Rational Review News Digest, 07/24/18 -- Trump may revoke former Obama officials' security clearances; The first nationalist

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RATIONAL REVIEW NEWS DIGEST
The Freedom Movement's Daily Newspaper

Volume XVI, Issue #4,020
Steemit Edition -- Tuesday, July 24th, 2018

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TODAY'S NEWS

Trump may revoke former Obama officials' security clearances
Reports: Ecuador's Moreno "close" to shaming his country, betraying Assange
Manafort judge deals blow to Mueller probe
Schumer babbles his usual fascist nonsense, promises to introduce bill repealing First Amendment by end of week
NY Daily News to slash half of its newsroom staff
IL: Chicago mayoral candidate gives out hundreds of thousands of dollars to potential voters at church
Coinbase forms PAC
Trump tweet: "I gave up nothing" at meeting with Putin
Google reportedly offered Android changes to EUxtortionists in 2017
Aboriginal anger as "disgusting" 2013 Trevor Noah joke resurfaces
US DoJ wants refund for Dodge Charger Hellcat bought by Georgia sheriff's department
FL: Astrophysics whiz, 11, graduates from college, plans to continue "education"
Professor slammed for saying bookstores should replace libraries
First David Bowie studio recording "found in bread basket"
Ethiopia: PM Ahmed has called for multiparty democracy, chief of staff says
Rising temperatures from "climate change" linked to rise in suicides
Trump threatens Iran over Rouhani mentioning that threatening Iran is a f–cking stupid thing to do
Cuba: Draft constitution omits building communism, recognizes private property, opens door to marriage freedom
Study: Police in legal cannabis states better at solving crimes
NJ: Idiot pol warns of "sex toys and oils with marijuana" if recreational cannabis is legalized

TODAY'S COMMENTARY

The first nationalist
Iran: Another US war of aggression?
Trump's incoherent approach to Iran
"Greater good" be damned; rethink government's role in your life
You don't have to like Trump to hate Russophobic hysteria
James Gunn: Brought down by right-wing snowflakes
Weak evidence for new gun control laws
Between you, me, and Google: Problems with Gmail's "Confidential Mode"
Taking a (lemonade) stand
The true 97% consensus: Congress delivers another beatdown on carbon dioxide tax
Did the FBI lie to the FISA court?
The Equalizer 2 is more than just another vigilante movie
Merchant opposition to protectionism grows
Trump could have been the dealer of the free world
Socialized medicine: An accounting perspective
Why Bolivia is not a socialist success story
Wisconsin regressivism
Democrats agree that '90s centrism is dead -- but how far left is enough?
Why Democrats don't need to fear the socialist revolution in their midst
Trump's Iran derangement
Instead of fighting Trump tax cuts, high-tax states should cut their taxes to boost job creation
Martyrs to the cause: Carter Page and Julian Assange
The BIS takes aim at cryptocurrencies: Do they understand the economics of cool?
Helsinki: The promise and peril of upending diplomatic tradition
Locking up immigrant kids, again
Quantum Vibe, 07/23/18
In praise of Jeff Bezos
The burden of proof is on the Russiagaters
How the National Flood Insurance Program wastes taxpayer dollars
That problem with Facebook's fake news campaign

TODAY'S AUDIO/VIDEO

Cato Daily Podcast, 07/23/18
Five Minutes Five Issues, episode 115
The Bob Zadek Show, 07/22/18
Ron Paul Liberty Report, 07/23/18
Scott Adams Says, 07/23/18
Foreign Policy Focus, episode 223
Free Talk Live, 07/22/18
Punk Rock Libertarians Podcast, episode 170
The Scott Horton Show, 07/22/18
Freedom Feens Radio, 07/22/18

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