America

You may have seen Ross Douthat’s column from the weekend, in which he talked about the reactionary element of American conservatism. He says that classical reactionary thought usually contains racist and anti-Semitic elements. Even so…:

The US plans to deploy its High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) on Turkey’s border with Syria next month, according to the Turkish Foreign Minister. Mevlut Cavusoglu told local media that the US rocket launcher system is to combat ISIS terrorists. The deployment in May is part of an agreement with Washington to seal off the bordering Manbji region in Aleppo Province, northern Syria. RT reports: “We have come to an agreement with the US regarding closing down the Manbij area,” the Turkish foreign minister told the Haberturk newspaper while visiting Saudi Arabia.

Submitted by Claire Bernish via TheAntiMedia.org,

As it turns out, Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump share something pertinent in common, after all — a tax haven cozily nested inside the United States.

• The Fed Is Meeting in April to Talk About June (BBG)
• Global stocks, oil prices climb as investors ready for Fed (Reuters)
• Apple Results to Show How Far iPhone Sales Have Fallen  (BBG)
• On Election Eve for five states, Trump rips Cruz and Kasich (Reuters)
• President Xi Jinping’s Most Dangerous Venture Yet: Remaking China’s Military (WSJ)
• Oil's Recovery Inches Higher as 'Fracklog' Awaits Price Trigger (BBG)
• Malaysia’s Reputation Takes Another Hit as State Fund Defaults  (BBG)

There’s a lot wrong with Jim VandeHei’s weird op-ed about a possible agenda for an independent presidential candidate, but this seemed especially deplorable: