Source: Law & Liberty
by Peter J Wallison
“Advocates of the unitary executive theory believe it reinforces the separation of powers. It actually destroys it.” (04/16/26)
https://lawliberty.org/a-threat-to-the-constitutional-order/
Source: Common Dreams
by Norman Solomon
“In the aftermath of last week’s big meeting of the Democratic National Committee in New Orleans, supporters of the US-Israel alliance have been quite content. ‘We’re pleased that the DNC Resolutions Committee rejected a set of divisive, anti-Israel resolutions,’ the president of Democratic Majority for Israel said. The CEO of the Jewish Democratic Council of America, a former national security advisor to Kamala Harris, expressed gratitude to the DNC’s leadership. Why did pro-Israel groups voice so much pleasure and praise—not only for the sidelining of pro-human-rights resolutions but also for the process that sidelined them? The answer has to do with the DNC’s mechanism that thwarted changes in positions on Israel. A panel named the Middle East Working Group gummed up all efforts to align the DNC with the views of most Democratic voters, even while supposedly hard at work.” (04/16/26)
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/dnc-resolutions-israel-genocide
Source: Eunomia
by Daniel Larison
“It is a fitting description of so many of the political leaders we have had in the last twenty-five years. It is no accident that this has been an era defined by almost constant warfare. War is the ‘solution’ favored by the cruel and stupid. Our men of narrow hearts and little minds in high places resort to the same failed policies year after year, and they produce the same miserable results every time. They hallucinate or fabricate threats, overreact to the imaginary threats, and then needlessly kill a lot of people to ‘solve’ a problem that never existed.” (04/16/26)
https://daniellarison.substack.com/p/men-of-narrow-hearts-and-little-minds
Source: Future of Freedom Foundation
by Jacob G Hornberger
President Trump’s and Vice-President Vance’s criticisms of Pope Leo on matters of war and peace bring to mind important points that others have historically made about America’s current system of militarism, imperialism, warmongering, and the destruction of the liberty and well-being of the American people at the hands of their own government.” (04/16/26)
https://www.fff.org/2026/04/16/trump-and-vance-versus-pope-leo-on-war-and-peace/
Source: Reason
by Veronique de Rugy
“Every April, Americans spend more than 7 billion hours filing taxes and roughly the same amount of time arguing over them, almost entirely on the basis of several common myths. Here are the five most consequential.” (04/16/26)
Source: Responsible Statecraft
by Khaled Elgindy
“What Israel and the US seek is not a peace deal but an agreement to turn the government in Beirut into something like the Palestinian Authority.” (04/16/26)
Source: Law & Liberty
by Ibrahim Al-Marashi
“The third Gulf War is the latest in a long line of fumbles in the region.” (04/16/26)
https://lawliberty.org/the-return-of-history-in-southwest-asia/
Source: Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression
by Sarah McLaughlin
“You’re most likely reading this article from a country that is not China. So, naturally, you might think that China’s censorship laws have nothing to do with you. Not so fast. The interconnectedness of global commerce has created crevices for authoritarian censorship to seep in, and the latest news out of the Victoria and Albert Museum offers a perfect illustration of how it unfolds. The Victoria and Albert Museum, the United Kingdom’s famed art institution, joins the growing list of institutions that have consented to censorship rules imposed by the Chinese government in order to print goods more affordably in the country.” (04/16/26)
Source: Fox News
by Rachel del Guidice
“Secretary of War [sic] Pete Hegseth ripped the media Thursday, likening them to Pharisees in the Bible who ‘were only there to explain away the goodness in pursuit of their agenda’. ‘A note to the press, to the press corps, to the American media, as I just can’t help but notice the endless stream of garbage, the relentlessly negative coverage, you cannot resist peddling, despite the historic and important success of this effort and the success of our troops,’ Hegseth said during a press briefing on the war with Iran, at the Pentagon. … He went on to say that it was difficult to ‘figure out what side’ some of the press was on. ‘It’s incredibly unpatriotic,’ he said.” (04/16/26)
https://www.foxnews.com/media/hegseth-excoriates-media-likening-pharisees-trump-defense
Source: The Daily Economy
by Satya Marar
“Delaware Gov. Matt Meyer recently signed an executive order directing state and district agencies to work together and expedite permits for broadband and other infrastructure projects. The order aims to expand statewide internet connectivity and keep Delaware businesses competitive by reducing regulatory bottlenecks. It’s one of many state and federal initiatives to remove barriers to the deployment of next-generation broadband. Delaware has the right idea.” 904/16/26)
https://thedailyeconomy.org/article/getting-the-bureaucracy-out-of-broadband/