Source: Foundation for Economic Education
by Jake Scott

“In the last month, the small nation of Malaysia has risen in the views of global investors. Drawn by the country’s political stability and economic growth, investors increasingly consider Malaysia a safe method for diversification in the Pacific region amid a softening US dollar and a tumultuous global economy. In 2025 alone, investors poured over $5 billion into local currency debt—the highest in the region — leading to the Malaysian currency, the Ringgit, reaching its highest point since 2018. … This resurgence from the 1MDB scandal of 2020, that saw billions of government money disappear, should not be read as accidental or a mere coincidence of location, though that’s part of it: Malaysia sits in a ‘sweet spot between low-yielders, such as Singapore, Thailand, and South Korea, and high-yielders such as Indonesia and India, which come with their own set of risks,’ according to portfolio manager at Eastspring Investments, Rong Ren Goh.” (03/19/26)

https://fee.org/articles/malaysias-resurgence/

Source: Liberal Currents
by Alan Elrod

“Popular sovereignty means we must all take responsibility for the outcomes of our choices at the ballot box.” (03/19/26)

https://www.liberalcurrents.com/iran-slopulism-and-the-eternal-innocence-of-the-american-people/

Source: Ludwig von Mises Institute
by William L Anderson

“More than 30 years ago, I was listening to an NPR interview with Paul Ehrlich, the late Stanford University biologist who became the nation’s top environmental guru. His comments were opposite of the truth but well-received by his interviewer. Despite the fact that he often made unwise and outrageous claims that governing elites turned into brutal, coercive policies that made life worse for some of the poorest people on the globe, elites treated Ehrlich as a hero. Knowledgeable people knew better.” (03/17/26)

https://mises.org/mises-wire/remembering-paul-ehrlich-even-if-we-would-rather-not

Source: Caitlin Johnstone, Rogue Journalist
by Caitlin Johnstone

“Westerners are about to start paying a lot more attention to the war in Iran as massive US-Israeli escalations point to a coming energy crisis set to impact the whole world. Israel has bombed the world’s largest natural gas field in southwestern Iran, reportedly in coordination with the United States. Now that a major red line for Tehran has been crossed, retaliatory strikes have already begun pummeling the energy infrastructure of US allies in the region, with Qatar reporting that its primary gas facility has sustained ‘significant damage’ from an attack after Iran issued evacuation warnings for energy facilities in Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the UAE. Fuel prices are already surging.” (03/19/26)

https://caitlinjohnstone.com.au/2026/03/19/iran-is-forcing-the-world-to-care-about-us-israeli-warmongering/

Source: Bluegrass Institute
by Jeffrey A Singer

“Earlier this month, Kentucky Republican State Representative Candy Massaroni introduced House Bill 752, which would give patients the right to receive blood transfusions from a donor they choose — including their own previously donated blood—while restricting hospitals and blood banks from refusing such directed donations and requiring insurers to cover them. At first blush, one would think this bill strikes a blow for patient autonomy. The core idea, allowing patients to choose their own blood donor, including banking their own blood for later use, fits with the core principles of individual autonomy and voluntary exchange. But a deeper dive into the bill’s specifics reveals its medical autonomy comes with a heavy dose of government compulsion.” (03/19/26)

https://www.bluegrassinstitute.org/singer-blood-bill/

Source: Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression
by Sarah McLaughlin

“The political sphere, and the world more broadly, would probably be a better place if we did away with the practice of lying. Most of us would sleep more soundly at night if we didn’t feel the need to treat political campaigning with similar skepticism we’d give to days-old gas station sushi. But that doesn’t mean we’ll improve the world by giving government officials more power to punish dishonesty.” (03/19/26)

https://www.fire.org/news/blogs/free-speech-dispatch/lies-politics-are-bad-doesnt-make-wales-new-plan-criminalize-them