Many a truth is said in jest.
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Chris Lynch's slanted view on sports, politics and entertainment. Please send thoughts or comments to chris.lynch@gmail.com
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- VDH: The graveyard of destructive ideas. Give an inch and they'll take a mile.
- Hillary testifies to Congress.
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- Trump poised to fill two influential appeals court vacancies. Judicial appointments are perhaps the most long lasting legacy's for a President.
- Mandelson's downfall one of the fastest ever seen in British public life. Will the links to Jeffrey Epstein prove to be the nail in Ken Starmer's political coffin?
- Law of universal uniqueness.
- The real Social Security debate: Who should bear the adjustment?
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- China is killing the fish. And not in China either (you'd think they'd learn after their killed all the birds in their own country).
- From the archives: Letter from a self-made merchant to his son.
- New investigation launched into Epstein's 7,600 acre Zorro Ranch.
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- Are Rome's attractions scarce goods? If people are paying for their time at attractions then they may feel less compelled to pick up after themselves or act with decorum (although good Catholics may feel guilty if they don't).
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- Jonathan Turley: Bill Clinton agreed to testify to Congress about Jeffrey Epstein but now wants the definition of "agreed." If the Clintons fail to appear for questioning, release the facts that are known to the public to remind folks the seriousness of the issue, then issue arrest warrants.
- 59 Super Bowl rings: 59 stories.
- Trump prods Congress to nationalize election integrity, but Supreme Court may deliver first.
- Rational Optimist: Shady stuff is happening underwater. Some undersea facts and developments to ponder.
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- Thoughts on guilds from Adam Smith's The Wealth of Nations. Was surprised by the link between guilds and universities.
- Danielle Bolelli: The Melian Dialogue and the Nature of Power.
- The worldwide humiliation of Bill Gates: From tech god to global embarrassment.
- The fraud in California will dwarf the amount of fraud in Minnesota.
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- SpaceX seeks to launch 1 million solar powered satellites to create AI datacenters in space.
- 200 Reasons Why I'm Here. Good advice. (HT Cultural Offering)
- The long poverty decline: Before and after the war on poverty. It was going better before the government got involved.
- Dan Wetzel: NFL should look into Giants co-owner Steve Tish. Tish's behavior was disturbing.
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- Learning from "Kill the Wabbit." Remember that when Curious George was learning the alphabet we saw "D" is for "dromedary" - wonder what today's generation would use for "D."
- Astronauts are going back to the moon for the first time in half a century. Interesting read on the Artemis II mission.
- All 10 NFL head coaching jobs are now filled - with grades for each!
Many a truth is said in jest.
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- Interesting point about Greenland. (HT Cultural Offering)
- Oversight Committee holds Bill and Hillary Clinton in contempt for defying lawful subpoenas.
- From the archives: Principles for living - an operating system for life.
- Sphere Entertainment's new playbook: Smaller venues, less risk, bigger returns. Admit my first thought on reading the headline was "they should franchise this and open more."
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- VDH: The Embarrassments of Ideology. He's not wrong.
- Could one or both of the Clinton's be going to jail?
- The world's over $111 trillion in government debt in one chart. The US has over a third of the worldwide debt.
- When Trump built an ice rink. An excellent metaphor for where were are in today's national political climate.
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- Interesting: Israel begins pumping desalinated water in the Sea of Galilee.
- Study shows tariffs historically lower prices not raise them.
- From the archives: the influence of Bell Labs.
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- Peter Attia on warning labels on hormone replacement products.
- Wise words from Frank. He's not wrong.
- Democrats texted with Jeffrey Epstein during 2019 Congressional hearing. It's all coming out in the wash.
- Jonathan Turley: How to reverse the dumbing down of American higher ed.
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- Why the Israel suspected connection between Jeffrey Epstein and Mossad makes no sense. A former Israeli PM also says any suggested link is false.
- Let's make transition memos a tradition. Also remember to keep your own "powder dry" (as they say).
- I'm lucky that there doesn't seem to be any dandelions in my yard.
Many a truth is said in jest.
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- The real story of the Epstein Files. Some history I was unaware of.
- The death of the last Japanese carrier that attacked Pearl Harbor and a warning for today's Navy.
- How to answer "How are you?" I always like the answer "Unbelievable" because it could mean anything.
Have a new post up on Substack.
Justice is not supposed to be political theater. People's patience is wearing awfully thin.
Many a truth is said in jest.
- AG Pam Bondi has scheduled the release of the Epstein client list on Friday at noon.