over Decades-Old Misdemeanor
Glenn Shiroma was convicted of a misdemeanor assault in 1992. According to Hawaii law, someone similarly situated would be eligible for firearm ownership as long as 20 years without incident have passed since the offense, but in 2023, Shiroma applied for a PTA and was denied. In May 2025 Shiroma filed a federal complaint against the County of Hawaii. On September 9, a stipulated judgment and injunction were ordered in Shiroma’s favor.
Yet Another New Jersey City Joins Ranks of Those Refunding Excessive Fees
For a state so closely associated with the mafia in the popular culture, you’d think that New Jersey would recognize that criminals can get guns no matter what you do, and that there’s no reason to punish the law-abiding for that fact.
Hide the Decline
Environment &“Green Energy”
Unscientific ‘Nature Rights’ Mysticism Pushed at Harvard
The “nature rights” movement is pushing environmentalism into the unscientific realm. Specifically, the movement promotes a neo-pagan mysticism — such as invoking Pachamama the Incan earth goddess — as a major basis for its advocacy.
Nuclear In Your Backyard? Tiny Reactors Could One Day Power Towns And Campuses
You might imagine nuclear power plants as behemoth facilities spanning hundreds of acres. Nuclear microreactors, by contrast, could sit on land the size of a football field and power a whole town.
Trump admin questioning massive Thacker Pass lithium mine loan in Nevada, reports say
Rep. Mark Amodei’s (R-NV) office spoke with the U.S. Energy Secretary on Friday following news that a key loan for the mining project is in jeopardy.
‘Rights’ for Planets and Space Microbes
If everything has rights — trees, geological features, animals, waves (yes, waves!) — then the core principle protecting human liberty becomes as worthless as currency during a wild inflation. Now, illustrating the Luddite sensibilities that permeate environmentalism generally and the nature rights movement specifically, a science journal has published advocacy by three astrobiology “ethicists” urging that planets, moons, and even space microbes be granted rights.
MAHA and ‘Biodynamic’ Agriculture
America’s farmers, who have not been in the best of shape financially, are now having to contend with the effect of retaliatory tariffs on their exports. A bailout is reportedly coming sooner or later.
Socialized Medicine
Government in Healthcare
Trump administration to link Tylenol use to risk of autism
The president is expected to say that acetaminophen, the most commonly used pain reliever during pregnancy, should only be used for high fevers.
Scientist behind Trump’s Tylenol claims was paid to give evidence against drug maker
The Harvard academic Andrea Baccarelli gave an ‘unreliable’ testimony on the links between autism and paracetamol, and produced research that raises ‘serious concerns about bias’
Scientists Rebuke Trump’s Tylenol-Autism Claim, Stress Fever Is Bigger Danger in Pregnancy
President Donald Trump’s call for pregnant women to avoid Tylenol is drawing sharp criticism from researchers who say the advice ignores decades of evidence and could endanger mothers and babies.
J. K. Rowling Comes Out Against Legalizing Assisted Suicide
I have always believed that liberals should be leading opponents of assisted suicide. After all, two of the core tenets of liberalism are (supposed to be) protecting vulnerable people from exploitation and promoting equality among all people. But other than disability-rights activists, most liberals tend to support legalization based on “choice.”
Joint Elderly Assisted Suicide in Switzerland to Avoid Future Widowhood
Once we decide that killing is an acceptable answer to suffering, the kind of suffering that qualifies us to be made dead continually expands. Now, an elderly British couple have committed joint assisted suicide at a Swiss termination clinic to avoid future widowhood and increasing fragility — in other words, to eliminate future suffering.
War & Terror
Trump Expands Unauthorized Use of Lethal Military Force in the Caribbean
The president is upping the ante.
Trump reveals plan for AI to control biological weapons after giving terrifying warning
President Trump announced that his administration will lead an international effort using AI to enforce the Biological Weapons Convention, calling it a potentially groundbreaking but risky initiative.
Trump Officially Declares Antifa Terrorists by Executive Order
“Antifa is a militarist, anarchist enterprise that explicitly calls for the overthrow of the United States Government…”
Secret Service foils massive plot to cripple NYC cell network and threaten UN General Assembly
A massive illegal electronic device network capable of crippling cell towers and jamming 911 calls across New York City was uncovered by the Secret Service — just as world leaders prepared to descend on Manhattan for the UN General Assembly, officials said Tuesday.
UK and Poland vow to confront Russian aircraft violating Nato airspace
Russia shrugs off criticism as Poland and Estonia speak about incursions at emergency meeting of UN security council
Iran, Russia to sign documents on building new nuclear reactors in Iran – RIA news
Western governments accuse Tehran of failing to abide by a 2015 deal with world powers that aimed to prevent it from developing a nuclear weapon.
Germany prepares to treat ‘1,000 injured soldiers a day’ in war with Russia
As many as 1,000 German soldiers are set to be wounded every day if Vladimir Putin launches a war on Nato, Germany has warned.
Russia: Testing the Boundaries
Russia’s testing of NATO’s defenses has been going on for a long while, and so, in that sense, the recent mass “incursion” of its drones into Poland hardly came out of the blue. At the same time, it was clearly an escalation, probably designed to test both NATO’s political and military response.
Hegseth orders rare, urgent meeting of hundreds of generals, admirals
The Pentagon has summoned military officials from around the world for a gathering in Virginia. Even top generals and their staffs don’t know the reason for the meeting.
America’s Biggest Battle, 100 Years On
The Meuse-Argonne Offensive of 1918 was the largest battle ever fought by Americans.
New details emerge on Hegseth’s unusual mass gathering of top brass
The defense secretary is expected to lecture about the “warrior ethos” for less than an hour, according to multiple people familiar with the event. But top generals are bracing for possible firings or demotions.
U.S. preparing options for military strikes on drug targets inside Venezuela, sources say
President Donald Trump has not approved any action yet, and the U.S. and Venezuela are talking through Middle Eastern intermediaries, sources told NBC News.
Police break up ring trafficking Kenyans to fight for Russia in Ukraine
More than 20 people have been rescued in Kenya from a suspected human trafficking ring that lured them with job offers in Russia but intended to send them to fight in Ukraine, police said.
The Russian spy ship stalking Europe’s subsea cables
Covert operations in waters surrounding the British Isles pose a grave threat to critical infrastructure and a fresh challenge to Nato
National
Some Republicans Warn of Government Overreach on Free Speech
Lawmakers and commentators say FCC’s pressure on Jimmy Kimmel could backfire
White House Says Doctors May Be Exempt From $100,000 H-1B Fee
Doctors may be exempt from the Trump administration’s new $100,000 fee for high-skilled H-1B visa applications, the White House said Monday.
Oracle Reveals Funding of Dark Money Group Fighting Big Tech
When the Internet Accountability Project popped up late last year and joined the growing crusade against Big Tech, the nonprofit group refused to say who was financing it.
Outgoing NYC Cardinal Dolan Faces Unprecedented Catholic Backlash After Comparing Kirk to St. Paul
Pope Leo stays measured, while Dolan’s likely successor — Bishop Daniel Flores — prepares to bring a very different voice to New York.
In charged eulogy, Tucker Carlson ties Kirk’s assassination to killing of Jesus
Carlson: ‘I can just sort of picture the scene in a lamp-lit room with a bunch of guys sitting around eating hummus, thinking about, ‘What do we do about this guy telling the truth about us?’
The AI Race at North Carolina Universities
Tar Heel State colleges are fast-tracking AI programs, but at what cost?
Michigan GOP Bill Proposes Adult Content Ban, VPN Ban, and Restrictions on Transgender Depictions
A proposal this broad would hand Michigan lawmakers unprecedented control over what residents can say, see, and even encrypt online.
The Roots of Trans Fanaticism
Why is the trans cause advanced with such fever and hate?
My day in America’s murder capital, where 12-year-olds have weapons
Our reporter went on patrol with police in Jackson, Mississippi, which has a homicide rate 15 times the national average
The Brett Kavanaugh Assassination Plot Aimed to Kill Multiple Justices to Preserve Roe v. Wade
The Brett Kavanaugh assassination plot was bad enough as it was originally revealed when the assassin (Nicholas Roske, a man identifying as a woman in court proceedings, a fact first reported in 2022) encountered law enforcement and turned himself in. The assassin has pleaded guilty and will soon be sentenced.
Byron Donalds gets specific on education, property taxes in Tampa campaign stop
While Byron Donalds hasn’t received the backing of Gov. Ron DeSantis in his quest to succeed him as governor of Florida next year, the U.S. House member from Naples has no problem showering the love on the state’s chief executive.
The Jimmy Kimmel Drama Comes to a Predictable End
On the menu today: Jimmy Kimmel comes back, and Kamala Harris explains that she really wanted to pick Pete Buttigieg as her running mate, but the American people are just too racist, sexist, and homophobic to allow her to do that.
Louisiana Cops Beat a Naked Inmate During a Strip Search. Long Withheld Video Shows He Was Compliant.
Although the officers were eventually criminally convicted, Jarius Brown is still pursuing damages to cover the medical expenses for serious injuries to his face, nose, and chest.
Schumer’s leadership is increasingly toxic among Senate candidates
The Senate minority leader’s more aggressive posture in this shutdown fight isn’t inoculating him in the pending midterms.
Democrats further narrow GOP’s House majority with Arizona special election win
Democrat Adelita Grijalva is the projected winner of the special election Tuesday in Arizona’s 7th Congressional District, further narrowing the already razor-thin Republican House majority.
NASA Confirms First Crewed Mission to Orbit The Moon in 50+ Years Set For 2026
NASA on Tuesday said it was on track to send astronauts to orbit the Moon in early 2026, as the United States races China to return to the lunar surface.
Shooter is dead after killing at least 1 and injuring others at a Dallas ICE facility
A shooter with a rifle opened fire from a nearby roof onto a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement location in Dallas on Wednesday, killing at least one person and wounding others before taking his own life, authorities said.
Rounds Found Near Dallas Shooter Carried ‘Anti-ICE’ Messages
Rounds found near the body of the suspected shooter in the attack on a Dallas ICE facility Wednesday morning carried anti-ICE messages,” FBI Special Agent in Charge Joe Rothrock revealed during a press conference.
Graham says he would support third Trump term in 2028
South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) says he would like to see President Trump run for a third term in 2028, even though the 22nd Amendment limits a president to serving two terms.
Trump, Epstein ‘Best Friends Forever’ statue hastily removed from DC’s National Mall
A garish statue of President Trump and late pedophile Jeffrey Epstein was mysteriously erected on the National Mall on Tuesday — and removed by Wednesday morning.
Paxton could lose Trump’s House majority, top Republicans claim
Top Republicans are warning that nominating Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in the Texas Senate race could jeopardize the party’s slim control of the House in 2026.
White House Threatens Republicans Who Refuse to Back Off Epstein
Thought the Epstein news cycle was over? Think again.
California ‘MAGA Dentist’ under fire for viral joke about hurting liberal patients
A self-proclaimed “MAGA Dentist” is facing backlash after a video of her joking about turning down pain-relieving gas for liberal patients at her Santa Clarita clinic blew up online.
Do Republicans have ‘room’ for Trump critics? Paul and Massie hope so
Rand Paul might run for president in 2028. It depends on whether the Republican Party still has space for his fellow Kentuckian who now shares the title of Donald Trump’s biggest conservative troublemaker.
Was Lindsey Halligan Validly Appointed as United States Attorney?
There is a lot that is outrageous about the process that resulted in yesterday’s indictment of James Comey. I will focus here on what appears to be a fatal legal flaw.
Assata Shakur, a fugitive Black militant sought by the US since 1979, dies in Cuba
Assata Shakur, a Black liberation activist who was given political asylum in Cuba after her 1979 escape from a U.S. prison where she had been serving a life sentence for killing a police officer, has died, her daughter and the Cuban government said.
Second Circuit Allows Claim That “Implicit Bias Trainings” Constituted Racial Harassment
The court concluded that the plaintiff, a former New York City educator and administrator, presented enough of a case to go to the jury.
California Wants to Hold Social Media Platforms Liable for User Posts Containing Bias- and Political-Hostility-Motivated Threats
California SB 771, which is now on Governor Newsom’s desk for signature, would add a new statute that provides the following (some structure added)
Short Circuit: An Inexhaustive Weekly Compendium of Rulings from the Federal Courts of Appeal
Doping horses, DEI trainings, and working on a Saturday
Trump Says He Is Ordering Troops to Portland, Escalating Domestic Use of Military
In a social-media post he called the Oregon city ‘War Ravaged’ and said soldiers would have authority to use force
Short Circuit: An Inexhaustive Weekly Compendium of Rulings from the Federal Courts of Appeal
Doping horses, DEI trainings, and working on a Saturday
The Comey Perjury Count the Grand Jury Refused to Charge
This morning, we published my column arguing that the perjury and obstruction case against former FBI Director James Comey should be dismissed because there is no factual basis for the allegation that Comey lied when he denied authorizing his then-deputy, Andrew McCabe, to leak investigative information to the Wall Street Journal. (Contrary to the assertion of Senator Ted Cruz (R., Texas) in the question he put to Comey at a Senate hearing, McCabe, who has admitted orchestrating the leak, never claimed that Comey authorized him to do so — he claims to have told Comey about it after the fact.)
Grand Blanc church shooting: 2 dead, multiple wounded at Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Two people are dead, including the shooter, and nine others are hospitalized after a shooting Sunday morning at a Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Grand Blanc, according to police.
Clarence Thomas says precedent might not determine cases on upcoming supreme court docket
The court is expected to weigh in next session on same-sex marriage, which it legalized in 2015
Report: Eric Adams Drops Out of New York City Mayoral Race
Adams did not endorse any other candidate.
Economy & Taxes
U.S. Treasury Chief Hints at Argentina Financial Rescue
Trump and Bessent prepare to meet with Argentine President Javier Milei as the country’s economy and currency slump
Trump administration rehiring hundreds of workers laid off by DOGE
Hundreds of General Services Administration (GSA) employees laid off earlier this year have received offers to return, The Associated Press reported Wednesday.
Kansas sorghum farmers will have their biggest yield in years. But tariffs killed the market
Kansas farmers are hurting after China’s retaliatory tariffs on the United States closed a major market for the state’s biggest crop. Despite a productive year, farmers across Kansas may not break even.
Trump admin questioning massive Thacker Pass lithium mine loan in Nevada, reports say
Rep. Mark Amodei’s (R-NV) office spoke with the U.S. Energy Secretary on Friday following news that a key loan for the mining project is in jeopardy.
Trump wants piece of company in charge of America’s biggest lithium mine
The Trump administration is seeking an equity stake of as much as 10% in Lithium Americas as it renegotiates terms of the company’s $2.26 billion Energy Department loan for its Thacker Pass lithium project with General Motors (GM.N), opens new tab, two people familiar with the discussions told Reuters.
Agriculture secretary announces major crops purchase, antitrust efforts at Kansas City conference
U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins announced Thursday plans to boost American farmers by purchasing millions of bushels of crops.
Recent Events Highlight Need for Objective Monetary Policy
The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) met last week and decided to lower the target for the federal funds rate (FFR), the policy rate used to affect economy-wide changes, by 25 basis points, as was widely expected. Recent developments, especially Stephen Miran’s appointment and subsequent dissent at the FOMC meeting, have again triggered concerns over Fed independence and the degree to which rate decisions are influenced by the president. But the Fed (and Congress) must bear some responsibility for allowing monetary policy to become increasingly discretionary. Presently, the FOMC can set its policy rate target based on members’ subjective opinions, making it difficult to know precisely how this target is chosen. The Fed should follow, or be mandated to follow, an objective monetary policy rule to both improve rate decisions and shield its independence from the executive.
International
Australia joins UK and Canada in formally recognising Palestinian state
Move comes as Anthony Albanese tries to secure meeting with Donald Trump and amid warnings that recognition could spark ‘punitive measures’ from the US
Horror film digitally altered in China to make gay couple straight
Viewers outraged after same-sex wedding scene changed in Together, starring Dave Franco and Alison Brie
Gen Z’s New Symbol of Resistance: A Cartoon Jolly Roger
Protesters around the world hoist a flag from a hit Japanese pirate show to express disdain for authority
Huntington’s disease successfully treated for first time
One of the cruellest and most devastating diseases – Huntington’s – has been successfully treated for the first time, say doctors.
Starmer to announce plans for digital ID scheme
Sir Keir Starmer is expected to announce plans for a compulsory UK-wide digital ID scheme in a speech on Friday.
Sarkozy jailed for five years over Gaddafi campaign funds conspiracy
Former French president found guilty of criminal conspiracy over ‘corruption pact’ with Libyan dictator
Ex-Reform politician admits Russia-linked bribery charges
Reform UK’s former leader in Wales has admitted taking bribes to make statements in favour of Russia while being a Member of the European Parliament.
Opinion
The gospel according to Tucker
I have faithfully followed Tucker Carlson’s descent into the gutter of vile anti-Semitism. The documentation can be found in an admittedly tiresome series of posts here. In my opinion, every writer, public figure, every publication, and every institution that lauded him in years past is obligated to speak out against the figure he has become — deceitful and destructive in his own right and a discredit to everyone with whom he associates.
Pull the Plug on the Federal Communications Commission
In both 2013 and 2024, I made the shorthand observation that spending restraint is a good default answer for any question about fiscal policy. Today, I’m going to expand upon that hypothesis by introducing by 22th Theorem of Government. Simply stated, you won’t be wrong very often if your knee-jerk response to any controversy is to think about making government smaller.
Courts are Checking Trump More Effectively than Many Think
Legal scholar Steve Vladeck explains how and why.
Is the Trump Administration Effectively Reaching Out to Gen Z, or Is It Way Too Online?
If you have been (blissfully) off the internet the last 24 hours, you may have missed the Department of Homeland Security’s Pokemon-themed Immigration and Customs Enforcement social media hype video.
How Not to Help Israel
Israel is a source of Western values. It is an important partner in intelligence gathering and in military technological development. We have many American citizens who love Israel and have relations there. You could even argue the way Douglas Murray does now that Israel is a kind of rampart of our civilization, defending it from attack and modeling resistance to the demographic and political tides that roll against us. All of that would make a lot more sense.
Chaos Reigns, by Design
If it seems like we’re alternating between the important news of the week and “whatever Donald Trump wishes us to talk about,” in recent performances, then understand that technically speaking I am a mere carnival barker and don’t control the schedules around here: Donald Trump, America’s self-designated Ringmaster of Events, calls the tune — and the rest of us either dance to it, sway along to the beat, or sit frozen in our seats with dismay as we take notes. As it turns out, I’m no good at dancing, and my natural sense of rhythm doesn’t match the current meter. Which leaves me with only one option.
The Constitution and its enemies
The title of this piece pays homage to Karl Popper’s great work of political philosophy, “The Open Society and Its Enemies.” Popper wrote the book during the Second World War in an attempt to explain — and refute — the totalitarian ideologies that had delivered Europe into the hands of murderous dictators like Stalin and Hitler.
Fetterman Tries to Talk Democrats Off the Ledge
Last Friday, Democratic senators blocked a continuing budget resolution that would avoid a government shutdown on October 1.
Trump Proves to Be His Own Worst Enemy on Push for Payback Probes
By openly demanding prosecutions of Comey, James, and Schiff, Trump has virtually assured there will be no prosecutions of those figures.
Where Is Your ‘Stochastic Terrorism’ Now, Media?
America’s civic disintegration continues apace as terrible news comes out of Dallas: This morning an ICE facility was attacked by a gunman — identified by authorities as Joshua Jahn, age 29 — who unloaded a rifle into a van carrying detainees, then took his own life. The shooter, by the markings on the shell casings he left, declared his motive quite literally as being “ANTI-ICE,” but all of his victims — shot while still in their seats, from a distance — were in fact detainees being transported to the facility for processing. One has died.
Comey Indictment Looks Like a Mistake
Today a grand jury in northern Virginia indicted James Comey on two criminal counts that I take to be essentially the same.
College Is Worth Saving
Universities are broken. Fixing them should be a national imperative.
Yuval Levin’s Excellent Reflections on the Constitution
My friend Yuval Levin’s American Covenant: How the Constitution Unified Our Nation—And Could Again is a rich and brilliant reflection on the Constitution—not just as a legal framework but also as “an institutional framework; a policymaking framework; a political framework in the highest sense of the political; and, finally, a framework for union and for solidarity.” It has wise and insightful chapters on Congress, the presidency, the courts, and federalism.
What’s Wrong with the Jim Comey Prosecution
The prosecution of Jim Comey is political — unavoidably so. That alone doesn’t make it bad; political cases have always been with us, and Comey has been at the center of decisions to bring them (or not bring them) many times. Comey is a political figure under fire for political statements, so not prosecuting him would also have been political.
What’s Wrong with the Jim Comey Prosecution
The prosecution of Jim Comey is political — unavoidably so. That alone doesn’t make it bad; political cases have always been with us, and Comey has been at the center of decisions to bring them (or not bring them) many times. Comey is a political figure under fire for political statements, so not prosecuting him would also have been political.
“They’re Going To Florida” — How Mamdani Will Change NYC
New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani has put what has been dubbed an “affordability crisis” front and center as he runs to be a mayor representing all five boroughs.
How to Become a Good Communist
JoAnne Deborah Byron, a/k/a JoAnne Chesimard, a/k/a Assata Shakur was a Communist, a murderer and a terrorist. She was still a fugitive from justice when she died Thursday in Havana, Cuba
