RIP: Robert A.M. Stern, noted American architect, dies at 86.

Born in Brooklyn, New York, in 1939, Stern founded the Robert A. M. Stern Architects firm, now known as RAMSA, in 1969. He gained acclaim for his decades of work and style, which blended postmodernism with contextual design, drawing inspiration from historic and traditional styles.

He was widely known for 15 Central Park West, a luxury condominium featuring a recognizable limestone exterior in Manhattan bordering Central Park. The building opened in 2008 and has attracted prominent, wealthy and famous tenants.

Stern’s works also include the George W. Bush Presidential Center in Dallas, the Museum of the American Revolution in Philadelphia, the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy at the University of Michigan and Disney’s Yacht and Beach Club Resorts in Florida.

His heavily-illustrated books on New York City architecture over the decades are a treasure-trove of images and history of many lost worlds. To study the sleek Mad Men-era New York 1960 and compare it to how the city would begin collapsing under Mayor Lindsay just six years later is like looking at images of Pompeii just before the volcano erupted. It’s a good thing that sort of crisis of governing competence can’t happen to the city again…

AT AMAZON, It’s Black Friday! #CommissionEarned

HMM: Vatican issues sweeping defense of traditional marriage, pushing back on polygamy.

DIVERSITY IS OUR STRENGTH: Illegal Immigrant Posed As Doctor, Sexually Assaulted 10-Year-Old At Elementary School, Police Say.

KURT SCHLICHTER: Seditionist Blue Falcon Democrats Stunned to Be Held Accountable for Their Behavior. “The problem with getting a free pass on your responsibilities is that, after a while, you begin to think that you don’t have any. That’s what’s happened to the Democrats. They’ve gotten so used to thinking the rules don’t apply to them because ORANGE MAN BAD that when the rules do get applied to them, it feels like outrageous oppression. Take the ‘illegal orders’ video, a combination of stupidity, narcissism, treachery, and blue falconry rarely equaled even by the low standards of the Dems. . . . I would normally let it be handled in the political arena. But these aren’t normal times, thanks largely to Captain Mark Kelly et al. I have to fall back on the threshold question – what’s the rule? The new rule, supported by all six of these people, is to use the legal system to target political opponents. Would they give Trump or any of his folks a pass? We know the answer because they not only did not do so, but actively invented crimes to harass them. Well, there can only be one rule. I didn’t want this to be the rule, but they overruled us. So they can choke on their new rule. . . . But that is a political analysis, not a legal analysis. Let me provide one; you can weigh my credentials as a retired colonel with command experience and a lawyer with 30+years of experience. This investigation is not frivolous because a potential charge lies here. This is not, like the ‘crimes’ of Donald Trump, a frame job manufactured out of whole cloth. . . .The problem for Captain Kelly is that it’s clear to all but the willfully obtuse that his stupid video was a transparent attempt to undermine President Trump, our elected commander-in-chief.”

Flashback: New York Times: Nancy Pelosi calls for military coup.

HOW ARE THE MIGHTY FALLEN? ULA aimed to launch up to 10 Vulcan rockets this year—it will fly just once.

FROM C. CHANCY:  Pearl of Fire.

Bombs, fire, and murder….Caldera City. Stronghold and refuge, built by faith and elemental power in the heart of a volcano; surviving through magic, tactics, and a daring alliance with dragons. For Allen Helleson, Caldera was an escape from the lives ruined by his family’s hardline traditions; now he walks the streets as an Inspector for the Caldera Watch, defending the city other nations see as a pit of hell. For Shane Redstone, Caldera was the home she risked life and soul to defend as a Flame – until enemy curses blinded her, sending her away from the front lines forever.The war has come home again….Together they survive the first bomb. But Caldera’s enemies never stop with just one. Now a scarred yet deadly ex-soldier and a spirit-reading Inspector have to find and stop the bombers… before Wards fall, dragons die, and the caldera erupts in flame. One wrong move, and the city burns.

SCIENCE HAS BEEN SO CORRUPTED THAT WHAT IT DECLARES INCREDIBLE IS LIKELY TRUE:   It pays to believe in the unbelievable.

BLACK FRIDAY DEAL: Shark PowerPro Reveal Plus Cordless Vacuum. #CommissionEarned

BLACK FRIDAY DEAL: Dyson V11 Origin Cordless Vacuum. #CommissionEarned

BLACK FRIDAY DEAL: Shark PowerPro Reveal Plus Cordless Vacuum. #CommissionEarned

BUT JURIES SLOW THINGS DOWN SO MUCH!  Lammy’s assault on the jury system is an act of breathtaking constitutional vandalism.

AS IF ANYTHING COULD GO WRONG:  Gene editing of the unborn – a terrifying new biotech frontier.

What do you mean Sarah A. Hoyt call your office? I am in my office!

I GUESS THIS MEAN THEY’LL INSIST EVERY WHITE PERSON WEAR A MASK AND BE LOCKED DOWN:  What Could Possibly Go Wrong? University of MN Labels Whiteness a ‘Pandemic,’ Demands ‘Re-Education’.

HOW IS THIS DIFFERENT FROM ANY OTHER LIB SPIN ATTEMPT?  How the Libs Are Trying to Spin the Shooting of National Guardsmen in DC Is Disgusting.

GOOD:  Trump Orders Review of All Green Cards From Countries of Concern.

HOW WOULD IT NOT BE? IT’S THE CULTURE THEY BRING WITH THEM:  Minnesota Somalia Diaspora Engulfed in Fraud.

SAY HER NAME:  Sarah Beckstrom, National Guardsman Shot in DC, Dies.

SOMETIMES YOU HAVE TO STAND FOR WHAT YOU BELIEVE:  A Portrait of the Artist as a Jew.  Can Nina Sanadze outrun the past?

RIDICULOUS. IT’S LIKE NOT CONDEMNING NAZIS:  These Politicians Don’t Condemn Socialism.

SAVAGES ARE NEVER NOBLE AND THERE’S NOTHING WONDERFUL ABOUT BARBARISM:  Thanksgiving Controversy: What Nobody Tells You About Indians and the Natives of North America.

WELL I AM A ZIONIST FOR COMPLICATED REASONS, BUT VDH IS STILL RIGHT:  Victor Davis Hanson: The Overlooked Reason America Supports Israel.(VIDEO)

TRANSLATION: DO YOUR JOB AND STOP POINTING FINGERS:  Nigerian bishops: Let’s not argue about who has suffered most.

J.D. IS USUALLY RIGHT:

When JD Vance said “I don’t really care, Margaret, I don’t want that person in my country” he was talking about the lack of vetting of Afghan nationals after the Fall of Kabul

It now appears one shot up National Guardsmen at the White House

— Jack Posobiec (@JackPosobiec) November 27, 2025

OPEN THREAD: I hope you had a good Thanksgiving.