Sunday Reads

An irregular roundup of thought-provoking reads. Most made me go “hmm…”

QUOTE OF THE DAY:

“The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world" - Euripides

• Remembering the Declaration of Independence, here. 

• Mothers, a meditation by FOTUS. 

• A reminder of what the “credentialed experts” used to consider “following the science” regarding mental health. 

• An interactive guide to the world’s solar eclipses, past and future. 

• Counter-narrative at its peak: Mothers as makers of death. 

• A meditation on “hard work.”

• Meanwhile, work - or our purpose - is waning. In 1870, about 30% of the time was spent on working; today, 10%. 

• How to be a series reader - watch here. 

• A new tome notes the excess - and violence - wrought by criminal justice reformers. 

• Apparently, the younger you are, the more apt you are to support violence against speech. 

• Meanwhile, apparently, misandry starts young.  “Young women aged 18 to 30 report significantly more negative attitudes toward men than men do toward women. 21 percent of young women say they hold an actively negative view of men, compared with just 7 percent of young men who feel the same about women.”

• Remembering why “price” is so important, and why we must intentionally strive to leave the signal undistorted (free of government intrusion). 

• Mapping which states spend the most on gas. 

• Research: Sitting by a window boosts cognitive performance. 

• A guide to how an oil refinery works. 

• A longevity pill for your dog is now available. 

• A debate over “benches” in the public domain. 

• Data on the “personal traits” that hurt Trump’s perception, not his personality. 

• The poor who go to church are apparently happier than the wealthy who never go to church - fascinating! 

• Weather nerds: The 2026 Hurricane Name List is released. 

• Reflecting on the “Great American Novel.”

• It’s increasingly the right question: Why would you send a child to a higher-education campus?

• States are rushing to desegregate in the wake of the post-racial SCOTUS ruling. 

• Demographics are decoupling from identity politics, apparently. 

• A national study suggests school phone bans are all upside: students benefit without any downsides. 

• Trump:  Dance Instructor-in-Chief. 

• A reflection on what makes great art, here.

• Trade-offs:  On net, smokers cost the health-care system less, study suggests. 

• R.I.P. Ted Turner. 

• The benefits of fascism are contrasted with the consequences of a dictatorship. 

• Another week of government k12 teachers behaving badly, allegedly. 

• Was the WHCD shooter an Iranian sleeper asset?

• A reflection of why the American Left has become so hate-filled towards Jewish people. 

• Bravo: Cornell President doesn’t back down from student-thugs who can’t handle debate and peaceful disagreements. 

• Political Violence: Is the American “moderate” Left now a major source of violence?

• More training?  Trump’s admin is bringing to an end the “fast tracking” of ICE agents. 

• Japan is test-firing missiles as it assumes more of its regional defense responsibilities. 

• Does France have a competent populist in its future?

• Was 1996 peak culture? 

• Friendships: Apparently, Americans have supplanted the sublime’s purpose in their lives with politics, and friendship is one of the casualties.  Sad. 

• A meditation on Free Will, here.  Pro tip: If you have been convinced that “free will” doesn’t exist, you have fallen prey to over-educated “experts.”

• A reflection on fame.

• The New York Times has been sued for being racist. 

• The WSJ notes the obsession with the Emes Chair.

• Is your car surveilled by law enforcement? Check out this map.  

• Protecting children: The State Department will begin revoking passports for individuals with high-balance child support obligations. 

• An argument on how Waymo (and other options) help the poor. 

• Real stories of grit, hard work, and the pursuit of excellence. 

• Why the U.S. National Debt is a really bad thing. 

• Study: More experienced researchers produce fewer “breakthroughs.”

• Trump releases some UFO documents. 

• So those California fires were not climate change, just man-made arson. 

• Apparently, the D.C. police lied about their crime stats to convince the taxpayers to give them more money. 

• Bluesky Prison - it’s a left-wing thing. 

• At the taxpayer’s expense, apparently, pretending to be gay has benefits. 

• Anti-Semitism abounds:  Violence is apparently beget by being Jewish.  These are “higher education” creditital creeps.  They literally paid to become this morally bereft. 

• Unjust “justice” in the Volunteer State. 

• Gaza has luxury cafes for all of the Hamas warlords, criminals, and child-sex traffickers to enjoy. 

• What is - or is not - Christian nationalism, it’s important for the MSM to get the tyranny of their labels better defined! 

• Meanwhile, Churches told to prepare adherents for UFO revelations. 

• AI:

  • An AI study shows that people’s grip on reality is being distorted by engagement with AI. 

  • A contrast of AI visions. 

  • A Chinese CCCP Court rules companies can’t fire employees just to replace them with AI. 

  • Is Beijing funding anti-AI data centers in the U.S.?

  • Meanwhile, some communities are embracing the economic benefits of data centers. 

  • Keeping Jevon’s paradox in perspective, case study: Excel & Accounting. 

  • Massive “ed tech” ransomware attack results in stolen school data. 

  • Will AI make college more obsolete?

• CHINA & RUSSIA, IRAN & TERROR:

  • China orders its companies to ignore U.S.-Iranian sanctions. 

  • Russia had a net loss of occupied territory in April, per this study. 

  • More Russian coup wishful thinking.

  • Trump praises the Ukrainian fighters beating back the Russian aggression. 

  • The Islamification of America continues. 

  • China executes two of its Defense Ministers. 

  • Another Islamist terrorist in America. 

• COURTS:

  • Following a SCOTUS ruling, another state desegregates its congressional districts. 

• ECONOMY:

  • Tariffs are bad for the auto industry; check out the F-150 woes. 

  • March had the highest hirings in two years. 

  • Meanwhile, ADP reports April was massive for hirings. 

  • Unpacking the economics of one calf raised for food. 

• POLS BEHAVING BADLY:

Dems

• Michigan Democrat calls Midwesterners “backward.” 

• A candidate makes multiple phone calls, allegedly, to threaten violence against U.S. Senator Fetterman and his daughter. 

• Michigan Democrat fundraiser praises grandfather who fought for Hitler. 

• Democrat’s Maine hopeful says women getting raped are to blame, NSFW video here.   He’s been endorsed by almost every “respectable” Democrat leader in Washington, D.C. 

• Ouch, the more we learn, the more evidence demonstrates that Obama orchestrated the now-debunked “Russia-gate.”

• Racist Democrats continue to target houses of worship. 

• Ouch: More details on how Democrats abused power in coordination with the Russian-hoax psyop. 

• Allegedly, the Virginia State legislature is dealing with a corruption issue. 

Reps

• Kash Patal’s braded bourbon leave-behind needs some explaining. 

• TRAVEL:

  • A musical guide to songwriters’ favorite hometowns.