"After imposing the tariffs, the United States negotiated several bilateral trade deals with other countries. However, ... it is unclear whether these deals with actually improve agricultural market access for US exporters."

C’mon.

Kentucky Senate, House censure Supreme Court justice for ‘intemperate remarks’ The Kentucky Senate and House voted to censure a Kentucky Supreme Court justice for a judicial opinion and called for an investigation.

The Kentucky Senate voted to censure Supreme Court Justice Kelly Thompson, and NOW the Kentucky House has followed suit to do the same. Thompson says he is both “shocked and honored” by the GOP effort to slam his opinion they claim threatened them. #kyga26

Your occasional reminder to stop calling executive branch officials “judges.”

One thing we need to emphasize more is that America has a proud, not unique but rare history - for reasons dating back to Revolutionary War - of building a firewall between the military and the police.

Militarized law enforcement not only leads to abuse; it's profoundly, foundationally un-American.

Official White House Twitter account: the goal is not just to reach the Moon, but to stay with a picture of the moon and the words “America will never give up the moon again”

You know things are clearly going so well for the US government when the White House starts channeling Gru from Despicable Me.

Martin Gugino, peace activist injured by police at 2020 protest in Buffalo, dies at 81 Martin Gugino, who suffered a fractured skull after two Buffalo police officers pushed him at a 2020 protest, died of natural causes in Tampa, Fla., on March 9.

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You would much much much much rather be a median American today, or even a bottom-quartile American, than in the 1980s. It's not even a close call. The standard of material prosperity is so much higher now that it can be hard to even make the comparison.

THIS IS SERIOUS❗️

Singer-Songwriters & Musicians Take Heed ‼️

Video: Singer-Songwriter Murphy Campbell from North Carolina

GOP-led states that cooperate with ICE surrender their power The framers of our Bill of Rights understood that policing is largely local, and keeping that authority where it belongs should be a consistent priority.

My former @cato.org colleague & friend @cob.bsky.social has a co-authored piece with Patrick Jaicomo of the Institute of Justice on the short sighted partnership by Red state officials with armed, coercive #ICE agents. A terrible precedent they will regret.

Kentucky teacher and coach arrested on child sex abuse charges Mary “Hanna” Mattingly is the third Kentucky high school coach arrested on child sex abuse related charges in a month. The others were wrestling coaches.

Kentucky teacher and coach arrested on child sex abuse charges

Kentucky’s Tax Reforms Continue Economic Progress Good tax policy matters now more than ever.

Kentucky’s Tax Reforms Continue Economic Progress www.bluegrassinstitute.org/tax-reforms-...

San Diego woman says her credit card information was stolen while she was in ICE custody Hanne Engan, whom ICE arrested at her green card appointment, said her diabetes quickly escalated while at Otay Mesa Detention Center due to medical negligence. Written by Kate Morrissey, Edited...

This story is insane. Married an American, arrested at her greencard interview, flown out of state, nearly killed multiple times when her diabetes was ignored and then mistreated. When she finally got out? Found out her credit card had been used illegally. www.daylightsandiego.org/san-diego-wo...

Seen downtown today.

Reagan at CPAC

Senate unanimously approves transition of Kentucky State University into polytechnic  • Kentucky Lantern Kentucky Senate approves a plan to shave Kentucky State University’s academic offerings and assign it a new polytechnic mission.

Senate unanimously approves transition of Kentucky State University into polytechnic  kentuckylantern.com/briefs/senat...

Former Kentucky GOP senator opposes bill to let agencies require photo ID for open records • Kentucky Lantern A former Republican Kentucky senator opposed a bill that would allow public agencies to ask for photo IDs with open records requests.

Former Kentucky GOP senator opposes bill to let agencies require photo ID for open records kentuckylantern.com/2026/03/26/f...

Kentucky’s licensing rules block sexual assault survivors from accessing care Kentucky’s SANE shortage means many survivors do not get the care they need after the worst experience of their lives.

"Kentucky’s SANE shortage means many survivors do not get the care they need after the worst experience of their lives."

@akivamalamet.bsky.social in the @kentuckylantern.com @bluegrassinstitute.bsky.social www.bluegrassinstitute.org/sanes-malame...

A great nod to our research at @wsj.com this morning. Big thanks to John Garen, Paul Coomes, and Jim Waters for working on the research that informed the WSJ's opinion piece.

RTWT: www.wsj.com/opinion/andy...

Immigration detention on track for deadliest fiscal year since 2004 Twenty-three people have died since October in ICE custody, as advocates warn about overcrowding and health care access.

Average immigration detention deaths per month from FY 2010 to FY 2024:

0.69

Average immigration detention deaths per month in FY 2025:

1.75

Average immigration detention deaths per month so far in FY 2026:

4.6

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“I asked Grok twice. What more could be done?”

How do they spend the revenue?

You heard it here first: March 18 is now National Lemon Pound Cake Day.

It is possible SB 251 will be debated & voted upon on the KY Senate floor on Mon, 3/16, 2026. The proposed legislation attempts to make even more secret the way KY kills prisoners. Please make a note to call 800-372-7181 Monday morning & urge all KY Senators to vote NO on SB 251. #KYGA26 #KYGA

Remembering Brian Doherty, chronicler of and participant in wild and wonderful subcultures The 'Radicals for Capitalism' and 'This Is Burning Man' author was more than an observer of the movements he wrote about.

Some loving thoughts from @nickgillespie.bsky.social about Brian Doherty. reason.com/2026/03/16/r...

It polls well across the board.

Energy independence is a dumb goal.

I'm generally pro-return to office, but I acknowledge that one of the stronger arguments against this view is the fact that the typical American office space is one of the most soul-destroying spaces in the developed world.

Marco Rubio Gets Western Civilization’s Defining Feature All Wrong Liberal Enlightenment principles, not Christian faith, became the West’s lasting identity

Fukuyama: "the Enlightenment founders of modern liberalism agreed to push religion into the realm of private belief, and to focus politics on life itself rather than the good life as defined by a particularly religious doctrine....a very different understanding of Western civilization" from Rubio's.

FCC Chair Brendan Carr threatens broadcast licenses over Iran War coverage