Individualism in Rothbard’s Natural Rights Libertarianism

Source: Ludwig von Mises Institute
by Wanjiru Njoya

“Individualism certainly means different things to different people, a point which Friedrich von Hayek highlighted in distinguishing between true and false individualism. He observed that individualism ‘has been used to describe several attitudes toward society which have as little in common among themselves as they have with those traditionally regarded as their opposites.’ It is important to bear this in mind when considering whether a political view is compatible with individualism. Much depends on what is meant by individualism in the first place.” (03/24/26)

https://mises.org/mises-wire/individualism-rothbards-natural-rights-libertarianism

Thomas L. Knapp

Why Poles are heading back home

Source: Christian Science Monitor
by staff

“About 10 years ago, backlash against an influx of Eastern European immigrants – mainly from Poland – helped propel Brexit, the United Kingdom’s decision to leave the European Union. (That, in turn, led thousands of Poles to leave the U.K.) A little more than 10 days ago, The London Times published a guide for citizens of the U.K. about picking up their lives and moving … to Poland! ‘With a lower cost of living and a booming tech industry, [Poland] is calling to many Brits,’ the Times stated. This turnaround highlights how economic progress in the formerly communist nation has taken place side by side with growth in democratic values and institutions that reward individual effort and innovation. ‘Poland … stands as one of history’s most remarkable examples of how embracing democratic institutions and a free-market economy can radically transform a nation and propel it [to] rapid development,’ the Atlantic Council noted in a report last year.” (03/23/26)

https://www.csmonitor.com/Editorials/the-monitors-view/2026/0323/Why-Poles-are-heading-back-home

Steve Trinward

Geneva’s CERN hails delicate test on transporting antimatter as a scientific success

Source: SFGate

“Scientists in Geneva took some antiprotons out for a spin — a very delicate one — in a truck, in a never-tried-before test drive that has been deemed a success. If this so-called antimatter had come into contact with actual matter, even for a fraction of an instant, it would have been annihilated in a quick flash of energy. So experts at the European Organization for Nuclear Research, known as CERN, had to be extra careful when they took 92 antiprotons on the road for a short ride on Tuesday. The antiprotons were suspended in a vacuum inside a specially designed box and held in place by supercooled magnets. … The drive on CERN’s campus itself lasted only about a half-hour to test how — if at all — the infinitesimal particles could be transported by road without seeping out.” (03/24/26)

https://www.sfgate.com/news/world/article/on-the-road-with-antiprotons-cern-runs-delicate-22093233.php

Steve Trinward

How to End the War in Iran

Source: The American Conservative
by Justin Logan

“The logic of the war at present offers a stark choice: either expand the mission to regime change — which will entail the use of large numbers of ground troops for an extended period of time — or else pocket the tactical gains achieved today and pursue an off-ramp. In light of the costs and with the war’s stated goals secure, Trump should work to end the conflict and reestablish the stable flow of oil and natural gas onto world markets, shoring up the U.S. and global economies. Caution is called for: However hard the negotiations over Iran’s nuclear program were, talks to end the war are likely to be harder. Both sides will need to ignore things they want, stop doing things they want to keep doing, and restrain potential spoilers.” (03/24/26)

https://www.theamericanconservative.com/how-to-end-the-war-in-iran/

Thomas L. Knapp

NJ: Judge appoints new US attorney after courts rejected Justice Department workarounds

Source: CNN

“The chief district judge in New Jersey appointed Robert Frazer, a career prosecutor, to serve as US attorney for the state, ending for now a dispute over the legality of the office’s leadership that threatened to derail criminal investigations. Frazer is a longtime prosecutor who has worked on violent crime and gang organized crime cases, and most recently served as senior trial counsel. … Federal Judge Matthew Brann ruled last summer that Habba was illegally appointed as the acting US attorney in the District of New Jersey. The Third Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed that decision. Bondi later appointed a trio of attorneys to split Habba’s role: Philip Lamparello, Jordan Fox and Ari Fontecchio. Earlier this month, Brann found Bondi didn’t have the ability to create an alternative leadership structure in that way.” (03/23/26)

https://www.cnn.com/2026/03/23/politics/judge-appoints-new-top-prosecutor-new-jersey-robert-frazer

Thomas L. Knapp