Hayek, Orwell, And 'The End Of Truth'

UK Plans To Jail Tech CEOs Who Refuse To Spy On Every Phone Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity, New measures would compel client-side inspection of every photo, video and message on devices, escalating the digital ID lockdown already plotted for British smartphones in coordination with major technology firms. Privacy advocates warn the "child safety" framing masks a broader drive to turn personal phones into mandatory surveillance endpoints, with criminal penalties aimed at any executive who resists. Reclaim The Net, an organization dedicated to countering online censorship and digital surveillance, flagged the draft...

The High Man In The Castle By Michael Every of Rabobank The world is again waiting to see what comes out of US-Iran peace talks in Pakistan as the two-week ceasefire deadline looms. Again, it’s a binary outcome: war, with threatened strikes on bridges and power plants in Iran, then perhaps regionally, and an extended closure of Hormuz; or peace, and energy and key goods flowing again. The markets have decided peace will be the outcome. Because markets. Yes, there are times when bad news logically justifies a rally, e.g., in a...

Trump Signs Memo Directing DHS To Pay TSA Agents; First Paychecks Could Arrive Monday Summary:   Reuters says 50,000 TSA agents could be paid as early as Monday Trump officially puts out a presidential memorandum instructing DHS to pay TSA agents House Speaker Mike Johnson agreed to put a short-term DHS funding package on the floor The resolution would fund all of DHS, including ICE and CBP It would replace the Senate-passed bill on the House floor Chuck Schumer says it's 'DOA' Trump Puts Out Order Instructing DHS to Pay TSA Agents President Trump wrote in a presidential memorandum...