Author Archive: Glenn Reynolds

IF YOU CAN’T GET JUSTICE FROM THE STATE, SOME WILL SEEK JUSTICE OUTSIDE THE STATE, AND SOME WILL SEEK JUSTICE AGAINST THE STATE.

UPDATE (FROM GLENN): Given that the seal on the wall is in English, is this really from The Netherlands? Even if so, the cautionary point holds. The Dutch are just a bit further down that road than we are.

THE CLAIM THAT “THE PARTIES SWITCHED” IS ALSO BULLSHIT:

Flashback: “In their book “The End of Southern Exceptionalism,” Richard Johnston of the University of Pennsylvania and Byron Shafer of the University of Wisconsin argue that the shift in the South from Democratic to Republican was overwhelmingly a question not of race but of economic growth. In the postwar era, they note, the South transformed itself from a backward region to an engine of the national economy, giving rise to a sizable new wealthy suburban class. This class, not surprisingly, began to vote for the party that best represented its economic interests: the G.O.P. Working-class whites, however — and here’s the surprise — even those in areas with large black populations, stayed loyal to the Democrats.”

This from the New York Times, even.

Related:

The whole thread is worth reading.

OPEN THREAD: Don’t stop thinking about tomorrow.

WHEN NARRATIVES FAIL:

HOW IT’S DONE:

IF YOU STARVE A COLD, YOU’RE FEEDING A FEVER: A New Study Backs Up 1 Old Theory About Getting Sick.. “The study, which was published in the journal Nature, discovered that your body’s T cells—considered the ‘soldiers’ of the immune system—respond better to a threat when you’ve eaten something.”

WE’VE KNOWN ABOUT THE MUNCHIES FOR A LONG TIME: “Participants took a CBD capsule or a placebo, without knowing which. People ate about 193 calories more at lunch after taking CBD compared to placebo; roughly a 16% increase. This was statistically meaningful and unexpected, since the researchers had actually predicted CBD would reduce appetite based on its known biology.”