Sunday Reads...
- Greg McNeilly
- Feb 1
- 5 min read
An irregular roundup of thought-provoking reads. Most made me go “hmm…”
QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“Now, 75 years later in an abundant society where people have laptops, cell phones, iPods, and minds like empty rooms, I still plod along with books,. Instant information Is not for me. I prefer to search library stacks because when I work to learn something, I remember it.” - Harper Lee
100 years ago, this week, the first African American women was admitted to practice in front of SCOTUS: Meet Violette Neatly Anderson.
Democrats poised to shut down the Federal Government - again.
The Senate appears to have prevented the Democrat-led shutdown.
America 250: Revisiting the Gove Rebellion.
An Irishman won a national competition to design the White House.
Another alleged illegal violently offender victimizes a child.
More on the “kill switch” big government wants installed in your car.
An anti-Christian hate crime in the state of Washington apparently leaves a man and dog knifed.
DHS clearly cannot execute a competent immigration policy as noted by Senator Fetterman and two Republican U.S. Senators.
The tragic death of Alex Pretti. Two officer’s responsible for his shooting. Does this incident indicate a failure of training?
The involved officers are placed on leave the new’s reported.
Meanwhile, verified video shows Pretti assaulting officers.
Nevertheless, Pretti was no protestor - more like a low-level agitator argues this columnist.
Body-cams need to be adopted by DHS quickly.
More on the RIC0-violating Antifa organized obstruction operations of anti-ICE agitators. And here.
All in a days work, a round-up of violent criminals ICE arrested in one day.
The FBI is now investigating the Pretti shooting.
House Democrats told to abandon anti-ICE agitators in Minneapolis.
Read the full indictment against Don Lemon and others who attacked a house of worship. Crazy allegations!
And yet, ICE is saving American women from alleged monsters like this.
Track where your tax-dollars are being spent.
Unmasking the arsenal of tools the federal government is using to root out illegal aliens amidst its citizen population.
Mexico as allied with the U.S. and is pausing oil shipments to Cuba adding further pressure on the island’s regime.
Visualizing where the U.S. tax dollars get spent.
Inside a scam-factory’s operations.
A deep dive into how the “common cold” affects people differently.
The return of the Latin Mass.
Health fad de jour: Peptides.
Unpacking this year’s flu season.
10% of U.S. adults have a food allergy, yet 20% believe they do! Meanwhile the vast majority of children outgrow their food allergies.
30 years after publication, reflections on Infinite Jest.
Side-by-side comparison of the tech behind Waymo and Tesla self-driving cars.
Is “Social Security” a retirement account or age and ability-based welfare?
“Housing Affordability” is often linked to policy choices.
Drone racing - it’s about to become a thing.
The propaganda that helped sell big-governments boondoggle: Social Security.
For 2028 is there only one sane Democrat contender?
What’s it like to join a group 25-hour reading of Moby Dick?
Is American water too clean?
Yes, this was published: Book claims Shakespeare was a black woman.
More good news! Chase will match Trump accounts to turbo charge a child’s account for its employees.
Immigrants consume less of the welfare state than native-born Americans, per this research.
A free tool to print calendars - get organized!
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia collects American influence like a dog does fleas.
Again! “Peace loving” Islamists legalize slavery.
Land of 10,000 Frauds: Tracking the abuse of taxpayers in Minnesota.
RIP Catherine O’Hara.
A round-up of what is streaming starting February 1 online.
Philanthropist will fund Olympic athletes retirements in a nice move.
Watch: Is it a Mermaid or dugong?
Hero’s in blue: Police officer helps homeless widow survive.
Can civilization survive without alcohol? Not well!
Community: Volunteers helping shovel out shut-ins is truly an American tradition.
Inheritance: Fewer and fewer nations are taxing intergenerational stewardship.
Death of an Empire: UK Navy bans sailors from more than 2 pints a day.
The art of the deal, with the legendary David Olgivy.
What was Langston Hughe’s impact on MLK’s “I have a Dream” speech?
Ugh. 40% of American’s didn’t read a single book in 2025.
Reflections on a successful marriage.
Six charts about the U.S. population.
The demise of the Democrat Party noted.
Grammys: Watch the complex process for selecting Grammy nominees.
AI:
CHINA & RUSSIA & IRAN:
Iran: Another genocide that no one on American campuses cares about, oddly.
Ukraine War: 3 out of 4 casualties are from drones.
Russia is offering a cash bonus to fight in Ukraine.
COURTS:
Tim Walz keeps embarrassing, nearly everyone.
Another Federal Judge behaving badly, anti-ICE judge a donor to to pro illegal immigration group apparently. Meanwhile, Article II Branch employee is ignoring an Article III Branch order.
A Virginia court rules its legislature did not follow proper procedure in enacting new redistricting maps.
How a made-up Court doctrine of “immunity” protects abusive big government actors. Yet, there are Hail Mary options in state courts as a work-around for accountability.
Federal judge removes death penalty charges from an alleged stone-cold murder. When a judge admits their reasoning is “tortured and strange” it begs appeal.
Trump floats Cruz as a SCOTUS option.
20 years of Justice Alito reflected.
Detransitioner wins lawsuit against pediatric mutilation provider in Court.
ECONOMY:
AI investments did not lead the 2025 economy.
UPS shedding more jobs.
Amazon is cutting 16,000 jobs.
Allbirds is closing all remaining U.S. stores.
Eli Lilly announces investment in PA to domestically make GLP1s.
How prices have changed in the past 12 months.
US steel production outpaces Japan for the first time in 27 years.
POLS BEHAVING BADLY:
Dems
A look at who is funding the law-enforcement obstruction “protests” here.
Biden DOJ started an investigation into Rep Omar’s finances.
The stochastic martyr manufacturing machine gets noticed.
Tax-funded librarian soliciting for Trump assassins the latest in left-wing violence.
Statewide Dem candidate campaigns on killing Trump.
Reps
Junket? ICE agents deployed to the Winter Olympics.
ICE incompetence has failed the nation, clearly.
The government interface and control over private firms continues.
Retarded “Republicans” flip position on the Second Amendment.
Random Guard deployments is impacting our national debt in ways American taxpayers cannot afford.
High on the hog: GOP aide abuses tax dollars.
TRAVEL:
How a physics joke led to the emoticon.
Understanding misophonia.
Why do we say "pair of pants."
The entire State of Georgia bans data centers.
12 distractions to give-up in 2026.
Sleep, your super power, watch:
