Scott Horton

Israel expects weeks-long war against Iran Officials and analysts say joint operation with US seeks to destroy key capabilities of Islamic regime

No ambiguity here: the Likudnik position is that if Iran collapses into generations of violence and civil war, we're good with that. Appalling, and very short-sighted. www.ft.com/content/dd07...

Vali Nasr's discussion here of basic questions surrounding the Iran War is very good. foreignpolicy.com/podcasts/for...

Opinion | ‘I See Him as a Pretty Thoroughgoing Illiberal at This Stage’

Tom Edsall explores JD Vance's fifth makeover, into Mr MAGA, determined to master the movement and bend it to serve the interests of Peter Thiel.

Corporate Media Buries Story of US and Israel Killing 168 in Girls School Attack No front-page stories in NYT, WSJ, WaPo. No mention on NBC and CBS Sunday Shows. No stand alone segments on Evening News shows. A death count on par with the OKC bombing is relegated to the back page.

Adam Johnson: I wrote about how the US and Israel carried out an attack on an Iranian girls school on par with the OKC bombing and US media relegated it to a back page story. No evening news segments, no front page stories, it made A11 in the NYT then everyone moved on.

John Fetterman is the only Democrat to vote against curbing Trump’s power to order strikes in Iran The Senate voted 47-53, failing to advance a resolution to halt Trump's Operation Epic Fury in Iran.

John Fetterman is the only Democrat to vote against curbing Trump’s power to order strikes in Iran. www.inquirer.com/politics/nat...

The nightmare Iran energy scenario is becoming reality A longer war means a harsher global economic fallout

"JPMorgan Chase estimates that Iraq and Kuwait have about three and 14 days, respectively, as of March 3rd, before hitting storage limits and shutting in the crude supply they usually export via Hormuz" www.economist.com/finance-and-...

Sgt. 1st Class Nicole Amor of White Bear Lake, MN was killed in Kuwait while serving our country. She was an avid gardener who made salsa from peppers and tomatoes in her garden with her son. She also loved rollerblading and bicycling with her daughter. Here she is with her husband Joey. 🙏

Colorado Democrats blast Gov. Jared Polis as he again hints at intervening in Tina Peters’ prison sentence Colorado Gov. Jared Polis has again signaled that he thinks Tina Peters’ prison sentence was too harsh as he considers granting some form of clemency — though not a full pardon, his off…

After leading Dems blast his comments on Tina Peters, Jared Polis says she will have to credibly demonstrate contrition and remorse to secure a pardon or commutation. www.denverpost.com/2026/03/04/j...

This is what a white supremacist asylum policy looks like.

Matt Davies, Newsday

Michael de Adder, Globe and Mail

This was a solid interview.

Brendan Loper, The New Yorker

US Court of International Trade Orders Refund of All Illegally Collected IEEPA Tariffs Importantly, the Court ordered payment of refunds even to those businesses who have not filed a lawsuit to claim them.

Ilya Somin‬: "My thoughts on today's US Court of International Trade ruling ordering refunds of all IEEPA tariffs ruled illegal by Supreme Court in Learning Resources decision." No major surprises in this ruling, which is along the lines most observers anticipated. reason.com/volokh/2026/...

I've listened to several hours of speeches by Talarico and I was in Round Rock when he announced. Never heard any of these subjects raised. But Chris Rufo's world revolves around them.

Rupert Murdoch TV is displaying the wrong graphics. When Miller and Hegseth talk about "not fighting politically correct," they should display the bombed out girls' school in Minab where 180 people were killed, mostly school girls. bsky.app/profile/atru...

Iran’s Underground ‘Missile Cities’ Have Become One of Its Biggest Vulnerabilities The bunkers, built to shield Iran’s vast missile arsenal from destruction, have become prime targets in the war.

David S Cloud: "US and Israeli war planes and armed drones are circling over the dozens of cavernous bases, striking missile-carrying launchers when they emerge to fire. Meanwhile, waves of heavy bombers have dropped munitions on the sites..." www.wsj.com/politics/nat...

James Talarico and Woke Jesus Maybe we can force “Christian nationalism” to reveal its true self.

It seems there is no figure on the US political stage the Christian Nationalists will hate with more fervor. Jonathan V Last explains why: "It is just objectively true that the teachings of Jesus are diametrically opposed to the bulk of the Christian nationalist project."

The Groyper Insurrection moves into a new phase.

Kelly: "You could pick a random group of people off the street tonight here in DC and they could probably do a better job than our government is doing right now. They don't have a goal, there's no strategic plan. And what this is likely to lead to is, again, a long war with a lot of dead Americans."

Mike Luckovich, Atlanta Journal Constitution

‘We’re in it’: Democrats won’t rule out giving Trump more money for Middle East war Democrats will have to balance a desire to criticize Trump’s offensive in Iran with pressure to support funding to defend the nation now at war.

This is what you get with the leadership of Chuck Schumer: "Some Democrats aren’t ruling out voting for a multibillion-dollar military infusion, setting up a potential internal clash in the weeks ahead for a party whose political base is aghast at President Donald Trump’s aggression against Iran."

Michael de Adder

Who needs a pardon when you can start a war? | Opinion When the War With Iran Is Over, Netanyahu Will Resume Destroying Israeli's Hopes for a Future. He Will Seek to Persuade Us That Khamenei, in His Death, Bequeathed Netanyahu Another Term in Office, or ...

Zvi Bar'el: When the war with Iran is over, Netanyahu will resume destroying Israeli's hopes for a future. He will seek to persuade us that Khamenei, in his death, bequeathed Netanyahu another term in office, or at least a pardon. www.haaretz.com/opinion/2026...

Tony Gonzales thinks that serving as a GOP candidate for Congress is an act of contrition that will absolve him of a mortal sin. That's the theology of MAGA, apparently.

Tracing the origins of Stradivari’s resonance wood Stradivari’s violins represent the pinnacle of classical instrument making, yet the origins of the wood used to construct their soundboards have long …

A study of the tree rings in Stradivarius violins presents the most likely origin of some of the craftsman’s violins: wood from trees growing at high elevation in northern Italy in the same valley that hosted part of the 2026 Winter Olympic Games. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

For the Trump administration, the Hatch Act is a dead letter.

Pro-Trump podcasters pushing idea that president is bringing about the Second Coming The United States and Israeli strikes on Iran have sparked biblical theories among Trump’s base

The Independent takes a tour through End Times rhetoric among pro-Trump podcasters. www.the-independent.com/news/world/a...