NEWS FROM THE CULTURE WARS: Fighting back in the War on Comedy.

OH PLEASE: The Poop on the Poop Swastika [With Comment by John].

BEYOND PARODY: Vox Media Bans Staff from Mansplaining.

DO YOU MISS HIM YET: George W. Bush surprises veterans visiting the Bush Center.

IF ONLY: Hillary We Hardly Knew Ye.

BUYING MORE PANHANDLERS:That $200-an-hour panhandler proves Bill Bratton right.

CHICOMS: Hong Kong bookstore disappearances shock publishing industry.

BUT DON’T WORRY, IT WILL COME HOME TO ROOST: Chicken Little isn’t squawking — yet.

YOUR TAX DOLLARS AT WORK: U.S. to Help Iran Rebuild Nuclear Reactor.

AT LEAST THEY HAVE PHILOSOPHIES: GOP Debate Highlights Conservatives’ Philosophical Divisions.

I’D NEVER WASTE A BOTTLE OF WINE THAT WAY: Seriously, though, if you expect everyone to love your work, even if it were the most brilliant thing ever, you’re delusional and need medications. British Writer Tracks Down Teen Who Gave His Book a Bad Review, Smashes Her With Wine Bottle.

THESE HAVE ALWAYS FASCINATED ME: For a while younger son had a nose cone ceiling fan. PAINTINGS: Nosecone Art.

WHEN IT WAS ALL RIGHT TO READ THE POLITICALLY INCORRECT: Appendix “N” Looked At Again.

THE FEDS LIED? THEY LIED? INCONCEIVABLE: The free money promised by Washington to states agreeing to Medicaid expansion has turned out to be a sucker’s bet.

NO ONE I KNOW, AT LEAST: Nobody Is Actually Upset About The Starbucks Cup. Stop Saying Otherwise.

CLOSER TO MY HIGH SCHOOL DREAM OF LEARNING WITHOUT STUDYING:  (Yeah, I was a lazy teen.  Deal.) Watching a memory form.

MY PEEPS OFFEND COLLEGE STUDENTS: Sad Robot Puppies: Your helicopter mama breastfed you to puberty, didn’t she?

IS COLLEGE THE WAY OF THE PAST: Forget “Higher” Education.

SOME OF US MANAGE:  That said, for years I had to go to the elementary school every week to haul the boys out of SPANISH as primary language classes, so yeah, it’s not easy.  And it has to change. Why America makes it hard for immigrants to assimilate.  We either make it easier and expected, or we won’t survive very long.

IF THEY DIDN’T HAVE DOUBLE STANDARDS: Bill Cosby is being crucified for being conservative.

TAX LAWS ARE FOR CONSERVATIVES: Will Clinton Foundation accounting fraud implicate a major accounting firm?

THE END RESULT OF HELICOPTER PARENTING AND “NO FRUSTRATION” UPBRINGING: Precious Snowflakes at Yale are Revolting (UPDATED).

AND HOW TO KEEP IT SO: On Fertile Ground.

WE DON’T REALLY WANT IT, BUT: More on Missouri.

MORE NEWS YOU CAN USE: How To Make A Feral Cat Shelter.