ANSWERING THE IMPORTANT QUESTIONS: Why New Cars Look So Huge: We’ve always had big cars. So why do new ones look so gargantuan?
Author Archive: Glenn Reynolds
January 28, 2026
ASKING THE IMPORTANT QUESTIONS: Did Edison accidentally make graphene in 1879?
21ST CENTURY NAVAL ARCHITECTURE: Unsinkable metal tubes could lead to resilient ships, floating platforms and renewable energy innovations.
LIFE IN THE 21ST CENTURY: I let ChatGPT analyze a decade of my Apple Watch data. Then I called my doctor.
A DUMB, OUTDATED SCAM:
This is truly the stupidest concept in the world. During the Cuban Missile Crisis, the clock stayed at seven minutes to midnight . . . and moved back at the next review to twelve minutes. https://t.co/LAZKNDSd4K
— Charles C. W. Cooke (@charlescwcooke) January 28, 2026
Related: The Clock Ticks. “‘How scared of the future are left-leaning establishment type people?’ and ‘How much publicity does the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists need?’ The upward creep of the minute hand, even as the world has gotten objectively safer, suggests that the latter plays a big role: Bad news always sells better than good news.”
LONGTIME BLOGGER (POINTSANDFIGURES) AND INSTAPUNDIT READER JEFF CARTER IS Running for Nevada State Treasurer.
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21ST CENTURY RELATIONSHIPS: Haley Baylee begs judge to toss ex-husband Matt Kalil’s lawsuit over her comments about his penis size. “The model compared Kalil’s penis size to ‘two Coke cans stacked on top of each other, maybe even a third.'”
IT’S ALWAYS MICHIGAN STATE: MSU ‘Peace Warriors’ protest on behalf of woman who struck ICE agent with vehicle.
DEI’S TRAGIC FRUIT: NTSB Chair Says D.C. Plane Crash That Killed 67 Was ‘100% Preventable.’
AND I WANT TO CLIMB MOUNT EVEREST WITHOUT OXYGEN, USING ONLY YOGIC BREATH CONTROL: Tim Walz Wants to Beat the S*!T Out of JD Vance. “Tim Walz can’t decide whether he wants to play the peacemaker or the tough guy. Frankly, he does neither of them well, and he is not smart enough to know how to shut the hell up. Which explains why Minnesota has been such a mess under his ‘leadership.'”
YEP. AMNESTY IS OFF THE TABLE, PERIOD.
An amnesty deal now seems further away than ever because it’s now 100% clear Dems will never keep their half of the bargain if it involves any significant restrictions on future migration. They’ll pocket the amnesty & reopen the border Biden-style as soon as they get the chance. https://t.co/OugFBIJ1S2
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) January 27, 2026
And give Mickey credit, he’s been hammering on the immigration issue since the ’90s.
HE WILL FIT RIGHT IN WITH THAT CROWD: Harvard Professor Known for Anti-Israel Activism Joins Columbia’s Pulitzer Board.
HELEN’S BEEN CONVINCED THAT I’LL KEEL OVER IF I TOUCH A SNOW SHOVEL SINCE I WAS 35. Winter storm brings warnings about heart attack risk of shoveling snow.
SUCKERS!!!
Not one Somalian has been to an Anti ICE protest in Minnesota. Liberals are so stupid.
— TheTexasOne (@TexasRepublic71) January 26, 2026
January 27, 2026
SO I GUESS THE LEFTIES AREN’T PUNCHING NAZIS ANYMORE: NYC Therapist Who Wished Hitler “Ended” Jews Still Practicing.
Of course they never actually did. They just figured out who they wanted to punch, and then called them Nazis.
OPEN THREAD: Tuesday’s groovy.
“I TOLD ORVILLE, AND I TOLD WILBUR, AND NOW I’M TELLING YOU: THAT THING WILL NEVER FLY.” NASA to fly piece of Wright Brothers’ plane on Artemis 2 moon mission.
LONGTIME BLOGGER (POINTSANDFIGURES) AND INSTAPUNDIT READER JEFF CARTER IS Running for Nevada State Treasurer.
Follow the above link for information, follow this one to donate or volunteer.
YOUR GREAT GRANDMOTHER WAS RIGHT: Being Single in Your Late 20s May Take a Toll on Mental Well-Being.
LIFE IN THE 21ST CENTURY: Doctors increasingly see AI scribes in a positive light, but hiccups persist.
WITH CURRENT TECH, PLUG-IN HYBRIDS SEEM MORE PRACTICAL THAN EVs: Chrysler’s Pulling the Plug on the Pacifica Plug-In. What’s Next?
FROM THE BUREAU OF UNFORCED ERRORS: The FBI Director Could Use a Crash Course in the Second Amendment.