Source: The Hill
“The Lower House of India’s parliament early Thursday passed a controversial bill moved by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist government to amend laws governing Muslim land endowments. The bill would add non-Muslims to boards that manage waqf land endowments and give the government a larger role in validating their land holdings. … Waqfs are a traditional type of Islamic charitable foundation in which a donor permanently sets aside property — often but not always real estate — for religious or charitable purposes. Waqf properties cannot be sold or transferred. … In India, waqf property is managed by semi-official boards, one for each state and federally run union territory. The law would require non-Muslims to be appointed to the boards.” (04/03/24)
https://thehill.com/homenews/ap/ap-international/ap-indias-parliament-passes-controversial-bill-that-would-change-muslim-endowments/
Source: The Atlantic
by David Frum
“American farmers are pleading for exemptions from President Donald Trump’s tariffs. … But farmers do not deserve special treatment and should not get it. Tariffs will indeed hurt farmers badly. … Farmers are different from other Americans, however, in three ways. First, farmers voted for Trump by huge margins. … Second, farmers have already pocketed windfall profits from Trump’s previous round of tariffs. … Third, farmers can better afford to pay the price of Trump’s tariffs than many other tariff victims. … if a farm family voted for Trump, believing that his policies were good, it seems strange that they would then demand that they, and only they, should be spared the full consequences of those policies.” (04/02/25)
https://archive.is/FdzCz
Source: Axios
“Four Republican senators helped Democrats pass a resolution Wednesday that would effectively repeal President Trump’s tariffs on Canada. … The resolution, offered by Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.), would repeal the emergency declaration that allowed Trump to place tariffs on Canada. The White House has cited fentanyl flowing across the border as a reason for the declaration. The vote is a victory for Democrats who have been banging the table against the tariff policies and pleading for their Republican colleagues to break ranks with Trump. But the measure is likely dead on arrival in the GOP-controlled House.” (04/02/25)
https://www.axios.com/2025/04/02/senate-repeal-trump-tariffs-canada
Source: The Peaceful Revolutionist
by David S D’Amato
“With almost a quarter century of the new millennium behind us, we have an opportune time to reflect upon the international system that has defined this new period. The decades between the fall of the Berlin Wall and the present day bore witness to several important and unprecedented military interventions that give shape and structure to this new world order. Perhaps the most pivotal of these episodes was the United States-led attack on Yugoslavia in the last months of the twentieth century. Last summer marked the 75th anniversary of NATO, with a big bash in Washington that signaled the military alliance’s full embrace of a new mission with no pretensions to modesty or respect for the sovereignty and autonomy of other nations. Seventy-five years on, NATO’s mission is no longer, if it ever was, a defensive one.” (04/02/25)
https://dsdamato.substack.com/p/yugoslavia-and-75-years-of-nato-imperialism
Source: Reuters
“Russian President Vladimir Putin’s investment envoy Kirill Dmitriev met with U.S. officials in Washington on Wednesday as the Trump administration continues to press Russia and Ukraine to agree to a ceasefire, two U.S. officials familiar with the matter said. … It was not clear what Dmitriev discussed with the U.S. officials. But his visit comes after President Donald Trump expressed his frustration with the pace of ceasefire talks, saying on Sunday he was “pissed off” with Putin and raising the possibility of imposing sanctions on those who buy Russian crude. Russia is the world’s second largest exporter of crude after Saudi Arabia.” (04/02/25)
https://archive.is/4WtPr
Source: Future of Freedom Foundation
by Jacob G Hornberger
“It’s not difficult to understand why the mainstream media failed and refused to investigate the JFK assassination. To understand the reason, just think about how Columbia University and the big law firms Paul, Weiss and Skadden Arps have capitulated after being subjected to pressure from President Trump. Why wouldn’t the mainstream media behave in the same manner after being subjected to pressure from President Lyndon Johnson and the U.S. national-security establishment? … while he was vice president, Johnson could not bend people to his will by threatening to use the massive power of the federal government to do bad things to them. Everyone also knew that when Johnson became president, that principle no longer held. Everyone now knew that as president, Johnson wielded the power to destroy them or even have them killed by either the military, the CIA, or some other part of the deep state.” (04/02/25)
https://www.fff.org/2025/04/02/the-mainstream-media-was-scared-to-investigate-the-jfk-assassination/
Source: Town Hall
by John R Lott, Jr.
“Picture a single woman driving across state lines at night, fearful that her car will break down and leave her vulnerable. Or imagine a truck driver hauling valuable cargo across the country. In states like California, Illinois, New York, New Jersey, and Oregon (which are among ten states that refuse to recognize concealed handgun permits from other states) these travelers risk being defenseless. Nine states either completely deny or severely limit non-residents’ ability to obtain a license. Last week, the House Judiciary Committee advanced the Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act and is headed to the House floor. This bill would let anyone legally permitted to carry a concealed handgun in their home state do so across state lines, essentially treating concealed carry permits like driver’s licenses. With 21.5 million concealed handgun permit holders in the U.S., the bill would make a major impact.” (04/02/25)
https://townhall.com/columnists/johnrlottjr/2025/04/02/why-national-concealed-carry-reciprocity-will-make-americans-safer-n2654863
Source: South China Morning Post [Hong Kong]
“Myanmar’s ruling military declared a temporary ceasefire in the country’s civil war Wednesday to facilitate relief efforts following a 7.7 magnitude earthquake that has killed more than 3,000 people. The announcement by the military’s high command was reported late Wednesday on state television MRTV, which said the truce would run until April 22 and was aimed at showing compassion for people affected by Friday’s quake. The announcement followed unilateral temporary ceasefires announced by armed resistance groups opposed to military rule.” (04/02/25)
https://archive.is/7pd8d
Source: We Are Libertarians
“The Truth About Life in Cuba Under Communism with Gaby Blanco.” (04/02/25)
https://www.chrisspangle.com/p/the-truth-about-life-in-cuba-under
Source: Underthrow
by Max Borders
“As the US loses a second-rate mind to Canada, I’m here for the cupcakes and tearful farewells. Let’s expose Jason Stanley’s polemical silliness on his way out.” (04/02/25)
https://underthrow.substack.com/p/yale-professor-flees-fascist-america
