News of the Week for March 7th, 2026
- Abortion
- Gun Rights
- Hide the Decline
- Socialized Medicine
- War & Terror
- National News
- Economy & Taxes
- International News
- Opinion
Abortion
Court Cases & Legislation
EU expands funds for abortion access in response to a citizens’ campaign
The European Union said on Thursday it would back efforts to financially support women seeking access to abortions, after a multiyear campaign by more than a million citizens across the 27-nation bloc to expand support for women in nations with conservative laws.
Gun Rights
Minnesota Advances Semi-auto Firearm Ban Allowing Warrantless Home Inspections of Gun Owners
Minnesota lawmakers are advancing legislation that would ban possession of nearly every semiautomatic firearm in the state, creating what gun rights advocates warn constitutes one of the nation’s most aggressive attempts to criminalize commonly owned weapons while imposing unprecedented warrantless home inspections on gun owners who attempt to comply.
Court to hear argument on whether and when drug users may possess firearms
The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on Monday in United States v. Hemani, the second gun-rights case of the 2025-26 term. In January, the Trump administration supported Hawaii gun owners in their challenge to that state’s law requiring them to obtain express permission from the owners of private property before bringing their guns onto that property. But on Monday, the Trump administration will be asking the justices to allow it to prosecute a Texas man on charges that he violated a federal law that prohibits users of illegal drugs from having a gun.
Gun Owner Sues Police After Spending Almost 24 Hours in Jail for Legally Possessed Pistol
An idiotic mistake by a Louisiana police officer led to a nearly 24-hour jail stay for a legal gun owner, who’s now suing the department for arresting and detaining him without genuine cause.
Hide the Decline
Environment &“Green Energy”
Former Radical Green New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern is Relocating to Australia
In a statement, a spokesman for Dame Jacinda said her family had been travelling “for a few years now”.
Socialized Medicine
Government in Healthcare
Canadian Children May be Euthanized Without Parental Consent
A report by the Special Joint Committee on Medical Assistance in Dying (AMAD) was tabled in the House of Commons on February 15 calling for a drastic expansion of euthanasia (MAiD) in Canada. Among other recommendations, the report recommends that euthanasia be expanded to include children “mature minors.”
Canada is Killing People in Assisted Suicide the Same Day They Request It
People in Canada are having their lives ended by assisted dying on the same day that requests are made, adding to fears that wrongful deaths may be occurring.
When Trump Mentioned IVF at the State of the Union, He Said More Than He Intended
Once again, for anyone in the back who couldn’t hear: The Republican Party is not pro-life.
War & Terror
U.S. and Israel Strike Iran, Tehran Retaliates
Iran hits back with missiles at Israel and U.S. bases, while Trump urges Iranians to seize power
War Against Iran
The United States is at war with Iran, as Judd reports. President Trump ordered the invasion overnight, with no attempt to seek congressional authorization (nor any effort by the supine, Republican-controlled Congress to vindicate its war powers). As it goes with this administration, there was no Oval Office address or communication with the American people through government channels; rather, the president put out a video statement on social media in the wee hours of the morning.
My Three Quick Takes on Striking Iran
First, this is awesome. It’s the United States of America in all of its righteous glory against a terroristic tyranny that has been attacking us for almost half a century, from the Iranian hostage crisis (the first news story I followed as a grade schooler) to the bombing of the Marine barracks in Beirut to roadside bombs in Iraq — each of which was a separate act of war against the U.S. If you’re unmoved by that, I don’t know what to say.
Questions About Iran
Are we keeping this just to air power? If not, will Congress get involved?
Five Quick Thoughts on America’s Strike Against Iran
One: Forty-six days after Trump posted on Truth Social to the protesters, “Help is on its way,” U.S. military airstrikes against Iran began.
A War Without the People
My colleagues are calling it war. I’m not sure. Does one announce a war at 3 a.m. on a Saturday in a Truth Social post?
Donald Trump Needs to Explain Himself Further to the American People
Like the rest of you, I am sitting here as a captive to global events well beyond my ability to affect, control, or even hope to have much informed commentary about. We have struck Iran in conjunction with Israel. Unlike last summer, the campaign is nowhere near finished.
Glitzy Dubai Gets a Taste of Middle East War
Iran carried through on its warning that it would strike Persian Gulf states if attacked, upsetting their image of safety in a tough region
Iran launches drone blitz on civilian targets across Middle East
ran has struck civilian targets across the Middle East as part of retaliatory strikes aimed at harming the US and its allies.
Explosions heard across the Middle East as Iran retaliates against U.S. attacks; flights disrupted
Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Jordan and the United Arab Emirates, each home to a U.S. base, all confirmed they had intercepted missiles from Iran. CNBC’s team in the United Arab Emirates confirmed hearing a number of loud explosions. The UAE confirmed a temporary closure of its airspace. Qatar Airways also confirmed a “temporary suspension of its flights to, and from, Doha.”
Democratic Lawmakers Decry Iran Attacks as Illegal
Congressional Democrats are pushing for a vote to curb President Trump’s war powers
Trump Warns Some Americans May Die Amid US Strikes in Iran
U.S. President Donald Trump said on ?Saturday ?that the United States had begun “major ?combat operations” in Iran, warning that there may be U.S. casualties.
‘Your only chance’: Trump urges Iranians to overthrow regime, vows to destroy missile sites
As a joint US-Israeli military operation was under way against Iran, President Donald Trump vowed to “annihilate” the country’s navy and missile sites while urging Iranians to overthrow the regime in Tehran, saying this “will be probably your only chance for generations”.
The Russian Invasion of Ukraine, After Four Years
Today is the fourth anniversary of the start of the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine; just about every Ukrainian will tell you that the war really began with the annexation of Crimea in 2014 and continued with the “little green men” attacks during the intervening years.
America Needs a Lot More Weapons
We need a high-low mix of exquisite, expensive munitions and inexpensive mass-produced ones.
Balancing act: Top general tries to avoid conflict with Trump while preparing for possible war with Iran
As Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Gen. Dan Caine has been drafting military options for potentially striking Iran, a steady stream of top officials from the Army, Navy and Air Force have been quietly summoned directly to his office.
Yes, Congress Should Vote on Iran — Whether or Not the President Asks
I am substantially in agreement with Charlie about congressional war power. And, like him, I’m in disagreement with some scholars we both admire. My position isn’t guided by whether a presidential use of force, unauthorized by Congress, would work “substantive, non-defensive change to America’s foreign policy.” I believe (as I’ve long said) that the Constitution empowers the president to use whatever force appears reasonably necessary, even absent Congress’s approval, to overcome an attack or threatened attack on vital American interests; outside of that situation, the president needs congressional authorization.
How China is masking drone flights in potential Taiwan rehearsal
A large Chinese military drone has conducted regular flights over the South China Sea in recent months while transmitting false transponder signals that made it appear to be other aircraft, including a sanctioned Belarusian cargo plane and a British Typhoon fighter jet.
Should the U.S. Build and Deploy Fully Autonomous AI Weapons Systems?
Like something out of an early scene of a Terminator movie, a top executive of an artificial intelligence corporation tells the Pentagon that he doesn’t want his company’s AI used for fully autonomous AI weapons systems. Other companies are charging full-speed ahead on those kinds of systems, and the U.S. military used AI in some as-yet-unrevealed capacity during the raid on Nicolás Maduro’s compound in Venezuela. Meanwhile, federal law enforcement is already using AI on a large scale for domestic surveillance.
U.S. Navy Declares Maritime Warning Zone Across Persian Gulf
The United States Navy declared a sweeping maritime warning zone across the Persian Gulf region on Saturday after large-scale U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran triggered immediate retaliation from Tehran, throwing global energy markets into turmoil and forcing major oil companies to suspend shipments through the world’s most critical chokepoint.
Law is Irrelevant to the U.S. Attack on Iran
And Congress is on the hook as much as the president
Iran attacks a European nation for the first time
Israel confirms that two missiles launched by Iran toward Cyprus fell into the sea, marking the first Iranian attack directed at a European country.
Cyprus under attack as Iran fires two missiles at British tourist hotspot
Iran launched attacks across the Middle East.
How JD Vance lost the foreign policy war
Neocon hawks are the winners of the Trump era
National
ISU student government court reverses impeachment of conservative president, citing commitment to First Amendment
Iowa State University’s Student Government Judicial Branch released a statement announcing that it dismissed articles of impeachment brought against the body’s president. The student government had previously passed five articles of impeachment against President Colby Brandt over his affiliation with a conservative leadership organization.
How some COVID vaccines triggered rare blood-clot disorder
Researchers identify genetic mutation in small group of people who developed the serious disorder after receiving the AstraZeneca or Johnson & Johnson vaccine.
Rare, dangerous side effects of some COVID-19 vaccines explained
“Groundbreaking” study uncovers why adenovirus-based shots caused life-threatening blood clots and bleeding in some people
Jeanine Pirro’s office shelves pursuit of Democrats over social video, sources say
A federal grand jury in D.C. unanimously rejected the attempt to indict six lawmakers who told military and intelligence community members on social media not to obey unlawful orders.
How AI Could Uproot the 2028 Election
Right now, we see how quickly fabrications can spread on social media and create certain narratives. Even after they are debunked, the corrected version often gets a lot less attention than the original fabrication, and so the lie still persists in the memory of a lot of people.
I was detained by ICE — even though I’m 100% Native American
Peter Yazzie was held in a cell and William LaFromboise was sprayed with tear gas by agents they say racially profiled and brutalised them
The Mounting Backlash Against the Blue City and State Model
The president’s State of the Union address is tonight; President Trump has already promised, “It’s going to be a long speech, because we have a lot to talk about.” As is now tradition, National Review will have a liveblog, which you can find on the homepage, probably a bit before the 9 p.m. scheduled start time.
John Marshall Didn’t Invent Judicial Review
The judicial power, and duty, to invalidate unconstitutional laws wasn’t the work of one inventive judge.
US particle accelerators turn nuclear waste into electricity, cut radioactive life by 99.7%
The system uses a particle accelerator to fire high-energy protons at a target, such as liquid mercury, to trigger spallation.
When a Medical School Violates the Law
UCLA continues its “diversity” mania while damaging its reputation.
Tucker, Candace, and the Conspiracy-Theory Podcast Grift
How online creators foment rage and monetize antisemitism—and the big bucks they earn doing it
Deluge of Wildfire Lawsuits Hits Los Angeles and California
One can only hope that justice is served, not just for the victims of these devastating fires, but for the communities left vulnerable by years of neglect and misplaced priorities.
NASA Cancels Moon Landing Mission
It’s perhaps the most significant reframing of NASA’s and the Trump administration’s flagship program of returning astronauts to the surface of the Moon, highlighting persistent issues plaguing the agency since the first Trump administration.
Yes, Fraud Can and Does Invalidate Elections
My latest column is on the SAVE Act fight. I remain skeptical that the bill is worth passing, much less that it is so valuable as to justify changing how the Senate passes laws. That said, when we are talking about state laws aiming to stop voting and election fraud, including voter ID laws, we should recall that fraud really does happen.
What Speech Rights Do Public-University Professors Have?
Two recent district-court decisions provide notably different answers.
A Graham Platner Nazi Update
I suspect there is a giant sign in the campaign headquarters of Maine Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner, counting the number of days since the candidate has been connected to the Nazis or antisemitism. Platner – who insists he is not a secret Nazi, and claims to be a military history buff – says he accidentally got a tattoo of the Totenkopf death’s head symbol of the Nazi SS, and never recognized it as a Nazi symbol for 18 years. Platner’s former political director tells a different version of the story.
A new California law says all operating systems, including Linux, need to have some form of age verification at account setup
I wonder how the government of California plans to enforce it?
The Spectacular MAGA Breakup Rocking Georgia
Republican family feud consuming three key races, and some worry it will hand Democrats gift
Judge rules Lombardo’s trans athlete ballot initiative can proceed — but with new description
The description must explicitly state that it would carve out an exception to the Nevada Constitution’s guarantee of equal rights regardless of gender identity.
Don’t Call It a Realignment
Trump is squandering the record gains he made with minorities in 2024.
‘We’ve Got Enough Performance Artists in DC’: John Cornyn Refuses to Go Quietly
The four-term Texan is testing whether a traditional Republican still has a place in a party reshaped by Donald Trump.
First GOP Candidate Jumps Into Race for Amodei’s Open Seat — And It’s Not Who You’d Expect
Retired Eureka County Sheriff Jesse Watts has become the first Republican to announce his candidacy for Nevada’s Second Congressional District.
Unripe septics, unripe Commandments, and technological advances.
Short Circuit: An inexhaustive weekly compendium of rulings from the federal courts of appeal
Noem burning deportation cash on luxury jets
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s plan to use border funds for an almost $300 million luxury jet fleet has horrified top Trump officials, Axios has learned.
Lab-Grown Brains Growing More Powerful
“The capacity for adaptive computation is intrinsic to cortical tissue itself.”
Economy & Taxes
When Is a Tax Not a Tax?
When it’s a taking, like California’s proposed wealth levy.
Did Biden save unions? Now we have numbers.
The latest numbers show that when you think of organized labor, think of government employees.
UK warns tariff retaliation is an option if US reneges on trade deal
Government says ‘nothing is off the table’ if talks with Trump administration are not resolved amicably
The Unending Trump Tariff Mess
Section 122, the basis for his new tax plan, is a relic of a bygone age.
In Tariffs Dissent, Clarence Thomas Embraced a Dangerous Theory of Executive Power
The conservative justice’s regrettable opinion in Learning Resources v. Trump.
The Data on 2025 U.S. GDP Are Now In…
Using the most generous measure of U.S. GDP growth (Q4 2025 over Q4 2024), U.S. GDP in 2025 grew by 2.2 percent. In light of Phil Gramm’s and my recent comparison of the first full calendar year (2025) of Trump 2.0 with the first full calendar year (2017) of Trump 1.0, we can now confidently say that GDP grew significantly more slowly in 2025 than it grew in 2017, when it grew by 3.0 percent.
There’s No Pivot to the Economy
The State of the Union address last night was long on spectacle, and long, period. Political history will little note nor long remember what Donald Trump said, but he did get some good visuals that may help fire up his demoralized troops a bit ahead of the midterms. For the wider public, however, even a speech of record long-windedness was never likely to be remembered for more than one thing. A speechwriter or a politician delivering the speech knows this (even Churchill’s legendary speeches of May and June 1940, chock-a-block as they were with information, are each remembered only for their closing paragraph).
When It Comes to Economic Legislation, Trump Believes His Work Is Done
President Trump told Larry Kudlow earlier this month, “In theory, we’ve gotten everything passed that we need,” and he has no interest in a second reconciliation bill, so it is unlikely that the GOP-controlled Congress will get any additional major legislation past the Democratic filibuster in the Senate. Some Republicans are still holding out hope for a second reconciliation bill, but there’s no sign that Trump wants one.
Aluminium maker Alcoa seeks to sell 10 sites to data centres
U.S. aluminium company Alcoa Corp (AA.N), opens new tab is looking to sell 10 of its closed or curtailed sites to the data centre industry, with the first sale set to be completed by the end of June, its CEO said on Tuesday.
Panic as 1 in 7 buyers ditch home purchases at the last minute as fears of 2008-style crash grow
Anxiety is mounting in the housing market after a new report revealed that one in seven home sales fell through last month – a troubling signal that echoes patterns seen in the run-up to the 2008 financial crisis.
International
Violence erupts in Mexico after cartel leader “El Mencho” killed in military operation
Violent clashes erupted in parts of western Mexico on Sunday amid a military operation that led to the death of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel leader, triggering widespread security concerns throughout the region.
Iconic Winston Churchill Statue Vandalized: ‘ZIONIST WAR CRIMINAL’
A statue of Britain’s wartime prime minister Winston Churchill in London’s Parliament Square was vandalized with pro-Palestinian slogans overnight into Friday.
Like a Rock: Starmer Sold Out Gibraltar, Too
OneIf it seems like I’m having a ‘crack on feckless, mewling, treacherous Sir Keir Starmer Day,’ why, yes – yes, I am.
Opinion
Neil Gorsuch has Elena Kagan dead to rights
Democratic-appointed Supreme Court justices suddenly discover the merit of limiting the executive.
White Monday
EI’s Adam White joins us on this snowy Monday to discuss the Supreme Court’s 6-3 decision striking down Trump’s IEEPA tariffs, particularly Justice Gorsuch’s concurrence, as well as possible replacements for the potentially retiring Justice Alito.
The end of work? Not yet—maybe not ever
Everyone needs to get a grip over fears of a white-collar job-pocalypse
Three Terms Communists Redefined to Subvert Society
Over the past two years, tens of millions of Americans have awakened to the fact that the “Dialectical Left,” which includes Communism, achieves its agendas most effectively by strategically changing the meanings of words. This is a tactic that is very effective until it is recognized, at which point it rapidly becomes counterproductive because it is so obviously manipulative and so easily resisted by demanding clear definitions, especially in policy documents. The challenge is that there are a lot of words that our society depends upon, which allows Communist activists to move on from one word to another, then to another, as their language games get exposed.
America the Durable
How Americans underrate their achievement
Jimmy Lai’s Magnificent Freedom & Our Moral Imperative
They say that God raises up saints when we need them.
A near Wiccan speaking spells
Casey Means is not fit to be surgeon general
The canceled prophet of the racial Right
Sam Francis made the way for Nick Fuentes
Trump’s Self-Own on Epstein
The Epstein follies continue to be an astonishing self-inflicted wound for the Trump administration.
Birthright Citizenship Re-Examined (from an Originalist Perspective)
Professor Michael Ramsey revisits the original public meaning of the 14th Amendment’s citizenship clause.
The Durable Pro-War Consensus
This week, President Joe Biden signed a bill passed with broad bipartisan support by Congress, a modern recapitulation of the World War II-era “Lend-Lease Act.” The measure will provide material assistance to help Ukraine not only survive the Russian onslaught but to beat Moscow’s forces back across the Ukrainian border. Indeed, the new legislation so consciously mirrors the program that helped the British and Soviets fend off the Nazi menace that it is notable only for what isn’t evocative of the Second World War: controversy.
On Anthropic, Trump Administration Revives Bill of Attainder–Style Extortion
This is thuggish behavior.
