TEEMING MASSES YEARNING TO H1B: Universities hire legions of H-1B workers, lawmakers advance legislation to rein in ‘visa scam.’
Author Archive: Glenn Reynolds
September 25, 2026
PRIVATE TRUTHS, PUBLIC LIES:
These are the PRIVATELY HELD concerns of university leaders—those they reveal in surveys that grant confidentiality. Their PUBLICLY EXPRESSED concerns often differ massively. Though they now use coded language, many still pretend to care deeply about racial equity. https://t.co/YSivRnwZD2
— Timur Kuran (@timurkuran) September 25, 2026
WALL ST. JOURNAL: The Robust U.S. Economy Powers Through Rate Hikes and Rising Bond Yields.
Related: Is Trump Getting The George H.W. Bush Treatment On The Economy?
“Until the statistics are actually published, people tend to assess the economy primarily through the eyes of the national media. In 1992, when Bill Clinton won the presidency based on worries about the economy, the statistics that came out after the election showed that the period leading up to November had actually been a period of record growth.”
While Trump’s handling of the economy is at just 35%, according to RealClearPolitics polling average, the data tell a story that the Democrats don’t want told. Instead, they want to screech about an economy they claim isn’t working for everyone, and yammer on about affordability hardships their policies have caused. Naturally, the media are happy to amplify the message. After all, electing Democrats is, as they see it, their job.
And they really do see it that way.
MARK JUDGE: Elena Kagan Predicted Why We Would Hate the Media. “A main reason why we hate the media so much, and the reason they have earned that ire, is rooted in New York Times vs. Sullivan, the 1964 Supreme Court decision that held that media companies cannot be found guilty for anything they report unless there is evidence of ‘actual malice’ on their part. In 1993, a University of Chicago law professor named Elena Kagan wrote an academic article for the Chicago Law Review that perceptively examined the reality of the new post-Sullivan press freedom.”
JACK SMITH NEEDS CONSEQUENCES: Jack Smith Team Knew Spying on Congress ‘Might Be Unconstitutional’ but ‘Forged Ahead’: House Report.
HEH:
Barack Obama: “The world would be a better place if women were in charge.”
Me: “Define ‘woman.’”
Barack Obama: pic.twitter.com/LDEwYwMbJl
— The Drunk Republican (@DrunkRepub) September 24, 2026
September 24, 2026
OPEN THREAD: It’s all you.
MAYBE THE REAL MATHEMATICS IS THE FRIENDS WE MADE ALONG THE WAY: “This month, 27 Fields medalists — winners of mathematics’ highest honor — have signed a joint declaration stating that solving famous open problems is not, in itself, the goal.”
COLOR ME UNSURPRISED: Decades of aerobic exercise may help older adults age with more resilience.
“IT’S MAKING THE FROGS GAY.” Eh, close enough: A Wastewater Hormone Turns Male Fish Into Worse Fathers.
THE PREDICTIONS FAILED BUT THE GRIFT GOES ON: Twenty years after An Inconvenient Truth, Al Gore still believes in the climate fight: ‘We are going to win this.’
NEWS YOU CAN USE: Do Shampoos for Hair Loss Work? What They Can and Can’t Do.
HIGHER EDUCATION BUBBLE UPDATE: U. Idaho graduate certificate has students ‘decolonizing’ research.
MY LATEST SUBSTACK ESSAY: A Tale of Two Centuries.
ZAP! The US military has been deploying lasers in the Strait of Hormuz to knock out regime hardware, taking out “drones and incoming cruise missiles at a much lower cost than using more expensive kinetic weapons like missiles,” the Department of War recently confirmed. “Somewhat surprisingly, the laser weapons are operated by soldiers using reconfigured Xbox game console controllers.”
YEAH, PRETTY MUCH THIS:
This is why you vote Republican.
Not because they are so amazing they deserve your vote.
Because the other side is insane and they will torch this country and smile while doing it. https://t.co/xcvBIWtavd
— Insurrection Barbie (@DefiyantlyFree) September 23, 2026