GET IN THEIR FACE. PUNCH BACK TWICE AS HARD: Take back the public square: Why silence won’t slow polarization. “Are you among the silent majority? I once was. With polarization plaguing public discourse, I saw no point in engaging. But then I began to wonder if my silence was part of the problem.”

MORE CRUSHING OF DISSENT: School calls cops on parents wearing ‘XX’ wristbands to protest male player on girls team: Superintendent: bands were ‘threatening, harassing, intimidating.’

Leftists love to pretend that disagreement is somehow violence. As a friend says, anyone who thinks words are violence has never been punched in the nose.

WELL, BYE: Rutgers president to step down following backlash over handling of anti-Semitism: Holloway has faced criticism for his handling of anti-Semitism, with some accusing him of empowering anti-Israel sentiment during his tenure.

WHY BRITAIN HAS STAGNATED. “These are not just disconnected observations. They highlight the most important economic fact about modern Britain: that it is difficult to build almost anything, anywhere. This prevents investment, increases energy costs, and makes it harder for productive economic clusters to expand. This, in turn, lowers our productivity, incomes, and tax revenues.”

We’re in the same situation, just not quite as far along.

CDR SALAMANDER: How do You Say “Frog Soup” in Mandarin? “Taiwan’s military has registered a record 2,076 PLA incursions this year into its air defence identification zone.”

K-12 IMPLOSION UPDATE: ‘Climate Literacy’ in Schools Replacing Actual Literacy.

GOOD GRIEF:

Kamala: “I’d like another debate. I hope the former Vice President would agree to that.”

Which Vice President is she talking about here?
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— Greg Price (@greg_price11) September 22, 2024

KAMALA PRETENDS TO BE A GUN PERSON, CONGRESSMAN TIM BURCHETT (R-My District) REALLY IS:

Always good to visit with the good folks at Top Dollar Pawn. pic.twitter.com/CplXzACH1l

— Tim Burchett (@timburchett) September 21, 2024

MARK PULLIAM HAS HAD thoughts on jury nullification, which he sent me in response to my podcast interview the other day.

LOL, ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION IS HURTING EVERYBODY: Chicago gangbangers rage against newly arrived Venezuelan migrants as Tren de Aragua moves in: ‘City is going to go up in flames.’

It’s going to go from “defund the police” to “build that wall” overnight . . . .

WELL: Janet Jackson: Kamala’s Not Black.

OPEN THREAD: Ring out the weekend.

VEGANS BEWARE: Scientists Uncover New Cancer-Blocking Benefits of Milk and Meat Proteins.

THE ANSWER IS “NO.” In Appeal Of Dismissal Of Law Prof’s Retaliation Claim Over Use Of Redacted Slur On Exam, 7th Circuit Asks: Should Law School Be A Safe Space?

ICYMI: MY NEW YORK POST COLUMN: Amid Brazil’s battle to muzzle Musk’s X, Elon eyes tech triumph in free-speech wars.

NOW OUT FROM MY FRIEND AND COLLEAGUE VEJAS LIULEVICIUS, AT THE GREAT COURSES: Communism in Decline: From Sputnik to Gorbachev.

Well worth your time.

PREPAREDNESS: Keeping it Clean. “My friend and I were talking defense guns when he decided to show me the small semi-automatic that he carried in an ankle holster. Proudly drawing it out of the holster, he and I both discovered that the pistol was missing its front sight. He didn’t have a clue as to when he had lost the sight and, what’s more, the gun was covered in dirt and lint. I pointed out that it was a really good idea to keep a defense gun clean and regularly inspected for such things as missing front sights, among other problems that might arise.”

Well, yes.

ANYTHING LIKE THIS WILL BE POLITICALLY ABUSED, GUARANTEED. A Critique of Justice Kagan’s Supreme Court Ethics Reform Proposal: Could a panel of lower court judges evaluate ethics complaints against Supreme Court justices?

EVERYTHING IS GOING SWIMMINGLY: CDC: U.S. whooping cough cases rising, especially in teens.

DON’T MAKE ME CLEAR THIS ROOM: The cultural style of late imperial authority, at every level. “Now, watch the city council in the small town of Sylacauga, Alabama prematurely end its meeting and eject the public because local residents expressed concern about the presence of large numbers of recent Haitian immigrants in the city (fast forward to 5:29 to watch the mayor end the meeting).”

SKYNET FLIES: Evolving artificial intelligence capabilities in space.

I GUESS ELECTION DENIAL IS OKAY AGAIN: Senate Democrats craft bill recognizing Maduro opponent as Venezuela election winner. I mean, they’re right, of course, but . . .

IF THE PRESS CAN DRAG HER ACROSS THE FINISH LINE, YES: VDH: Can Harris’s Cynical, Run-Out-The Clock Campaign Succeed?

AMERICAN HEROES: UNC frat brothers restore American flag again after anti-Israel protest.

DIVERSITY PROBLEM: UMich committee urges institutional neutrality, shows that leftist views ‘dominate the conversation’: Official university pronouncements on controversial matters ‘[suggest] that those who disagree are unwelcome,’ the report concluded.. “‘There is a strong barrier to express criticism of policies related to DEI, antiracism, etc. Such criticisms are often branded as intolerant or racist, and brushed off,’ one respondent said.”