Source: Cato Institute
by staff
“If you want to understand why the American starter home seems to have gone extinct, don’t look at greedy developers, rapacious investors or discriminating banks. Look at the government policies that make building these homes all but impossible. New research puts hard numbers on one part of the problem — and they’re staggering.” (03/13/26)
https://www.cato.org/commentary/how-bring-starter-homes-back-extinction
Source: Caitlin Johnstone, Rogue Journalist
by Caitlin Johnstone
“Anti-Defamation League CEO Jonathan Greenblatt gave a bizarre appearance on CNN in response to an attempted car bombing of a Michigan synagogue by a man whose Lebanese family members were killed by Israeli forces: ‘We are seeing Jewish people, the Jewish state, blamed for the war in the Middle East. That is wrong. It is wrong to scapegoat, it is wrong to hold Jewish people accountable for something you don’t like on the other side of the planet.’ … at first glance it this might read like Greenblatt is taking the entirely reasonable position that it is wrong to blame Jewish Americans for the actions of the Israeli government. But take a closer look at his use of the phrase ‘the Jewish state.'” [editor’s note: The cause of an attack is the attacker and the attacker’s intent, full stop. The Israeli regime is responsible for its actions and its actions only – TLK](03/14/26)
Source: Seattle Times
“Trinidad and Tobago’s government has received House of Representatives approval to extend a state of emergency for three months, as the twin-island Caribbean nation struggles with a high level of crime. The two motions to extend the measure, which grants the government additional powers, including to make arrests and conduct searches without warrants, were approved in a 26-12 vote late Friday. There were no abstentions. Trinidad and Tobago has spent roughly 10 of the last 14 months under an emergency.” (03/14/26)
Source: The Bulwark
“JD Vance Knows the Iran War Is a Disaster — But Can’t Say It (w/ Tom Nichols) | The Bulwark Podcast.” (03/13/26)
Source: The Intercept
by Adam Johnson
“By rallying behind process-based critiques, the Democrats are refusing to stand against the war on moral grounds.” (03/13/26)
https://theintercept.com/2026/03/13/iran-war-democrats-schumer-jeffries/
Source: The Bulwark
by Will Saletan
“Keeping up with Mr. ‘I Have the Best Words’ as he twists the English language.” (03/13/26)
Source: The Atlantic
by Philips Payson O’Brien
“When Trump went to war with Iran, he made the same assumption that Vladimir Putin had in invading Ukraine four years earlier. Each believed that his nation’s superior weaponry and military experience would crush any opposition that the target government could muster. … Initially, the air campaign achieved everything Trump could have hoped for. The U.S. and Israel quickly gained air supremacy over Iran and now have the ability to hit almost any target they choose. They succeeded in killing much of Iran’s top leadership, including Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei. Yet ever since, the limits of Trump’s ability to control the situation have become clearer and clearer.” (03/13/26)
Source: The Hill
by Jonathan Turley
“In March 2021, California principal Jesus Becerra was confronted by a clear and present threat to his school. Standing before him was the culprit — a student apparently so dangerous that Becerra had to act without delay to protect the entire Viejo Elementary School in the Capistrano Unified School District. The little girl is known only as B.B. in federal filings, but her actions were so heinous that a parent alerted Becerra to take all necessary action. Beccera showed B.B. the incriminating evidence: a picture of children holding hands with the words ‘any life’ written under ‘Black Lives Matter.'” (03/14/26)
https://thehill.com/opinion/judiciary/5783916-california-principal-threat-black-lives/
Source: New York Post
by staff
“We’d like to believe that the negative coverage of the Iran war so rampant in the media is simply more Trump Derangement Syndrome, but it’s plainly also about how the president’s firm actions expose how pathetically the same elites applauded President Barack Obama’s misbegotten Middle East policies, and not just his sad nuclear deal with Tehran. To simplify things, consider The Atlantic’s Jeffrey Goldberg, the dean of elite liberal political analysis, who’s actively sneering at the joint US-Israeli effort to defang an entity that for five decades has called them ‘The Great Satan’ and ‘The Little Satan.’ … the two nations took out Tehran’s nuclear program last year, as it was weeks from producing usable weapons, and they’ve acted before it could rebuild its defenses and offensive conventional forces to shield it as it recovered that capability.” [editor’s note: Are unlimited hallucinogens a formally codified office benefit at the Post, or is their use during work hours merely tolerated? … – TLK] (03/13/26)
https://nypost.com/2026/03/13/opinion/the-despicable-disgrace-of-the-call-off-the-war-crowd/
Source: US News & World Report
“Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine said he has temporarily left the country after two months in hiding in the wake of a presidential election in January that kept long‑time leader Yoweri Museveni in office. Wine, whose real name is Robert Kyagulanyi, disputed the outcome of that contest, alleging fraud, and had been in hiding since fleeing his home in Uganda’s capital Kampala. In a five-minute video message posted on X on Saturday, Wine said he had left the country for ‘critical engagements outside Uganda,’ without specifying where he was or what the engagements were. ‘At the right time I will come back and continue with the cause,’ he said. The pop star‑turned‑politician has said his campaign was constrained by security forces blocking his rallies and arresting his supporters.” (03/15/26)