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October 07, 2026
Good morning! Today is Wednesday, October 7th 2026, and this is The American Conservative's Morning Brief. Jude Russo warns that with debt service now consuming nineteen percent of federal spending, Americans face a stark choice between tolerating persistent inflation or submitting to a genuine age of austerity that neither party is preparing voters to accept. Ted Snider reports that Flávio Bolsonaro's surprise first-round lead over President Lula sets up an October 25 runoff shaped in part by an aggressive Trump administration pressure campaign, including tariffs, terror designations, and a…
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