Source: Eunomia
by Daniel Larison
“The Iran war is a war of aggression and a crime against the Iranian people. Belatedly authorizing a war that should never have happened would be an endorsement of that crime. It is bad enough that members of Congress failed in their constitutional responsibilities when they did nothing to stop this war. To approve Trump’s actions after the fact would be so much worse.” (04/01/26)
Source: Reuters
“Hungary’s centre-right Tisza party widened its lead over Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s ruling Fidesz ahead of an April 12 parliamentary election, two opinion polls showed on Wednesday, although a large share of voters remained undecided. Veteran nationalist Orban faces the biggest challenge to his rule in 16 years, although the outcome of the election remains uncertain uncertain due to the many undecided voters, according to opinion polls. Centre-right Tisza, led by former government insider Peter Magyar, had the support of 56% of decided voters, up from 53% in early March, while 37% backed Fidesz, down from 39% three weeks ago, a poll by 21 Research Centre showed. Some 26% of respondents did not know who to back.” (04/01/26)
Source: Ron Paul Liberty Report
“Trump Big Iran Announcement Tonight — Double Down Or Walk Away?” (04/01/26)
Source: Semafor
by David Weigel
“It’s fair to see the [Iryna] Zarutska mural campaign as a response to the veneration of [George] Floyd, and the effort — joined by the Democratic Party, progressive infrastructure, and much of corporate America — to change the country in his honor. Political movements have always elevated martyrs, and Trump has spent a decade raising the profiles of victims of violent crime and their family members. … The backlash against the Zarutska mural campaign isn’t purely about partisanship. In Chicago, one of the only places where art honoring her has gone up around a sizable Ukrainian-American community, it has not changed hearts or minds. It’s been received as the unwelcome manipulation of a tragedy by people who don’t care much about Ukraine.” (04/01/26)
Source: Independent Institute
by Donald J Boudreaux
“The Declaration of Independence famously appeared on July 4th, 1776. But a less famous yet equally important text was published four months earlier — a text that eloquently explained the working of the economic institutions that created the modern world. That text is Adam Smith’s An Inquiry Into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.” (04/01/26)
https://www.independent.org/article/2026/04/01/adam-smith-1776/
Source: National Post
“A new large, long-running study suggests that drinking coffee might have cognitive benefits, provided it’s caffeinated and consumed in moderation. U.S. researchers found that people who regularly drank two to three cups of coffee or one to two cups of tea per day had a lower chance of developing dementia than those who drank little or abstained altogether. Though caffeinated coffee intake was ‘significantly associated’ with lower risk of dementia, the same wasn’t true of decaf, according to the study.” (04/01/26)
https://nationalpost.com/life/food/two-to-three-cups-of-coffee-per-day-could-help-cut-dementia-risk
Source: Foundation for Economic Education
by Mark Nayler
“On April 28 last year, a massive blackout plunged Spain and Portugal into darkness for over twelve hours. Flights were canceled, thousands of people were stranded on trains, and there were at least eight related deaths. The Spanish right seized on this freak event to attack what it called the Socialist-led government’s ‘climate fanaticism’ — but although renewable energy was generating about 70% of Spain’s power at the time, an in-depth investigation has found that it wasn’t the cause.” (04/01/26)
Source: The Bulwark
“Reporters Now Need ESCORTS to Do Their Jobs at the Pentagon (w/ Elliot Williams).” (04/01/26)
Source: Ludwig von Mises Institute
by Connor O’Keeffe
“Last Saturday, the third so-called ‘No Kings’ protest took place in cities across the US. Left-leaning protestors again took to the streets to show everyone how much they oppose Trump. Going all the way back to 2017, the center-left and progressive opposition to Trump has always been, at best, highly flawed. Because it has rested on the idea that he represents a sharp and unique departure from the governmental status quo. Trump is characterized as a wannabe dictator corrupting what had been a sound democratic system that, while not perfect, was largely mobilizing the federal government to benefit the American people. That was never accurate. The American political system is not, and has never been, designed even with the intention of benefiting the American people.” (04/01/26)
https://mises.org/mises-wire/our-problem-isnt-kings-its-presidency
Source: ABC News
“A protest over a rate increase forced Puerto Rico’s government on Wednesday to cancel ferry rides between the U.S. territory and the tiny island of Vieques that is popular with tourists. The protest comes as Puerto Rico reports a surge in visitors this month, with many locals and tourists traditionally visiting surrounding islands during Holy Week. Police said in a statement that some 12 trucks were blocking the boat terminal in Vieques. A one-way ferry ride to the island for decades had cost $2, but officials recently increased it to $11.25 for anyone who doesn’t live on Vieques, prompting an outcry.” (04/01/26)