Author Archive: Glenn Reynolds
September 23, 2026
WHEN THEY TELL YOU WHO THEY ARE, BELIEVE THEM:
This is what the Left wants. https://t.co/F9XG0EUjei
— Rep. Andy Ogles (@RepOgles) September 23, 2026
MAYBE JUST DON’T WORRY SO MUCH? A Popular Plan To Fix Climate Change Could Have An Unexpectedly Disastrous Effect.
IS THERE ANYTHING IT CAN’T DO? Coffee Drinkers May Have More Muscle, Less Body Fat and Unexpected Hormone Differences, According to a New Study.
THIS IS TROUBLING: Sober drivers arrested for DUI in 22 states, investigation finds. It is well known that field sobriety tests are utterly unreliable. I would never take one.
EVERY PALESTINIAN ARGUMENT SEEMS TO REQUIRE FRAUD OF SOME SORT: Protesters hand out fake TPUSA flyers at Vanderbilt screening of ‘Run Hide Fight: Infidels.’
ENTERTAINMENT: What ‘Run Hide Fight: Infidels’ Teaches Hollywood—and Us.
I CAN’T SPARE THIS MAN, HE FIGHTS:
Oh boy. The Louisiana Maneuvers are returning. ENDORSED! 🇺🇸
Now please tell me they’re going to stress logistics HARD.
Patton’s tanks stopping at highway gas stations during the 1941 maneuvers exposed a major weakness… and made fuel delivery a top wartime priority. https://t.co/NOWViaN4Xl
— John Ʌ Konrad V (@johnkonrad) September 22, 2026
THINGS ARE NOT GOING WELL NORTH OF THE BORDER:
@grok how many gun related homicides were in the United States? Use the newest data from the FBI.
How many MAID deaths were in Canada? Use the newest data.
Extrapolate those figures into a per-capita basis.— Daniel (@WVDanielM) September 22, 2026
Answer: “FBI 2025 data: estimated 14,085 total murders, firearms used in 72.3% (~10,183 gun homicides). Canada Health 2024 MAID: 16,499 (newest full official). Per capita: US (~342M pop) ~3.0/100k. Canada (~41.5M) ~39.8/100k.”” (Emphasis added, because holy crap.)
EITHER DEMOCRATS ARE INSANE OR THE POLLS AREN’T TRUSTWORTHY: 39% of Democratic Voters Think Restaurant Industry “Should Be Publicly Owned and Operated.”
NAILED IT:
From the top rope, @charlescwcooke @NRO: pic.twitter.com/OazOPbIQXB
— Dan McLaughlin (@baseballcrank) September 22, 2026
WHEN I WROTE MY PAPER ON MILITARY COUPS IN THE UNITED STATES, I NEVER EXPECTED IT TO BECOME SO RELEVANT:
60% of Democrats would welcome a … (checks notes) … MILITARY COUP to remove Donald Trump from office.
Please don’t tell me these people care a whit about democracy or democratic norms https://t.co/iyRVVIwvDI
— Marc Thiessen (@marcthiessen) September 22, 2026
September 22, 2026
OPEN THREAD: Tuesday’s groovy — and so are you.
GOOD: Samsung to invest up to $100 million in Oak Ridge nuclear plant. “Kairos broke ground on the Hermes 2 plant in April. It is the first power-producing Generation IV reactor to get a United States construction permit. In August, Kairos announced a deal with Google and the Tennessee Valley Authority as well as plans to train East Tennesseans to join the nuclear workforce.”
Faster, please.
I’M A BIG FAN OF ROCKET LAB, BUT THEY’RE NOWHERE NEAR BEING ABLE TO SCALE TO SPACEX’S DIMENSIONS: Rocket Lab Poised to Become “Only Viable Alternative” to SpaceX, Says Cantor Fitzgerald. Here, though, they’re talking about stock value.
SCIENCE UNSETTLED: A Long-Held Idea About Alzheimer’s Tau May Be Wrong.
ANSWERING THE IMPORTANT QUESTIONS: Is your job giving you erectile dysfunction?
IS THERE ANYTHING IT CAN’T DO? Your Coffee Habit Could Actually Help Slow Aging.