Source: Christian Science Monitor
by staff

“Nahid Islam faced a conundrum. Last year, when the sociology student protested the autocratic rule of Bangladesh’s prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, he had one clear complaint: The system of handing out government jobs was massively unfair. Under the then-prime minister’s watch, more than half of civil service jobs were reserved for specific groups. The largest share (35%) went to the children and grandchildren of those who fought in the country’s 1971 war of independence. That hiring bias helped kindle one of the slogans in the 2024 uprising that forced Ms. Hasina out of office: ‘Equality of opportunity is the essence of the constitution’. Yet earlier this year, Mr. Islam found the roles reversed. The revolution against an autocratic leader had succeeded, and he was now a part of the interim government. Shouldn’t the families of those killed and wounded during the protests – like those in 1971 – be given some quota in civil service jobs as thanks?” (04/02/25)

https://www.csmonitor.com/Commentary/the-monitors-view/2025/0402/Bangladesh-s-revolution-fixes-on-equality

Source: Town Hall
by Mark Lewis

“We have all been pleasantly surprised and gleeful at many of the accomplishments of the first two-plus months of the Trump administration. A lot of victories. Democrats and the Left are back on their heels, using every device from violence to unconstitutional judicial activism to try to hold off the Trumpian ‘revolution.’ There is hope we might truly ‘Make America Great Again,’ though much remains to be done. But then, Wisconsin got splashed in our faces. Yes, the voters there opted for photo IDs in voting; but, amazingly, 37% were opposed to it. But the big cheese (pardon the pun) was the Supreme Court election between far-left [sic] Susan Crawford and Trump-endorsed Brad Schimel, and that wasn’t even close. Two months do not history make, folks. Some low-intelligence people occasionally do intelligent things, and Wisconsin voters gave their state to Mr. Trump last November (some low-intelligence people NEVER do intelligent things).” [editor’s note: I really wish Lewis would introduce me to his drug dealer – TLK] (04/03/25)

https://townhall.com/columnists/marklewis/2025/04/03/fighting-against-the-tide-of-history-n2654926

Source: Tenth Amendment Center
by Michael Boldin

“Treason. Invasion. Conquest. That’s how the Founders and old revolutionaries described usurpation – power stolen, not delegated. And it wasn’t just rhetoric. It was a foundational, and now-forgotten principle at the very heart of the American Revolution. When government repeatedly goes beyond the limits of the Constitution, it’s not just an innocent mistake – it’s a kind of war waged against the sovereignty, or final authority, of the people.” (04/02/25)

https://tenthamendmentcenter.com/2025/04/02/not-just-bad-policy-the-founders-called-it-treason-and-war/

Source: EconLog
by Pierre Lemieux

“There are both economic and moral reasons for an individual not to lie. One major moral justification to avoid lying and acquiring the habit of lying is that a free society requires an ethics of reciprocity, which means treating as a moral equal any individual who is likely to reciprocate. You don’t lie to those who don’t lie to you. … This moral reason intersects with economics because it calls for the analysis of the institutions necessary to maintain a spontaneous social order offering maximum opportunities to individuals. The freer a society is, the less one feels that others are always trying to swindle him.” (04/02/25)

https://www.econlib.org/to-lie-or-not-to-lie-moral-and-economic-reasons/