Source: Antiwar.com
by Dennis Kucinich

“In the past few weeks, federal officials have conducted aggressive attempts to squelch protest and dissent on college campuses, intimidating higher education administrators into adopting standards that inherently violate First Amendment guarantees of free speech and freedom of association. The government prescriptions for campus conduct, if actually implemented, expose the academic institutions to civil lawsuits. There is an open assault on the First Amendment. College students who have peacefully exercised their constitutional right to freedom of speech and association—by challenging government policies or the policies of a foreign government—have been arrested in droves, suspended, expelled, or even faced deportation. Much of this government activity claims to target anti-Semitism as a civil rights violation, which, on its face, seems reasonable. However, the way this policy is being applied has significant implications for free speech and so needs to be examined.” (03/19/25)

https://original.antiwar.com/kucinich/2025/03/18/american-spring-uphold-freedom-of-speech-on-american-campuses/

Source: EconLog
by Jon Murphy

“The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), the quasi-official advisory board led by Elon Musk to recommend workforce reductions and cost-savings in the Federal Government, has a laudable goal. There certainly is a lot of waste in the government. Fraud, too. There are probably many tasks that the Feds currently do that states or private entities could do better. Furthermore, without substantial changes, the Federal budget deficit is unsustainable. There is a lot of fat that must be trimmed from the Federal government budget. However, there is a right way and a wrong way to reduce budgets. When facing cuts, one wants to right the ship in the least painful manner. Indiscriminately cutting can make the situation worse.” (03/19/25)

https://www.econlib.org/good-goals-poor-implementation/

Source: Future of Freedom Foundation
by Jacob G Hornberger

“Good for John Roberts, Chief Justice of the United States, for chastising President Trump and lecturing him on the principles of our constitutional judicial system.” (03/19/25)

https://www.fff.org/2025/03/19/president-trumps-well-deserved-chastisement-by-chief-justice-roberts/

Source: Eastern New Mexico News
by Kent McManigal

“If you put your faith in any politician, sooner or later, you will be betrayed. Whether you admit you’ve been betrayed depends on how fervent your faith in this politician is. The same goes for loyalty to a political party. I remember the political party my parents belonged to when I first became aware of such things. I also remember when they changed parties because the party they had always belonged to had turned into something they could no longer support. They stuck to their principles. I’ve noticed most people change to follow the party rather than let it go when this happens. Then there are those of us who don’t belong to any political party because none are principled enough for us. Or they have the wrong principles entirely.” (03/19/25)

https://www.easternnewmexiconews.com/story/2025/03/19/voices/opinion-principles-more-important-than-politics/230381.html