Author Archive: Glenn Reynolds

IF YOU START WITH THE ASSUMPTION THAT LEFTISTS REFLEXIVELY OPPOSE ANYTHING GOOD, YOU WON’T GO FAR WRONG:

Background:

UPDATE:

IT’S ON: BREAKING: Trump Launches Strikes; Tells Iranians to ‘Seize Control of Your Destiny’.

Targeted killings of top officials and a massive cyberattack; seems like the goal is to weaken the regime and enable a revolution. Now let’s see if the Iranian people can step up.

Meanwhile, among the West’s useless class, things are going as usual:

Plus, I got your “legal basis for this war” right here:

Heh.

RFK, JR. LEARNS FROM EXPERIENCE: “Now I’m in an administration surrounded by immensely talented people who are immensely idealistic. I always imagined Republicans would get together thinking about how to screw the poor and reduce taxes on the rich, but they’re actually narrowly focused on how do we solve these big problems and make our country work. The level of idealism that I see at every level in the White House and in my agency is inspiring. And then the level of capability—the competence of the people I’m surrounded with….”

ICYMI: CAN YOU HAVE A RULES-BASED ORDER WHEN THE RULES DON’T APPLY TO ONE TEAM?

OPEN THREAD: Ring in the weekend.

WE NEED NEW DRUGS: Ancient Killer Is Rapidly Gaining Resistance to Antibiotics, Scientists Warn. “Despite having plagued humans for millennia, typhoid fever is rarely considered a threat in developed countries today. But this ancient killer is still very much a danger in our modern world. Research published in 2022 revealed the bacterium that causes typhoid fever is evolving extensive drug resistance, and is rapidly replacing strains that aren’t resistant.”

CHRIS SOUNDS COMMUNIST A LOT:

WAR NEWS:

ENVIRONMENTALISTS NEVER PROTEST CHINA BECAUSE CHINA ALREADY HAS A COMMUNIST GOVERNMENT.

GOOD:

THE E.V. BUBBLE CONTINUES TO DEFLATE: Stellantis Lost $26 Billion, Now It’s Betting on Jeeps and V-8s. “Stellantis previously warned it would incur about $26 billion in charges as it backtracks on its timeline and investment in electric vehicles whose demand has slowed compared with growth projections at the time the decisions and investments were made. Many automakers have had write-downs as well, but Stellantis’ is notably higher. Ford took a $19.5 billion hit in December and GM reported it will take a $6 billion charge. EV sales continue to grow, but not at the pace automakers anticipated, which prompted investment in more capacity than needed at this time.”

I LIKE A STORY WITH A HAPPY ENDING: Armed Self-Defense: Pennsylvania Home Invasion Stopped Thanks to the Application of Hot Lead. “The burglar then called Mr. Homeowner’s bluff. Maybe the intruder thought the homeowner didn’t have the stones to use actually his gun. Maybe the bad guy thought the gun wasn’t really loaded, just kept in the home as a magic talisman against evil. The would-be burglar found out, however, that the gun was very real and that Mr. Homeowner had the stones to use it. A shot rang out, striking the intruder in the leg and dropping him right there. Police rolled up promptly to find the perp making a mess on the carpet. An ambulance hauled him off to the hospital and cops launched their investigation. No charges were filed against the homeowner. Lt. Steven Brooks made it clear the shooting appears justified, a clear case of armed self-defense while protecting a family.”

CAN YOU HAVE A RULES-BASED ORDER WHEN THE RULES DON’T APPLY TO ONE TEAM?

THE MASKS CAME OFF OVERNIGHT POST-ELECTION: