Chris Lynch's slanted view on sports, politics and entertainment. Please send thoughts or comments to chris.lynch@gmail.com
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- The Nitrogen Trap. People know the Strait of Hormuz carries 20% of the world's oil supply but a closed strait also endangers one-third to 50% of the world food supply because of fertilizer. Long but important read.
- Meet the real villain behind the death of Cinderella in the NCAA tournament. He's not wrong.
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- Mass vs RFK Jr. over Dunkin' Donuts. Think a Kennedy would know enough not to mess with Dunkin's in Mass.
- The sinking of the Dena was textbook.
- The hidden insurance rules keeping MLB star from the 2026 World Baseball Classic.
- Sebastian Junger: What it feels like to get blown up. Some thoughts on the US military involvement in Iran.
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- Javier Milei and rent control. This is the way. We've known for decades that rent control is a bad policy.
- From the archives: Paul Graham - How to Think for Yourself.
- We need to talk about Ken Burns' American Revolutionary War documentary. Burns originally wanted to cut Shelby Foote from his Civil War documentary. That's all you need to know about his sensibility.
- Jonathan Turley: GWU students call for RFK Jr. to be barred from campus.
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- Why Congress should let the enhanced ACA subsidies expire. Agree 100%.
- From the archives: Do other countries do it? A simple litmus test for RFK Jr's ideas.
- Antisemitism and Anti-Americanism are Evil Twins. Agree 100%.
- Energy and the EU. "National security requires AI. AI requires energy." Not a fan of solar though.
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- VDH: Murder of Charlie Kirk was not a George Floyd moment.
- Jonathan Turley: Federal Judge rules in favor of parent's rights. The pendulum is swinging back towards sanity.
- Jonathan Turley on today's political climate. Two from Turley today. Worth the read.
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- Scott Adams on the power of a compliment.
- Honda to bring back the Prelude in 2026. Used to own one - that car could fly.
- Joe Biden the autopen President.
- Why the food industry and Democrats hate RFK Jr. and MAHA. Admit I've become a RFK Jr. fan.
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- Rob Henderson on Why Cancel Culture is Fading. Disagree with his takes on DEI and Cracker Barrel but his overall premise is correct.
- Glenn Reynolds from Rabble Rousing to Rabble Snoozing. The corporate media is evil.
- Why Washington's panic over Kennedy tells us he's close to the truth. Think it's a mistake to pair RFK Jr. with President Trump. His active allies are doctors the establishment tried to censor or cancel because they were speaking the truth about Covid.
- Trump's national Guard deployment and the art of the 80/20 issue.
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- Robert F. Kennedy Jr.: A voice that won't be silenced.
- JK Rowling had a lot more to lose by standing up for women in sports than Malcom Gladwell ever did.
- The occult guide to the good life. More common sense than anything but good advice.
- So you want to abolish property taxes. Have no problem with property taxes but they have to be limited by law else politicians will spend the money.
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- Science policy without science or policy. I'd like to see a DOGE-like accounting of what made up all those cuts. I want more science but not tax dollars spent of excessive university overhead in grants, DEI related studies, or funding putting beagles in cages to be eaten by fleas.
- Ross Dellenger on Bill Belichick at UNC.
- Ultra processed food may not be the real dietary villain. Should be pointed out that food ingredients in the UK are different to what's allowed in the US. Think good advice is just to shop on the outside of a supermarket. (HT Newmark's Door)
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- RFK Jr. on the American Academy of Pediatricians and vaccines. "First do no harm" has been replaced by "show me the money" even by doctors who treat children.
- Are utility company middlemen the villains behind higher electric bills? Not AI datacenters as reported.
- Agree 100% that security clearance is a privilege and not a right. No reason for anyone to still have clearance after leaving the job or retiring.
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- Sad example of why DC's crime statistics are so low. It's worse than you thought.
- Jonathan Turley: Melania Trump threatens Hunter Biden with $1 billion lawsuit. Delicious.
- Why are jeans making progressives blue? (HT Execupundit)
- RFK Jr. comes right out and says he's not running for President in 2028. Of course this just makes him even more attractive as a candidate (I kid - he is 71-years old).
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- Trump suggests plan to fully privative Fanny Mae and Freddie Mac. Don't know enough about the situation to have an opinion.
- RFK Jr. claims food stamps are fueling diabetes in America. He said 18% of food stamps are spent on soda and candy and that has to stop.
- VDH: Disinformation and the dropping of the atomic bombs. If you know the facts - there's only one conclusion.
- Gravity, Momentum, and the Potential Energy Field. Won't lie - it will take some work for me to come close to grasping this concept. But like many things it could be perception altering.
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- VDH: Revenge or Justice? Can't it be both? (HT Instapundit)
- First the CDC went after mercury and now are they going after vaccines causing food allergies? Good!
- Michael Wade: Who's in the room?
- James Marriott: How to read and why.
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- Why is cutting 0.1% of the federal budget so hard?
- From the archives: Guy walks into a bar.
- Plans vs Planning. Good business or life advice.
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- RFK Jr. on Big Pharma and Corporate Media. Punching back twice as hard - with facts!
- Jonathan Turley: Democrats embrace socialist for new mayor of NYC.
- Are Gavin Newsom's policies leading to $8 per gallon gas prices in CA? I paid $2.99 the last time I filled up.
Run a ticket of RFK Jr. and Tulsi Gabbard for President in 2028.
The DNC needs to embrace RFK Jr. and Tulsi Gabbard. Each person ran as a Democratic candidate for President before and they need to do so again in order to save the Democratic Party.
I don't expect the DNC to take this advice but at least I'll get to say I told you so.
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- VDH on Gavin Newsome and his cruel notion of "cruel."
- Jonathan Turley on Democrats protesting the deployment of National Guard troops. Gavin Newsome is despicable.
- This story just makes me smile: IDF will force antisemite Greta Thunberg to watch Oct 7th footage. Good - about time she received an education.
- More on JFK Jr. removing all member of CDC panel advising US on vaccines. I think any media outlet that described RFK Jr. as a "vaccine skeptic" should be forced to defend the effectiveness of the Covid vaccine. If they admit the shots weren't effective - they too should be labeled as "vaccine skeptics."
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- RFK Jr. is not having any of Big Pharma's smear tactics and will defend his employees. Big Pharma is invoking the Streisand effect on themselves.
- From the archives: Captain Billy Whiz Bang. Love Americana stories like this.
- Derek Sivers: Well-rounded Doesn't Cut.
- Is there a money laundering case to be made against Lindsey Graham?
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- Joint Us-China statement on economic trade meeting. The very definition of a reciprocal trade agreement.
- RFK Jr. says Trump just did what no Democrat ever had the guts to do. This is a huge moment.
- VDH: The Decivilizing of America. It needs to be stressed that this was intentional.
- Should public sector unions have collective bargaining rights? On he fence on this issue. On one hand unfunded (or underfunded) retirement benefits for public sector employees is one f the biggest under reported stories of our time. On the other hand local and state governments call for high standards without wanting to offer commiserate pay.
Saw a clip of a speech of Dr. Casey Means who was Donald Trump's pick to be Surgeon General. and was impressed. Also saw people like
The absurd attacks on Casey Means reveal just how far off course our healthcare conversations have veered, and how badly entrenched interests--including Big Food and its industry-funded social media gurus--are terrified of change.