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Who let the dogs out? say climate activists
It was probably only a matter of time before we heard this: Dogs have “extensive and multifarious” environmental impacts, disturbing wildlife, polluting waterways and contributing to carbon emissions, new research has found. An Australian review of existing studies has argued … Continue reading →
Who is Mohsen Mahdawi (sometimes spelled Madawi), what’s he been doing here, and why was he detained at his citizenship appointment?
Good luck getting the answers to those questions from most of the MSM. The story as written yesterday – and I read many articles on the subject, because I was curious and remain curious – is that he was a … Continue reading →
Open thread 4/15/2025
Tax day:
Continue reading →On Iran and nuclear talks
Iran would dearly love to stall: Trump rightly would rather Tehran verifiably dropped its nuke quest than act militarily to end the nuke threat, but the regime needs to move a lot faster in offering detailed hard commitments to a … Continue reading →
A nation of cobblers
ABC’s Jon Karl asked Trump’s Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick a question: The president also said there’s going to be a transition cost, transition problems. I mean we are going to see higher prices in America. It’s not like you can … Continue reading →
The Governor Shapiro arsonist and other political violence
Police have the man in custody who is suspected of firebombing the residence of Governor Shapiro of Pennsylvania. The bombing – accomplished through Molotov cocktails, and which occurred while the governor and his family were in the home – did … Continue reading →
Open thread 4/14/2025
What a kid:
Continue reading →On stepstools
The other day the bulb in the overhead light in my kitchen burned out. I had one of those long-life ones in there, so it had been years since I had needed to change it. Now, however, it was necessary, … Continue reading →
On fraudulent unemployment benefits
So far, DOGE has uncovered seemingly-fraudulent unemployment benefits, 80% of which have been centered in three states. Bet you can guess what those states might be. Yes, they are New York and California – and I’ll get to the third … Continue reading →
On Passover and liberty
[The following is an edited version of a previous post.] Tonight is the beginning of the Jewish holiday Passover. This is the second Passover to take place with hostages still in Gaza, and therefore Passover – one of the deepest … Continue reading →