Chris Lynch's slanted view on sports, politics and entertainment. Please send thoughts or comments to chris.lynch@gmail.com
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- Three authors who should be better known.
- Many a truth is said in jest.
- Tax Increment Financing (TIF) FAQ.
- Niall Ferguson on the Death of History. Think Ferguson is wrong and anti-Semitism is more on the left - look at how its become almost a plank of the DSA. Also think he's fallen into the trap of looking for history in TikTok. He should know better.
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- Jonathan Turley on the chilling embrace of political violence.
- VDH: From one assassination attempt to another.
- Niall Ferguson: The gap between Truth (Social) and reality on Iran. Ferguson has a bias against Trump and if he clearly understood how Mr. Market worked wouldn't Ferguson be a billionaire?
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- Paul Graham: The brand age. Interesting but long look at the lessons from the history of Swiss watchmaking.
- Senate Democrats block bill to fund DHS (while Iran war is going on).
- Revised nuclear safety rules are made public. The rules book was reportedly cut by two-thirds. Good!
- Niall Ferguson: Khamenei joins Saddam in hell, but Iran 2026 is not Iraq 2003.
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- Niall Ferguson: Epstein didn't break Keir Starmer, but he did finish him. The American version could be House of Cards II.
- Heh Heh
- Sebastian Junger: The Great Abandonment.
- Dunkin' debuts 48 ounce coffee buckets and sells out. Bringing them out in New England in the midst of a blizzard perhaps not the best gage of popularity. Or genius way to insure Dunkin' locations get plowed out as these buckets sure to be big hit with plow drivers.
Some quotes I hope may resonate with you.
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- Canadian cities affected by the tariffs. Wonder if Calgary being the most effected plus Alberta thinking about leaving Canada gives Trump more leverage.
- From the archives: Cool story of the double life of a "marvelous Chinese conjurer"
- Niall Ferguson: Trump 2.0 borrows a lot from Nixon. There are parallels but Trump is a 1 of 1 but Niall's default seems to be historical parallels.
- USPS announces additional 2025 stamps. Got to mix up my stamp game. (HT Execupundit who credits Cultural Offering)
Some quotes I hope may resonate with you.
Have a new Quotes for Today up on my Substack. As I've mentioned doing this as a way to thank those who have Subscribed. If you are a Subscriber - you should have received an email. Thanks!
Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.
- The Kirk Cousins situation in Atlanta explained.
- Profile of Kash Patel and the need to reform the FBI
- Niall Ferguson on Tucker Carlson and Vladimir Putin. I take it with a grain of salt when I remember Ferguson was for the longest time an advocate for "Chimerica" (a term he coined).
- Regrets of the dying. Always something to keep in mind when making New Year's resolutions.
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- Niall Ferguson: Forward to Genesis.
- Immigration is a mess. Here's how to fix it.
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- Niall Ferguson on why the world is lucky Kamala Harris didn't win the election..
- Wow - Marslink is a real thing. I know I wouldn't bet against it.
- Noah Smith: The educated professional class is out of touch with America.
- RFK Jr. already had a plan for MAHA. Agree 100%!
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- RIP Teri Garr. Not the news I expected to wake up to. Hard to believe she was 79. She was forever young in my mind.
- Learn something new every day: Imposters stole thousands of pounds of cheese in England.
- "There was no question the Big Guy was Joe Biden"
- Niall Ferguson on using history as a practical time machine to address modern problems.
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- Paul Graham essay on how to do great work. A year old but worth reading from time to time.
- Yesterday was the great Thomas Sowell's 94th birthday.
- Great tip!
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- Dick Winters court martial paperwork (with his endorsement)
- Niall Ferguson on the new anti-American axis.
- Love the new Alex Trebek stamp
- American pole vaulter may decline Paris Olympics. He has a point that the Olympic Committee never apologized for their Covid hysteria.
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- The NASCAR-ization of college sports is on its way.
- Niall Ferguson: We All Soviets Now
- Morgan Housel on Quiet Compounding. Like the Great Sequoia metaphor.
- Exit Willie Mays. Should be highlighted that Willie Mays spent 2-years in the military in the 50's while he was in his prime.
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- Harvard's reputation takes another hit - experts hardest hit.
- Uncommon Knowledge with Niall Ferguson
- The team behind Band of Brothers and The Pacific come out with WW II movie misfire.
- Tucker Carlson Episode 68 - whatever happened to the Canadian truckers?
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- Niall Ferguson and the Adam Smith House speech.
- CMD Salamander on where is Taiwan's Cherbourg? Admit to being largely ignorant of this bit of D-Day history.
- Cool - a free collection of digital classical and modern art.
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- Tucker Carlson Episode 48 with Kid Rock.
- Tucker Carlson Episode 49 with Dana White. Maybe Tucker is angling for holiday bonuses for his staff releasing back to back episodes.
- Dr. Phil on the presidents of Harvard, MIT, and UPenn. Worth a listen.
- Niall Ferguson: The Treason of the Intellectuals. The rise of the new Nazis of the college left.