South African regime makes urgent ask of World Court for more measures against Israel

Source: United Press International

“As a famine and mass starvation loom in Gaza, South Africa on Wednesday again asked for urgent provisional measures to be added to a January order by the World Court against Israel to reflect the dire situation in the Palestinian enclave. South Africa’s urgent filing to the International Court of Justice asks that its judges add to its Jan. 26 order five additional provisions including a demand that Israel must take actions to address famine, starvation and ‘the adverse conditions of life faced by Palestinians in Gaza.’ That single provision, if adopted, would order Israel to immediately suspend military operations in Gaza, lift its blockade of the enclave, rescind policies that obstruct Palestinians’ access to humanitarian assistance and basic services and ensure the provision of food, water, fuel, shelter, clothing, sanitation and medical assistance, including supplies and support.” (03/07/24)

https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2024/03/07/World-Court-request-against-Israel/8541709783696/

How baseball can help repair US-Cuba relations

Source: Responsible Statecraft
by Brenden Fusco

“Although they are regional neighbors, the United States has enforced an economic embargo against Cuba since 1962 in response to its Communist government. Under this policy, American businesses cannot conduct commerce with Cuba. And although the embargo has endured decades, the policy persists much to the chagrin of the international community. In fact, in every single year since 1992, the United Nations General Assembly has passed a resolution asserting that the United States should terminate its embargo on Cuba. This economic policy has tremendous adverse effects. In a report to the United Nations in 2020, Cuba suggested the embargo has resulted in a $144 billion loss. …The two sides should re-engage diplomatically, and there are a couple of simple ways to accomplish that with baseball at the crux of it. First, the Biden administration should work with Major League Baseball to bring back exhibition games in Cuba.” (03/07/24)

https://responsiblestatecraft.org/biden-cuba-baseball/

Poor People’s Campaign Sets Out to Conquer Poverty and Militarism

Source: Common Dreams
by Paul Shannon

“[W]hile poverty was increasing and healthcare for millions of poor people was threatened, the stock market over those same weeks reached its highest level in the history of the United States. Poverty is the fourth leading cause of death in the country. These are the people who were killed by Covid-19 in much higher numbers than the rest of the population. Many of these are the people whose work during the pandemic kept the lights on so the rest of us could shelter in place. Don’t they at least deserve a true living wage?” (03/07/24)

https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/poor-people-s-campaign-poverty-militarism

NY: Hochul to impose martial law in NYC subways

Source: Sky News [UK]

“New York’s governor is to send the National Guard to the New York City subway system to help police in the wake of a spate of high-profile crimes. Kathy Hochul announced plans to deploy 750 members of the National Guard to the network to assist the New York Police Department (NYPD) with bag checks for weapons at entrances to busy train stations. … Ms Hochul said she would also send 250 state troopers and police officers from the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, a state agency, to help with the bag searches. The governor has sought to present a more aggressive public safety messaging strategy after Republicans campaigned on crime concerns and performed well in House races around New York City in the 2022 elections.” (03/07/24)

https://news.sky.com/story/new-york-governor-to-send-national-guard-to-subway-in-controversial-knife-and-gun-crime-crackdown-13089049

A Bipartisan Tax Hike Won’t Fix This Deficit

Source: Reason
by Veronique de Rugy

“The Republican chairman of the House Budget Committee made news recently by announcing that if his party is serious about changing the fiscal path we are on, they’ll have to consider raising taxes. Politics is about compromise, so the chairman is right. Every side must give a little. However, ‘putting taxes on the table’ is not as simple a fix to our debt problems as some think.” (03/07/24)

https://reason.com/2024/03/07/a-bipartisan-tax-hike-wont-fix-this-deficit/

Trump needs Haley voters to win back the White House

Source: Washington Post
by Marc A Thiessen

“Biden is almost twice as unpopular as Trump was at this point in 2020, measured by the gap between their approval and disapproval. A 43 percent plurality of Americans say the president’s polices have hurt them personally (only 18 percent say they have helped), he faces double-digit disapproval on every issue, and 86 percent say he is too old for another term. Many Republicans look at this and say: There’s no way Biden can win. Yes, he can. And if you don’t believe it, I’ve got three words for you: Senator John Fetterman. Pennsylvanians demonstrated in 2022 that Americans will vote for a Democrat who had a stroke during the campaign if they don’t like the Republican alternative. … according to the Fox News Voter Analysis, 53 percent of not-MAGA Republicans in Iowa, 57 percent in South Carolina and 65 percent in New Hampshire say they won’t cast their ballot for Trump in November.” (03/06/24)

https://archive.is/k7LG2

What is Classical Liberalism?, part 3

Source: The Invisible Backhand
by Jaycob

“Despite its assumed differences with modern liberal society, 19th century socialism often excluded the totalitarian and imperialistic tendencies of its 20th century offspring. Classical socialists were often champions of free trade, freed markets, and a tolerable administration of Justice. However, what a truly ‘socialist’ society would look like depends on the individual in question. While early socialists welcomed the Smithian blueprint as a step in the right direction, they all sought to take it a step farther. From utopian communities, to enemies of the state, to democratic movements — the socialist system of natural liberty was destined to unleash mankind’s true potential.” (03/07/24)

https://noeopinion.substack.com/p/what-is-classical-liberalism-part-1da

Catholic group launches swing state ad buy, blasting Biden on border policies exploiting “the poor and vulnerable”

Source: New York Post

“The largest US lay Catholic advocacy organization is going up with TV ads in three 2024 swing states, flaming President Biden — America’s second-ever Roman Catholic president — over his failure to secure the southern border. CatholicVote’s six-figure ad buy will target observant voters in Arizona, Michigan and Wisconsin — all states where Biden narrowly defeated Donald Trump in 2020 — and aims to show the suffering taking place due to Biden’s inaction on illegal immigration.The ad, shared exclusively with The Post, highlights the suffering migrants undergo during their trek through Mexico, including threats from ‘rapists, drug smugglers, human traffickers and criminals’. ‘They raped us so many times … they didn’t see us as human beings anymore,’ the ad quotes one testimony. The commercial also notes there are 1.8 million ‘gotaways’ and over 85,000 children currently in the US, and concludes with the imploring tagline, ‘Protect the Vulnerable. Secure our Border.'” (03/07/24)

https://nypost.com/2024/03/07/us-news/catholic-group-launches-swing-state-ad-buy-blasting-biden-on-border-policies-that-exploit-the-poor-and-vulnerable/