LEGACY SEEKING: The hidden agenda behind the UN chief’s Israel-bashing.

SOUNDS LIKE THE TITLE OF A PULP NOVEL: Pluto’s mysterious, floating hills.

THE “BENEFITS” OF DIVIDING US BY RACE, BELIEF, ORIENTATION AND SHOE SIZE: Obama’s ‘diversity’ diktat is a giant gift to lawyers.

NOBODY EXPECTS THE… BIAS RESPONSE TEAM: Campus Ideologues Double Down on Censorship — Beware the ‘Bias Response Team’.

I’LL DO IT FOR 2/3 THE PRICE: They say crime doesn’t pay, but that might not be entirely true in the District of Columbia as lawmakers look for ways to discourage people from becoming repeat offenders.

NOTHING LIBERATES A WOMAN SO MUCH LIKE BEING TOLD WHAT TO WATCH: In Defense of Romantic Comedies.

UNEXPECTEDLY: Clinton struggles again among younger voters.

DEFENDERS IN ODD PLACES: In defense of straight men, from the perspective of an introverted fag.

IF YOU WANT TO GET INTO THE HUGO FIGHT: Hugo Category Highlight: Best Graphic Story.  My friend Kate Paulk has been doing this every Thursday, category per category.

AND IT’S HIGH TIME TO: Speaking up and out.

DUH: I don’t like Bernie because he’s a socialist.

A MAD DUCK IN A SUICIDE BELT: The Border Vanishes.

WHEN YOUR PARENTS ARE WEAK, YOU WANT A GRANDPA WHO CAN FIX THINGS: “College students wear shaggy white ‘Bernie’ wigs on campus…”

OUR LAWLESS GOVERNMENT: Education Dept. fails to respond on time to senator’s overreach inquiry. “The Education Department has failed to respond to a request from Sen. James Lankford, R-Okla., regarding the Department’s authority to regulate bullying, harassment and sexual violence. In January, Lankford sent the Department a letter requesting it to name the specific law or regulation that gave it the authority to begin forcing schools to adjudicate such misconduct. Lankford gave the Department 28 days to respond, which would have been Thursday. Instead, the Department requested more time.”

Shouldn’t they know the legal basis for exerting their authority before they do so? Well, only in a lawful government, which this is not.

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MARK RIPPETOE: Progressive ‘Exercise Science’ Community Embarrasses Itself.

IN ORDER TO PROTECT THE CHILDREN, WE HAVE TO RUIN THEIR LIVES: Male Teen Takes Nude Photo of Himself, Charged with Making Child Porn. Tar. Feathers.

MATT DRUDGE HAS FUN WITH THE DEMOCRATIC DEBATE:

UPDATE: From the comments:

Democrat slate 2016: Old, white Commies

GOP slate 2016: Young and multi-ethnic.

Yeah, pretty much.

FACEBOOK JUST KEEPS COMING UP WITH REASONS for people to go elsewhere.

Related: White House won’t say if it’s behind Facebook gun ban.

THAT’S A FEATURE, NOT A BUG: Lena Dunham Won’t Return to Twitter Without New Code of Conduct Protecting Women.

FEMINISM IS TOTALITARIANISM: All Anti-Feminist Talk Would Be Criminal ‘Hate Speech’ If U.K. Activists Get Their Way. Well, unless it’s by Muslims, because then banning it would be racist or something.

NEWS YOU CAN USE: Being a Dishwasher at IKEA Is Everyone’s Worst Nightmare.

I have to say that shopping there is no picnic, either — there are some nice products, but the stores’ claustrophobic, maze-like design is not my idea of a fun afternoon.

PERVERSITY PREVAILS: Dr. Peter Cook explains, “How Perverse Incentives Are Ruining Health Care.” It’s an eye-opening read about the present state of bureaucratic American medical practice.

A WIN FOR THE INSTITUTE FOR JUSTICE: NC Forfeiture Victim Wins Final Vindication In Fight Against IRS. “Lyndon’s case came to the nation’s attention after the IRS seized his entire bank account in July 2014 using civil forfeiture for the innocent act of depositing his hard-earned money in the bank in amounts under $10,000. The Institute for Justice took Lyndon’s case to clear his name and get back his property, and in June 2015, the government finally returned Lyndon’s money. In returning Lyndon’s money, however, the government sought to avoid its obligation under federal law to pay Lyndon’s attorneys’ fees, costs, and interest. Lyndon racked up nearly $20,000 in fees owed to his accountant and lawyer before the Institute for Justice took his case on a pro bono basis. The district court’s decision rejected the government’s maneuver.”

The fees and interest ought to come out of the prosecutors’ own pockets, to truly be fair.

TOUGH YEAR FOR THE MUSIC INDUSTRY: Earth, Wind & Fire’s Maurice White Dead at 74:

Maurice died in L.A. after a long battle with Parkinson’s. He was diagnosed in 1992 and his condition deteriorated in recent months. The disease had progressed to the point he was forced to stop touring with the band 1994.

RIP.