Israel Shatters the Gaza Ceasefire
Source: Eunomia
by Daniel Larison
“The president owns the war in Gaza, and he is the one enabling the genocide now.” (03/18/25)
https://daniellarison.substack.com/p/israel-shatters-the-gaza-ceasefire
Category: Opinion
Democrats “Play Dead” Strategy Will Be the Death of the Party
Source: The Daily Beast
by Amanda Litman
“Democrats need to stop turning to the people who got us into this mess and start making a sincere effort to elevate and listen to leaders who understand how to navigate us out of it. The party can’t sit back and hope that Republicans dig their own grave. Sure, that sounds nice, but that’s not how our reality works anymore …. As a minority in Congress, Democrats can’t do much legislatively at this time, and the base (mostly) gets that. But in lieu of action, what they do want is to see that their fury is valid; that they’re not crazy for being mad. We’re asking for Democrats who are willing to at least attempt to call it like it is — and yes, sometimes that means being a little rude. Democrats need to get caught trying.” (03/18/25)
Emperor Andrew Cuomo has no clothes
Source: New York Post
by staff
“Andrew Cuomo was kind enough to spend two hours with us Monday — and prove that he hasn’t changed a whit. If you disagree with him, it’s politics. He can’t name an actual mistake he made, can barely say what he’d have done differently. His campaign and those coming round to supporting him are sold on the idea that he’s going to stand up to the left. But the emperor has no clothes. The left gained ground his whole time as governor, to the point that it was setting the Albany agenda even as he was appeasing it to get his pet projects (congestion pricing, the lunatic Climate Act) passed. But the bad bills he signed into law would’ve been even worse without him, he claims. If, that is, he’ll even admit they were bad …” (03/17/25)
https://nypost.com/2025/03/17/opinion/emperor-andrew-cuomo-has-no-clothes/
Ceasefire: Ukrainians Died in Vain
Source: Antiwar.com
by Ted Snider
“At the beginning of the war in Istanbul, before the inconceivable loss of life, a negotiated end to the war could have been signed. Three years later, after the loss of more land and hundreds of thousands more lives and limbs, a similar negotiated peace will be signed, only adjusted to the current realities on the ground. Ukraine could have had a similar deal but maintained all their territory but Crimea. Hundreds of thousands of Ukrainian soldiers have died or been injured in vain in pursuit of America’s fantasy of a NATO without limits and a weakened Russia. Russia went to the negotiating table in Istanbul in a weaker position than it goes to the table today.” (03/18/25)
https://original.antiwar.com/ted_snider/2025/03/17/ceasefire-thousands-of-ukrainians-died-in-vain/
Emergency! Trump’s use of extraordinary powers for tariffs
Source: Responsible Statecraft
by Marcus Stanley
“Executive authorities have remained unchecked for decades. Is there any surprise that the president prefers them over working with Congress?” (03/18/25)
The Diploma Divide
Source: Law & Liberty
by George Hawley
“The modern conservative movement’s antipathy toward academia was present at the moment of its birth. William F. Buckley became a national figure thanks to his 1951 book, God and Man at Yale, which attacked his alma mater for abandoning its Christian heritage and embracing left-wing economics. … Fortunately for conservatives, the war on Marxist academics had few apparent downsides. Professors are a negligible part of the electorate, and unlikely to vote for conservative candidates in any event. Despite claims that universities were propaganda machines churning out radical leftists at an industrial scale, the Republican Party continued to perform well among college graduates throughout the second half of the twentieth century. This has changed.” (03/18/25)
Neo-Feudalism: the Enemy the Left [sic] Must Name to Defeat
Source: Common Dreams
by Vinnie Rotondaro
“In 1776, America declared independence not just from a king, but from an entire feudal order. The promise was radical: no more lords and vassals, no more aristocratic monopolies, no more inherited rule. It was a vision of self-governance, economic freedom, and political democracy. As we know, this promise was deeply flawed from the outset, built atop the brutal reality of chattel slavery, which entrenched a racial caste system even as the revolution sought to break from feudal hierarchy. … nearly 250 years later, we find ourselves under the shadow of a system that eerily resembles the one we once revolted against.” [editor’s note: I feel somewhat prescient, since I have been calling the current system this for 30 or 40 years – SAT] (03/18/25)
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/name-and-defeat-neo-feudalism
The Biden’s Four Ways
Source: Common Sense
by Paul Jacob
“In response to controversies about pandemics, elections, and whatnot, Congress did not quite pass — nor President Biden quite sign — a new law abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press. (As far as I know.) Biden’s government did act, regardless, with the force of law to shut people up. According to the Media Research Center’s new report on Biden censorship — ready to be shared with all who contend that his administration perfectly respected our freedom of speech — the cabal I call The Biden censored Americans using four approaches …” (03/18/25)
Trump Should Resist Another America-Last War in the Middle East
Source: The American Conservative
by Justin Logan
“In his inaugural address, President Donald Trump made clear that he wants history to remember him as a ‘peacemaker and a unifier.’ In his telling, ‘we will measure our success not only by the battles we win but also by the wars that we end — and perhaps most importantly, the wars we never get into.’ That goal is in jeopardy. Forces inside and outside his administration are trying to drag the president into more wars in the Middle East. One possibility would be an expansion of the low-level war his predecessor Joe Biden lost to the Houthis in Yemen. Another, more consequential possibility would be a full-blown war with Iran. Both wars would be losers that would damage both the country and Trump’s legacy.” [editor’s note: Ever notice that whenever Trump’s actions don’t match his word (which is about 95% of the time), his supporters always insist that someone else is responsible? – TLK] (03/18/25)
These State Lawmakers Want to Make Energy Prices Higher for Consumers
Source: Chasing Liberty
by Jeff Charles
“Have you ever heard of Right of First Refusal Laws (ROFR)? Chances are, you are living in a state with this type of law and it’s costing you quite a bit on your electricity bills. However, if you live in Wisconsin, you haven’t had to deal with these laws – yet. Wisconsin lawmakers are once again trying to push through Right of First Refusal (ROFR) legislation, a move that would hand out sweetheart deals to utility companies while sticking consumers with higher energy bills. Senate Bill 28 (SB 28) and its Assembly counterpart, AB 25, would give in-state companies exclusive bidding rights on electric grid projects before out-of-state firms can even throw their hats in the ring. While proponents claim this measure protects Wisconsin businesses, opponents argue it’s nothing more than a giveaway to utility lobbyists at the expense of ordinary ratepayers.” (03/17/25)
https://www.libertychasers.com/p/these-state-lawmakers-want-to-make