TO BE FAIR, MOST OF THE ADVICE WAS LIES: 57% of Americans Are Tired of Being Told What To Eat, New Survey Finds.
Author Archive: Glenn Reynolds
May 16, 2026
LIZ WARREN STARTING TO LOOK NERVOUS: Oscar-winning folk singer Buffy Sainte-Marie stripped of honorary degree after faking Indigenous ancestry.
THE NEW VETTING: The broker standard of care after Montgomery. “The question is no longer whether brokers have responsibilities when selecting carriers. The question is what courts, juries, insurers, and the industry itself will consider reasonable in a modern transportation environment where enormous amounts of safety data are publicly available.”
Related: What’s next after Montgomery?
DIVERSITY PROBLEM: 6 to 1: Democratic speakers dominate 2026 commencement stages at Top 100 universities.
Also, these places are supposed to be “nonpartisan” 501(c)(3)’s.
The reason why leftists think everything on the right is fake is because everything they do is.
SHERYL LONGIN: Spencer Pratt is Where It’s At.
NOBODY FIXES A PROBLEM THEY’RE BEING PAID TO MANAGE: The Fix for Homelessness? Get Rid of All the Big Money to ‘Fix’ Homelessness.
THAT’S BECAUSE IT’S NOT NEWS, BECAUSE IT ISN’T TRUE: The Big Tell: NYT Not Reporting Kristof Accusations on its News Pages. He’ll always be Nick “Dog Rape” Kristof to me, though.
Or maybe Nick “Nazi Dad” Kristof: Times Columnist Kristof’s Father Fought on Nazi Side in World War II. Hamas prison-rape-dog propagandist’s dad also defended Vichy war criminal, then committed suicide after decades of nightmares.
May 15, 2026
OPEN THREAD: Ring in the weekend.
ELON NEEDS A BACKUP PLAN JUST IN CASE THE DEMOCRATS GET BACK IN POWER: Will Starship launch from foreign shores? SpaceX ‘constantly exploring’ options for megarocket liftoff sites.
I DON’T TRUST ARTIFICIAL SWEETENERS: Common Sweetener May Harm Critical Brain Barrier, Risking Stroke.
HAVEN’T WE SEEN THIS MOVIE? Scientists Create “Living” Materials That Crawl, Walk, and Dig on Their Own.
THE E.V. BUBBLE HASN’T COMPLETELY DEFLATED: Why Volvo Is Still All-In on Electric Vehicles.
SECRET SERVICE: One Loser Got Far Too Close…So What Happens When Four Pros Show Up? “Let’s revisit that same glittering ballroom. We’re back again with the same black-tie crowd of self-important media elites and administration heavyweights at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner 2.0 in D.C. with the same velvet-rope security theater outside.”
THE GOP SHOULD PROBABLY GO AHEAD AND DO IT BEFORE THE DEMS DO, BUT IT WON’T.
Court-packing is a completely mainstream view on the political left now. They see it as entirely justified because they are unhappy with recent decisions. They're not interested in the "judicial philosophies" behind the opinions – they just want their way. They're refreshingly… https://t.co/TJztmjwiF1
— FischerKing (@FischerKing64) May 15, 2026
AMERICANS WILL DO ANYTHING TO AVOID USING THE METRIC SYSTEM: Giant Squid Longer Than a School Bus Emerges From 1,500ft Deep Off Australia.
THE PRICE OF FRAUD: Vance announces suspension of $1.3 billion in Medicaid payments to California.
THE 21ST CENTURY ISN’T TURNING OUT AS I HAD PLANNED: Queer Men’s Obsession With ‘PrEP Belly’ Indicates That Our Priorities Might Be A Little Skewed.
MAKING WAR ON THE NORMALS IS THE CORE OF THE DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM:
Spencer Pratt: I will clean up homeless encampments, address drug addicts, & prevent fires from burning down people's homes.
Karen Bass: I will spend your money on teeth for meth addicts.
Nithya Raman: I will ban grilling burgers in the backyard.
Your choice, Los Angeles.
— Liz Wheeler (@Liz_Wheeler) May 15, 2026
AN INDUSTRY THAT PRODUCES TOXIC INTELLECTUAL WASTE: The connection between academia and political violence, explained.
THAT’S HOW THEY KNEW HE WAS TALKING ABOUT THEM, DUH:
He literally says “fraudsters” in the video that this tweet sits above. https://t.co/qoEqqTxPCy
— Charles C. W. Cooke (@charlescwcooke) May 15, 2026