DIVERSITY OF THOUGHT UNWELCOME THERE: Yale professors go full blue: 97.6 percent donate to Dems, 0 percent to GOP.
Author Archive: Stephen Green
January 15, 2026
HOW MANY GUESSES DO I GET?
When people think of 20th Century fascism, they usually think of fully-installed, oppressive central governments.
But when you trace the rise of 20th Century fascism, it usually starts with a criminal political party that does everything it can to undermine the legitimate…
— Cynical Publius (@CynicalPublius) January 14, 2026
IT’S MY THURSDAY ESSAY FOR VIP SUBSCRIBERS: One Thousand, Four Hundred, and Eighteen Days.
HOW NOT TO BE SEEN: John Cleese Gets Schooled on Wild Trump Assassination Theory. “Cleese has yet to respond to Zito’s note.”
Don’t mess with Salena Zito, either.
REAL MONEY: Illegal Aliens Cost Texas Hospitals $1 Billion In 2025. “Funny how Libertarian sorts claiming that illegal aliens are a net benefit to the economy always seem to leave a lot of “externalities” out of their calculations: Higher crime rates, more sex trafficking, enabling transnational criminal organizations, more voting fraud, higher government spending and higher taxes to provide government services for illegal aliens, higher prices for citizens for limited housing, depressed wages for citizens, etc.”
TODAY’S DEMOCRATS ARE NOT ONLY MORE ABSURD THAN YOU IMAGINE, THEY’RE MORE ABSURD THAN YOU CAN IMAGINE:
I only bring this up because this asshat actually owns the domain for https://t.co/MeKhPwp9L2.
Embarrassed for you, Mark. https://t.co/6JuBQ69jx8
— The🐰FOO (@PolitiBunny) January 15, 2026
But wait, it gets better:
Moron doxxed himself as well, lol
— The🐰FOO (@PolitiBunny) January 15, 2026
Best advice: Don’t mess with the Foo.
DISPATCHES FROM THE BLUE ZONES: Colorado Democrats Introduce Bill to Strip Parents of Rights on the Transing of Kids.
WELL, WHEN YOU PUT IT LIKE THAT…:
What the crap. That's horrible.https://t.co/Os4sAIGrNS
— Danger Casey (@CaseySoftware) January 15, 2026
CIVIL RIGHTS UPDATE: States Now Taking On the Fight Against Anti-Gun Lawfare.
As state legislatures across the country grapple with how to address the criminal misuse of firearms, South Carolina lawmakers have taken a decidedly different path with the introduction of House Bill 4723 — a measure aimed at strengthening legal protections for the lawful manufacture, distribution and sale of firearms and related products.
The proposal, known as the “South Carolina Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act (PLCAA),” reflects a proactive effort to block what supporters describe as “opportunistic lawsuits” that seek to hold honest businesses, like South Carolin-based FN America and Palmetto State Armory, liable for criminal misuse of their products.
More like this, please.
IT DOES A BODY GOOD: Trump signs a law returning whole milk to school lunches.
The action allows schools participating in the National School Lunch Program to serve whole and 2% fat milk along with the skim and low-fat products required since 2012.
“Whether you’re a Democrat or a Republican, whole milk is a great thing,” Trump said at a White House signing ceremony that featured lawmakers, dairy farmers and their children.
Previously: Kids, parents tweet their white-hot hate for Michelle Obama’s school lunch regs.
I had no idea my kids even knew who Michelle Obama was, until the subject of school lunches came up. She’s still a sore subject.
And ICYMI: RFK Jr. Vs. Indestructible Trump’s ‘Poison’ Diet.
THIS IS A LONGSTANDING ISSUE REQUIRING FAR MORE ATTENTION: Chronic Pain and the Quiet Collapse of Trust. “After years of compliance, she walked away from medication entirely. Not because her pain eased, but because being treated like a suspect wore her down.”
TRADE WAR: China’s trade surplus surges 20% to a record $1.2 trillion, even with Trump’s tariffs.
China’s trade surplus surged to a record of almost $1.2 trillion in 2025, the government said Wednesday, as exports to other countries made up for slowing shipments to the U.S. under President Donald Trump’s onslaught of higher tariffs.
China’s exports rose 5.5% for the whole of last year to $3.77 trillion, customs data showed, as Chinese automakers and other manufacturers expanded into markets across the globe. Imports flatlined at $2.58 trillion. The 2024 trade surplus was over $992 billion.
In December, China’s exports climbed 6.6% from the year before in dollar terms, better than economists’ estimates and higher than November’s 5.9% year-on-year increase. Imports in December were up 5.7% year-on-year, compared to November’s 1.9%.
It looked odd to me at first that China’s exports surged that much while imports — the country is highly dependent on imported raw materials for its manufacturing — remained flat.
Best guess is that domestic demand continues to slump, while Beijing continues trying to export its domestic troubles to foreign markets.
SPOILER: MEN CAN’T GET PREGNANT, AND I’M NOT EVEN A BIOLOGIST: Sen. Hawley Destroys Doctor Who Can’t Answer ‘Can Men Get Pregnant?’
OH, CANADA: Orwell, Sir John A. Macdonald titles among books purged from Ontario school.
In a shocking act, the Thames Valley District School Board has purged numerous classic works of literature, history and political thought from a school library’s shelves. The board euphemistically calls the process “deselection.” Among the casualties of this radical book ban are timeless novels like 1984 and non-fiction works on Canada’s first prime minister, Sir John A. Macdonald.
A London, Ontario, secondary school binned more than 10,000 library books between January and March this year under the Thames Valley District School Board’s “inclusive libraries revitalization project,” eliminating more than half of the school’s 18,000-book collection.
Banning Orwell is almost too on-point to be believed.
KRUISER’S MORNING BRIEFING: It’s Refreshing When the GOP Acts Like It’s Winning. “Senate Republicans finally got something right on Wednesday, but it was a close call.”
THAT DOES TEND TO CHANGE THINGS:
That was before your friends started trying to murder them. https://t.co/WXzAQ4W37E
— Kurt Schlichter (@KurtSchlichter) January 14, 2026
COLORADO: Jared Polis’ lame duck legislative session his time to shine.
Good God Almighty, the “democratic” socialists are ripping him apart for his simple social media post: “Today is a moment to celebrate the ouster of the brutal socialist dictator of Venezuela, who has cruelly impoverished this once-prosperous country that sits on greater oil wealth than Saudi Arabia.”
Then there’s a challenge of how God made him. No, it doesn’t matter he’s gay. In fact, that’s a box to check when running as a Democrat. The problem is he was born Jewish.
The Israel-hating, “from the river to the sea” style of antisemitism now rampant in Democratic ranks would never allow a Jew to be their presidential nominee.
Polis for VP? Again, no. Colorado’s ultra-blue electoral votes will go to whomever the Dems nominate. The VP slot will go to someone who brings the ticket a swing constituency; Colorado is a “sure thing.”
So basically, Jared Polis is now Colorado’s Rodney Dangerfield. The question is, will he lean into it?
If he does, it would be the kind of pleasant heart-attack-inducing shock that would go against pretty much everything he did as governor up until now.
OH: Danish intel warned last year about Russian and Chinese military goals toward Greenland and Arctic.
The “Intelligence Outlook 2025” report on the security of the Kingdom of Denmark, released just last month, had warned at great length that “China is preparing for a military presence in the Arctic” and that “China’s long-term Arctic interests include Greenland.” The report highlighted Chinese air-based, seaborne, and submersible activities in the Arctic.
The Danish intelligence report had further assessed that the militaries of China and Russia were collaborating more closely in the Arctic, displaying the growing “DragonBear” alliance between Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin. The report noted that Russia “uses every available tool to monitor and chart the waters between Greenland, Iceland, the Faroe Islands, and the United Kingdom” as “part of the preparations for a potential confrontation with NATO” and as the Kremlin deploys submarines, ships, and planes near Greenland.
The U.S. Office of the Director of National Intelligence’s annual threat assessment in 2025 also detailed Russian and Chinese ambitions in the Arctic, specifically stating that both U.S. foes had specific strategic interests in Greenland. The Pentagon’s Arctic Strategy — penned in 2024 during the Biden Administration — also warned about growing Russian and Chinese military cooperation in the Arctic.
Europe’s pride is hurt, and they don’t want to turn over a vital territory they can’t properly defend or exploit.
PROBABLY, YEAH: Bill Maher Says Free Speech Cost Him the Golden Globe. “During a recent episode of the 69-year-old comedian’s Club Random podcast, which aired before the Golden Globes on Sunday, Maher told guest Joel Edgerton, ‘I’ve been nominated for 33 Emmys, and they would never give it to me. That’s not a gag number. That’s a real number. It’s crazy.’ He then rattled off a list of the many categories in which award groups have nominated him over the years.”
Says a lot more about Hollywood awards than it does about Maher, though.
January 14, 2026
GOOD LORD: Ex-CEO of Paul Newman charity for sick kids embezzled millions. “Christopher L. Butler, 49, of Porter Ranch, California, has been charged with more than a dozen felonies after allegedly stealing $5.2 million over seven years from The Painted Turtle, one of the many charities for kids with chronic or life-threatening illnesses co-founded by the late actor.”
DISPATCHES FROM AIRSTRIP ONE: ALL YOUR TEXTS ARE BELONG TO US!
SEPARATING FACT FROM FICTION: Did A Mysterious “Sonic Weapon” Really Aid Delta Force In Capturing Maduro?