HIGHER EDUCATION’S SELF-DESTRUCTION HAS BEEN AMAZING AND SAD TO WATCH: ‘Political agendas’ and workforce prep concerns drive decline in higher ed confidence: poll.
Author Archive: Glenn Reynolds
July 15, 2026
FOREIGN INFLUENCE: Education Department portal reveals $72B in foreign funding to US colleges.
THE AUTHORS OF THESE EVIL IDEAS GENERALLY PROSPER EVEN AFTER BEING PROVED WRONG:
Evil ideas have horrible consequences. pic.twitter.com/JpJ51lnfOo
— Connor Boyack 📚 (@cboyack) July 14, 2026
DON SURBER: Cheering a less-known military victory: Venezuela earthquake response shows losing USAID was no big deal. “Helping out a devastated nation indeed is foreign aid, but throwing billions to Democrat Party NGOs and overseas dictators is graft and corruption.” Guess which one the political establishment values more though.
THE ENEMY WITHIN: Abdul El-Sayed’s Father-in-Law, a Top Donor to an El-Sayed Super PAC, Is Among Top Leaders of Muslim Brotherhood Organization Linked to Terror Funding: Jukaku Tayeb, who has contributed $200,000 to Fighting for Michigan PAC, serves on the Islamic Society of North America’s founding committee, which makes ‘direct financial contributions’ to the group. Adhering to our enemies, giving them aid and comfort.
ENDORSED: Prosecutors and judges who break the law should receive no mercy. Straight to Jail, Jack Smith, Straight to Jail.
NUKE IT FROM ORBIT, IT’S THE ONLY WAY TO BE SURE: Killing Woke At West Point. “Like a cancer, the acceptance of both military personnel and civilian academics that are antithetical to ‘Duty, Honor, Country’ have infiltrated the Academy.”
HMM: AI Hyperscale Data Centers Are Going to Power the Next Tea Party Revolt.
Related: The AI Backlash Comes to Texas.
I tend to see this as a lefty issue, probably pushed by China as an issue to undermine American AI. But ironically, it mostly boosts Elon’s efforts for space data centers.
July 14, 2026
OPEN THREAD: I’m out of Steely Dan references for now.
WELL, THIS IS THE 21ST CENTURY, YOU KNOW: Your lost dog can now call home with the world’s 1st satellite-connected dog collar.
GOOD NEWS FOR SOME OF US: Why Do Statins Hurt Muscles? Scientists May Finally Have an Answer.
SHOCKING NEWS FROM THE WORLD OF SCIENCE: Hormonal changes during puberty linked to emotional distress in young girls.
ATTENTION TO DETAIL: A Single Toyota Tundra Pickup Is Being Recalled for an Incorrect Weight Sticker.
EVERYTHING IS MATH: Barrel Harmonics: How Shooting With a Bayonet Attached Affects Accuracy.
BECAUSE THEY’RE SO SUPER-CUTE: Why researchers gave pigeons tiny backpacks.
NUKE IT FROM ORBIT, IT’S THE ONLY WAY TO BE SURE: Pennsylvania anglers warned to kill ‘Frankenfish’ on sight after creek catch.
NO IT DOESN’T. Unresolved Cyclospora Outbreak Raises Questions About CDC Cuts.
CDC incompetence has nothing to do with budgets; it’s long-established. But it’s just like that agency to turn this into a budget issue.
YES, IT’S TIME FOR A CRACKDOWN ON INSURRECTIONISTS AND SEDITIONISTS:
A conservative British politician was just assassinated by a communist.
President Trump was shot.
Charlie Kirk was shot and killed.
And there are so many other death threats, Swattings, and attacks.
There needs to be a major crackdown on these violent terrorist groups. https://t.co/4AKntgxrDX
— DC_Draino (@DC_Draino) July 14, 2026
ANSWERING THE IMPORTANT QUESTIONS: Is It Okay To Eat Protein Bars Every Day?
I’VE ALWAYS THOUGHT OF LINDSEY GRAHAM AS SOMETHING OF A SQUISH, BUT I GUESS IF DEMOCRATS THINK SUSAN COLLINS IS WORSE THAN HITLER . . . St. Bonaventure professor celebrates Lindsey Graham’s death, deletes post less than 12 hours later.