Source: Future of Freedom Foundation
by Laurence M Vance
“A bill (SB26-097) was introduced in the second regular session of the Colorado General Assembly last month to decriminalize adult commercial sexual activity. … This is a bill that libertarians can unequivocally support. But not because libertarians think that prostitution is wholesome, good, and harmless, or because they don’t think that prostitution is immoral, shameful, and potentially dangerous. Libertarians simply believe that what consenting adults do on their own property, or on the property of others with permission, is none of the government’s business, none of the church’s business, and none of any individual’s business as long as their actions don’t infringe upon the personal or property rights of others. This is still true even if what consenting adults do is immoral, and even if the majority of Americans don’t approve of what they are doing.” (03/10/26)
“Ukraine hit a ‘key’ military factory in a missile strike Tuesday on Russia’s western city of Bryansk, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said after Moscow gave a toll of six dead in the attack. … In a video posted on social media by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine purportedly showing the attack, a building is rocked by multiple explosions, with plumes of black smoke rising from the site. Zelensky called the strike ‘a completely justified response to the aggressor.’ Russia earlier accused Kyiv of a “terrorist” attack in Bryansk that it said killed six civilians and wounded at least 37 people. It did not say what the target was.” (03/10/26)
“Donald Trump likes exports and foreign investment, and laments imports and trade deficits. Most economists find this a baffling bundle of preferences — and the more they know about international trade, the more baffled they are. Never mind the truism that the whole point of exports is to buy imports. Doesn’t Trump know that getting more foreign investment raises trade deficits by definition? How confused can you get? While I agree that Trump is terribly wrong about international trade, there’s a big difference between being wrong and being confused. While I doubt I’m ready to pass an Ideological Turing Test for Trumpian trade theory, I recently had a weird epiphany on the topic. After said epiphany, I feel capable of articulating roughly what Trump is thinking.” (03/10/26)
“Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey commuted on Tuesday the death sentence of Charles ‘Sonny’ Burton to life without parole, saying his execution, which was set for Thursday, would be ‘unjust.’ In 1991, Burton was one of six men involved in the robbery of an AutoZone store in Talladega that ended with the murder of a customer, Doug Battle; Burton did not pull the trigger in the killing. ‘Doug Battle was brutally murdered by Derrick DeBruce while shopping in an auto parts store. But DeBruce was ultimately sentenced to life without parole. Charles Burton did not shoot the victim, did not direct the triggerman to shoot the victim and had already left the store by the time the shooting occurred. Yet Mr. Burton was set to be executed while DeBruce was allowed to live out his life in prison,’ Ivey said in a statement.” (03/10/26)
“Dimitri Simes defected to the U.S. in the seventies and was a proud American for five decades, until he was criminally charged with a Soviet-style offense: being a journalist.” (03/10/26)
“Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has ordered that a shipment of Ukrainian cash and gold [stolen] last week by Hungarian authorities be held in custody for up to 60 days while his country’s tax authority investigates the case. The gold and the money was being transported through Hungary by road when Hungary [stole] it last Thursday. Authorities said they suspected money laundering. The shipment included $40 million and 35 million euros in cash, as well as 9 kilograms (19.8 pounds) of gold — worth, based on the current exchange rates, about $82 million. The [theft] has outraged Ukrainian authorities who accused Hungary’s Russia-friendly government of acting illegally.” (03/10/26)
“Many business leaders think that a stricter return-to-office policy will cause a surge in productivity. But in reality, the data tell a different story. Across practitioner reports and peer-reviewed research, including a new report from the Institute for Corporate Productivity, organizations that commit to highly flexible models, including remote-first, report strong output, healthier engagement, and faster growth than mandate-driven peers. The newest practitioner evidence should give leaders confidence. In the institute’s Remote-First Organizations report, most leaders in remote-first firms say productivity remains high. A sizable share report that it is very high, even though the majority of these companies avoid invasive monitoring of employees. The research frames remote-first as a deliberate operating model anchored in trust, clarity and well-designed touchpoints, not a stopgap. Independent national data aligns with these practitioner insights.” (03/10/26)
“The Nation opposes Trump’s latest war, as do most Americans. But we are concerned that the response of many commentators to the Trump catastrophe is to hope for a return to a failed old order — a system of ‘rules’ and strategies so unpopular that voters have already rejected them. That naïve longing ignores the need for this country to take a new look at its place in the world.” (03/10/26)
“Many deadlines related to WNBA collective bargaining agreement have come and gone as negotiations between the league and players’ union have stretched across months, but none are more important than Tuesday. The league said Tuesday, March 10, is the date a term sheet for a new CBA must be completed in order to avoid a delay in the start of the 2026 season, which is scheduled to tip off May 8. There’s been movement from both sides as the deadline approached as the WNBA and WNBPA swapped counterproposals over the weekend. But, as of Tuesday morning, there is no deal.” (03/10/26)
