Source: Macroeconomic Policy Nexus
by David Beckworth

“It is not easy being a central banker in a world plagued by supply shocks. These disturbances push economic activity and inflation in opposite directions, forcing difficult tradeoffs between full employment and price stability. Fed officials now face such a challenge with the war in the Middle East. The resulting reduction in oil production could dampen economic activity while temporarily raising inflation. In this environment, it may be tempting to ease monetary policy to cushion the blow. But doing so would risk further stoking inflation. And if the public were already sensitive to inflation, such easing could unanchor expectations and make matters worse.” (03/24/26)

https://macroeconomicpolicynexus.substack.com/p/the-fed-already-has-what-it-needs

Source: TomDispatch
by Rebecca Gordon

“The March 4, 2026, edition of the Arizona Daily Star put the facts succinctly: ‘A Haitian asylum seeker held for four months at Florence Correctional Center died Monday at a Scottsdale hospital due to complications from an infected tooth.’ It seems the infection spread from his tooth to his lungs, and he developed the pneumonia that killed him. In other words, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) allowed a prisoner to die of a toothache. His name was Emmanuel Damas. He was 56 years old and the father of two. And we can only expect medical treatment at ICE centers to deteriorate further.” (03/24/26)

https://tomdispatch.com/people-die-while-companies-profit/

Source: Isonomia Quarterly
by Daniella F Bassi

“There’s no doubt that the Americas were irrevocably changed by European contact. The decimation and sociopolitical transformation of the Western Hemisphere was so thorough that many scholars speak of an indigenous genocide — the intentional destruction of native societies. But there’s also no doubt that the story is not so simple.” (03/24/26)

https://isonomiamag.substack.com/p/reassessing-european-contact-insights

Source: Fox News
by Hugh Hewitt

“As the fourth week of the battle with Iran opened, President Donald Trump announced a window of opportunity for negotiations. With whom, no one outside of the president and his closest advisors knows. The president did not halt strikes on Iran, and Israel continued to pound its long list of military targets as well as the regime’s massive apparatus of repression while the U.S. focuses on degrading the military-industrial capacity of the mullahs. Iran is a country with shattered defenses and no ability to project targeted force. This was accomplished in three weeks. No wonder someone wants to negotiate even as others tell our left-wing media that Iran is winning. … No ‘takes’ matter. The conflict will be judged twice: when major combat operations conclude and a year thereafter.” (03/24/26)

https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/morning-glory-trump-has-restored-gop-party-defense-deterrence

Source: The Erick Erickson Show
by Erick-Woods Erickson

“The reason we have stayed with fall back and spring forward is because southern states want permanent daylight saving time, and northern states want permanent standard time. It benefits northern states in the winter to have standard time and benefits southern states to have daylight saving time in the summer. But, as a nation, we only have standard time for four months. Daylight saving time is the default for eight months. The reality is that standard time makes a lot of sense. … Regardless, Congress should just pick one.” (03/24/26)

https://ewerickson.substack.com/p/cant-we-just-pick-one