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And because our souls are broken and there’s somebody who wants to take your life and your liberty and your stuff, you need government, but government is just to maintain a framework for ordered liberty.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

The family had been held in an immigration facility in Texas until April when a federal judge ordered their release.

From Barron's • May 7, 2026

President Lee Jae Myung warned that supply-chain disruptions and high oil prices could drag on and ordered officials to treat new supply routes and industrial restructuring as strategic priorities.

From MarketWatch • May 7, 2026

Jones, who arrived at the scene with his partner a few minutes behind the others, was seen running to the front of the diamond formation without being ordered to do so.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

Emma and Lisa-Marie Anne stay for dinner—Aunt Melissa ordered take-out instead of cooking for once—and the five of us exchange sneaky looks while passing cartons of kung pao chicken, moo shu pork, and broccoli beef.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller