Never forget.

I admire how self confident Chicagoans are in themselves despite the abundance of evidence that they have no reason to be

In 1980 Ronald Reagan convincingly won the presidency against Jimmy Carter, and also tipped the Senate. But the democrats maintained control of the House and Tip O’Neill remained speaker. That meant a lot of people voted for Reagan, but then voted democratic down ballot. They could do this knowing bipartisanship was possible - that the country had a coherent population, and differences were not so wide that people would refuse to work together. Reagan was able to push his tax reduction plan through Congress. Tip O’Neill basically said ‘this is what the people voted for, so we will work with you.’ That could not happen today. The US electorate is balkanizing because of too much immigration too fast - which is exploited by unscrupulous politicians. We will probably not see the kind of bipartisanship of the early 1980s again in our lifetimes - if ever. And this is why a 1924 style moratorium on immigration is necessary, coupled with aggressive assimilation policies and deportations of those who don’t really want to be American. And it’s why birthright citizenship is a disaster in present circumstances.

AI is amazing but it's not “magic,” it’s just linear algebra, calculus, and statistics finally hitting the gym with enough data and compute.

An extremely reliable test of whether you're an honest, sane, & decent human being is whether you agree with this. If you don't, you're not.

Interview with Elon Musk from 2012: " My proceeds from PayPal after tax were about $180M, $100M of that went into SpaceX, $70M into Tesla, and $10M into SolarCity and I literally had to borrow money for rent."

One of the most troubling aspects of the Palestine Action/Elbit case is the moral psychology involved. It is what happens when a political cause becomes a total identity and creates the opportunity for malign actors to exploit it. Once “Palestine” is transformed from a cause into a sacred symbol of moral standing, ordinary ethical boundaries begin to collapse. Violence is described as “direct action,” criminal damage as “solidarity,” arrest as “repression,” and prison as martyrdom. The worker in the factory, the police officer with a family, the public frightened by political violence, even the activist discarding their own future, all fade into a heroic narrative about resistance. It is radicalisation. Outrage narrows the mind; group approval encourages escalation; online applause replaces conscience. The slogan provides moral permission, and the crowd offers emotional insulation. Every consequence is then reinterpreted as proof that the system is evil, making self-correction nearly impossible. The most tragic aspect is how cheaply lives are destroyed. People with futures sacrifice them for a fantasy of moral purity. Supporters enjoy the warm glow of righteousness. The accused face the sentence, the criminal record, the terrorist notification requirements, and the ruin of adulthood. You can care about Palestinians without excusing political violence. You can condemn civilian suffering without romanticising criminality or being duped by false propaganda narratives about “genocide”. Having a just cause does not make a person just. Sometimes the most dangerous lie people tell themselves is that because they have chosen the “right side”, anything they do in its name must be good. You can read my report on the Psychology of Disinformation, here: henryjacksonsociety.org/publ…

listen up, we have to vote for the man with the nazi tattoo so he can stop the man landing rockets and curing the blind from making any more money, otherwise we’ll get fascism you see how stupid you sound, yes?

We’re always just one more tax away from utopia.

He had Iran backed into a corner and withering under bold American leadership and far superior firepower. And he decided to transition from Churchill to Chamberlain, seeking a facade of “peace” at all costs and willing to accept any nonsense that gave him cover to issue a press release and move on, leaving the inevitable disaster to again get kicked down the road. Defeat, snatched from the jaws of victory. Again.

Look at NYC’s budget. Now look at Florida’s. A bigger budget for almost 1/3 of the population. One clear example dismantles the delusion that this is a tax problem rather than runaway government overspending.

The word “subsidized” is being abused here. SpaceX had government contracts where it was obliged to deliver goods and services. You know, like a company doing business.

Are you serious? One guy is a failed rapper who has quite literally never had a real job. The other has started multiple companies worth trillions of dollars. That’s a real job.

Hey why didn’t other countries step up to fill the gaps left by USAID? Was it not a humanitarian imperative for France or Germany or the UK to fund those programs? Was it American taxpayers or no one? (Hint: it’s because Jon is full of shit)

I’m late 50’s, working since I was 12. First 10yrs after college made 1/2 of what my peers did by serving in the Navy. Got out, used every penny of savings to buy a house (in Silicon Valley!), supported a family on single income, and now will retire in 3-4 years You f’d up

Trump knew that Iran’s word meant nothing when Obama was in office. He still knows today. This turn of events indicates not that Trump changed his mind but that Trump simply felt it was more important to maintain the stock market back home than to put the Islamists out of business once and for all. Not all men are cut out for finishing what they started and Trump showed us that he loses interest quickly when money is on the line. This may not be the worst strategy — after all, he’s making sure our economic interests are primary. It’s simply a matter of understanding that when it comes to appreciating world security, even someone who talks a big game like Trump can’t always deliver on that concern. Thousands of Persians lost their lives this year waiting for help to arrive and it never did. I’m sorry for that. Maybe one day America will seat a President who will be able to deliver freedom from Islamic tyranny. Today simply isn’t that day.

The two are related, Erick. It's literally part of the name that is abbreviated by "Nazi."

They really aren’t, though. They are just Arabs (and considered themselves such), and no Palestinian state has ever existed to bestow some kind of specific ethnic status. There’s a reason “Palestinians” have names that translate to “The Egyptian” and “The Syrian.”

Charles Barkley says NO player would make $300,000,000 without Michael Jordan "People act like guys always made $30, 40, 50 million dollars. When I got to the NBA, the average salary was $200,000, and then Magic and Bird came" "I know I'm not as good as Bill Russell. Bill Russell made $2,000 and I was making $3 or $4 million, just because I was born at the right time. And not just the basketball and the money… Michael bought the shoes. People forget, nobody was doing commercials before Michael. Nobody was making money off shoes before Michael" "Now guys are making $300, 400 million dollars a year because of Michael. Secondly, we all got commercials, nobody made commercials before Michael Jordan came along"

Thanks, Elon. And thanks to you too, Gavin.