https://www.nationalreview.com/2020/05/the-politicized-order-inviting-amicus-briefs-against-the-flynn-cases-dismissal/?utm_source=recirc-desktop&utm_medium=blog&utm_campaign=right-rail&utm_content=top-stories&utm_term=third

Andrew McCarthy thinks it is nearly impossible for Judge Sullivan to avoid dismissing the case against Gen. Flynn. His core argument is compelling: The instant the prosecution and the defense agree on dismissal, the controversy before the court is resolved. The case itself evaporates.

Put another way, the judge has no power to compel the prosecution to continue litigating the matter. And, there being no controversy at issue, there is nothing to render judgement about.

Link to source.

The link provides a copy of the list of White House officials who requested the unmasking of Gen. Flynn’s name in intelligence reports documenting the surveillance of U.S. citizens. By itself the list doesn’t appear to be a smoking gun, although for some of the individuals it may become one.

Of the 39 officials who submitted unmasking requests, only a half dozen or so appear to occupy investigative or intelligence positions. I’m surprised that so many political operatives had such casual access to sensitive data. It is notable, too, that all the unmasking requests were submitted after the 2016 election but prior to the subsequent inauguration.

https://www.zerohedge.com/political/john-brennan-concealed-high-quality-intelligence-russia-wanted-hillary-clinton-win-report

The significance of this tidbit is that it undercuts the 2017 intelligence community report that claimed Russia wanted candidate Donald Trump to win the election and took steps to secure that result. Many have touted the IC assessment as though it were fact and ground truth — proof not only of Russian meddling, but of Trump campaign complicity. The credibility of the IC assessment is increasingly in doubt.

We also learned this week that CrowdStrike Services, the IT security company in charge of the DNC servers testified to Congress that it had no evidence that any files were actually removed from the DNC’s network. How WikiLeaks obtained the DNC emails is now a deeper mystery.

https://www.zerohedge.com/political/crowdstrike-had-no-evidence-russians-stealing-emails-dnc-declassified-transcript-shows

The RussiaGate story is becoming unsustainable.

https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/a-reply-to-the-enemies-of-home-schooling/

An encouraging report.

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The president of Hillsdale College writes on the question of rule, or governance, by experts. He notes, especially, the paradox of expertise: To become proficient in one area of knowledge tends to prevent proficiency in other areas. Thus, to be the greatest epidemiologist in the world, for example, is likely to come at the expense of being a good economist.

I see no easy way to resolve the paradox, but one thing each of us can do is avoid expecting or wanting too much from government.

https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/schiff-folds-will-selectively-publish-russia-hearing-transcripts-after-showdown-dni

ZH helpfully provides a link list of the transcripts Adam Schiff produced. On TV tonight Fox is reporting that acting DNI Rick Grennel intends to release additional declassified materials related to “RussiaGate.”

Sunshine is the best disinfectant.

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Don Boudreaux shares on his blog an article he wrote for the Pittsburg Tribine-Review. In it he debunks the idea that “health care can be improved through a collective effort.”

Continue reading “Cafe Hayek: Pittsburgh Tribune-Review: “Health care’s simple economics”” →

https://www.unz.com/announcement/facebook-bans-the-unz-review/

Mox nix, perhaps, but I challenge anyone to make a positive argument to explain how it is a good thing for Facebook to ban The Unz Review. Sure, Facebook has a right to practice censorship, but how is it beneficial?