Monthly Archives: January 2020

How The Great Society Destroyed Black Communities

If you’ve read Charles Murray’s Losing Ground, you probably know the story already, but this piece provides a nice summary of the same information even if you haven’t: The 1960s Great Society and War on Poverty programs of President Lyndon … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for January 10, 2020

Iran news, analysis, etc. dominates today’s LinkSwarm! “The targeting of Qassem Soleimani, commander of the Quds Force and arguably the second most powerful man in Iran after Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, is a major blow to the Islamic Republic … Continue reading →

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Iran’s Retaliation: A Big Nothingburger

I believe this is YouTube/Twitter personality Sargon of Akkad (though this is a different YouTube channel from his main one) on the big nothingness of Iran’s retaliation: “It looks like the Iranian regime is actually so impotent they couldn’t kill … Continue reading →

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Iran Strikes Concrete, Downs Airliner, Steps Up Cyberwar, Channels Curly

Last night’s missile strike from Iran doesn’t appear to have hit any U.S. personnel, or, indeed, much of anything. Over an intense half-hour before dawn on Wednesday, Iran bombed targets in Iraq, striking in and around two large military bases … Continue reading →

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BREAKING: Iran Attacks U.S. Al Asad Air Base in Iraq

Iran has reportedly hit Al Asad Air Base in Anbar province, Iraq with missiles fired from Iran. Multiple missiles have been launched at Iraq from Iran targeting American military facilities, according to a U.S. official….A U.S. official confirms to ABC … Continue reading →

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Solyndra 2: Boondoggle Boogaloo

Remember Solyndra, the solar energy company with Democratic Party connections that sucked up some half a billion dollars worth of green energy loans before going belly up? If you liked Solyndra, you’re gonna love the Crescent Dunes solar plant near … Continue reading →

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Democratic Presidential Clown Car Update for January 6, 2020

Castro drops Out, Williamson lays everybody off, Q4 fundraising numbers drop, Biden tells coal miners to start slinging code, Klobuchar talks UFOs, and a three way tie for first in Iowa. It’s your Democratic Presidential clown car update! Q4 Fundraising … Continue reading →

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Terry Gilliam Is Tired Of Social Justice Warrior Bullshit

A leftwing female reporter for The Independent is shocked, shocked that director Terry Gilliam (of Monty Python and Brazil fame) makes fun of Social Justice Warriors: “In the age of #MeToo, here’s a girl who takes responsibility for her state,” … Continue reading →

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Qassem Suleimani Dirtnap Cavalcade

Lot’s of reactions to the U.S. military strike that killed Iranian terrorist mastermind Qassem Suleimani. Here’s an appraisal of Suleimani’s value by Gen. Stanley McChrystal from a few years ago: Suleimani is no longer simply a soldier; he is a … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for January 3, 2020

Start your new decade out with another LinkSwarm! Iranian Revolutionary Guard Leader and Qods force commander Qasem Soleimani was killed in an airstrike in Baghdad. Further thoughts from Graeme Wood: Qassem Soleimani, the commander of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps’s … Continue reading →

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