Author: Thomas L. Knapp

Source: Law & Liberty
by Mitch Daniels

“Entitlement costs keep rising, which means new experiments in taxation are coming. They may already be here.” (03/31/26)

https://lawliberty.org/consumption-tax-on-the-horizon/

Source: Los Angeles Times
by Erwin Chemerinsky

“Cases before the Supreme Court inevitably present hard issues of law and almost always involve questions over matters about which the lower courts have disagreed. But the constitutionality of President Trump’s executive order limiting birthright citizenship is an easy question of law and every single judge to rule on it has found it to be unconstitutional. On Wednesday, the justices will hear oral arguments in Trump vs. Barbara, and even for a conservative court that has repeatedly sided with the president, it is hard to imagine the justices upholding an executive order that is so clearly in violation of historical practice, the text of the Constitution and decided precedents.” (03/31/26)

https://archive.is/umNfm

Source: The American Conservative
by Jude Russo

“Let’s all give a hand for Marco Rubio, secretary of state, favored champion of the White House, and all-around cretinous worm. The Amazing Plastic Man — the adjective refers to his flexible principles, not his increasingly inflexible face — was hitting the airwaves this Monday morning to articulate the latest version of what the Trump administration regards as its war aims. Excuse me, military operation aims; President Donald Trump has figured out the One Weird Trick around constitutional checks on executive war powers. You just have to use the right words! … Stupendously expensive and destructive military operations every six to 18 months for the foreseeable future does not seem like an appreciably better outcome than the Bush-era occupations.” (03/31/26)

https://www.theamericanconservative.com/the-united-states-is-already-headed-for-a-forever-war/

Source: CounterPunch
by Dean Baker

“We know Donald Trump gets easily confused. During his campaign, he repeatedly insisted that he would keep us out of a war in Iran. Now, after being in office less than 14 months, he started an unprovoked war in Iran. Trump obviously couldn’t remember whether he was supposed to avoid a war in the Middle East or start one. It seems he is facing the same problem when it comes to inflation and prices. He promised to bring prices down on the first day of his presidency. While inflation had been falling to the Fed’s 2.0 percent inflation target before Trump was elected, it is now close to 3.0 percent and looks to be heading higher, and that was even before the impact of his war against Iran.” (03/31/26)

https://www.counterpunch.org/2026/03/31/trumps-confused-again-hes-bringing-prices-up/

Source: The Daily Economy
by Julia R Cartwright

“Educators continue to debate a question that sounds philosophical but is actually quite practical: when a student earns a diploma, what exactly have they earned? Is it proof of real, transferable, labor-market-ready skills? Or is it a signal, a flag planted in the employer’s field of view that says this person showed up, tried hard, and turned things in on time? Most honest observers land somewhere in the middle. Yes, school teaches skills. And yes, the diploma itself also signals something beyond the skills taught. The degree is both product and receipt. New research throws a wrench into both sides of that supposed balance.” (03/31/26)

https://thedailyeconomy.org/article/inflated-grades-deflate-future-earnings/