HIGHER EDUCATION BUBBLE UPDATE: Elite Colleges Reconsidered. “The first problem on these campuses—and probably the most important one—is that the students, on the whole, aren’t terribly happy. . . . But when the Boston Globe is reporting that MIT’s suicide rate is nearly double the national average on college campuses—much like what has been taking place at Harvard (for undergraduates)—it’s probably worth considering that something has gone wrong. At Yale, a full 50 percent of undergraduates reported needing to avail themselves of mental health resources during their time as students.”

Mental health problems do seem to be pervasive at elite schools: Williams College students boycott English Department, claim it’s ‘whitewashed,’ ‘racist.’

SPOILER ALERT: Rand Paul Wants Media to Name Ukraine Whistleblower (Psssst! His Name is Eric Ciaramella).

ICYMI:

WAIT, PEOPLE IN JERSEY STILL GO TO THE MALL?  The $5.7 billion American Dream mall has theme parks, indoor skiing and secret gardens.

THESE ARE STATISTICS, NOT INDIVIDUAL RESULTS:  These US cities have the hottest sex in cold winter months.

SPEAKING OF NOT KNOWING THE MEANING OF WORDS, DOES ANYONE HERE THINK THE BABYLON BEE STAFF HAS EVER LOOKED UP THE WORD SATIRE? BECAUSE D*MN IT BEE, YOU’RE NOT SUPPOSED TO JUST REPORT THE NEWS:  Kamala Harris Proposes Dropping Kids Off At School When They Turn 5 And Picking Them Back Up When They Turn 30.

Ladies, and gentlemen, this is America’s new paper of record.  And, bonus: Has never lamented the death of a “severe religious scholar” or cheered on the cartels killing innocent American women and children! Let’s hear it for the Babylon Bee.

OKAY. I KNOW THAT THE LEFT HAS COMPLETELY CORRUPTED THE LANGUAGE, BUT WHAT EXACTLY DOES WITNESS MEAN IN THIS CASE?  Testimony Transcript Shows William Taylor Never Talked To Trump, Wasn’t Even On July 25 Phone Call.

THE BIGGEST PROBLEM IS THAT THEY MUST ALL SINK TO LAST PLACE. EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THESE SOCIALIST WANNA-BES:  Biden Sinks To Fourth Place In Latest Iowa Poll.

JUST WHEN YOU THINK THE ESTABLISHMENT CANNOT GET ANY DUMBER, THEY ASK YOU TO HOLD THEIR BEER:  FACEPALM: Rep. Eric Swalwell adds to the list of Trump’s impeachable offenses (Hint: It’s even dumber than usual).

I mean, DUDES, normally ambassadorships and consulships to pleasant countries of no real importance are ways to reward big donors. Which, yes, means at the discretion of the president. (Rolls eyes.)

I DON’T KNOW. SOLVING MADE UP CRISIS WITH THE FREE MARKET IS REALLY DIFFICULT. TRY FOR SOMETHING THAT EXISTS. AND WHILE YOU’RE AT IT, CONSIDER WHAT SOCIALISM DOES TO THE ENVIRONMENT:  HuffPost editor wonders if we can really solve climate change under capitalism.

ALWAYS: Media Fails: Narrative Above Everything Else.

YEAH.  THAT’S WHAT YOUR KIDS NEED. MORE INDOCTRINATION IN THE STATE’S LEFTWING CONFORMITY-FACTORIES:  Childcare Too Expensive? Kamala Says Ten Hour School Days Will Fix That!

“WE WERE IMPRESSED BY ROBACH’S REPORTING. WHY HER BOSSES WEREN’T EQUALLY IMPRESSED IS A MYSTERY”:  Lawyer for Jeffrey Epstein ‘sex slave’ speaks out on Amy Robach hot-mic drama.

Well…. you see, Robach was reporting the misdeeds of a democrat, and that’s just not allowed….

LOOK AT MY FACE, LOOK! SEE HOW SHOCKED IT IS?  ‘The Coup Has Started’: Whistleblower Attorney Was Already Tweeting About Impeaching Trump in Jan. of 2017.

THEY’RE TRYING TO GET IN FRONT OF IT BEFORE IT FOLDS LIKE A CHEAP UMBRELLA:  House Holding Public Impeachment Hearings Next Week As Public Support for Impeachment Tanks.

THEIR ONLY HOPE IS THE YOUNG AND INDOCTRINATED:  Democratic National Committee Asking for Support From College Students in 2020.

MORE LIKE THE WOMAN NEVER TELLS A TRUTH WHEN SHE CAN TELL A LIE:  Elizabeth Warren’s “life narrative will not hold up to scrutiny, I can guarantee you that”.

#JOURNALISM: The media protected Jeffrey Epstein and crucified Brett Kavanaugh. Well, that’s just because they’re horrible people. And Democratic Party operatives with bylines.

STUDY: Red-light cameras don’t seem to improve safety.

NOW OUT: The Best Of Jerry Pournelle.

21st CENTURY RELATIONSHIPS: Sleep Divorce Is a Thing—and It’s on the Rise. For couples who don’t sleep well together, the stigma of separate beds may be changing.

THE PEACE PRESIDENT: US retreat from Syria likely prevented war with Iran. So why do the peace-loving lefties hate him?

TEACH WOMEN NOT TO SEXUALLY EXPLOIT MINORS! (CONT’D): Married mother, 50, ‘had sex with girl, 17, while teaching her biology at church.’

HEY, THEY’RE CALLED SELF-DRIVING, NOT SELF-STOPPING: Brad Templeton: New NTSB Reports On Uber Fatality Reveal Major Errors By Uber. Though the big issue here was human error.