Originally published March 27, 2026 for our weekly Issue of Mindful Intelligence Advisor. Subscribe to get weekly issues.
A. SCOTUS TARIFF RULING
In our March 6, 2026, MIA Weekly, Paul Gordon Collier did a bellwether deepdive on the Supreme Court decision affecting Trump’s tariffs issued under the IEEA Act.
In that analysis, Collier concluded, “At the SCOTUS level, I expect this court to side with the resistance, and wherever sophistry can remotely be applied to justify the denial of Trump’s policies (to defeat Hitler, in their minds), they will do so. However, there are limitations, even for this rogue court. Some degree of a semblance of Americanism must still be maintained, at least for now.
“For that reason, I expect SCOTUS to not fully shut down Trump’s tariff powers, but from here until the first District Court injunction, he has a limited time to act decisively using tariffs to target our enemies for economic warfare.
“What many do not realize is this, American pax is over and everyone knows it. There is a new real scramble for power that will leave the losers in destitute circumstances. The race to build the one AI machine to rule them all is on, and Trump recognizes this; THAT is why he chose to use tariffs in this unprecedented, but legal (unprecedented doesn’t equal illegal, Mr. Roberts) way, for he understood the stakes are high.
The world is resetting its power structure, and competition is fierce to not become a subservient to the greater power, and it’s a competition America can lose, especially with Progmerica still fighting to take over from within, aided as they are by quislings in our courts.”
With a divided house, life is uncertain. Building reserves to get you through potential upheavals in supply are as essential as they’ve been since the first Covid lockdowns were ordered. That fragile state has only continued, and we act on the assumption it is only going to get worse before it gets better (and we DO believe it will get better).
We believe most of you (hopefully us too) will not be touched at a catastrophic level, where you might be without resources for a period of time (perhaps two months), but some of you (and us) MIGHT be. We are already preparing for the potential interruption that might happen, fully expecting the lights to come back on in the end.
To make it through the dark valley, consider:
- ESSENTIAL NEEDS – What are your essential needs that, if you go without them for more than 2 months, could kill you? Medicines might be top on that list. Food might be easier to find than medicine. One of our spouses has medicine that is consistently not available right away due to the strain on the medical supply lines already.
Here is a list of vulnerable medicines. If your medicines are on the list, consider alternatives, or, where possible, stock up for two months in advance.
USP Vulnerable Medicines List
- TRANSPORTATION – Consider having electric bikes on hand for emergency travel. To go along with those e-bikes, consider portable solar panels to recharge the e-bikes if you lose power for any period of time.
POWOXI 12V Solar Car Battery Charger: 15W Solar Trickle Charger Maintainer with MPPT Controller for Car – RV Boat Marine Motorcycle – $50
SOLPERK Solar Panel Kit 20W 12V, Waterproof Solar Battery Trickle Charger Maintainer + Smart MPPT Controller + Adjustable Mount Bracket – $30
URLIFE 20″*3.0 Fat Tire Electric Bike for Adults, 28MPH 48V, 80-Mile, 7-Speed & Suspension, Adjustable Seat for Adults and Teens, UL 2849 – $380
Electric Bike for Adults,1500W Peak Motor Retro E Bike,30MPH Max Speed,60/110 Miles Range,Removable 48V 15Ah Battery,20″x4.0″Fat – $630
B. APOCALPYPSE IRAN: IRAN’S NEW ORDER AND THE PRICE THE WORLD IS ALREADY PAYING
In our March 13, 2026, issue, our military affairs correspondent, Michael Cessna, presented an analysis of the Iran War that focused on the looming secondary global threats emerging from this war. One of the most pressing challenges comes through the Strait of Hormuz. So long as Iran can continue to shut down, or even slow down, commercial trade through the strait, global economies and even food supplies face existential threats.
Cessna explained, “The financial consequences were immediate and severe. Kuwait announced oil production cuts, and Iraq cut 1.5 million barrels per day as onshore storage filled. Brent crude logged its largest weekly gain in the history of the futures contract, surging by 28%. By March 8, Brent had crossed $103 per barrel — the first time it had exceeded $100 in four years. U.S. retail gasoline prices jumped to a national average of $3.45 per gallon by March 9, up more than 51 cents in a single week.
“J.P. Morgan’s commodities research team warned that production cuts could exceed 4 million barrels per day by the end of the following week if the strait remained closed, and that prices could exceed $150 per barrel if Gulf infrastructure continued to be targeted — an outcome that Qatar’s Energy Minister described as capable of triggering “the collapse of world economies.”
While seeming hyperbolic on the surface, the IEA convened an emergency meeting of its 30+ member states, which collectively hold 1.2 billion barrels in strategic reserve, to discuss a coordinated release.”
- EMERGENCY FOOD SUPPLY – If you haven’t started growing your own food already, starting now won’t help you deal with this immediate potential crisis. Stocking up on food is advised, and if you haven’t you definitely should.
The Best Emergency Food Supplies, With Insights From Disaster Relief Experts – Lee Cutlip
- FOOD BUYING CO-OPS – You still have time to join a local food buying co-op in your area, or maybe even start one yourself. Here are some resources to get you started:
Local Harvest Food Coops (mostly Northeast U.S.)
Neighborhood Buying Club: How to Start and Run One Safely – JoinSpark
Feeding America – Find Free Groceries
C. TRANSITIONS: PT. 2 – FROM JUDGES TO KINGS, HOW ISRAEL BECAME A KINGDOM OF MEN
In our March 20, 2026, issue of MIA, Paul Gordon Collier analyzed Israel’s transition from a nation of Judges to a nation of Kings. What he noted was this:
“The Kingdom still ostensibly claimed God as King, but their King would, more often than not, gain more praise from the people than God would. While God ordained it and allowed it to happen, it was not his desire. He knew the hearts of men. He knew one day his own people would call for a King even after they had one supernaturally deliver them from slavery.
“‘I gave you a king in my anger, and I took him away in my wrath.’- Hosea 13:11
“While they held on to the foundation of the Judges nation, what they built on top of it, kingship, would ultimately undermine the foundation that gave them legitimacy, which ultimately led to the death of the Kings nation and the eventual rise of the 2nd Temple province of many Empires (save for the era of the Maccabees).
“The differences between the two are, to me, radical enough to identify them as two civilizations (but one people). The second civilization sought to compromise with the civilizations around it. The kingdom sought the approval of neighboring Kings, not that of the King of Kings they once declared their sovereign.”
What the Kingdom drifted away from was a foundation in the Word of God. Our challenge this month to our readers is to read Psalm 119 every day for 30 days. In that reading, pray that the Holy Spirit moves in you to imprint the Hebrew alphabet in you.
Psalm 119 outlines the purpose of meditating on the Word daily, how to meditate on that Word, and what the fruit of meditating on the Word of God daily produces. Psalm 119 spells out why the Word of God should be the first and last plumbline of your actions, not the pleased voices of men, or the fear of their rejection.
For help in that meditation, here are three possibilities:
- Psalm 119 – Charles Bridges
- Faith in Exile: Psalm 119 and the Christian Life – David VanDrunen
- A Lamp Unto My Feet: A 12-Week Study through Psalm 117 – Stave Gallagher
For those of you affiliated with a church community, seek guidance from your leaders about study guides for Psalm 119.
D. JUDGEFARE VERSUS AMERICA
In this week’s issue, our monthly review for March 2026, our bellwether deepdive for the month was about the growing threat of Judgefare in America. In that deepdive, our staff wrote, “Recent rulings by what we would classify as progressive activist judges have only widened the divide between the conservative executive and the progressive judiciary.
“We believe the judiciary is mostly controlled by progressives, directly through progressive activist judges and indirectly through bar associations, law schools, and other judicial enforcement institutions.
“Their values are unique to their people, and alien to Americans, for they rest on the assumption that the social usurps the individual and social status usurps American rule of law…
“We call this part of the progressive revolutionary war machine, Judgefare, the use of judges and the judiciary to stifle dissent and complete the transition from “Progmerica” to the Progressive U.S., now free to openly practice progressive values and bury Americanist values once and for all.”
To protect yourself from potential lawfare and Judgefare, consider first whether your actions present challenges to progressive power. Do you own a business that has a lot of social signal power? If so, you might be at risk of future targeting should you not comply to a future offer too good to be true (usually offered by a “special interest” group like GLAAD).
If the course of your life does not in some way either invite power for progressives or challenge it, you need not worry too much about the threat of Judgefare or lawfare in your life. If the course of your life falls into either of those two categories, then consider our recommendations.
- LEGAL INSURANCE – One way to protect yourself against lawfare is to purchase legal insurance. There are a variety of options out there, so we suggest you start first by learning exactly what legal insurance is and whether it is right for you, and second, which legal insurance provider is the best one for you.
What is Legal Insurance – and Do You Need It? – The Penny Hoarder
5 Best Legal Insurance Options in 2026 – Benzinga
- LEARN LEGAL BASICS – We don’t recommend anyone ever represent themselves in a legal matter, but we do recommend people becoming as familiar with the law as resources will allow. The more familiar you are with at least the underlying principles of constitutional law, the better prepared you will be to be an advocate for your rights not just with the authorities but even with your own lawyer (especially if you have a court-appointed one).
These resources are geared towards both non-lawyers and lawyers, but even the resources for lawyers listed here can be very useful to anyone wanting to get a basic familiarity with U.S. constitutional law.
How to Learn law Without Going to Law School – Halt.org
Self-Study Map for Law (Complete Guide) – TME.NET
The Ultimate Guide to Free Law Study Materials for Students on a Budget – Lawyers Inventory