Source: France 24 [French state media]
“France’s attempt to suspend Chinese online platform Shein’s marketplace was rejected by a Paris Court of Appeal on Thursday, after a Paris court had already ruled against the government’s request in December. Shein has been embroiled in a scandal since France’s consumer watchdog found sex dolls resembling children and banned weapons for sale on its marketplace in November, prompting the government to attempt to suspend the platform.” (03/19/26)
https://www.france24.com/en/france/20260319-paris-appeals-court-rejects-french-govenment-bid-to-suspend-shein
Source: New York Times
“The Abuse Allegations Against a Civil Rights Icon, and a 48% Rise in Oil Prices.” (03/19/26)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KgjWYfZHQpU
Source: Gracearchy with Jim Babka
“The Latest Attack on Tom Massie, Reading Between the Lines.” (03/19/26)
https://rumble.com/v772jpm-156-the-latest-attack-on-tom-massie-reading-between-the-lines-gracearchy-wi.html
Source: Paul Krugman
by Paul Krugman
“Inflation was rising and job growth stalled even before the Iran War.” (03/19/26)
https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/a-whiff-of-stagflation
Source: Foreign Policy
by Agathe Demarais
“All eyes are set on U.S. President Donald Trump’s escalating war against Iran, but on the home front, things are not going well. Nearly one year after he launched a barrage of steep tariffs on what he called ‘Liberation Day,’ economists have crunched the numbers for 2025 — and they are not looking good for the White House. By Trump’s own yardstick — his three goals of making foreigners pay for doing business with the United States, narrowing the U.S. trade deficit, and punishing China — tariffs have clearly failed.” (03/19/26)
https://archive.is/zWigq
Source: The Daily Economy
by Nikolai G Wenzel
“Capital loaned out can’t be invested or consumed. Interest compensating the lender is merely ‘the price of time.'” (03/19/26)
https://thedailyeconomy.org/article/interest-rate-caps-keep-coming-back-bastiat-explained-why-they-fail/
Source: Libertarian Institute
“Larry Johnson: Iran Has Washington Exactly Where It Wants Them.” (03/19/26)
https://libertarianinstitute.org/blog/the-kyle-anzalone-show-guest-larry-johnson-iran-has-washington-exactly-where-it-wants-them/
Source: Understanding AI
by Timothy B Lee
“OpenAI and Anthropic are using the standard tech startup playbook.” (03/19/26)
https://www.understandingai.org/p/how-to-think-about-the-ai-company
Source: CNBC
“Gold and silver joined a broad sell-off on Thursday, with the metals shedding around 5% and 10%, respectively, as fears about the Iran war and inflation gripped global markets. At 8:43 a.m. ET, spot gold was down 4.9% at just over $4,600 an ounce. Front-month gold futures were down 5.8% at $4,612. Spot silver was 9.5% lower at $68.22 an ounce, while silver futures lost 12% to settle at $68.31.” (03/19/26)
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/19/gold-and-silver-sell-off-as-inflation-fears-grip-global-markets.html
Source: BBC News [UK State Media]
“Three dozen state and local governments have challenged the Trump administration’s reversal of a landmark Obama-era scientific ruling which held that greenhouse gases were a threat to public health. The lawsuit seeks to overturn the administration’s repeal last month of the 2009 ‘endangerment finding’ that underpins US policies aimed at lowering emissions from cars, power plants and other sources of planet-warming emissions. Several environmental organisations filed a similar lawsuit last month. President Donald Trump touted the climate change rollback as a major achievement, calling it a victory over the Democratic Party’s ‘radical’ energy and climate policies. The petition filed in the US Court of Appeals argues that overturning the ‘endangerment finding’ violated provisions in the Clean Air Act. The group challenging the administration includes 23 states and 17 cities, counties and state agencies, among them New York City, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Boston, Chicago and the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection.” (03/19/26)
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cr51n6j9qvzo
