Author Archive: Glenn Reynolds
January 14, 2026
ASKING THE IMPORTANT QUESTIONS: Who’s Funding the Aggressive Anti-ICE Tactics Used by Activists Like Renee Nicole Good?.
THAT WAS DIFERENT BECAUSE SHUT UP:
2016. Obama's Press Secretary is asked about reports that during immigration raids, ICE agents were storming into homes, going room to room looking for illegals, and making children tremble with fear.
I thought only fascist Presidents do that sort of thing.
Why was the press… pic.twitter.com/oQ1UgeJiJg
— MAZE (@mazemoore) January 13, 2026
January 13, 2026
OPEN THREAD: Tuesday’s groovy.
MY NEW YORK POST COLUMN: Trump has cut the technocratic Gordian Knot — and elites hate it.
RACE AND GENDER PRIVILEGE ON DISPLAY FROM THE CRAZY WHITE WOMAN CONTINGENT:
A white woman verbally harassing a Black man. I wish I would have been there. I may have given her the slap she was asking for!
— Ahava 🪬🇺🇸🧡🐝✡️🎗️✝️🦁 (@angelsweep10723) January 14, 2026
He gave her the proper degree of respect.
NOT THE SHARPEST KNIFE IN THE JUDICIAL DRAWER:
You gotta be pretty bad as a Justice to get schooled this hard by a lawyer arguing in front of you pic.twitter.com/p7csCQSTb2
— Dan McLaughlin (@baseballcrank) January 13, 2026
A non-lawyer friend texted that she was listening to the argument and couldn’t believe how dumb Justice Jackson’s questions were — “word salad” was her description, and it’s apt.
DRILL, BABY, DRILL: How Earth’s orbit might help us find oil reserves within the planet.
WHEN SCIENTISTS PLAY CRUEL TRICKS: Scientists Made This Lung-on-a-Chip Breathe. Then They Gave It TB.
NEWS I HOPE YOU CAN’T USE: Warning: These Common Dementia Drugs Can Increase Confusion and Hospitalization.
21ST CENTURY HEADLINES: The Great Sensor War Behind Self-Driving Cars Just Got Way More Interesting.
NEWS YOU CAN USE: A No-Nonsense Guide to the Home-Defense Shotgun.
IT IS? I HAVEN’T EVEN TAKEN DOWN THE ANKLE HOLSTERS YET. It’s Shoulder Holster Season…How Will You Be Celebrating?
A TECHNIQUE THAT DRAGS ON TOO LONG BECOMES A DRAG:
Feels like this is the No Kings operation transforming seamlessly into a No ICE operation. All the same management and systems and people; just printing new signs.
— ℕ 🌲 🇺🇸 (@Shaysite1786) January 13, 2026
ANSWERING THE IMPORTANT QUESTIONS: Why does orange juice taste bad after you brush your teeth?
WELL, THIS IS THE 21ST CENTURY, YOU KNOW: AI helps fuel new era of medical self-testing.
CHANGE: Supreme Court takes case that could strip FCC of authority to issue fines. After SEC v. Jarkesy this should be easy.
Contrary to agencies’ positions over decades, “civil money penalties” or “monetary penalties” are just fines, and fines need a jury.
TO BE FAIR, THE WESTERN LEFT ROUTINELY LIES IN SERVICE TO THE WEST’S ENEMIES:
One of the most bizarre things about Hamas is that it states explicitly that it's an Islamist movement aiming to replace Israel with an Islamist state, and the Western left insists that it's just a "resistance" movement dedicated to the Palestinian cause fighting "occupation." pic.twitter.com/il5FJxhcsk
— David Bernstein (@ProfDBernstein) January 12, 2026
FLASHBACK:
Since Democrats are once again engaged in Kristallnacht-style violence because the electorate rejected their policies, it's time once again for my periodic reminder that all Democrats are fascists.
I love the fact that whenever I point this out, some Democrat invariably…
— Cynical Publius (@CynicalPublius) March 11, 2025
100% TRUE:
When you see lunatics screaming at ICE or just acting insane about a far left cause, I want you to remember that they’re signing up to be election workers on Election Day. Does anyone really think they won’t cheat? If so, you’re an idiot. We must prioritize election integrity.
— Robby Starbuck (@robbystarbuck) January 13, 2026
THE HIGHER EDUCATION FRAUDFEST: Minnesota ‘ghost students’ stole $12.5 million in loans, sparking calls for new safeguards.
HIGHER EDUCATION BUBBLE UPDATE:
The levels of fraud in academia are insane https://t.co/4REI85E2JP
— Pascal-Emmanuel Gobry (@pegobry_en) January 12, 2026