Sunday Reads...
- Greg McNeilly
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An irregular roundup of thought-provoking reads. Most made me go “hmm…”
QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“For they [Foreigners] were not at once admitted to citizenship: just as it was law with some nations that no one was deemed a citizen except after two or three generations, as the Philosopher [Aristotle] says. If foreigners were allowed to meddle with the affairs of a nation as soon as they arrived, many dangers might occur, since the foreigners not yet having the common good firmly at heart might strive for certain goals in opposition to the people.” - St. Thomas Aquinas
MUST READ: Seven myths about the Iran War, here.
Counter-narrative: Boomers vs. Millennials, who had it tougher?
Gen X had it rough - but is thriving.
A personality trait is now linked to lower dementia risks.
A reflection on the well-being gap between Liberals and Conservatives.
A fallible - on current events - Pontiff, continues to churn, chortle, and consternate the pundit class, but Scriptural clarity remains timeless.
Want to live 40% longer? The study says to go to church.
Exciting: More steps taken toward commercial fusion energy.
Trends: Apparently, Gen Z is collecting vintage silverware.
Moral health check: CNN reports record-high violence from anti-semitism.
Mobocracy: U.S. edging towards total mob-rule, abandoning core Constitutional principles.
Congressional consensus: Congress acts in near unison to pass a bill. Wow.
A deep dive on Russian whacko Alexander Dugin.
Apparently, Britain, which is no longer so great, has a fraud issue with its immigration system.
AMAZING: New developments in the fight against pancreatic cancer.
Hero: School principal tackles gunman in school.
Visualizing the most dangerous animals on the planet.
Ads: Great moments in American advertising, remembered.
Lacking compassion for the victims, CNN covers up the immigration status of the alleged murderer.
Evidence mounts that U.S. colleges are just indoctrination camps, devaluing the notion of an educational credential.
American withdrawal from Syria is apparently now complete.
The Asian Carp invasion of America’s heartland continues to threaten the Great Lakes.
The NYT continues to monitor the rise of religiosity amongst young men.
What happened? Washington, DC, is on track for its lowest homicide rate since Prohibition.
Young and unhappy? Get married, suggests the data.
War is not just a human thing - check out the chimps.
Watch: We now know where Shakespeare lived.
The history of “ranch” dressing.
When the FBI investigated Camus and Sartre.
A moving tribute to Norm McDonald.
The rise of the Chicken Thigh.
The best baseball books - enjoy!
The legend behind Pokémon.
How eight famous writers changed their names.
91-year old Grandpa having a blast!
Mind “tricks” to change your self-concept.
A majority of men have online gambling accounts, where legal.
Calendar of movie releases.
Reflecting on how DEI / Core Values has made communities more racist.
Even more evidence that what “experts” term “gender affirming care” is anything but, and continues to harm children.
Mapping religious radio stations in the U.S.
Snap! A challenge to see if some podcasters on the “take” and just a part of a grift - doubtful they will “man up” on this.
Design: The retro atomic age aesthetic.
AI:
Concerns arise over AI’s threat to our banking. And the concerns are significant.
US v Europe AI adoption divides mirror productivity gaps emerging between the sectors.
Allbirds does what companies do when markets are on the precipice of a bubble. Beware!
The Democratic Party banned its campaign workers from using AI.
Apparently, there is zero evidence that AI is causing a surge in youth unemployment.
CHINA & RUSSIA, IRAN & TERROR:
Iran has a record-setting year of executions, per this report.
China’s investment in Hollywood/Disney is working.
The Russian occupation unit was completely destroyed by robots in the latest battle.
China blockades a shoal in its expansive occupation of border territory.
China tops the list of foreign actors lobbying the U.S. government.
French concrete maker caught financing terror in Syria.
China looks to provide Iran with advanced radar systems.
COURTS:
An appellate court reins in an abusive district court.
Justice Sotomayor issued a written apology to Justice Kavanaugh.
Justice Thomas highlights the incompatibility between Progressivism and American values.
ECONOMY:
POLS BEHAVING BADLY:
Dems
Gabbard alleges the entire deep-state apparatus colluded and concocted the 2019 impeachment narrative.
Democrats continue to campaign with and get support from an overt terrorist advocate - does this make the Democratic Party the official Party of Terrorism? The same Michigan Democrat supporter who thought the fall of the USSR was a bad thing.
Inside the Democratic Party’s systematic protection of Eric Swalwell, until the veil was torn asunder.
Another DOJ report of abuse of power under Democrats.
A Democrat Governor is weaponizing the state’s tax code based on viewpoint and content discrimination.
Dem candidate endorsement of violence is a habit, apparently.
Apparently, the Democrat Party is an entire cesspool of greedy, jealous haters. Sad how immoral they’ve become.
TRAVEL:
Observations on a visit to Hong Kong.
A new platform to compare National Park experiences.
“Must see” vineyards.
Festival 250: The National Mall to be transformed into a celebration.
The most iconic steak restaurant in each state.
Spots where tourists outnumber locals, to avoid.
The history of the “bear” and “bull” market terminology.
Liberal girls use social media the most (to their detriment), apparently.
MUST READ: Stanford paid 35,000 people to quit Facebook and Instagram for 6 weeks. Depression dropped. Anxiety dropped. Happiness went up. Women under 25 on Instagram saw the biggest gains.
How to do each of the ascents in North America, watch here.
