Source: In These Times
by Phyllis Bennis

“The U.S. and Israeli war has, from its very beginning, violated both U.S. domestic and international law. The legal consequences go beyond specific violations. Washington and Tel Aviv’s breaches of the UN Charter and other legal frameworks also undermine the very foundations of the rule of law. Even while international legal institutions too often lack sufficient capacity to enforce their decisions, they still provide a crucial framework for protest, for pressure on individual governments, and for the hope of a future world where the rule of law is paramount. Now, however, that future is in more danger than any other time in recent memory. Right now, Iranian civilians are paying the highest price. But the collapse of the rule of law makes the future more dangerous for everyone else, too.” (04/02/26)

https://inthesetimes.com/article/iran-war-united-states-israel-trump-illegal

Source: The Price of Liberty
by Nathan Barton

“According to Canada’s National Observer, the Alberta independence movement has enough signatures on a petition to force the Province to vote on succession on 19 October 2026, with 10%+ of the voters in the last general election. The ‘Stay Free Alberta’ group that has circulated the petition is cautiously optimistic, both about getting on the ballot and having a majority vote for independence. It must be submitted to a government agency, Elections Alberta, to be counted by the 2nd of May. We at The Price of Liberty support and encourage this election and a YES vote in October.” (04/03/26)

https://thepriceofliberty.org/2026/04/03/alberta-shall-be-free/

Source: Libertarian Institute
by Ted Galen Carpenter

“Kim’s regime unsurprisingly portrays its nuclear arsenal as a purely defensive deterrent to possible American and South Korean aggression. DPRK leaders always cite a long list of grievances against Seoul and Washington. Many of them are thoroughly familiar, especially the annual joint military exercises featuring air, ground, and naval forces from the two countries. Some of Pyongyang’s complaints are new, however, and they specifically cite Washington’s military actions against Venezuela and Iran.” (04/03/26)

https://libertarianinstitute.org/articles/north-koreas-nuclear-status-requires-urgent-negotiation

Source: spiked
by Paul O’Connor

“From public-health policy to climate change, more and more issues are being removed from public control and handed to ostensibly neutral specialists. Though they may maintain a façade of democratic procedure, today’s Western societies are largely governed by an alliance between expert knowledge and managerial power. They would be more accurately described by the term ‘technocracy.’ Cast your mind back to the Covid-19 pandemic. This was not an aberration, but a revelation. … We might, understandably, be inclined to regard the Covid lockdowns as a bad memory – something best forgotten. But that would be a mistake. The state overreach, censorship, obsession with risk and distrust in people’s ability to make their own decisions were not exceptions to the norm, but the new norm.” (04/02/26)

https://archive.is/EHU96