Author Archive: Glenn Reynolds
October 19, 2026
MY LATEST NEW YORK POST COLUMN: Elissa Slotkin’s threats to prosecute conservatives move America closer to civil war.
SO PLAUSIBLE: Deregulation Can Make Medications Cheaper.
JEEP RELIABILITY HAS ALWAYS BEEN BAD; WHY DON’T THEY FIX IT? Jeep Reliability Is Worse Than Average, but 3 Models Stand Out.
LOL:
— Zalmi U (@ZalmiU) October 19, 2026
NEWS YOU CAN USE: Silencer 101: Here’s What to Know Before You Buy Your First Can.
JODY FELL OFF OF HIS TRACTOR, COULDN’T BELIEVE WHAT HE’D SEEN. Minnesota resident finds a jagged metal object with a burnt underbelly in a cornfield. Then deputies call it ‘presumably a space object.’
SALT ISN’T ALWAYS BAD: 5 surprising signs your body may actually need more sodium, according to dietitians.
THIS PREDICTION SOUNDS ABOUT RIGHT:
This is the funniest announcement I've seen in weeks:
"The European Union is working toward fast-track antitrust approval for a satellite joint venture between Leonardo SpA, Airbus SE, and Thales SA, which is positioned as Europe's response to SpaceX"
We know pretty much how… https://t.co/1uW8fUfv9i
— Eric S. Raymond (@esrtweet) October 19, 2026
The funny thing is, I don’t think Elon would much mind if Europe were actually able to produce a company as formidable as SpaceX. His goal is settling the Solar System; SpaceX is a means to this goal, not an end.
I REMEMBER WHEN HIGHER EDUCATION WAS TOUTED AS REDUCING IGNORANT TRIBALISM: Cornell faculty members indifferent to actual evidence in Jane Doe ‘rape’ case.
HIGHER EDUCATION BUBBLE UPDATE: Census study: AI-exposed college grads face 13% earnings drop.
DAVID HARSANYI: Why The Law Must Apply to Ilhan Omar.
AS CIVIL WAR THREATENS: Migration Skeptics to France: We Told You So.
DON SURBER: How Trump got Hasan’s execution accepted. “What President Trump did was think past the sale. He made everyone agree to executing the bastard by turning the argument into whether we should televise it. Dilbert creator Scott Adams noticed in 2015 how Trump frames issues.”
HEY, IT’S A THOUGHT:
Once we liberate Iran we can produce an expeditionary force made up of Iranians who hate Muslims. https://t.co/yBYLm2Kg1e
— @instapundit (@instapundit) October 19, 2026
ANDY KESSLER: Have Some Manners, People: We’re too deep in the era of ‘me, me, me’ to care about common decency and courtesy. “I’m not pining for a return to the Victorian era, but politeness and decency should include respect, common interest and nailing a spike into today’s rampant narcissism. Many of my incoming emails are as courteous as a mule kick to the head. I’m used to it, but please don’t dictate a response to this column on your next flight.”
Well, it’s hard to be polite in this environment:
I was flying to New York and while boarding the woman in front of me was struggling to get her bag into the overhead bin. I asked if she needed some help and she said no. About an hour into the flight a flight attendant pulled me aside and asked what I had said to her. Turns out… https://t.co/8EHL8QTKfF
— Nocturnal Nick (@foxluvsbunny) October 18, 2026
ALL BECAUSE PEOPLE ARE AFRAID OF BEING CALLED RACIST: Jeffrey Carter: France Burns, But So Does the US.
Napoleon knew how to deal with riots in Paris.
October 18, 2026
BUY GUNS AND AMMUNITION, BECAUSE IF THIS HAPPENS WE’RE LOOKING AT CIVIL WAR:
The past few days, I got my hands on thousands of new transcripts and hundreds of recordings, thanks to leads from @SKDoubleDub33 and @iamlisalogan .
You've heard that the DSA is proposing structural reforms to America, including abolishing the Senate and imposing term limits.… pic.twitter.com/cyPpofdZOj
— DataRepublican (small r) (@DataRepublican) October 18, 2026
GENEROSITY IS WASTED ON THE EVIL.
Europe gives them free healthcare, free housing, free education, every social program, and a quality of life they could never have back home… yet they will still loot and destroy the West into the third-world.
There is no magic soil.
A nation is simply it’s people.— Geiger Capital (@Geiger_Capital) October 17, 2026