SCHOOL CHOICE: Pa. Gov. Shapiro says he will scrap school vouchers in end-run on Senate Republicans. “The Democrat issued a statement Wednesday acknowledging that talks had deadlocked over a $100 million voucher program, which he had supported and which state Senate Republicans passed as part of their budget proposal last week. Pennsylvania House Democratic leaders oppose vouchers and had refused to act on the Senate’s bill.”

WELL, UNLESS YOU’RE DONALD TRUMP: If You Want the Government to Forgive Your Criminal Mistakes, Run for President.

Seven years later it’s clear that this headline should have continued and be a Democrat.

EVERY INSTITUTION HAS BEEN CORRUPTED: Kappa Kappa Gamma turns on sisters for wanting all-female sorority house.

GET WOKE…: Wealth Shifted to Red States as Blue States Bled Money.

THE VOICE OF THE RULING CLASS SPEAKS: Columbia ‘First Amendment’ expert defends feds working with Big Tech on ‘content moderation.’ “He called it a ‘radical proposition’ that government officials teaming up with Big Tech to censor information violates the First Amendment.”

They’re desperate to keep the normals from figuring out what’s been done to them, and from organizing to do something about it.

The Promise and Pitfalls of an “Israel Model” for Ukraine.

Arming a state rather than allying with it formally can be an effective way to promote defense and deterrence without running the risks of binding treaty commitments. But a deeper understanding of the transformation of the US-Israel relationship over the last half-century suggests that there are likely to be both pros and cons to applying the Israel model in Ukraine. If policymakers do pursue this path, history suggests pitfalls of which they should be aware.

The most obvious benefit of building an Israel-style relationship with Ukraine is that it is one of the most efficient ways to strengthen Ukrainian deterrence and enable that country to defend itself. Indeed, in some ways, the United States has already spent the last 18 months building such a relationship with Ukraine. In the case of Israel, the United States has committed to maintain the country’s “qualitative military edge” to compensate for a quantitative disadvantage. To offset this numerical superiority, Israel relies on advanced technologies, much of which it acquires through foreign military sales and aid from the United States. The ways in which the United States is currently supporting Ukraine — including providing top-of-the-line weapons — are remarkably similar. Though they will not single-handedly enable Ukraine to win a war, Western systems such as Stinger missiles or Leopard tanks have been essential in helping Ukraine to damage and repel larger and better-equipped Russian forces. Committing to maintain Ukraine’s qualitative edge over the longer-term would largely be a recognition and formalization of existing practice.

NATO doesn’t import wars or even border disputes, which is why countries like Ukraine, Georgia, and Moldova have had their participation limited to the Partnership for Peace program. Assuming Ukraine still exists after this current war, something like the “Israel model” makes sense.

PROF. JACOBSON: “These universities are completely addicted to racial preferences.”

KRUISER’S MORNING BRIEFING: Defund Rich Anti-Capitalist Hippies—Ben & Jerry’s Episode. “The thing about the ’60s hippies is that most of them embrace capitalism. They just aren’t allowed to admit it. Give them free rein in cities like Ann Arbor or Santa Monica and they are making BANK. And by ‘free rein,’ I don’t mean no government interference; I mean favorable government interference to the right people. Lefties really take care of their own.”

HUNTER’S OR SOMEONE ELSE’S, OF COURSE THEY KNOW WHOSE IT IS:

"A senior law-enforcement official told CBS News the substance was found “in a storage facility in a cubby routinely used by White House staff & guests to store cell phones."

Umm…I know where that is. As such, the WH knows full well whose it is.https://t.co/VTrEu8qHov

— cdrsalamander (@cdrsalamander) July 5, 2023

I RECOMMEND READING SOMETHING ELSE INSTEAD: Nation’s Largest Teachers Union Recommends Teachers Read ‘Gender Queer,’ ‘White Fragility’ Over The Summer: “If you’re a White person who doesn’t know how to talk about Juneteenth…”

I know how to talk about Juneteenth. It’s the holiday celebrating when the Republicans made the Democrats free their slaves. Easy peasy. And dead accurate.

A LITTLE BOOST? Hunter Biden Being Super-Weird at White House July 4 Event Two Days After Cocaine Found on Grounds.

“CRIME FAMILY COMES FIRST:” The Cruelty Is the Point: Biden Orders WH Staff to Deny Granddaughter’s Existence: ‘Family is life’s greatest blessing and responsibility,’ the president said in Father’s Day proclamation.

PHILADELPHIA SHOOTING SUSPECT ISN’T TRANS, OFFICIALS SAY:  On the other hand, the neighbors told the New York Post that he’d been dressing as a woman for years.

FALLOUT: China Restricts Export of Chipmaking Metals in Clash With US. “Gallium and germanium, along with their chemical compounds, will be subject to export controls meant to protect Chinese national security starting Aug. 1, China’s Ministry of Commerce said in a statement Monday. Exporters for the two metals will need to apply for licenses from the commerce ministry if they want to start or continue to ship them out of the country, and will be required to report details of the overseas buyers and their applications, it said.”

MY SUBSTACK IS GROWING:

DEAL OF THE DAY: USB Wall Charger, Surge Protector, POWRUI 6-Outlet Extender. #CommissionEarned

FAIL, BRITANNIA: Former Brexit Party Leader Nigel Farage Deplatformed by Entire UK Banking System.

NOT THAT BEING TOLD “NO” ONCE WILL BE ENOUGH:  Pushback: Federal judge confirms and shuts down censorship campaign of Biden administration.

“ANIMAL RIGHTS” IS TWADDLE: Nature, Toothless and Declawed: Martha Nussbaum’s dubious case for animals as liberal subjects. Bah. You never hear this kind of sentiment from, say, farmers, or others who spend a lot of time around animals that aren’t basically pets.

I have some related thoughts here.

And so does Arthur Allen Leff.

Plus:

This last argument goes back at least as far as Benjamin Franklin. Animal rights partisans will tell you that it’s old and long-since refuted, but it’s actually just old.

IT MAKES THEM FEEL GOOD, AND REDUCES REAL COMPETITION AT THE TOP:  “These universities are completely addicted to racial preferences”.

Also anyone admitted under racial preferences will be considered subpar forever, thereby also reducing competition for jobs. It’s just the pseudo upper-class trying to stay in the saddle while telling themselves they’re the good guys.

THIS IS ALWAYS THE FUTURE OF PROGRESSIVISM:  San Francisco: Kids With Bats Attacking Moms, Nannies Picking Up Children After School.

Marxism isn’t safe for children and other living things.

AND DO WHAT? THE CHANCE OF SURVIVAL FOR BLUE HELMETS IN FLY OVER COUNTRY WOULD BE COUNTED IN SECONDS:  The U.N. Is Planning To Seize Global ‘Emergency’ Powers With Biden’s Support.

Although I suppose they could shed their uniform and join the other illegals in the homeless encampments and the welfare line.

Oh, the rest of the world? Yeah. Without America’s military might (and seriously, we’re in enough trouble already) the UN forces can be defeated by local troops of boy-scout equivalent forces pretty much everywhere.

Let me add that giving power to the UN makes me change my calculus on “Knaves or fools” to “Yes, both.”

THEY LIE WITH EVERY TOOTH IN THEIR ROTTEN MOUTHS:  Holiday Weekend News Dump Implodes Merrick Garland’s Biden-Investigation Testimony.

IF THIS WERE, IN ANY WAY, A SANE WORLD, YES:  If Alleged DOJ Misconduct Is True, A Judge Could Dismiss The Whole Case Against Trump.

IN THE TWENTY FIRST CENTURY YOU HAVE TO BE A FOOL OR A KNAVE TO BELIEVE THAT BIG GOVERNMENT AND PLANNED ECONOMY ARE THE KEYS TO UTOPIA:  The Muddled Mindset of Progressivism.

Most leftists are knaves and sound like fools when justifying it.