HIGHER EDUCATION BUBBLE UPDATE: Syllabus data reveals rise of leftist authors in college, decline of classical authors.

#WINNING:

I don't want to tell you this because you seem a bit hysterical, but when you compare Trump and Obama's approval at the same point in their second term… Trump is actually more popular. https://t.co/2iqlLrHMz3 pic.twitter.com/vOe52JrIFH

— Ryan James Girdusky (@RyanGirdusky) August 24, 2025

ROGER KIMBALL: Trump’s Whirlwind Week: Peace Talks, D.C. Cleanup, and a CBO Win.

WHY THEY HATE HIM: RFK Jr Makes Another Major Change To Boost ‘Radical Transparency.’

HE SHOULD HAVE BEEN FIRED ALREADY: George Mason President Implemented Illegal Race-Based Hiring Schemes, Education Department Finds.

GOOD CHANCE THE STARMER GOVERNMENT WON’T BE AROUND LONG ENOUGH TO COLLECT IT ANYWAY: 4chan Will Refuse to Pay Daily UK Online Safety Fines.

A UNIFIED THEORY OF NETWORKED NARCISSISM: How and why social media makes us all into the worst versions of ourselves. “In this essay, I’m going to offer my hypothesis, which lies at the nexus of anonymity, algorithmic reinforcement, and psychological fragmentation—in both the normal understanding of that term and in a way I’m going to define shortly, emotional whiplash.”

INVASIVE PLANTS BAD. INVASIVE PEOPLE GOOD? Surprising Pushback as Community Fights to Undo Damage from Invasive Plants.

OPEN THREAD: Make it special.

THE NEW SPACE RACE: SpaceX launches Space Force spaceplane X-37B.

THIS SEEMS TRUE:

In any moral debate, the people using the most euphemisms are probably wrong.

— Hans Fiene 🦬 (@HansFiene) August 20, 2025

ONE OF THE 21ST CENTURY’S BIGGEST PROBLEMS:

The average AWFL would rather be carjacked and have her arm broken than not be able to virtue signal.

It’s mental illness. https://t.co/xQuur44iZB

— Bonchie (@bonchieredstate) August 23, 2025

HIGHLY PLAUSIBLE: Study links poor sleep to self-harm in teenagers.

I suspect an awful lot of teenage pathologies are linked to poor sleep. I, on the other hand, sleep like a baby because my conscience is clean. From this morning’s Oura Ring output:

I REMEMBER WHEN THE JEEP CHEROKEE WAS A NICE, CHEAP SUV: How Much Will the 2026 Jeep Cherokee Cost? A Lot.

FOLLOW THE SCIENCE: Florida Uses a Science-Based Approach to Managing Wildlife With Resumption of Black Bear Hunting.

Flashback: Bears, Boston and the Gods of the Copybook Headings.

NOW IT’S JUST A TASTY, TASTY CONDIMENT: Ketchup was once a diarrhea cure.

Ah, I remember the innocent days of Instapundit Ketchup-blogging.

TEST THIS ON VIDEO OF JOE BIDEN: Eye movement patterns reveal subtle signs of cognitive and memory decline.

THIS IS ANOTHER OF THOSE THINGS YOUR GRANDMOTHER COULD HAVE TOLD YOU: Uninspired? Chat with People
People underestimate how much they’ll gain from talking with others.

I WOULD FAVOR NATIONAL CARRY RECIPROCITY: Trump Says He’s a Second Amendment Person, Favors Concealed Carry Permit Reciprocity in Washington, DC.

SPACE LAW: Race to build nuclear reactor on moon raises galaxy of legal questions.

ONE DOES NOT BUILD A SUCCESSFUL ECONOMY ON SLAVERY: ‘Sloppy scholarship’: New book refutes claim early U.S. economy was built on slavery.

TAKING OUT THE TRASH: Trump admin cancels 6,000 student visas, citing crime and pro-terrorism sentiments.

HAHA:

Hands up, who made this? 😂😂😂😂😂😂 pic.twitter.com/yG7b5uxPLl

— Donna Louise (@DonnaLouise1212) August 23, 2025

Prediction: The profusion of English, Welsh, and Scottish flags as a symbol of resistance to a criminal national government may lead to the unraveling of the UK. Americans seldom appreciate that British people still care about the differences between those three nations, but they do. And I suspect they will care more.

ELDERLY LEFTIST WHITE WOMEN ARE ALL THAT’S LEFT TO THEM:

This is a sign being held by a white liberal protesting against the black Republican nominee for Governor in Virginia speaking out against boys using the girl's bathroom.

White liberals are some of the most racist people in the United States. https://t.co/62fmCORlAh

— CJ Pearson (@thecjpearson) August 21, 2025

And they have . . . issues.

SEDUCTIVE AI: AI chatbots and their poisonous delusions are coming for our kids.

AI can be your friend, we’re told. Your confidant! Your lover!

This is all a lie.

AI can pretend to be these things, mirroring your inputs and stroking your ego with programmed responses, but can never actually care about you the way a friend will.

True.