Source: Washington Monthly
by Bill Scher
“After six weeks of insane behavior, the ceasefire should not lead us to believe Trump has regained his faculties.” (04/08/26)
https://washingtonmonthly.com/2026/04/08/trump-madman-theory-danger/
Source: In These Times
by Dr. Hatem Bazian
“There are people you meet in the struggle for Palestine and justice who leave a mark not because of titles they hold or platforms they command, but because of who they are — quietly, consistently, and without asking for anything in return. Salah Sarsour is that kind of person. And the fact that he is sitting tonight in a detention facility, torn from his family and his community by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents who pulled him over with no legitimate cause, is an injustice that demands that every one of us speak. I first met Salah over thirty years ago, when I was beginning to organize for Palestine on a national level and found myself visiting the Muslim community in Milwaukee. He was already a key leader then — grounded, trusted, and beloved.” (04/09/26)
https://inthesetimes.com/article/salah-sarsour-a-pillar-taken-a-community-that-will-not-yield
Source: Independent Institute
by Ivan Eland
“[G]iven Trump’s threat of inducing civilizational genocide, the American people need to wake up and demand a constitutional solution to this clearly demented president. Things are likely to get worse in the next three years as he ages. The danger of such a rogue executive is why the American founders, in the Constitution, assigned the power to initiate war to Congress, not the president. In a republic, they didn’t think such a grave and solemn decision should be left to one person; instead, it should be voted on by representatives of the people before it is undertaken.” 904/08/26)
https://www.independent.org/article/2026/04/08/unhinged-trump-congressional-intervention/
Source: Ludwig von Mises Institute
by Connor O’Keeffe
“[M]ost of the discourse about the economic impacts of the war has focused on the rising prices drivers are facing at the gas pump. That isn’t surprising, as gas prices are an early cost that impact consumers directly. But the emphasis on pain at the pump threatens to badly understate the economic damage of this war. And it helps feed the false impression that, if this new attempt at a ceasefire holds and the war ends somewhat quickly, gas prices will fall back down as fast as they rose, and then all the global economic turmoil the world’s been worrying about will be avoided. It won’t. A lot of economic pain has already been locked in by this war. But to really understand it, it’s necessary to keep a few important economic truths at the front of our minds.” (04/08/26)
https://mises.org/mises-wire/economic-destruction-trumps-war-goes-far-beyond-high-gas-prices
Source: Responsible Statecraft
by Kelley Beaucar Vlahos
“It’s hard to bodyslam the two-week pause with Iran without taking direct shots at the guy who announced it. But they are trying their best.” (04/08/26)
Source: The Watch
by Radley Balko
“Federal immigration officers racially profiled a man, fired at his truck, raided his home at 4 am, and arrested him. Then they lied about it all — both in public and in court.” (04/08/26)
https://radleybalko.substack.com/p/you-cant-hide-your-lying-ice-th
Source: Eastern New Mexico News
by Kent McManigal
“Businesses don’t want to harm their customers. That’s no way to stay in business. When a new restaurant opens, people rush to stand in line to try it out. They don’t worry that the restaurant will poison them, and it’s not because of the licenses and permits the owners got from government. Government would love for you to believe this is what keeps you safe, but again, government works harder to protect dishonest businesses than to protect victims. If a business owner is greedy but can’t use government to force you to trade with him or her, this greed is motivation to satisfy you …. It’s only when a crooked business owner has government connections that satisfying the customer loses its importance.” (04/08/26)
Source: New York Times
by John Carreyrou & Dylan Freedman
“Bitcoin’s creator has hidden behind the pseudonym Satoshi Nakamoto for 17 years. But a trail of clues buried deep in crypto lore led to a 55-year-old computer scientist named Adam Back.” (04/08/26)
Source: Christian Science Monitor
by staff
“The world has learned enough from past energy crises to know that a shortage of a finite resource like oil requires help from a more boundless resource: trust and cooperation. That’s especially true as the Iran war led to a near-closure of the Strait of Hormuz to the petroleum exports from Gulf countries. From neighborhoods to the United Nations, the closure triggered shared action worldwide to ensure ensure energy supplies. One big reason: The crisis was the largest-ever disruption in the global oil market, according to the Paris-based International Energy Agency, even more serious than the energy crises of 1973, 1979, and 2022 combined.” (04/07/26)
Source: Antiwar.com
by Ted Snider
“There are multiple reasons why America’s European and NATO allies have not answered Trump’s call to join the war. They were not respected. They were not consulted. The goals of the war were not articulated. The benefits were not clear while the cost was very clear. But, most importantly, they have not joined the war because it is illegal.” (04/08/26)
https://original.antiwar.com/ted_snider/2026/04/07/in-the-war-on-iran-every-word-is-a-war-crime/