HIGH-TECH FEUDALISM: Victor Davis Hanson Says ‘California is a Medieval Society.’

ANALYSIS: TRUE.

THE LEWIS & CLARK EXPEDITION: On this day in 1804, Lewis and Clark set off on their fabled expedition from Camp DuBois in Illinois.

The fame of these two adventurers has had its ups and downs. By the late 19^th century, their feat wasn’t quite so fabled anymore. But in 1904, two expositions marking the expedition’s centennial—the Louisiana Purchase Exposition in St. Louis and the Lewis & Clark Centennial Exposition in Portland—revived interest in them. By mid-century they had become the rock stars of many American History books for school children.

These days the biggest star of the expedition may be Sacajawea. It seems not as many folks like white guys in buckskin they way they used to. But they’re still all rock stars to me.

UPDATE (FROM GLENN): I really enjoyed Stephen Ambrose’s Undaunted Courage, about the Lewis & Clark expedition.

OOOOOH:  Stunning dinosaur discovery: Experts may have unearthed a baby Tyrannosaur fossil in Montana.

WELL, THIS IS ODD. I’M GUESSING IT’S PART OF THE DEAL WITH CHINA TO REIN IN NORTH KOREA.

THEY’RE CONFINED AND POWERLESS.  HOW DOES THIS MAKE THEM DIFFERENT THAN SCHOOL CHILDREN?  ‘It’s like Mean Girls’: Inside the bullying epidemic sweeping senior centers.

WRONG QUESTION, EH?: Earlier this year, by act of Parliament, the English lyrics to “O Canada” went gender neutral. The BBC now looks back and wants to know why there was so much opposition to changing the reference to “all our sons” (which was apparently intended to honor Canada’s WWI dead) to “all of us” (which isn’t).  But that’s the wrong question. The right question is why the new lyrics were changed at all, given so much opposition. The only poll I know of was taken in 2010. At that point three-quarters of Canadians opposed the change. Since when is it a good idea to annoy voters that way?

Here’s a version “O Canada” sung by WomEnchant, which bills itself as “a community ensemble with a feminist and social justice perspective.” It contains the new gender neutral language along with a few other changes.  Canada may see further demands for lyrics alterations.

IF WE FORGET THE LESSONS OF THE 20TH CENTURY, WE’LL REPEAT THEM:  From a man of peace to a fanatical terrorist torturer and murderer.

IF THEY DIDN’T HAVE DOUBLE STANDARDS, THEY’D HAVE NO STANDARDS AT ALL:   Hollywood Hypocrite: Alyssa Milano’s Disastrous NRA Video.

AND IT MAKES THE LEFT WRITHE:   A Quiet Place Is a Loud Proclamation of Humanity’s Greatest Virtues

THE LATE 1940s SAW A LOT OF MAJOR MOVEMENTS OF REFUGEES:  In 1945, there were almost 1 million Jews living in Arab lands.  Within just a few years, that had changed radically.  When India was partitioned, 14 million were displaced. Large centuries-old German settlements in the Soviet Union, Poland and Czechoslovakia disappeared as ethnic Germans, were expelled or deported, fled or died. Only in the case of Palestinians is the refugee issue still alive, says Jeff Jacoby.

YEAH… #PARTYOFSCIENCE:  The Wind Energy Fiasco, Writ Large.

IF YOU EXTEND ‘TERRORISM’ TO THE WILLFUL DESTRUCTION OF OUR REPUBLIC, IT’S NOT JUST GAZA:  Gaza: Where Terrorists Are ‘Victims’ and Terrorism Is ‘Resistance.’

STARTING?????  Trump Is Starting to Spook the Left.

THE DEEP STATE OTOH:  Name the Spy: The FBI Had a Source with Access to the Trump Campaign.

THE LEFT OTOH:  MSNBC’s Nicole Wallace Wanted to Choke Sarah Huckabee Sanders.

THE LEFT, OTOH:  Gina Haspel Has Nothing to Apologize For.

APPARENTLY LAW-BREAKER IS A RACE:  Calling John Kelly a Racist is Offensive and an Outright Lie.

“OBAMA’S ASSOCIATES CAN’T SINK ANY LOWER.”  “HOLD MY BEER.”  Former Obama Officials Suggest European Allies Expel American Diplomats.