In an interview, France’s finance minister said the government is prepared to exercise special constitutional powers and circumvent Parliament to pass billions in cuts if talks stall over the budget. on.wsj.com/4rR34jC

Heating oil prices are soaring, and homeowners who rely on it could see winter bills jump 21%, per CNBC. Some customers are already paying more than $5.50 a gallon as the Iran war drives up crude, diesel and heating oil prices. Overall winter heating costs are forecast to rise 8.7%, more than double the rate of inflation, per the National Energy Assistance Directors Association.

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Look at this. Trump announced a $6.6 billion government investment in defense company Anduril. 1789 Capital, where Donald Trump Jr. is a partner, took a major stake in Anduril in June 2025. Since then, Anduril has won 135 other government contracts worth about $1.8 billion.

The Jones Act delivers only a fraction of its advertised benefits at a wildly disproportionate cost. It's time to ask whether this century-old law is worth it. Cato's @cpgrabow explains. ow.ly/yROg50ZVuOj

Important discussion on FCC vs. Disney. FCC should abolished. Privatize the airwaves.

European Leaders Reject Free Speech; Americans Shouldn’t Follow Suit cato.org/blog/european-leade… via @CatoInstitute

Peter Schiff says the 10-year Treasury yield will soon top 5.5%. If it does, he says mortgage rates will climb above 8%. The 10-year is already near 5.3%, its highest since 2002. 30-year mortgage rates hit 7.24% in mid-September.

Let It Work mccloskey.substack.com/p/let…

235 people are dead and the government has not shown its work. Southern Command announced the latest strike yesterday: four people killed on a boat in the Caribbean. Nobody killed in these strikes was charged with anything; you can’t charge someone you’ve already killed.

The total bill per household since the U.S.-Iran conflict began is around $1,760, per Moody's.

The US is literally engaging in military operations including raids and arrests on the ground in Ecuador. Has congress approved or been notified under WPA? thehill.com/policy/defense/6… @SenRandPaul @RepThomasMassie @SenTimKaine @WarrenDavidson

⛽ Price of a gallon of diesel, USD 1. 🇩🇪 Germany: $10.41 2. 🇫🇷 France: $10.03 3. 🇮🇹 Italy: $9.96 4. 🇬🇧 United Kingdom: $9.88 5. 🇺🇸 California (US high): $8.42 6. 🇿🇦 South Africa: $7.57 7. 🇹🇷 Türkiye: $7.23 8. 🇨🇦 Canada: $7.00 9. 🇦🇺 Australia: $6.89 10. 🇺🇸 United States (average): $6.32 11. 🇦🇷 Argentina: $6.09 12. 🇲🇽 Mexico: $5.87 13. 🇺🇸 Texas (US low): $5.74 14. 🇮🇩 Indonesia: $5.41 15. 🇰🇷 South Korea: $5.30 16. 🇧🇷 Brazil: $4.92 17. 🇨🇳 China: $4.69 18. 🇮🇳 India: $3.86 19. 🇯🇵 Japan: $3.82 20. 🇷🇺 Russia: $3.67 21. 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia: $1.82 22. 🇱🇾 Libya: $0.09 23. 🇮🇷 Iran: $0.02 24. 🇻🇪 Venezuela: $0.02 Prices as of October 4–6, 2026. G20 countries plus the world's three cheapest. Source: GlobalPetrolPrices, AAA

Who Would Pay If Congress Eliminated the Social Security Payroll Tax Cap? cato.org/blog/who-would-pay-… via @CatoInstitute

BREAKING: 10-year Treasury note yield hits highest level since 2002 as traders brace for key bond sale

@CafeHayek correctly identifies a key theme of my @EncounterBooks THE CIVILIZATION OF COMMERCE (due out Oct 13). The case for markets includes prosperity but also the promotion of distinct moral values as part of a civilizational endeavor. cafehayek.com/2026/10/quotat…

Econ 101: right again.

Trade policy should not play favorites. Tariffs sold as a fight against forced labor spared Brazilian iron that American steelmakers buy, some of it ironically linked back to forced labor, write Cato's @clark_packard and Alfredo Carrillo Obregon. ow.ly/r7Rz50ZVpKS

Just a reminder that Chat and Claude are some of the greatest, most life-giving tools humanity has ever produced. And a reminder that most of humanity is incredibly poor. Especially in terms of access to elite mental assistance. We should talk about these facts all the time.

DHS Can’t Condition Counterterror Funds on Running Elections Trump’s Way cato.org/blog/court-dhs-cant… via @CatoInstitute