Source: The American Prospect
by Jonathan Guyer
“Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has a knack for making world leaders do the jobs of their subordinates. President Joe Biden had to call Netanyahu himself in October—in the first weeks of Israel’s brutal assault on the occupied territory of Gaza in retaliation for the Hamas attacks of October 7—to urge that Israel allow more than 100 trucks of relief aid a day into Gaza. Normally, that’s a task a low-level economic officer at the embassy might handle. Five months later, the situation has only gotten more humiliating, with Palestinians suffering from an Israeli-sponsored famine. In mid-February, White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan was expressing desperation that flour paid for by U.S. taxpayers reach Palestinians in Gaza. … the Biden administration floated the idea of air-dropping aid into Gaza, a tactic of colossal expense and little value when Israel could just speed inspections and open up more entry points.” (03/28/24)
https://prospect.org/world/2024-03-28-how-biden-boxed-himself-in-on-gaza/
Source: Raleigh News & Observer
“A federal appeals court on Thursday refused to block the Republican-crafted North Carolina Senate map from taking effect, which a lawsuit argues will dilute the voting power of Black residents. In a 97-page opinion, a three-judge panel of the 4th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals affirmed the decision of a lower court, which ruled in January against the two Black voters bringing the lawsuit. Judges Allison Rushing and J. Harvie Wilkinson III, both of whom were appointed by Republican presidents, wrote the majority opinion. In it, they note a longstanding legal precedent that ‘cautions courts against enjoining state election laws in the period close to an election.’
https://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/article287000585.html
Source: Quillette
“Quillette podcast host Jonathan Kay talks to writer Coleman Hughes about his acclaimed new book, ‘The End of Race Politics: Arguments for a Colorblind America.’” (03/28/24)
https://quillette.com/2024/03/28/podcast-244/
Source: Freeman’s Perspective
by Paul Rosenberg
“At one time I lived very close to the Field Museum of Chicago; I had a membership and spent a good deal of time there. One evening, about ten minutes before closing, I noticed that workers had begun preparing the first floor for an evening event. I had a panoramic view from where I stood at the second floor balcony, and what I saw has stuck with me ever since. What I saw was a lone man setting up tables and chairs – simple work, the kind that any teenager could do. But what I watched this man do was every bit as beautiful as dance. He moved with integrity, with precision, and with intent.” (03/28/24)
https://freemansperspective.com/the-dignity-of-work/
Source: Astral Codex Ten
“I watched 15 hours of COVID origins arguments so you don’t have to — but you should!” (03/28/24)
https://www.astralcodexten.com/p/practically-a-book-review-rootclaim
Source: BBC News [UK state media]
“Advocates for gun safety gathered to form a human chain in Tennessee to mark one year after an elementary school shooting that left six dead, including three children. Thousands linked arms on Wednesday from the Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt University to the Tennessee State Capitol, calling for gun law reform on the anniversary of the Covenant School shooting in Nashville.” (03/28/24)
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-68688366
Source: Third Party Watch
“Third Party Watch has received a copy of a demand letter send to [Libertarian National Committee chair] Angela McArdle by Law Firm Veritas and pro bono publico, D.C. Bar member Theodore Godfrey of Maryland, on behalf of a Libertarian National Committee Director and many National Party members, demanding that McArdle resign and that an extensive series of LNC documents be made available, within five days, to the Director. We are advised that the letter was sent to MCArdle and to all LNC members. … A demand letter is a formal request that certain actions be taken by the officers and directors of a corporation, failing which there may be litigation. It is our understanding that the number of National Party members is greater than fifty.” (03/28/24)
https://thirdpartywatch.com/2024/03/28/director-members-send-demand-letter-to-lnc-chair/
Source: The Bryan Hyde Show
“The only lie that’s become more threadbare than, ‘Of course I’ll respect you in the morning’ is the one that assures us, ‘Nobody wants to take your guns away.’ D. Parker’s latest essay is pure gold.” (03/28/24)
https://www.podbean.com/ep/pb-8s8sd-15c5fe0
Source: The Price of Liberty
by Nathan Barton
“It seems that the ‘white hope’ of the 2024 presidential election (in many eyes) has chosen a running mate. This makes the election more problematic, and more of a mess. Robert F Kennedy Jr. has chosen Nicole Shanahan, a California ‘criminal justice’ activist and long-time (relatively – she looks pretty young) supporter of Democrats and regressive causes. … And there are at least some so-called Libertarians who seem to be pushing RFKJr for the Libertarian Party nomination. Not quite a fusion ticket, since he claims to have split from ALL political parties. (Which shows that even some of these nominal Libertarians themselves don’t think of the LP as a ‘real’ political party.) Frankly, that would be a worse disaster than nominating Bob Barr a few years back (2008).” (03/27/24)
https://thepriceofliberty.org/2024/03/27/same-old-same-old/
Source: Law & Liberty
by Scott Yenor
“Times of obvious collapse and corruption open up opportunities to rethink things to the root. Soon, perhaps, academies dedicated to trades or vocations may be popping up again, and trade schools supporting workforce education shall arise, and law schools based on apprenticeship models can be once again established. Simply clearing the underbrush of monopolistic practices is not enough in our environment, where money and honor are attached to the prevailing system.” (03/28/24)
https://lawliberty.org/repeal-and-replace-todays-education-cartel/