AN ANTHOLOGY EDITED BY ROB HOWELL (SPOILER, I’M IN IT. SO IS LARRY CORREIA AND DAVID WEBER AND…): Songs of Valor.

It is a time of high adventure! A time for heroes to say “No!” to the evils that will befall their families and friends if they don’t rise to the task at hand…even if they don’t want to! If they won’t take up arms and spells on behalf of their people, civilization will fall.

Fifteen exceptional authors have spun tales of reluctant heroes—people often like you and me, who didn’t think they were worthy, needed, or even “the right one for the job.” Sometimes all they have going for them is that they’re the wrong person at the wrong time. When there’s no one else, though, a hero must do what’s necessary, whether that’s fighting demons, the undead, or an unconquerable enemy.

Songs of Valor focuses on heroes rising to the challenge presented them. An untrained human facing an ancient dragon. A necromancer fighting a demon in the land of the elves. A dragon rider well past her prime coming back to protect the ones she loves. An over-the-hill fighter who does what he must to stem the tide of evil.

Inside are fifteen incredible stories of heroes rising to the occasion. Their willingness to brave the peril, though, doesn’t guarantee their success. If their valor should fail, all indeed will be lost! Will they succeed? Step inside and find out!

SOMETIMES YOU GO A BIT INSANE:  The Felinidian Theory.

THEY ACT AS THOUGH THEY HAD A MAJORITY OF THE POPULATION BEHIND THEM:  Today’s blacklisted Americans: California Democrats to blacklist all conservative or religious policemen.

Of course they don’t. So this will end in tear. And blood. Lots of blood.

AS SOME OF US HAVE BEEN SCREAMING:  The Sovereign Crime of Industrial Scale Vote Fraud.

SO OF COURSE THEY’RE DOING THEIR BEST TO START A WAR:  There is No Biden Administration.

BECAUSE OF COURSE THEY ARE:   Disqus’ De-Platforming of Frontpage.

HOW DO WE MITIGATE THE EFFECTS OF GOVERNMENTAL ILLUSIONS IMPOSED ON THE REST OF US?  Welfare in the 21st century: Increasing development, reducing inequality, the impact of climate change, and the cost of climate policies.

THAT’S A FUNNY WAY OF SPELLING OBFUSCATOR:  Boston University and Boston Globe to Create New Critical Race Theory Publication ‘The Emancipator’.

REALLY? I WANT CITIZENS TO WASH RED BILLY’S MOUTH OUT. WITH SOAP:  De Blasio Wants Police to Scold People For Saying Things That Are Legal But “Not Appropriate”.

DAY ENDING IN Y:   Biden Calls Kamala ‘President Harris’ During Media Appearance.

MEH. WHY NOT BLAME BIDEN:  White House: Blame Trump For Atlanta Massage Parlor Shootings.

After all his family has shown the world that being a sex addict with morality issues is perfectly fine, if you’re a Biden. Some people learn by example.

NOT AS BAD AS FOR OURS:  Illegal Immigration Bad For Home Countries, El Salvadoran President.

ALL OF US SHOULD:  Rand Paul Torches Anthony Fauci’s Double Mask Theatrics.

LOOK, IT’S ALL CLASS SIGNALING:  Growing number of English, writing scholars prioritize social justice, reject ‘standard’ academic English.

Up to the first World War, books that were considered high literature and won awards were the ones that had allusions to Greek and Roman myth, or dropped other historical allusions, casually, into the prose. It was a way of saying “I had an excellent education.” These days excellent education in terms of expensive colleges means Marxism Leninism, so of course awards and admiration goes to the “woke” stories that push “social justice.” It’s a way of screaming “I have an excellent education.”

BUT at least the nineteenth and early twentieth century taught people to write so they could be understood.  Now?  Well, I’m old enough to have taught some people who are teachers now and I can tell you, it only goes down from here.

ANNALS OF LEFTIST AUTOPHAGY: Incoming Teen Vogue Editor Forced To Resign Over Old Tweets. “She wrote them in 2011, when she was a teenager.”

On the one hand, you’d think that if anyone could forgive teenage excesses it would be Teen Vogue. On the other hand, they’re just the Junior Stasi now, and I’d feel bad about this but associating with the Junior Stasi has its risks.

Plus: “Conde Nest, the media company that owns Teen Vogue, was aware of the tweets when it hired McCammond, who had already apologized for them. The bosses evidently did not expect such furor from Teen Vogue staff—though that’s rather shortsighted on their part, given the large number of similar uprisings at progressive media workspaces. Even so, the perception that anti-Asian hate crimes are rising—including the possibility that the Georgia massage parlor murders were motivated by anti-Asian bias—meant it was bad timing for an incoming editor to be involved in an even tangentially related controversy.”

Note: Dems are trying to make a big deal of “anti-Asian hate crimes” because Asians are starting to drift Republican over affirmative action, and they’re hoping this will be a distraction.

OPEN THREAD: All you filthy freaks and you glamorous geeks, come on.

WITNESSES: Elderly Asian Woman Beats Up Man Attacking Her In San Francisco.

ME TOO: U.S. Space Force would support commercial services to remove orbital debris.

HOW CAN MISS YOU IF YOU WON’T GO AWAY? Move Over, Vinyl Trend: North Texas Produces 8-Track Tapes for Major Labels.

Eight-tracks sucked on multiple levels, so no wonder hipsters want to bring them back.

THE LIST IS HEADED BY MY FORMER STUDENT HEATH CLARK’S H. CLARK DISTILLERY, WHICH IS COOL: Meet the Boutique Southern Distilleries You Need to Know About.

Heath guest-lectured in my Distilled Spirits Law class just a couple of weeks ago.

MINNESOTA: Rep introduces bill that would imprison governor for unilaterally declaring emergencies.

WELL, THE POWERS-THAT-BE WANT THEM DUMB AND DEPENDENT, NOT SMART AND INDEPENDENT: Derek Chauvin Jury Selection Process Highlights Need to Stop Dumbing Down Juries.

LEFTISTS LIE TO BRING PEOPLE DOWN, BECAUSE BRINGING PEOPLE DOWN IS WHAT THEY ENJOY: The Campaign of Lies Against Journalist Jesse Singal—And Why It Matters.