Source: The Daily Economy
by David Hebert
“Erratic tariff policy is alienating our allies, weakening exactly the coalition we’d need to address Beijing’s behavior.” (03/11/26)
https://thedailyeconomy.org/article/but-what-about-china-a-response-to-tariff-advocates/
Source: CounterPunch
by Danaka Katovich
“My country bombed a girl’s elementary school last weekend. My country killed around one hundred and sixty girls in an instant. My country is the reason that the men and women who loved those little girls have to pull their severed, bloody limbs from the rubble, find their backpacks covered in blood, and bury them forever. Then people like Karoline Leavitt, who will be remembered forever for being the spokeswoman for the human meat grinder, will refer to the mass slaughter as ‘propaganda’ when asked about it. Then, we all go to work on Monday instead of setting the world on fire — like nothing ever happened. Like one hundred and sixty girls’ lives weren’t extinguished while neocons and liberals alike justify regime change on the basis of state-sanctioned violence against women. Have we not all been here before?” (03/11/26)
https://www.counterpunch.org/2026/03/11/why-hasnt-the-world-set-on-fire/
Source: Deutsche Welle [German state media]
“At a nuclear summit near Paris earlier this week, EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen described the move away from nuclear energy made by some European Union countries as a ‘strategic mistake.’ Nuclear power, she explained, is a ‘reliable, affordable source of low-emission electricity.’ The head of the EU Commission announced new financial aid for such power plants. Von der Leyen’s words reverberated in Germany, which switched off its last nuclear reactor in 2023. … However, Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU) said on Tuesday that previous federal governments had decided to phase out nuclear energy, and that rolling back this decision was not possible. He added, however: ‘I regret this, but it is the way it is, and we are now concentrating on the energy policy we have.'” (03/11/26)
https://www.dw.com/en/germany-debates-return-to-nuclear-energy/a-76305267
Source: The Hill
“Robby Soave delivers his radar on a now-deleted tweet from CNN that sparked outrage for how it framed its story on the failed bombing plot in New York City.” (03/11/26)
Source: Responsible Statecraft
by Ali Rizk
“It is fighting for the survival of the organization and of Shiites there, and in the region. The US would be wise not to get sucked into this conflict, too.” (03/11/26)
Source: Ludwig von Mises Institute
by Connor O’Keeffe
“After Trump ordered this major joint US-Israeli air campaign on Iran a week and a half ago, several politicians, political commentators, and public figures heaped praise on the president for the ‘remarkable courage’ he showed to finally take on the Iranian regime. …. these characterizations already look a bit antiquated after Trump quietly dropped his initial stated goal of helping the Iranian people take over their government. But, especially as the price of oil has risen, the administration has continued to use this whole conflict to present Trump as a bold, decisive, and courageous president who is uncharacteristically willing to endure short-term economic, military, and political hardship in order do what is necessary to make the world a safer and more prosperous place for future generations in America and across the globe. That is nonsense.” (03/11/26)
https://mises.org/mises-wire/launching-war-iran-was-no-act-courage
Source: Quillette
“Australia has long been considered politically stable compared with Europe and the United States. But according to political scientist Eric Kaufmann, that period of ‘Australian exceptionalism’ may be coming to an end.” (03/11/26)
Source: Libertarian Institute
by Alan Mosley
“Political movements often begin as revolts against entrenched power, only to be absorbed by the very institutions they sought to challenge. The pattern is familiar in American political history. Grassroots insurgencies ignite public enthusiasm, mobilize voters around neglected issues, and briefly threaten the ruling consensus. Yet over time they are either neutralized or transformed into instruments of the existing political order. Two movements defined the political awakening of many Americans in the early twenty-first century: the Tea Party and the MAGA movement. Both promised a revolt against Washington. Both claimed to represent ordinary Americans against an unaccountable ruling class. Both attracted millions of supporters who believed they were witnessing the birth of something genuinely transformative. Yet both ultimately failed.” (03/11/26)
https://libertarianinstitute.org/articles/the-tea-party-stumbled-so-that-maga-could-fall
Source: Common Dreams
by Les Leopold
“Centrist Democrats argue that the party should not ‘go so far left in a primary that they can’t win against MAGA in the general.’ As the Center for Working Class Politics observes, these ‘Third Way’ Democrats stress ‘affordability’ and ‘abundance’ without taking on the billionaire class. Progressive Democrats, including groups like the Democratic Socialists of America and Working Families Party, are seen as just too radical to attract working-class voters. I disagree. I think the problem is that Democrats, even progressive Democrats, are not radical enough. We have only to look at former President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s 1941 ‘Four Freedoms’ State of the Union address to be reminded of what our politics could be and should be. The ‘Four Freedoms’ (of speech and religion, from want and fear) are properly the best remembered parts of the address.” (03/11/26)
Source: PCMag
“Amazon has secured a major win in its lawsuit against Perplexity. A federal judge has ordered Perplexity to block its AI agents from placing orders on Amazon without permission. In the lawsuit filed in November, Amazon accused Perplexity of using its Comet AI browser to covertly access the Amazon website and users’ accounts to place orders on their behalf. Before filing the complaint, Amazon had also sent Perplexity a cease-and-desist letter accusing it of disguising Comet as Chrome to ensure its AI agents could avoid detection. … Amazon has welcomed the preliminary injunction. … For the e-commerce giant, the case could also be about protecting its advertising revenue. As Bloomberg notes, Amazon earned $68 billion from ads last year, as brands are still willing to pay huge sums for prime visibility across the platform. If customers purchase products without visiting the website, that revenue could take a hit.” (03/11/26)