Random stuff I find interesting and you may not.
Do you know who complains the loudest about self-dealing in the “swamp” of Washington? People who want in on it. Donald Trump’s “drain the swamp” talk has always been the most cynical kind of public-relations horsepucky. For one thing, Trump was for most of his life a minor swamp creature: not a big player like … Read more
If the Bidens want to escape legal accountability for their pay-for-play operation, Joe better be ready to pardon the whole family. Joe Biden, who spent his vice presidency as the “big guy” behind his son Hunter’s foreign influence-peddling exploits and skated into the presidency because media and tech gatekeepers covered up news of the family … Read more
If Musk is truly serious about fiscal discipline, he’ll advise the president-elect to eschew many of the policies he promised on the campaign trail. Elon Musk has thrown down a $2 trillion gauntlet, claiming he can slash federal spending by that amount. While the billionaire’s proclamations on X often generate more heat than light, one … Read more
Just when you think that things might be about to turn around with regard to the explosion of unbelievably stupid laws and regulations to harass and annoy the people, along comes another one that’s stupid enough to top them all. This one has sprung up seemingly out of nowhere in the past few weeks, in … Read more
Halloween was widely celebrated in Shanghai, perhaps more than in Western cities. Thousands of costumed young people flocked to the city’s art deco core—a remnant of its jazz-age colonial past—joining dozens of parties set to the tune of Michael Jackson’s Thriller and other festive staples. Even the timing was perfect, as late October comes with … Read more
beadledom noun: a stupid or officious display or exercise of authority associated with petty officials, and historically epitomized in England’s parish beadles, who kept order in the church and the poorhouse. From Despair, Inc.: Idiotic, officious displays of authority as practiced by petty bureaucrats and officeholders Related PostsHow Federal Energy Regulations Make Dishwashers Worse Why … Read more
Ahead of Election Day, women wearing red Handmaid’s Tale costumes, rainbow scarves, and toting warning signs about their private parts rallied in D.C. for Kamala and abortion. The crowd was so small that the media hardly bothered reporting on the rallies. The Women’s March had come a long way since it claimed to have brought … Read more
Apparently consumers are too stupid to know that butter contains milk. Last month, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recalled almost 80,000 pounds of Costco’s popular store-brand butter due to a crucial labeling error. While the butter listed “cream” as an ingredient, the packaging lacked a critical allergen warning alerting consumers that butter contains … Read more
American schoolchildren learn about Hitler and, possibly, Stalin, but few know much about Mao. And yet, while Hitler and Stalin were deplorable, Mao murdered far more people than either of his European counterparts—and his tactics have made their way to the United States. Mao Zedong was born in a rural village in 1893, but he … Read more
The materials were recovered by IDF soldiers during operations in the Gaza Strip. The IDF published over 45 minutes of footage depicting Hamas terrorists torturing Gazan civilians on Sunday. :warning::movie_camera: VIEWER DISCRETION ADVISED:The IDF released a video compilation on Sunday showing the detainment and torture of Gazans by Hamas.This clip reveals Hamas’s brutal methods of … Read more
What do you think one man and a few ‘based’ people can do against hundreds of rotting bureaucracies? . . . More of these newly naive, bushy-tailed Republicans should be wary of this outcome even if Trump does win. Federal spending didn’t decrease under Trump last time, just as it can’t now. What do you … Read more
ROGERS, AR — Nearing the end of what has been a whirlwind election season, one candidate in a race won over what could potentially be the deciding vote, as a 453rd election mailer changed a local man’s mind. Norm Cross had remained staunchly on the fence about the race for a vacant seat on the … Read more
If anything illuminates the insanity and moral bankruptcy of our times, it’s the reaction to Israel’s decision to act against the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA). Laws passed this week by the Israeli Knesset, which will come into force in three months’ time, ban UNRWA from operating in either Israel or Gaza, prohibit … Read more
New York City recently took a small step forward in correcting historical wrongs—at least, that’s what lawmakers would have you believe. The city council has passed a legislative package that would “fully examine the present-day impacts of injustices inflicted on Black New Yorkers and communities” and “advance necessary efforts to consider potential remedies that can … Read more
Throwing more money at the problem will not fix anything without incentives to spend resources wisely. Vice President Kamala Harris has not said much about education on the campaign trail, but she has consistently demonstrated allegiance to the teachers’ unions who want nothing more than for American families to give away more of their hard-earned … Read more
Once again, Senator Mitch McConnell issues a warning about the Hungarian leader Mitch McConnell may not be at the center of the Republican Party anymore (Republican leader in the Senate though he is, for a few more months). But he is doing his best to warn Republicans, and the American Right, about their embrace of … Read more
Brandon Johnson is rapidly establishing himself as one of the worst mayors in Chicago’s history. In just over a year and a half in office, his approval rating has plummeted to an abysmal 25 percent. This decline highlights broad-based discontent, not only among the civic and business communities but also in a significant portion of … Read more
How do you commemorate something still unfolding? That question looms large today, on the 365th day since October 7, as we grapple with the brutal reality of a world irrevocably changed. How do we honor the lives lost on that terrible day and in the ensuing war for Israel’s survival, while also committing to build … Read more
It was a deal with the devil to begin with. The precise wording of the Vatican–China Provisional Agreement, signed on Sept. 22, 2018, remains a closely guarded secret, but its dire effects are plain for all to see. By affording legitimacy to the Chinese Communist Party–dominated Patriotic Catholic Church — theretofore deemed schismatic due its … Read more
There’s almost a surprising bit of good news in there if you squint: As hard as it is to believe, Eric Adams is the first sitting mayor of New York City to be indicted on federal charges. I’d have thought he’d be the fifth or the sixth or something. New York, our greatest city, is … Read more
LAST OCT. 7 was the deadliest day of violence against Jews since the end of the Holocaust. It was also the start of the most virulent eruption of antisemitism in the West since World War II. To mention but a single statistic, in the first three days following the ghastly Hamas pogrom, online calls for … Read more
We previously discussed Shellyne Rodríguez , the machete-wielding former Hunter College professor. Rodríguez is back with a large following shown in a video with protesters chanting with her about “slitting the throats of the masters.”We previously discussed a videotape of Rodríguez trashing a pro-life student display in New York. Before attacking the table, she told … Read more
As if our culture weren’t already coming apart at the seams, there could be a new battle line emerging soon: Blue states seem to be trending toward childlessness while red states are becoming more fecund. A future culture war that pits the parental class against the child-free class will not be pretty. We’re not there … Read more
Clinton might want to think twice before proposing prosecutions for spreading Russian propaganda. No one has done that more than she has. Hillary Clinton went on MSNBC this week and told Rachel Maddow that she thinks Americans who spread “misinformation” and Russia propaganda should be prosecuted. In a conversation about the recent Justice Department indictment … Read more
An anti-Israel panel event held during a conference hosted by the US Congressional Black Caucus in Washington, DC on Thursday urged the audience to show “solidarity” with the Palestinian cause while rejecting Zionism and justifying the Hamas terror group’s atrocities against the Israeli people. The event, titled “Nobody’s Free Until Everybody’s Free: The Struggle for … Read more