Author Archive: Stephen Green

ANALYSIS: TRUE. Joe Biden Cements His Legacy as the ‘Atlas Shrugged’ President.

Still, the most ominous parallel between Joe Biden and Atlas Shrugged is missing from this piece.

In the book, there is no “President of the United States.” Instead, there’s a not-too-bright and ineffectual “Head of State” in the person of Mr. Thompson. The country is actually run behind the scenes by a cabal of Big Business, Big Labor, and Big Bureaucracy.

Ayn Rand called it in 1957.

THE FORCE MULTIPLIER’S FORCE MULTIPLIER: Valkyrie combat drone launches another drone during test flight. “It wasn’t that long ago that robotic aircraft were confined to long-endurance reconnaissance flights and occasional missile ground strikes. However, as autonomous systems and artificial intelligence have grown increasingly sophisticated, their capabilities have expanded until the missions that drones and piloted aircraft carry out have not only blurred, but continue to change as the concept of individual aircraft gives way to networked teams working in concert.”

Its networking abilities make the F-35 more than the sum of its expensive parts. Allow the pilot to control a few networked armed-drone-carrying armed drones, and the possibilities get really interesting.

KRUISER’S MORNING BRIEF: Infrastructure and the Dems’ Concussed Commie Fever Dream. “With the Democrats it’s all about the feels. Burdensome things like economics, definitions of words, or common sense need never be considered as long as they can tug some heartstrings. They have mastered the politics of emotion in order to shame anyone who disagrees with their outrageous boondoggles.”

CHANGE YOU CAN WILL BE REQUIRED TO BELIEVE IN: Putin signs law allowing him to rule Russia until 2036. “The controversial bill would allow Putin to remain in power almost indefinitely. It was recently approved by the lower and upper chambers of the Russian Parliament. The constitutional changes were approved by Russian voters last year. ”

Deeper background: Putin will be eligible for re-re-reelection as the incumbent for an office he never held.

IMMINENT: Joe Biden To Announce Executive Orders on Gun Control. “Stakeholders have speculated that the president could announce regulations on concealed assault-style firearms; prohibitions on firearm purchases for those convicted of domestic violence against their partners; and federal guidance on home storage safety measures.”

Joe Biden lives in one of the most heavily protected residences in the world, in a city currently (and unprecedentedly) patrolled by 20,000 National Guardsmen.

Politico bills it as “long-awaited executive action” even though Biden has been president for less than three months.

VODKAPUNDIT PRESENTS YOUR DAILY INSANITY WRAP: The Number of Children Biden Has Detained Will Shock You.

Insanity Wrap needs to know: What do you call 18,000 minors detained at our southern border?

Answer: Seven times more than were ever detained at once under Donald Trump.

Before we get to the sordid details, a quick preview of today’s Wrap.

  • Another blue checkmark, another embarrassing self-own
  • How can public schools re-educate kids they never educated in the first place?
  • American Journal of Psychiatry quietly issued a total retraction of study on trans surgery benefit

Bonus Sanity: Americans are so over the COVID panicmongering.

And so much more at the link, you’d have to be crazy to miss it.