“I bet I’m not the only person who typed ‘what is a correction’ into a search box this month for the first time ever. And what did I learn? This is not the kind of ‘correction’ you want if you or anyone you know of any age, family or friend, counts on the stock market for income, retirement, or the unimaginable costs of living a very long life. This kind of ‘correction’ means the market has lost 10 percent or more in value. … Unless Trump changes his mind, that’s what’s coming April 2 to a mall, supermarket, or car dealership near you: scarcity and higher prices thanks to an aggressive global tariff regime, or maybe a slightly less aggressive one, who knows. Because he’s always changing his mind.” (03/24/25)
“The Department of Education has been given nearly 50 years to work on improving education. Yet, instead of the Department of Education ushering in an education golden era, education in America has declined. According to the most recent National Assessment of Educational Progress, approximately 70 percent of eighth graders are below proficiency in reading, while around 72 percent are below proficiency in math. The problem is not that the federal government spends too little on education. Further, Washington, DC imposing another ‘reform’ on schools will only ensure that more children are left behind. The real problem is education funding is controlled by politicians and bureaucrats who impose a ‘one-size-fits-all’ model on schools. The key to improving the education system is putting control of education back in the hands of those who best know a child’s unique needs and abilities — parents.” (03/24/25)
“They are like a classic comedy team crafted in a 1950s Hollywood studio. There’s the old and grump straight man, Sen. Bernie Sanders set in his Marxist ways, and there’s the young, bubbly comedian Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, always smiling or dancing or making cute TikTok videos. Last week, Sanders & AOC launched a national tour to perform for tens of thousands. … why are they on the road? The 2026 midterm elections are more than 19 months away, so why would two Democrats whose seats are safe as houses spend millions of dollars and untold man hours on this traveling circus today? The answer is that Sanders & AOC are confronting an emergency, just not the one they say they are. They want you to think the emergency is President Donald Trump’s second term, but the real emergency is that America is firmly rejecting their brand of far-left progressivism.” (03/23/25)
“It is crucial for any American administration to recognize that, regardless of political agendas, the views of the American public regarding the situation in Palestine and Israel are undergoing a significant shift. A critical mass of opinion is rapidly forming, and this change is becoming undeniable. Paradoxically, while Islamophobia continues to rise across the US, sentiments supporting Palestinians and opposing Israeli occupation are steadily increasing. In theory, this means that the pro-Israeli media’s success in linking Israel’s actions against the Palestinian people to the so-called ‘war on terror’ – a narrative that has demonized Islam and Muslims for many years – is faltering. Americans are increasingly viewing the situation in Palestine as a human rights issue, and one that is deeply relevant to domestic politics.” (03/24/25)
“Allow me to stipulate that I do not wish to die. In fact, had anyone consulted me about the construction of the universe, I would have made my views on the subject quite clear: mortality is a terrible idea. I’m opposed to it in general. … Nonetheless, I’m also opposed to mortality on a personal level. I get too much pleasure out of being alive to want to give it up. And I’m curious enough that I don’t want to die before I learn how it all comes out …. In fact, my antipathy to death is so extreme that I think it’s fair to say I’m a coward. That’s probably why, in hopes of combatting that cowardice, I’ve occasionally done silly things like running around in a war zone, trying to stop a U.S. intervention.” (03/24/25)
“Entrenched bureaucracies are beloved by the media and much of Congress. Will Trump triumph where prior presidents blundered and backtracked?” (03/24/25)
Source: Caitlin Johnstone, Rogue Journalist
by Caitlin Johnstone
“One of the dumbest narratives we’re asked to swallow about Palestinians is that they are guilty of anti-Jewish prejudice which makes them comparable to Nazis. Palestinians didn’t choose the religion of their oppressors; any hatred they have toward Israelis is because Israelis are the ones oppressing and murdering them, not because of their religion. Expecting Palestinians not to hate the oppressors who hate them just because those oppressors happen to be Jewish is shitbrained thinking. Every so often you’ll see the IDF plant a copy of Mein Kampf in a building in Gaza and then wave it around as though it would somehow justify what Israel is doing to the Palestinians, and it’s just so stupid. The reason we’ve come to abhor hatred toward Jews in the west is because we know the west has an extensive history of committing atrocities against Jewish people because of their religion.” (03/24/25)
“Trump has used this authoritarian approach, undergirded by his legendary shamelessness, to break through every line of constitutional and moral defense — impeachment, elections, even the humiliation of arrest and conviction — that would otherwise restrain a rogue president (or, for that matter, any ordinary American felon). The center is not holding, and the flanks are collapsing. Congress is fleeing the field. The voters, many of whom long ago became inured to warnings about Trump’s contempt for the law, may be anxious about his behavior, but millions are sticking with him. The president and his lieutenants still face one more set of defenses obstructing their march: the courts. If he can overcome the federal judicial system, then America’s worst modern constitutional confrontation will be over and Trump will be its victor.” (03/24/25)
Source: Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression
by Tyler Coward
“The federal government abandoned its existing process to brow-beat Columbia — and Columbia folded.
Higher education reform shouldn’t resemble a shakedown. Colleges and universities shouldn’t be bullied into accepting speech-restrictive demands because the government dangles a $400 million check over an institution’s head. Any changes made as a result of this flawed process are inherently suspect. FIRE is looking into the steps Columbia pledged to take in response to government demands, and their implications for free speech and academic freedom. But one stands out instantly: Columbia crafted its own definition of anti-Semitism that is vague and sweeping enough that it will imperil speech otherwise protected by the First Amendment.” (03/24/25)
“Maine Gov. Janet Mills (D) made headlines by challenging — to Trump’s face — his insistence that her state acquiesce to an executive order focused on trans athletes. Trump became visibly angry, insisting that Mills’s political career was likely over. In short order, the Trump administration announced that the state was in violation of a statute focused on discrimination. Schools that are part of the University of Maine had funding blocked, prompting the university system to announce its compliance with the executive order. For Trump, though, that victory was not enough. … Trump had won the policy fight, such as it was. But it wasn’t a victory in his eyes until the person who dared to challenge him had admitted that she was wrong and he was right. … The most essential element to Trump’s deployment of power is his own insecurity.” (03/24/25)
