HMM: Overeating and addiction may have roots in early human brain evolution and prosocial behaviors.

‘CIRCUMSTANTIAL BUT DEVASTATING:’ Video Resurfaces of Joe and Hunter Biden Talking Business With Potential Clients.

MIKE STOPA: The Science of Agency: Gaming and Research at Sony Interactive Entertainment.

TEXAS ATTORNEY GENERAL KEN PAXTON ACQUITTED IN IMPEACHMENT TRIAL.

UNEXPECTEDLY: The Return of Urban Retail Deserts. Stores fleeing from rising theft will leave residents in cities like New York with fewer places to shop, less merchandise to buy, and higher prices to pay.

LET’S HOPE. Will the Supreme Court End Rent Control?

FINALLY: Senator Blutarsky Is Vindicated!

The description of the title on Amazon is that it’s a straightforward history book for a young audience, not a “what if” tale. So how on earth did this cover happen?!

WELL, THAT’S A RELIEF: Study: No higher risk for esophageal cancer in people with reflux.

#HIMTOO? Russell Brand accused of raping, sexually assaulting 4 women — including 16-year-old he called ‘the child:’ report.

IF YOU’RE HEALTHY AND HAPPY, THEY MAKE LESS MONEY: Woke Corporations Are Now Pushing ‘Fat Liberation.’

GLOBAL DEBT IS RISING, AND CHINA IS CATCHING UP IN THE DEBT GAME: “China played a central role in increasing global debt in recent decades as borrowing outpaced economic growth. Debt as a share of GDP has risen to about the same level as in the United States, while in dollar terms China’s total debt ($47.5 trillion) is still markedly below that of the United States (close to $70 trillion). As for non-financial corporate debt, China’s 28 percent share is the largest in the world.”

CONSERVING CONSERVATISM MOST CONSERVATIVELY:

"If this was action was taken contrary to the wishes or even without the express permission of the United States government, the Biden administration should strongly consider nationalizing Starlink." But if the administration blessed it, shame on them too. https://t.co/8xzeTxdzt3

— The Bulwark (@BulwarkOnline) September 16, 2023

I’m so old, I remember when the Nation was the only far left publication that wanted to nationalize all the industries.

WAR IS PEACE, FREEDOM IS SLAVERY: “‘The use of violence is a tactic of how we keep our communities safe,’ [Portland Antifa member ‘Milo’] said.” So how is that working out? More left Oregon than arrived last year, Census Bureau says, reversing decades of growth.

THE POWER LINE WEEK IN PICTURES: Knife Sharpening Edition.

BOOK OF THE DAY: The Millionaire Next Door: The Surprising Secrets of America’s Wealthy. #CommissionEarned I read this book years ago but it is still one of my favorites.

HOW IT STARTED:

No, Los Angeles is and should remain a Sanctuary City and the LAPD should not be burdened with the federal government’s responsibility to enforce immigration law. I do not support an ICE presence in local and state correctional facilities, nor do I support ICE transfers, absent a judicial warrant.

—“Karen Bass on how she will reach Latino voters,” Calo News, November 1st, 2022.

How It’s Going: LA mayor ‘fearful’ that planes of illegal aliens might arrive in city that ‘welcomes immigrants.’

—Fox News, yesterday.

The ghost of Saul Alinsky smiles: “Make opponents live up to their own book of rules. ‘You can kill them with this, for they can no more obey their own rules than the Christian church can live up to Christianity.'”

JUST SAY NO TO STUDENTS GRUBBING GRADES: ‘Grade grubbing’ explodes as students beg for better grades, educators give in.

Our rule at my law school is that we will only change a grade due to clerical or arithmetical errors.

WHY IS THE BBC SUCH A CESSPIT OF ANTISEMITISM? BBC under fire after linking ‘fanatic Jews’ of history to 9/11 terror.

PRE-K IMPLOSION UPDATE: Pre-K teacher only teaches how to ‘be gay.’

DEMOCRACY DIES IN DRAFTING FAKE NEWS:

The headline is intentionally cloudy so you think he did this while in office.

He didn’t. He didn’t have to disclose. He wasn’t governor. https://t.co/Y7DxXJIpxN

— Sunny (@sunnyright) September 14, 2023

DISPATCHES FROM WEIMAR AMERICA: Missouri Dept of Health investigating Starbucks barista with diaper fetish after he filmed himself dispensing whipped cream into his diaper.

LOL, IT’S CALLED THE WASHINGTON POST: White House Opens New Department Of The President Is Fine.

DON’T GET COCKY:

Here's the map with the Reuters poll numbers today

Now you know why Dems are hitting the panic button about Biden pic.twitter.com/R7yp9Jvcnt

— Jack Poso 🇺🇸 (@JackPosobiec) September 15, 2023

WARNINGS ABOUT A.I. GENERATED BOOKS: “This is, again, assuming AI will keep making basic mistakes. I think it’s already very good at writing texts that ‘make sense.’ But sure, be wary of outright crap.”

As I’ve noted elsewhere, AI is getting better all the time, while humans are staying more or less the same.

DEAL OF THE DAY: Carhartt Men’s Rugged Flex® Relaxed Fit 5-Pocket Jeans. #CommissionEarned