The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly (No. 78)
Untimely Thoughts on a World in Transition
I will be back next week with a new long-form essay titled “A Brief (Philosophic) History of Selfishness.”
THE GOOD
MY SECOND NEW BOOK PUBLISHED IN THE LAST TWO MONTHS IS NOW OUT: POLITICAL THOUGHT OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION: A READER, VOLUME II: Revolutionary Constitution-Making and Social Reform.
I’M ALSO PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE AMERICA’S BEST NEW PUBLISHER OF HIGH-END BOOKS—IT’S LOCO-FOCO PRESS, AND WE HAVE A NEW WEBSITE:
EVERY WORD: Why is the United States of America Great?
THE ANSWER IS SIMPLE. Must watch TV: Why is the United States 50% wealthier than Europe?
WAIT, ARE YOU TELLING ME THAT CLIMATE CHANGE STARTED BEFORE THE INVENTION OF THE WHEEL? How Ice Ages and Shifting Climates Shaped the Evolutionary Journey of Early Humans.
IT WILL BE INTERESTING TO SEE IF THEY CONTINUE TO LIE TO US ABOUT “CLIMATE CHANGE”: New Evidence Reveals 30 Year Global Drop in Hurricane Frequency and Power.
ENDORSED. This is what my political philosophy friends refer to as “statesmanship”: Trump can fix biased, bloated bureaucracy — by abolishing the civil service
YOU KNOW THE LEFT HAS REACHED PEAK PANIC WHEN IT STARTS DEFENDING HITLER. The Left hits peak stupid: What Trump Could Learn From Hitler on NIH Funding
NEWS YOU CAN USE: How to use ChatGPT as a personal AI research assistant.
IF THERE IS NO HARM FROM DRINKING A MODERATE AMOUNT OF WINE, THEN WHY THE HELL NOT? Nothing to lose and lots to gain! Drinking a moderate amount of wine may lower the risk of serious cardiovascular disease in high-risk people.
SCIENCE ROUNDUP:
Hubble spots potential threesome on solar system’s edge.
Scientists Reveal Battery That Can Be Powered by Nuclear Waste.
MEDICINE/HEALTH ROUNDUP:
‘Miracle therapy’ offers life-changing hope for parents fighting to save their children
A Common Sleeping Pill May Reduce The Buildup of Alzheimer’s Proteins, Study Finds.
Study Finds That the More Covid “Vaccine” Doses You Have, the More Likely You Are to Get Covid
Researchers develop a new way to safely boost immune cells to fight cancer.
FASCINATING: Scientists Uncover Evidence of a Colossal Megaflood That Refilled the Mediterranean Sea.
F’ AROUND AND FIND OUT . . . BUT WITH A HAPPY ENDING: WATCH:Terrifying moment monstrous mammal swallows kayaker whole
ARCHEOLOGY/ANTHROPOLOGY ROUNDUP:
2,000-year-old archeological marvel unearthed during excavations for new skyscraper
Ancient dinosaur footprint dating back 100 million years discovered near coastal town
Ancient Cave Discovery Reveals That 8,000 Years Ago, the Sahara Was Green.
THIS IS MY SHOCKED FACE: Women Talk More Than Men After All, And By Quite a Lot.
WE NEED ELECTION INTEGRITY: DOJ Could Enforce Expiration Date For Mail-In Ballots
GOOD: SCOTUS Takes Up Challenge To Colorado’s Conversion-Therapy Ban
BURN, BABY, BURN! A Major New U.S. Energy Project Is Underway.
VERY GOOD NEWS: EPA Ends the ‘Green New Deal’
ENDORSED. The moral imperative of our time. We’ve already done this at the Snow Institute for the Study of Capitalism: Replacing DEI With MEI (Merit, Excellence, Intelligence) Eliminates Bias In The Workplace.
F’AROUND AND FIND OUT. I very much like the smart, well pressed outfits: Today, the first 238 members of the Venezuelan criminal organization, Tren de Aragua, arrived in our country. They were immediately transferred to CECOT, the Terrorism Confinement Center, for a period of one year (renewable). The United States will pay a very low fee for them, but a high one for us. Related: Bukele Announces U.S. Partnership To Combat Organized Crime
IT’S MARCH, WHICH MEANS IT’S MARCH MADNESS. First round brackets are here. Go Clemson Tigers!!!: NCAA Tournament bracket revealed: Auburn named No 1 overall seed as 68 teams vie for national title
GREAT NEWS: Stranded astronauts finally on their way back home after nine months in space
THE BAD
TOTAL LOSER PHILOSOPHY: Shakespeare’s birthplace to be ‘decolonised’ over concerns playwright promotes ‘white supremacy.’
END THE DEEP STATE—NOW! Deep State May Emerge as Greatest Financial Ripoff in World History.
WHEN THE LEFT TOTALLY LOST ITS COLLECTIVE MIND: Dems Threaten To Shut Down Govt To Stop Trump From Cutting Govt Programs.
CHINA WATCH:
“SCIENTIFIC SOCIALISM” IS AN OXYMORON: ‘Scientific Socialism’ Has Come to Pacific Palisades to Destroy as it Always Does.
INQUIRING MINDS WANT TO KNOW: Why liberal women are the least happy group in America, according to a new study
COAL MINERS GOT DOUBLE SCREWED BY LIBERAL ELITES: FIRST THEY CLOSED THE MINES AND THEN THEY TOLD THE MINERS TO LEARN HOW TO CODE:
UNRWA IS A COVER ORGANIZATION FOR HAMAS: Hamas linked to UNRWA, aid went straight to leaders, recordings reveal.
THE AGONY. I Feel his pain: Man Searching For Dumped £600 Million Bitcoin Drive Has Better Odds of Winning Lottery.
THIS IS WHY UNRAVELING THE DEEP STATE MATTERS: Sen. Ted Cruz publishes database showing NSF spent $2 billion to promote DEI, ‘neo-Marxist class warfare propaganda.’
GEE, YA THINK? Modern Feminism Makes Women Miserable.
PLEASE TELL ME SHE REALLY DIDN’T ACTUALLY SAY THIS. Jasmine Crockett Says Trump Is Going After Illegals So He Can Send Black People ‘Back to the Fields.’
AND YOUR FIRST CLUE WAS . . . ‘The lockdowns were never really effective:’ New research shows COVID stay-at-home orders did more harm than good.
ARE YOU OK WITH THIS? 'Utterly insane': State requires parents declare newborn's 'gender identity'
NOPE. Not gonna happen: Five Years Later, NY Times Op-Ed Demands “Pandemic Amnesty” for Scientists Who Attacked Covid Lab Leak Theory.
ALL YOU NEOCONS WHO CLAIM YOU OPPOSE POSTMODERN SOCIALISM KNOW THIS: YOU VOTED FOR POSTMODERN SOCIALISM. At Least $1 TRILLION In Tax Dollars Linked To DEI: Study
THE UGLY
FOR THE FIRST TIME IN SEVERAL YEARS, I COULD FIND VERY LITTLE UGLY EXCEPT FOR THIS: You’re lying to yourself, to the world, and, worst of all, to your children: 'I BECAME PREGNANT AS A MAN, AND WE WANT MORE KIDS'...
. . . AND THE BEAUTIFUL
HOW LOVELY IS THIS? Samuel Barber’s Adagio for Strings, Op. 11 from the Summer Night Concert 2019 performed by the Vienna Philharmonic. Conducted by Gustavo Dudamel with pianist Yuja Wang as soloist.
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I was recently introduced to you by a someone who frequently inhabits Faceplant. He had linked to an article you wrote in which you linked Judeo-Christian theology to socialism. I wonder if you would send me a link to it, as I cannot find the original. Thank you.
David Walden