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On that Stanford Law apology to Judge Duncan
John did a very nice write-up about the kerfuffle at Stanford Law School. He covered the events and did an update with the apology issued by the Law School. There is no need for me to cover the same ground--if you need the…
Can Washington stop the bank runs?
The situation with the banking crisis bloodbath we suddenly found ourselves saddled with on Friday continues to evolve. The second-largest bank failure in the nation's history was followed barely 48 hours later by the…
Pelosi at SXSW: The Grand Old Party “turned into a cult, into a thug”
Nancy Pelosi was interviewed at SXSW in Austin on Sunday. The interviewer, Evan Smith, a contributing writer at The Atlantic, is the former co-founder and CEO of The Texas Tribune. During the interview, which lasted an hour,…
Are you a “mixed berry gender fluid muffin?”
Apparently, this is a thing. At least sort of. In Wales.Read More
More on the Stanford Law School mess: Is the juice worth the squeeze? (Update: An apology)
If you missed this yesterday my rundown of what happened is here. A lot of it is in the form of tweets or updates because more news about it kept coming throughout the day. Very briefly, Judge Kyle Duncan of the Fifth Circuit…
The greatest self-own
Nikki Fried, the failed Florida gubernatorial candidate who lost the Democrat primary to Charlie Crist, is now the Chair of the Democrat Party in that state.Read More
DeSantis’ memoir outsells Trump, Obama, Clinton books in first week
Yes, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is running to be the Republican nominee for president. He just hasn't made it official yet. Most political observers expect him to run and the general public is becoming interested in…
Menthol bans predictably boost tobacco pirates
In June of 2020, Massachusetts enacted a ban on flavored tobacco and nicotine vaping products and other nicotine delivery systems. They also banned menthol cigarettes. In less than a year, legislators began working to repeal…
Biden admin further delays offshore drilling leases
Any hopes you may have had that Joe Biden has seen the light on the energy crisis were doused earlier this week when the White House appeared poised to basically kill off the Willow project in Alaska. Fresh on the heels of…
Jane Fonda says the answer to strict abortion laws is murder
Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin were guests on ABC's The View Friday. Fonda did what she always does during interviews - she displayed her hatred for conservatives. In this case, it was her hatred of red states in general and…