Source: Reason
by Jacob Sullum
“Although Trump has other options for taxing imports, the justices reminded him that he needs clear congressional authorization.” (02/25/26)
Source: The Guardian [UK]
“France has appointed Christophe Leribault as the new head of the Louvre, bringing in the director of the Palace of Versailles to turn around the world’s most visited museum after a humiliating jewellery heist and staff strikes. Leribault, who was chosen by the French president, Emmanuel Macron, will succeed Laurence des Cars, who resigned on Tuesday. Des Cars had faced intense criticism since burglars made off in October with jewels worth an estimated $102m, exposing glaring security gaps at the museum. The jewels are still missing.” (02/25/26)
Source: Mother Jones
“Ibram X. Kendi vs. America’s ‘Antiracism Backlash.'” (02/25/26)
Source: The Intercept
by Liliana Segura
“A year since his legal victory — and after six judges recused themselves — Glossip is asking a new trial judge to release him from jail.” (02/25/26)
https://theintercept.com/2026/02/25/richard-glossip-judge-natalie-mai-oklahoma/
Source: The Nation
by Chris Lehmann
“An increasingly unpopular Trump lurched from plodding teleprompter readings to gothic MAGA fantasies in his long-winded speech.” (02/25/26)
https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/donald-trump-sotu-2026/
Source: Al Jazeera [Qatari state media]
“A military air strike by the Myanmar military in Rakhine state has killed at least 17 people and injured 14 others, local media reported, in the latest civil war carnage weeks after a military-backed governing party election win was dismissed as a ‘sham’ by international observers. Women and children were among those killed when air strikes hit Yoengu village in Ponnagyun township on Tuesday, the Democratic Voice of Burma (DVB) said. The village lies about 33 kilometres (21 miles) northeast of Sittwe, the Rakhine state capital. It was captured by the Arakan Army (AA), an ethnic Rakhine armed group fighting the Myanmar military, in March 2024.” (02/25/26)
Source: Antiwar.com
“US F-22 Fighter Jets Arrive in Israel, Yair Lapid Backs Israel’s ‘Biblical Borders,’ and More.” (02/25/26)
Source: The Daily Economy
by Corey A DeAngelis
“The Atlantic can publish as many cautionary stories as it likes, but the data, the Supreme Court precedents, and common sense remain firmly on the side of parental authority.” (02/25/26)
Source: Antiwar.com
by Jeffrey Robertson
“Since Trump’s election, Seoul’s analysts asked questions. Commentators voiced unease – and ‘Liberation Day’ proved their concerns well founded as the U.S. imposed a series of dynamic tariffs driven by social media and personal sentiment. Yet the depth of ties between Washington and Seoul led many to judge the tariffs difficult, but not insurmountable. Somewhere between Venezuela and Iran, attitudes started to change.” (02/25/26)
https://original.antiwar.com/jeffrey_robertson/2026/02/24/watching-uncle-sam-from-seoul
Source: Washington Post
by Theodore R Johnson
“The Supreme Court deliberated for months before moving to end the president’s unprecedented use of one tariff power, only for him to put a different tariff power to unprecedented use almost immediately. The court operates on a calendar of months and years; the executive, on a timetable of days and hours. The Constitution made the branches equal in power, not in speed. That asymmetry is a natural feature of the system. But in the hands of defiant presidents, it becomes a loophole readily exploited and prevents judicial decisions from being meaningfully implemented.” (02/25/26)