Jul 19, 2026 · 2 min listen · Last updated July 19, 2026
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Is The Hawaii Supreme Court's "Aloha Spirit" Consistent With A Republican Form Of Government?
Hawaii was admitted as the 50th state in 1959. The experience of the Hawaiian people was very, very different from the experience of the people in the other 49 states. The United States of America was established by overthrowing a monarch in 1776. Hawaii remained under the control of a monarch until 1893. During the Nineteenth Century, as the American states and territories lived with a right to keep and bear arms, Hawaii had no such protection.
The "Free Market" is More Popular than "Capitalism"
A recent Echelon Insights poll finds that the "free market economy" is more popular than "capitalism." 53% of respondents say they have a "very" or "somewhat" favorable view of the former, while only 12% have an very or somewhat unfavorable view. By contrast, "capitalism" is viewed very or somewhat favorably by 49%, while the two unfavorable categories combine for 29% (more than the double percentage for "free market economy").
Other polls show similar results.
Larry David Unleashes Tirade Against Old Friend RFK Jr.
Larry David turned his onetime friendship with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. into a brutal punchline.
In a sketch for his new HBO show, Life, Larry and the Pursuit of Unhappiness: An Almost History of America, the comedian features a thinly veiled version of President Donald Trump’s health secretary as a leather-tanned, painfully hoarse vaccine skeptic who gets eviscerated by polio vaccine developer Jonas Salk’s mother, played by David.
As Salk works on his discovery, his kvetching, craggy-voiced neighbor “Bobby” drives him nuts, complaining: “That vaccine’s gonna kill people.
How the second phase of the Iran-U.S. war started and why it is raging | Explained
The MoU, signed on June 14, stipulated Iran would allow ships to pass “with no charge for 60 days only,” and that Iran would work with Oman to “define the future administration and maritime services” in the Strait of Hormuz
With her dance moves, this conservancy worker from Chennai has become the new face of social media algorithm
N. Senbagavalli is many things rolled into one: a battery-operated vehicle operator with Urbaser Sumeet in the morning, an autodriver in the evening, and a successful digital creator on Instagram in between
São Tomé and Príncipe heads to polls in tense presidential election
Incumbent Carlos Vila Nova hopes to defeat his former party and secure second term as independent
Voters in São Tomé and Príncipe go to the polls for a presidential election on Sunday as one of Africa’s least populous countries seeks to burnish its democratic credentials.
According to the National Election Commission, about 142,000 people are registered to vote in the tiny African state’s elections, approximately 15% of whom live in the diaspora.
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Argentina, Spain and their stars Lionel Messi and Lamine Yamal meet in World Cup final
Worry no more about wildfire smoke and $10,000 ticket prices. Sunday's final between Argentina and Spain — the first meeting of their transcendent stars — is here and seems destined to be a classic.
(Image credit: Charly Triballeau, Roberto Schmid)
the loneliness of establishing boundaries in relationships
boundaries are often described as clean decisions made by emotionally healthy people who know exactly where they end and everyone else begins. the reality is usually messier when establishing one can feel less like empowerment and more like volunteering to become the difficult person in a relationship that had previously depended on your flexibility.
the loneliness begins before anything is said. it starts when a familiar arrangement stops feeling tolerable, yet everyone around it continues behaving as though the arrangement is perfectly reasonable.
Two deaths in one week. ICE lying about what happened, without facing any accountability. Agents trying to coerce eyewitnesses into leaving the country and intimidate store owners into keeping their video of incidents out of public view. No end in sight to the madness, as Trump pushes back when DHS says it will stop immigration traffic stops.
I needed to discuss this situation with someone who understands what’s going on and knows what we can do about it, so I turned to Kica Matos, the president of the National Immigration Law Center and the Immigrant Justice Fund.
West Asia war LIVE: Iran targets U.S. military bases in Kuwait
Iran’s supreme leader vowed to teach the U.S. “unforgettable lessons” on Saturday (July 18, 2026), as Washington reported its first military deaths since renewing hostilities with the Islamic republic