Author Archive: Glenn Reynolds
August 30, 2026
ANSWERING THE IMPORTANT QUESTIONS: Is It Safe to Eat Green Potatoes? A Food Scientist Explains.
“I USED TO BE FAT, NOW I’M NOT.” I lost the weight on a GLP-1 — and I’m still explaining myself to everyone I love.
SHE HAS A BRAND:
Anytime I see Billie Eilish in the media, she's either complaining about capitalism or trying to sell me something https://t.co/T6ZzoRoaUz
— Lauren Chen (@TheLaurenChen) August 29, 2026
HIGHER EDUCATION BUBBLE UPDATE: Most universities have ‘too many academic programs,’ chief business officers say.
SPOILED SOCIALITES LEADING A SOCIALIST REVOLUTION: NYC socialist leaders caught living large, quietly collecting millions from real estate flips.
Typical.
THEY WON’T ABOLISH PRISONS, THEY WILL REPURPOSE THEM FOR YOU AND ME: Mamdani Turns Rikers Murderer Into Victim in Larger Plot to Abolish Prisons.
EVERYBODY’S A #RESISTANCE GANGSTA ‘TIL THE WATER BILL COMES DUE: Crybabies: Stars and Stripes Reporters Want Their Jobs Back.
A RIOT IS THE VOICE OF THE UNHEARD:
Three girls butchered at a dance class in Southport, England by a 2nd generation Rwandan immigrant and the streets exploded because people are done watching governments protect the system that keeps delivering this nightmare. https://t.co/r48kPZdAdl
— Brigitte Gabriel (@ACTBrigitte) August 30, 2026
This is an indigenous population resisting settler colonialism! #Resist!
EVERYONE SHOULD EXCEL AT SOMETHING: Ro Khanna Dethrones Stock Queen Nancy Pelosi in First Real Accomplishment of Political Career.
HIGHER EDUCATION BUBBLE UPDATE:
The present carving up of the academy is a 19th-century invention, not a sacred settlement. If sociology disappeared, economics and political science would absorb most of its intellectual work. Sociology’s sister disciplines already produce much valuable scholarship on mass… https://t.co/Pnp89DrOdS
— Timur Kuran (@timurkuran) August 29, 2026
AMERICA’S ENEMIES SYNCHRONIZE THEIR MESSAGING:
U.S. Democrats and Mark Carney are synchronizing their messages.
Carney hired Maia Johnson, a staffer for Hillary Clinton, to run the trade negotiations.
Pretty clear the reason Carney ripped up a done deal was to embarrass Trump and help Democrats in the mid-terms. https://t.co/N6WUBBag86
— Ezra Levant 🍁🚛 (@ezralevant) August 29, 2026
UPDATE:
When America had a disagreement with Canada, Democrats sided with Canada.
When America had a disagreement with Iran, Democrats sided with Iran.
When America had a disagreement with Venezuela, Democrats sided with Venezuela.
Do Democrats ever side with America?
— Brilyn Hollyhand (@BrilynHollyhand) August 30, 2026
NIL DESPERANDUM: John Lucas: How Not To Guarantee Strategic Defeat.
August 29, 2026
I WILL BE HAVING DENTAL SURGERY THAT DAY OR I WOULD BE THERE:
9/4: Larry Correia – Nick Searcy – Daily Wire's John Bickley hosting – NASHVILLE! – American Paladin Tour Finale. Be there!https://t.co/vC2LPKJTLD@monsterhunter45 @yesnicksearcy @jtbickley @realDailyWire @megbasham pic.twitter.com/Dy5RICbDy3
— Ark Press (@ark_press) August 29, 2026
UPDATE: Somehow I screwed up the Open Thread, so make this the de facto Open Thread.
AND YET YOU HAD TO GO AND DIG IT UP: Gruesome Discovery Shows 17th-Century Villagers Were Terrified of What Lurked in ‘Grave 75.’ “These observed practices can be described as anti-demonic, protecting the living from dangerous deceased individuals.”
I mean, we’ve all seen the movies.
THEY’RE ALWAYS IN THE LAST PLACE YOU LOOK: Scientists Discover a Mysterious New Snake Species Hiding in New Guinea.
DAVID BARON, CALL YOUR OFFICE: “I Thought It Was a Dog.” Yellowstone Tourists Capture Rare, Spooky Encounter with Wolf.
HYPOCRISY IS THE TRIBUTE THAT VICE PAYS TO VIRTUE: Seattle’s Socialist Mayor Dances With Gun-Toting Rappers While the City Sues GLOCK Over Illegal Aftermarket Switches.
LIFE IS FULL OF DISAPPOINTMENTS: Sorry, aliens didn’t build Dyson spheres around these dwarf stars.
SCIENCE: Keto Diet Beats Mediterranean Diet.