Dribbling Off Their Foot

Brits Have Their Own March Madness, Newsday, March 31, 2019. "In the NCAA basketball tournament, all but one team lose. In Britain, as the House of Commons votes and votes again on Brexit, having even one winner would be a novelty. The difference is that on the basketball court, unlike in Britain, the competition isn't between illusions."

Interpol's Fundamental Flaw

Interpol CCF’s Latest Annual Report Highlights Fundamental Flaw in the System, Forbes, March 31, 2019. "The Commission for the Control of Interpol’s Files (CCF), which is responsible for insuring that Interpol complies with its own rules, has published its annual report on its activities in 2017. Though any report is better than none, the report disappointingly fails to provide full transparency on the CCF’s activities by not identifying the nations that are actually responsible for requesting Red Notices that are later deleted for not complying with Interpol’s rules. That said, the report does make it clear that Interpol’s system has a fundamental flaw that allows nations to repeatedly abuse the rules."

The ATF Gets Worse Under Trump

Why Is the ATF Making Secret Rules for the Firearms Industry?, "Anyone who says that the firearms industry just hates the ATF because the ATF is reining in the cowboys by private letter is, frankly, ignorant. The firearms industry is already one of the most heavily-regulated in the United States. Anyone who works in this industry and doesn’t follow the rules can get in big trouble very quickly. What the firearms industry wants is for ATF policies and interpretations to be open and transparent so as to promote an even playing field."

Cheney v. Pence

Trump’s Right: Allies Need To Do More, Newsday, March 17, 2019. "Former Vice President Richard Cheney and current Vice President Mike Pence had an argument last week. It revolved around a major theme in the Trump administration’s foreign policy: that U.S. allies should pay more of the costs of the American security guarantee."

Just Rip It Off Already!

Britain’s Brexit Delay is Ridiculous, Washington Times, March 15, 2019. "Britain’s House of Commons has voted to request a delay in Britain’s exit from the European Union. It’s like a kid who removes a band-aid slowly hoping it’ll hurt less. Far better to rip it off and be done with it."

Walking Away -- The Right Call

Trump’s Successful North Korea Summit, Newsday, March 3, 2019. "The collapse of the second summit between President Donald Trump and North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un is being treated by many as a failure. In fact, the summit was a failure only if you believe that arriving at a bad agreement is the definition of success."