Sunday Reads...
- Greg McNeilly
- 2 days ago
- 4 min read
An irregular roundup of thought-provoking reads. Most made me go “hmm…”
QUOTE OF THE DAY:
[On children] “…then we should let them alone, to explore on their own. It’s stifling to have adults with you all the time when you are a child, to tell you everything and explain thing away for you. There is no sense of discovery for a young, exploring spirit when adults are with you all the time to giver absolutely straight answers to everything.” - Harper Lee.
The history of some Easter traditions.
More! Chick-fil-A offers free ice cream to families who put away phones during a meal.
Another k12 government school teacher charged with sexual misconduct with a student - in a system that systematically abuses 10-17% of its students annually. And yet another. And still another - it’s almost weekly daily occurrence with these government union workers.
Another study demonstrating the coronation between college and illiberal viewpoint cultivation.
Reflections on the role of facts in restoring the West.
Texas proves that abundance beats managed sagacity (California) in housing.
PEW unpacks a bunch of data charts showing how America has changed in the past 50 years.
Some of the most popular graduate degrees (social work, etc.) have a negative ROI per studies.
Good character is a sign of strength.
Canada’s Alberta Provence is apparently scheduling a secession vote.
A deep dive into how cult-like idealogical devotion drove “gender medicine” away from science at the peril of patients that need help.
Marketing: A collection of old tech ads that were superb.
A reflection on the “conservative podcast” scene.
Visualizing the most popular Easter candy by state:
The Easter Bunny’s origin tale (or tail?).
Younger men are drawn to the Truth and Beauty of Catholicism.
Unpacking the incentives for American health systems to misdiagnosis “mental health” issues.
Research verifies that people who believe words can harm are truly disconnected form reality - including self-awareness.
Wow. In another example of a failed state, in California, the top 1% pay 40% of the state’s income
A look at life inside the Artemis II module.
Empire of fraud: Newsom California is a taxpayer abusing cartel.
Transparency fail: Newsom won’t disclose to taxpayers what he is spending on Kamala Harris’ security.
Chuck Schumer admits that the DHS shut-down is the Democrat’s doing.
Ending Birthright Citizenship used to be the Democrat position.
Score! Cuba releases political prisoners at the pressure of the U.S.
Chronicling America’s efforts to stop Iran’s nuclear armament by draining talent.
Essay: Gay but not queer.
AI:
CHINA & RUSSIA, IRAN & TERROR:
A European leader outlines the Islamic invasion waging its takeover of America.
Islam, the “faith” that still sanctions the active practice of slave trading.
Iranian proxies in Gaza committed rape en masse per a UN report.
When the Islamists was attacking a daycare in Michigan, the state’s two U.S. Senators were defunding Homeland Security.
Islamists believe America belongs to Allah.
Remembering the history of peace-loving religions.
Iran ramps up its mass executions (again).
Iran threatens more US companies.
Meanwhile, Iran enlists children - it doesn’t marry - to do its fighting.
Families of political protestors scheduled for slaughter by Islamic officials beg the US to finish the job in Iran.
The Economist profiles that Ukrainian commander “bleeding” the Russian army dry.
A deep-dive into the Chinese imperial obsession with national unity.
Remembering Russia’s war crimes in Bucha.
Putin takes Russia offline.
Rahm Emanuel on how Democrats have lost their way.
Actresses diary begs for forgiveness for the killing of her child.
CCCP companies are cashing in on data to help kill U.S. soldiers.
COURTS:
ECONOMY:
Oracle signaling massive layoffs.
Positive signals from the government’s job’s report.
POLS BEHAVING BADLY:
Dems
A local Democrat election clerk charged with fraud.
“Straight, white, male” is apparently the aim of Democrat apparatchiks.
Leading Michigan Democrat coddles Terrorist fans.
Democrats tear down a mural honoring a murder victim because she was killed by an illegal alien.
Another left-wing academic who is ok with anti-women Islamic abuses.
NY Democrats taking kick-back bribes in connection with the homeless coddling complex allegedly.
The Democrat congressman who likes to sleep with Chinese spies apparently has more explaining to do.
Congressman unleashes foul-mouthed violent attack on Trump, then deletes it.
Duckworth WANTS you to have to take your shoes off when traversing a TSA checkpoint.
Progressive “entertainer” calls marriage legalized slavery.
Reps
Is Tulsi Gabbard in the hot seat?
While widely misused, the term fascism means the public control of private firms (or attempt), and here we have an example.
Everyday, a new worldview, is the way VPOTUS rolls.
Hegseth’s General / Admiral body count is nearing that of Obama’s - without much explaining.
TRAVEL:
Affordable international trips to take!
Remembering when Billie Holiday was pursued by Federal Law Enforcement.
WSJ visits the phenomena of parents holding back students for academic sport reasons.
Investigating why critics pan the biggest band of the 2010s.
Recalling a six-year old Bruno doing Elvis.
Polling: The only thing more unpopular than Republicans, well, are Democrats.
Peanut Butter & Jelly - its origin story, here.
Habits of super-readers - those reading 100s of books each year - reviewed.
Research suggests that people harmed by “words” have poorer mental health.
The strangest things astronauts have left on the moon.
