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The Tenacious Unicorn Ranch story did not end well
I somehow missed all of the drama surrounding the Tenacious Unicorn Ranch. In case you also missed it, there's a bit of backstory here. The Tenacious Unicorn Ranch (TUR) was a trans, anarchist alpaca farm set up in a…
The future is dystopian
I don't even know how to begin to feel about this video from the official YouTube account of Defence Australia.Read More
A constitutional right to hunting and fishing?
The Florida legislature is currently working on an interesting amendment to the state constitution. If passed, it would preserve the right to hunt and fish in perpetuity. You might be wondering why such an amendment would be…
Totally not a bailout bailout: SVB execs fought rule to increase FDIC insurance fees
This morning President Biden got out of bed early in order to assure the American people that 1) the banking system was rock solid and 2) that insuring the uninsured (over $250K) depositors of failed Silicon Valley Bank…
The Academy Awards drama you didn’t hear about
There was some behind-the-scenes drama going on before the Academy Awards aired on Sunday night. Members of the Academy were arguing about the validity of honoring Sacheen Littlefeather during the In Memoriam tribute to those…
Nate Cohn: Why Fox News’ Arizona call was wrong even though it turned out to be correct
We all probably remember the relatively early call of Arizona made by Fox News on election night in 2020. That call infuriated President Trump and led to a lot of behind the scenes consternation at Fox. Ultimately, the AP…
What the heck happened to Forbes?
I am not a major consumer of financial news. I have a sense of how the economy works, in broad strokes, but as for the specifics of how particular sectors of the economy are doing at any one time, and what is happening at…
It’s time to shut down Mexico’s president
I'm old enough to remember the early days of the presidency of Mexico's Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO). Back then, he seemed to demonstrate a very cooperative attitude toward the United States. He worked with…
Nothing to see here – Just 1,000 migrants storming a port of entry in El Paso
More than 1,000 migrants rushed the Paso del Norte Port of Entry along the US-Mexico border between Texas and Chihuahua state on Sunday. They pushed past the Mexican side of the border and ran toward the Paso Del Norte…
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…