WHAT WAS YOUR FIRST CLUE? House committee report details ‘rise of radical antisemitism on college campuses.’
Author Archive: Glenn Reynolds
April 13, 2026
BOOK REVIEW: Elise Stefanik’s Poisoned Ivies.
JONATHAN LEAF: News That’s Been Drowned Out By The Sound of Battle, Part III.
Under pressure from the United States, the government of Cuba pardoned and released 2,010 political prisoners.
The total number of people who have died in Canada in legal assisted suicides may soon pass 100,000. That’s more than twice as many Canadians as lost their lives in World War II. Moreover, in 2025 roughly one of every twenty Canadians who passed on did so in a case that the Canadian government labeled as Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID).
There’s been a dramatic change in the rate of acceptance of American immigration asylum claims. During the Biden administration, the rate went up and down, but it was typically around 50%. This led to some embarrassing cases in which immigrants were granted asylum in the United States and then publicly endorsed the oppressive policies of the countries that they claimed to have been obliged to flee. The Trump administration has fostered a much more restrictive regime, and approval rates have dropped all the way down to 7%.
The U.S. Postal Service is rapidly going broke. Its losses are piling up so fast that it’s asked Congress if it can stop putting money aside for its contributions to its workers’ pension plans. It’s also seeking a $19.4 billion boost in the amount of debt it can carry on its books and a 4-cent increase in the cost of a regular postal letter stamp, which would go up in price to 82 cents.
If you’re wondering why so much business and so many people are re-locating to Austin, Texas, you might wish to take note of a recently published study by the Pew Research Center on apartment and home construction in the city. As in much of Texas, this is relatively unregulated. The study found that over a nine-year period concluding in 2024, 120,000 new units of housing were built in Austin. This increased the total by 30 percent. During that same period, average monthly rents in the city fell from $1,546 to 1,296. The average monthly rental in Manhattan costs more than $5,000 per month.
If you build it, they will come.
THOUGHTS ON THE VIRTUOUS CITIZENRY: The Fourth Branch — America’s Unique Invention: And why the modern Minuteman is its practical embodiment.
I GUESS WHEN YOU DON’T HAVE ANY WARSHIPS, CALLING A CONFERENCE IS WHAT YOU CAN DO.
The ongoing closure of the Strait of Hormuz is deeply damaging. Getting global shipping moving is vital to ease cost of living pressures.
The UK has convened more than 40 nations who share our aim to restore freedom of navigation.
This week the UK and France will co-host a…
— Keir Starmer (@Keir_Starmer) April 13, 2026
THIS IS THE MORAL STRUCTURE OF HIS PARTY:
So Eric Swalwell has allegedly been committing crimes for years— everything from campaign finance crimes to rape— but it wasn't until he decided to run for governor in California and threatened to split the Democrat vote that it's all suddenly coming to light at the same time,… pic.twitter.com/bbN7A9vMzC
— Possum Reviews (@ReviewsPossum) April 12, 2026
DON’T ASK HER TOUGH QUESTIONS, SHE’LL JUST CACKLE AND CHANGE THE SUBJECT:
If it was an "autocratic regime", then how did people just vote in free democratic elections to replace him?!
Can the Iranians also vote to get rid of their "autocratic regime"?
_ pic.twitter.com/ZnHmUXMKEk— Dr. Eli David (@DrEliDavid) April 12, 2026
JUST ASSUME EVERYTHING FROM THEM IS A LIE AND YOU WON’T GO FAR WRONG:
20 people were invited to see a video that exposes Palestinian propaganda.
Every single one had the same response: “I feel like a moron.” pic.twitter.com/ZVoXJKJBFf
— Eyal Yakoby (@EYakoby) April 12, 2026
AS USUAL IF YOU IGNORE THE NEWS YOU ARE UNINFORMED, IF YOU FOLLOW THE NEWS YOU ARE MISINFORMED:
Many don’t seem to understand this “blockade”.
Trump is NOT blocking the entire strait.
The only ships being blocked are ships attempting to leave/enter Iranian ports, namely oil exports. All other commercial ships will be free to pass.
Trump is squeezing Iran, and… https://t.co/vrCgBU3Zpz
— Clandestine (@WarClandestine) April 12, 2026
Here’s what drives people nuts on both sides: Trump is not the cartoon character. Not the genius his fans worship, not the idiot his critics need him to be.
He's just a stubborn, calculating guy who creates chaos the way a magician creates misdirection. While you’re distracted… pic.twitter.com/mc7KA6ynRb
— Jesús Enrique Rosas – The Body Language Guy (@Knesix) April 12, 2026
“MODERATE” DEMOCRATS ARE LIKE MODERATE IRANIANS — IT JUST MEANS THEY’RE RELOADING: Abigail Spanberger to her voters: ‘I can do anything I want, get used to it.’ Governor Phony doubles down.
April 12, 2026
THE LEFT WILL RALLY AROUND ANYONE THEY SEE AS CURRENTLY USEFUL:
It's crazy watching the moderate left defend Piker. This guy is basically Nick Fuentes of the left but he gets invited to Oscar parties, is objectively evil in very obvious ways, and is not very smart
Why circle the wagons for this guy? https://t.co/QufwFs06Of
— PoIiMath (@politicalmath) April 13, 2026
On the other hand, anyone is disposable once they aren’t anymore.
OPEN THREAD: Ring out the weekend.
VITAMIN D UPDATE: Common Vitamin May Reduce Buildup of Alzheimer’s Proteins, Study Finds.
WHAT IF? What If Consciousness Exists Beyond Your Brain? “Is consciousness produced by the brain, or is it a deeper feature of reality? This question is a key focus of Christof Koch, one of today’s leading neuroscientists, in his presentation at the 15th ‘Behind and Beyond the Brain’ Symposium, organized by the Bial Foundation and held April 8 to 11 in Porto. . . . Koch outlines three major areas where current understanding struggles. First is the challenge of fully reducing conscious experience to physical processes in the brain. Second is the difficulty modern physics faces when trying to define what is truly ‘real.’ Third is the persistence of unusual experiences – including near-death experiences, mystical states, and episodes of terminal lucidity – that do not fit neatly within existing scientific explanations.”
Somewhat related, I was interested in the story of the woman who spent three weeks in a medically induced coma and dreamed an entire life, which seemed so real that upon awakening she grieved for her “lost” children.
WELL, FOR ONE THING THERE’S BEEN A 50-YEAR SOCIAL-MESSAGING CAMPAIGN TO PUT IT DOWN: Why Marriage, for So Many, Is Less Appealing Than Ever.
And yet according to the General Social Survey, the happiest people are married mothers and fathers.
NEWS YOU CAN USE: 15 SUVs That Feel Rich Without Making You Broke. I dunno, pretty much all auto prices seem pretty high these days.
YEAH, IT’S ALL BULLSHIT.
An entire generation of men was repeatedly told "gender is a social construct" only for them to have the rug pulled out from under them because of their gender which the law has evidently decided is very much not a social construct.
And then you ask what's radicalizing them. https://t.co/SnRQ7xZbnS
— Possum Reviews (@ReviewsPossum) April 4, 2026
IS THERE ANYTHING IT CAN’T DO? Coffee’s sweet spot may help mental health in the long run.
Glad it worked, but this is funny:
NEWS YOU CAN USE: The anti-ageing tools biohackers are counting on to live to 150. ““It’s interesting that despite all the developments in medical science in the past 30 years, that world record for human ageing hasn’t been beaten. . . .In fact, despite more people than ever celebrating their 100th birthday, there are still only 77 people known to have reached 115.”
NOBODY LIKE THIS SHOULD OCCUPY ANY POSITION OF TRUST OR RESPONSIBILITY: U. Michigan regent candidate deletes ‘praise’ for Hezbollah, antisemitic remarks.