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Author Archive: Glenn Reynolds
January 23, 2024
RICK TUMLINSON: The White House versus the private sector in space.
MY LATEST NEW YORK POST COLUMN: Why I love the blue-state refugees moving to my red state.
TRUMP WINS IN NEW HAMPSHIRE. “Trump will become the first Republican to sweep competitive votes in both Iowa – where he won by a record-setting margin eight days ago – and New Hampshire since 1976, when the two states cemented their status as the first two nominating contests.”
HOW STRONG IS STRONG ENOUGH? “Keep in mind that this is part of the reason you hired a coach: to be objective. Your feelings about how hard the set was are irrelevant.”
IS THIS REAL LIFE? IS IT JUST FANTASY: Is Your Life Real?
Related thoughts here.
FROM ROBIN HANSON, thoughts on the fertility crisis.
AN EARLY LOOK AT the next Porsche Macan.
A CLASSIC CHAMBERING: First Shots: Ruger .45 ACP LC Carbine.
I THINK THE SCREEN-ENTHUSIASM HAS GONE TOO FAR: The 2024 Lincoln Nautilus has a 48-inch panoramic ‘infotainment’ screen.. “When in Park, the luxury SUV’s screen offers gaming, video streaming, and—in the future—video conferencing.”
No thanks.
IS THERE ANYTHING IT CAN’T DO? Association found between dark chocolate consumption, reduced risk of essential hypertension.
SHE’S AMBITIOUS BUT NOT THAT BRIGHT: Fulton County DA’s Case Against Trump Just Got Really Messy. “Things are not going well for Fani. It’s all of her own doing. She has gotten caught in some very unethical and corrupt behavior, allegedly, something she probably didn’t expect to happen. . . . It’s an ugly intersection of professional malpractice and personal soap opera.”
THAT’S DISCOURAGING: Chance of recovery from lower back pain falls over time.
DON SURBER: Look who protects free speech: Billionaires now are doing the job that journalists quit.
And a lot of journalists are unhappy about it.
IT’S TOTALITARIAN INDOCTRINATION, OF COURSE, AND IT’S MEANT TO BE: Wisconsin Law School’s Mandatory DEI Trainings And Academic Freedom.
This sort of thing also creates a pervasively hostile educational environment on account of race, as courts are starting to notice.
GET WOKE, GO BROKE: Woolworths’ decision to shun Australia Day inflames culture war. “Australia Day, a public holiday marking the arrival of the first ships carrying British convicts in Sydney in 1788, is traditionally celebrated on January 26 with family parties and barbecues. More recently, it has become a point of contention for Australians who believe the date should be changed because of its colonial origin. The debate over the national holiday escalated this month after the country’s largest retailer Woolworths announced it would not stock Australia Day paraphernalia — including caps, temporary tattoos and plastic flags — due to a “gradual decline in demand” for merchandise.”
Related: Woolworths to fly First Nation flags outside key offices.
EVERYTHING IS GOING SWIMMINGLY: These new synthetic opioids could make fentanyl crisis look like ‘the good old days.’
CORRUPTION AT THE TOP: Harvard: Gay’s Plagiarism More Problematic Than We Thought.
Related: The Claudine Gay story isn’t Roots, it’s Shattered Glass.
COMMUNISTS ALWAYS RUN OUT OF OTHER PEOPLE’S MONEY: AOC-affiliated Democratic Socialists of America in ‘financial crisis.’ “The seven-figure deficit comes after the DSA, which leads anti-Israel protests across the country, did not publicly condemn the Oct. 7 Hamas terrorist attacks.”
January 22, 2024
OPEN THREAD: Why? Because I like you.
UPDATE: Oops, this was supposed to be scheduled for tomorrow night. Well, now you’ve got two.
OPEN THREAD: Monday, Monday.
THE NEW SPACE RACE: Blue Origin and SpaceX start work on cargo versions of crewed lunar landers.