March 2, 2026

ICYMI, MY LATEST SUBSTACK: Trump Cuts Off The Snake’s Head.

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Posted at 8:53 am by Glenn Reynolds

IS ANYONE SURPRISED?

Posted at 8:51 am by Glenn Reynolds

21st CENTURY RELATIONSHIPS:

Posted at 8:35 am by Ed Driscoll

PUMP IT UP: Oil producers vow to boost output as world gauges Iran fallout.

A coalition of OPEC, Russia and allied oil-producing nations agreed Sunday to boost output by a larger-than-expected amount in a move that could help offset any shortfall from Iran amid this weekend’s strikes.

Why it matters: The OPEC+ boost of 206,000 barrels per day is an early sign of how producers and companies will respond to U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran as the world ponders the effect on oil prices.

Producers and companies also are anxiously watching the situation in the Strait of Hormuz and whether Iranian attacks damage oil infrastructure in Middle Eastern countries.

The big picture: The OPEC+ group “stopped short of a more forceful increase, underscoring the tightrope it is walking between responding to near-term geopolitical risk and avoiding oversupply later this year,” Jorge Leon, a top analyst with research and consulting firm Rystad Energy, said in a note.

But there’s also this: US gasoline prices to rise after attack on Iran, analysts warn.

I topped off the tank this weekend, just to be safe, but pump prices hadn’t spiked.

Posted at 8:34 am by Stephen Green

ELECTIONS HAVE CONSEQUENCES:

Posted at 8:22 am by Ed Driscoll

SO WE WON’T BE HEARING MUCH ABOUT THIS SHOOTING:

Posted at 8:00 am by Glenn Reynolds

SEVENTH CENTURY RELATIONSHIPS:

This may be more like what the Ayatollah be receiving:

Or perhaps this:

Posted at 7:45 am by Ed Driscoll

BRITONS VOTED THEIR WAY IN, BUT LACK THE MEANS TO SHOOT THEIR WAY OUT: Starmer’s parliamentary loss only adds to free fall that appeared to start before Epstein scandals.

The latest blow to Starmer was a stunning loss Friday in a parliamentary vote in Manchester, in which his Labour Party slid to a weak third, hemorrhaging votes on both the right and left.

Starmer was already politically hobbled by the arrest this week of Peter Mandelson, the prime minister’s hand-picked ambassador to the United States. But even before that, voters were souring on Starmer, who was the first left-of-center head of government in the U.K. after nearly 15 years of conservative rule.

In a weekly national tracking poll from before Mandelson’s arrest, the Labour Party had less support than the nationalist Reform UK party, with Reform UK at 28% and Labour at 22%. The Conservative Party, which had provided the five prime ministers that preceded Starmer, was a close third, with 20% support. Labour had a comfortable lead over the two right-of-center parties as recently as December.

The next election promises to be spicy — and putting together a government with that kind of split could be spicier still.

Assuming Labour allows another election, and I’m only half-joking when I say that.

Posted at 7:32 am by Stephen Green

THIS IS EXACTLY RIGHT:

Posted at 7:30 am by Glenn Reynolds

YES:

Posted at 7:10 am by Glenn Reynolds

IT WILL ALL COME OUT:

Posted at 7:00 am by Glenn Reynolds