Source: The Dispatch
by Jonah Goldberg
“The idea that Trump’s war on Iran is a betrayal of ‘True Trumpism’ is the last gasp of people who told themselves that Trumpism was an ideology. And it’s embarrassing. I don’t agree with Trump on much, but he is incandescently, blazingly, irrefutably correct when he says ‘I think that MAGA is Trump.’ … Whether you call it MAGA or America First or Trumpism, he determines what it is. And that has been true from the beginning. If you sincerely thought otherwise, the joke is on you.” (03/20/26)
https://archive.is/dKVPF
Source: Free Talk Live
“Mark Edge Interviews Joe Quirk about Seasteading and the future of living on the open waters, autonomously :: Jason Osborne, New Hampshire House Majority Leader :: Jeremy Kauffman, member of the Free State Project and the Free State Party and Chair of The Libertarian Party of New Hampshire :: Hosts: Mark Edgington :: 2026-03-21.” (03/21/26)
https://soundcloud.com/freetalklive/ftl2026-03-21
Source: Exiled Policy
by Jason Pye
“Congress should not treat this supplemental as routine. It’s not. A $200 billion request tied to an open-ended conflict demands more than a simple funding vote. It requires a clear endpoint. Without that, lawmakers are writing a blank check for a war without an endgame, financed through additional borrowing at a time of already elevated deficits. And let’s be clear. If this war expands and boots are put on the ground, the fiscal cost will grow beyond $200 billion. Service members will be killed or wounded, adding to the $3 trillion that the federal government will spend on veterans over the next ten years.” (03/21/26)
https://exiledpolicy.substack.com/p/defense-spending-in-fy-2026-could
Source: Town Hall
by Mark Lewis
“One of the first things I do every morning, even before I get out of bed, is check the news to discover if something good happened while I was asleep. I rarely find any such news. Just about all that is reported is crime, war, hatred, Democrats, Washington, D.C., California, New York City, the Middle East, Congress, China, Trump is Hitler, transgenderism, promiscuity and decadence, ad nauseam, ad infinitum. Every time I see a picture of Gavin Newsom, AOC, Nancy Pelosi, or Chuck Schumer, I want to puke. And since I’m only allowed 1,000 words for this article and want to say other things, I’ll leave it at that, and let the reader add to the list of barbaric and barfable objects as he/she wishes. But I don’t really wonder why I’m so cynical and have chronic depression. However, this morning, I got a boost in the other direction.” (03/21/26)
https://townhall.com/columnists/marklewis/2026/03/22/goodness-exists-though-youd-never-know-it-from-the-corporate-media-n2673152
Source: Deutsche Welle [German state media]
“Tens of of thousands of people rallied in the Czech capital, Prague, on Saturday to oppose the policies of Prime Minister Andrej Babis and his coalition government, accusing it of what they called ‘arrogance of power.’ Organizers from the Million Moments for Democracy movement estimated that more than 200,000 people filled the Letna plain, though that figure has not been independently verified. The demonstrators accused Babis of steering the country away from democratic values and aligning with the pro-Russia policies of Hungary and Slovakia. … In addition to concerns over public media, state institutions, and foreign policy, demonstrators also warned against draft legislation they say resembles Russian-style restrictions on civil society.” (03/21/26)
https://www.dw.com/en/mass-prague-rally-hits-babis-over-democracy-concerns/a-76470345
Source: Unherd
“Joe Kent: why I resigned over Iran.” (03/21/26)
https://unherd.com/2026/03/joe-kent-why-i-resigned-over-iran
Source: Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression
by Robert Corn-Revere
“[I]f I had to choose an aphorism that sums up the state of the world today, I think I would have to go with Mark Twain. This one may be apocryphal as well, but Twain (supposedly) wrote, ‘Sometimes I wonder whether the world is being run by smart people who are putting us on or by imbeciles who really mean it.’ You can never go wrong with Twain, even if he didn’t actually write that line. There are plenty more where that came from. Here’s one he did write: ‘Suppose I were an idiot. Now, suppose I were a member of Congress. But I repeat myself.'” (03/20/26)
https://www.fire.org/news/maintaining-principle-time-polarization
Source: Mother Jones
by Alex Nguyen
“He kidded with Trump. He made homophobic jokes. That’s not why cops terrorized his family.” (03/20/26)
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/03/afroman-defamation-trial-sheriff-police-video-court-victory/
Source: Fox News
“Over 1,000 Detroit moms rushed to a ‘no-strings-attached’ cash aid program tailored to new and expectant mothers, the city’s mayor announced on Tuesday. ‘Seeing more than 1,000 Detroit mothers enrolling so quickly tells you everything: families are ready, and Detroit is delivering,’ Mayor Mary Sheffield said in a written statement. Detroit officials distributed around $1 million to more than 1,000 mothers as part of the city’s Rx Kids program, which launched the application process on Feb. 9. The cash assistance program is a statewide initiative that’s intended to issue $1,500 cash to new and expectant mothers in the Motor City as well as $500 per month after a child’s birth for at least six months. The program is considered the largest cash aid program for prenatal and infant care in the country.” (03/22/26)
https://www.foxnews.com/media/detroit-moms-rushed-no-strings-attached-cash-aid-program-tailored-new-mothers
Source: Pink Flame of Liberty
“Have you tried not electing a bigot to the Candidate Support Committee? A discussion with John Ponty.” (03/21/26)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a8xOU1C8Fi4
