Author: Thomas L. Knapp

Source: Responsible Statecraft
by Kelley Beaucar Vlahos

“Expectations reached a fever pitch Wednesday, but he neither called for an end to the war nor announced a ground invasion. Bottom line: We’re not finished.” (04/01/26)

https://responsiblestatecraft.org/trump-address-iran/

Source: Persuasion
by Luke Hallam

“I’m not saying that everyone has to find space cool and interesting. Plenty of people don’t. But it’s surely a shame that the culture as a whole finds itself unable, most of the time, to be awed and inspired by those parts of the universe that exist beyond the thin shell of our atmosphere. Exploration requires curiosity, and curiosity is deeply human. Unlike other animals, we aren’t driven to new environments simply because of resource scarcity or the threat of predators. We have a surplus of wonder that causes us to pursue knowledge and beauty wherever we find it, without quite knowing why. Artemis II is just one small example of that spirit in action.” (04/01/26)

https://www.persuasion.community/p/were-going-back-to-the-moon

Source: Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression
by Adam Goldstein

“The encrypted messaging app Signal is back in the news — and this time, people are asking: Will using it get me arrested? The short answer is probably not. If your speech would be protected if you were talking to a friend at a park or over the phone, your speech will still be protected when you have that conversation on Signal. And if not, you’re not any more likely to get arrested by using Signal than you were before you started using it. In other words, if you’re doing something unlawful, adding Signal to the mix probably doesn’t appreciably increase the already existing risk of getting arrested for breaking the law.” (04/01/26)

https://www.fire.org/news/it-safe-use-signal

Source: Niskanen Center
by Jia-Shen Tsai

“On February 12, the EPA finalized the rescission of the 2009 Greenhouse Gas Endangerment Finding that had allowed the federal government to regulate emissions as threats to public health, and repealed all vehicle greenhouse gas emission standards based on it. President Trump called it ‘the single largest deregulatory action in American history.’ This ostensible deregulatory act does not free the market, though. It removes the legal infrastructure that has shielded businesses from litigation and could expand states’ ability to regulate and sue independently, creating exactly the kind of regulatory chaos that industries have spent decades trying to prevent.” (04/01/26)

https://www.niskanencenter.org/epas-deregulatory-claim-doesnt-survive-its-own-cost-benefit-analysis