Source: The Bulwark
by Mark Hertling
“In the military, we seek the high ground because it allows us to see more clearly and to act more decisively. But as warfare has evolved, that idea has taken on a broader meaning. The high ground is now a set of principles and values that guide decisions when judgment is blurred, and the path forward is uncertain or contested. Chaplains help leaders and soldiers hold that ground—not by elevating one belief above others, but by ensuring that every soldier has the right guidance when they wrestle with questions of faith, doubt, duty, and purpose. That is what Bill Green represented throughout his career, and why I was delighted when he was chosen at the chief of all chaplains. Maj. Gen. Green’s forced departure is troubling, particularly when viewed alongside the other signals coming from senior civilian leadership.” (04/07/26)
https://www.thebulwark.com/p/why-was-the-armys-top-chaplain-fired-george-hodne-green-hegseth
Source: Libertarian Institute
by Owen Ashworth
“Trial by jury isn’t just a British legal and cultural tradition. It isn’t just a part of our legal system. It’s a safeguard against the tyranny of the state. To be judged by your peers is to be judged by the society of which you make up but one part. The people are meant to check the determination of the state to forebay its determination to prove its own worth, which all too often means people get the book thrown at them when all they truly deserve is a chapter. David Lammy, the justice secretary and deputy prime minister, is seeking to abolish jury trials to a certain extent. However, the enthusiastic Fabianism that runs deep in this Labour government makes this measure all the more sinister.” (04/07/26)
https://libertarianinstitute.org/articles/the-road-to-justice-is-paved-with-good-intentions-and-fewer-jurors/
Source: Foundation for Economic Education
by Damian Pudner
“When oil prices rise, economists ask what it means for inflation. Politicians ask what it means for voters. Since the Iran conflict and the disruption in the Strait of Hormuz, that has become the more urgent question. This is no longer just a macro and monetary policy story. It is a cost-of-living story. And in Britain, that means it quickly becomes a political one.” (04/07/26)
https://fee.org/articles/state-intervention-wont-protect-us-from-price-shocks/
Source: SFGate
“A French high-speed train driver was killed on Tuesday and 16 people were injured when his locomotive slammed into a truck carrying military equipment at a railway crossing in northern France, local authorities said. The driver of the truck was detained, and an aggravated manslaughter investigation was opened, but it is too early to determine the exact cause of the crash, Prosecutor Etienne Thieffry told reporters. Jean Castex, the head of the national railway authority SNCF, said the railroad crossing gates were functioning correctly. The train was traveling at 160 kilometers per hour (100 mph) when it hit the truck, the local prefect said. Rescue crews rushed to the scene after the crash in the town of Bully-les-Mines on a train route leading from Dunkirk to Paris, the regional administration said in a statement, adding that two of those wounded were seriously injured and that more than 200 train passengers were evacuated.” (04/07/26)
https://www.sfgate.com/news/world/article/french-train-driver-killed-16-injured-in-a-22193411.php
Source: The Chris Hedges Report
“Is the War In Iran About to Become Apocalyptic? (w/ Trita Parsi).” (04/06/26)
https://chrishedges.substack.com/p/is-the-war-in-iran-about-to-become
Source: Center for a Stateless Society
by Hein Htet Kyaw
“History often remembers the 1962 coup as an unexpected seizure of power by a power-hungry General. However, the military’s current denial to depart the politics and their evolution into an elite ‘crony’ class from the military bureaucratic class are rooted in the seven-decade growth of their bureaucratic power and economic interests, which began in the 1950s. To understand today’s political situation, one must trace how the military successfully embedded itself into the nation’s economic and administrative core over the last seventy years.” (04/07/26)
https://c4ss.org/content/61092
Source: Reason
by Jacob Sullum
“Maybe Trump’s ballroom will fare better in the appeals court. Or maybe he will act on Leon’s recommendation and obtain congressional approval. But his argument that no such permission is necessary, which relies on stretching a statute far beyond what its plain text can reasonably support, is of a piece with his attempts to rewrite other laws in service of his agenda.” (04/06/26)
https://reason.com/2026/04/06/with-his-grandiose-white-house-ballroom-plan-trump-again-asserts-the-power-to-do-as-he-pleases/
Source: Engadget
“Earlier this year, Amazon threatened to cut US Postal Service deliveries by as much as two thirds. Now, the parties have reached tentative a deal that will see USPS deliveries reduced by 20 percent, The Wall Street Journal reported. While not as drastic as first menaced, the reduced volume will still deal a financial blow to the USPS. … Amazon is the USPS’s largest customer, accounting for 15 percent of its volume and $6 billion in revenue.” (04/06/26)
https://www.engadget.com/general/amazons-new-usps-deal-will-see-postal-deliveries-cut-by-20-percent-054608944.html
Source: Freedom’s Phoenix
“Ernest Hancock (Publisher of Freedom’s Phoenix, Pirates Without Borders, Occpy the Land and Libertas.Earth; and Host of the Declare Your independence with Ernest Hancock show) declares ‘The Beginning is Nigh.’ What does that mean? What can we look forward to? What are some solutions?” (04/06/26)
https://www.freedomsphoenix.com/Media/393695-2026-04-06-2026-04-06-ernest-hancock-the-beginning-is-nigh-mp3.htm
Source: Ron Paul Liberty Report
by Ron Paul
“Following President Trump’s address to the nation on Wednesday about the Iran War, stock markets suffered losses while oil prices rose. The decline in stocks and increase in oil prices reflected disappointment over President Trump’s failure to articulate a plan to end the Iran War and the related restraint of shipping through of the Strait of Hormuz. The average gas price in America has risen to over four dollars per gallon since the US and Israel launched their war against Iran at the end of February. The increased cost of gas is raising prices at the pump and, by increasing shipping costs, resulting in higher prices at grocery stores and even on Amazon.” (04/06/26)
http://www.ronpaullibertyreport.com/archives/worse-than-john-mccain
