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18
Apr

TOP OF THE DAY by Howard Polskin

Greetings! Today marks the 250th anniversary of Paul Revere’s ride warning the colonists of an imminent attack by British troops. To learn more, read this book: The Ride: Paul Revere and the Night That Saved America (great title, BTW)…Apparently, there’s an even dumber idea than tariffs.  So states the sober-minded Wall Street Journal.  Here’s what the WSJ’s editorial board member Joseph Sternberg had to say: “This newspaper’s editorial columns a couple of months ago branded President Trump’s tariffs on Canadian and Mexican imports ‘the dumbest trade war in history.’ Alas, my colleagues and I might have spoken too soon. A much, much dumber one is lurking just around the corner: an export tariff on U.S. Treasurys”…The Victory Girls blog is the latest media outlet to name AOC as the Dem front-runner in 2028.  “The fangirls of both sexes swooning over AOC love her style and care little for substance,” writes Darleen Click. “This is an election we can easily lose. Don’t get cocky”…Joe Biden snuck into Harvard Wednesday and spoke to a class of 50 students at the Harvard Kennedy School in a non-publicized appearance.  All went according to plan until he referred to Ukraine as Iraq.  After the discussion, he tried to enjoy an ice cream bar but “the partially melted dessert fell to the floor.” (Harvard Crimson)…Weekend Watch: After two episodes, I’m hooked on the Apple+ light-hearted drama Your Friends & Neighbors. The always entertaining Jon Hamm stars as a fallen finance big shot who resorts to stealing from his rich neighbors in a tony Manhattan suburb.  Sharp writing and good real estate porn elevate this romp, and make it an enjoyable diversion from the news…If you keep reading, I’ll keep Righting. Howard

Creative Destruction Comes to Universities

source: American Spectator

The  brutal attacks on some of America’s most prestigious universities are the culmination of years of a wanton disregard by these institutions of public opinion and support. American higher education is now reaping what it has sowed in recent years.

End Taxpayer Support for the Higher Education Gravy Train

source: Townhall

For decades, American institutions of higher education have benefited from extraordinary taxpayer largesse. Federal government grants and other forms of direct taxpayer subsidizations of universities are legion.

Universities Should Embrace the Benefits of Married and Parenting Students

source: The College Fix

Married and parenting students can model healthy relationships and good work habits to their younger peers.

E Pluribus Loot’ em

source: Ann Coulter

It’s understandable that Democrats are fuming about Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency ferreting out waste, fraud and abuse, inasmuch as the people committing the waste, fraud and abuse are their constituents. What I can’t understand is why they’re saying so out loud.

California Needs a DOGE

source: City Journal

Taxpayers are footing the bill for a state government that disregards obvious waste and fraud.

Dems’ Bizarrely Misplaced Empathy

source: WND

By Ben Shapiro: This week, Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., went to El Salvador to visit Abrego Garcia and other Dems vowed to do the same. In their telling, Abrego Garcia is an innocent caught up in the mills of wrongheaded justice. But Abrego Garcia is indeed a nefarious character.

Did the NY Times Just Call for a Communist Revolution?

source: PJ Media

But this David Brooks proposal is next-level sinister. Even in the smokiest of the smoke-filled rooms at the DNC (and that ain’t tobacco smoke!), opting for a national uprising and full-bore communist revolution is one helluva liberal moonshot.

Defunding PBS and NPR Is Long Overdue

source: National Review

After Republicans have talked about it for so long with no effect, succeeding would be a nice feather in the administration’s hat.

Climate Zealots Are Always Wrong, But Never Admit It

source: NY Post

The alarmists never apologize. When doom doesn't happen, they just move on to the next scare.

No, George Clooney. You Don’t Get to Retcon Biden’s Legacy to Make Yourself Look Better

source: Western Journal

Clooney was another leftist clinging to the rotting corpse of Biden's campaign in the hopes of keeping Donald Trump out of the White House

Ridicule Is the Final Frontier for the Ladies of Blue Origin

source: The Federalist

Katy Perry, Lauren Sanchez and Gayle King, pretended to be astronauts and corporate media pretended their brief trek was news.
17
Apr

TOP OF THE DAY by Howard Polskin

Greetings! Trump has done the near-impossible. He’s made us feel sorry for poor, picked-upon Harvard…Greenland, Canada, the Panama Canal, and now Chile? American Thinker wants Trump to “snatch” an important deep-water port in Chile that China allegedly is angling to control.…Phrase of the day: “harem drama.” That refers to the challenges of managing Elon Musk’s four women who together have given birth to at least 14 of the mega-billionaire’s children.  According to the Wall Street Journal, it’s just one of the many responsibilities of Musk wingman Jared Birchall…AOC all the way? NY Post columnist Isaac Schorr thinks that AOC is a legitimate contender for a strong White House run in 2028.  He cites a Yale University poll that names her as the most popular Democrat. “The enthusiasm she inspires on the left is matched only by that which Trump evokes on the right,” Schorr writes….The National Review throws shade at Secretary of State Marco Rubio for flubbing the government’s explanation for the case against Abrego Garcia.  “It is inconceivable that the secretary of state is unaware the man had a legal right against deportation to El Salvador that was enforceable in court,” the National Review states…News to me: For almost a year, the Daily Caller has been publishing a free, weekly newsletter cleverly named Mr. Right.  Its apparent goal is to “break the Left’s monopoly on advice columns.”  I just signed up and I’ll report back once I see a few issues…If you keep reading, I’ll keep Righting. Howard

Dems Plan to Rescue MS-13 Gang Member

source: Victory Girls

Call them Grift Team Six. If there is a chance for a free plane ride, a Codel and free publicity, members of the U.S. House and Senate are the chiselers you will never need. Double that since they are Democrats.

Sen. Van Hollen Should Get Some Tips from Bukele About Keeping Baltimore Safe

source: American Thinker

Senator Van Hollen (D-MD) is passing up a great opportunity to do something constructive for his home state. He should bring a note pad and take some notes about making Baltimore a safer place to live.

Universities Get Schooled on Federal Funding

source: National Review

The idea that elite colleges can gobble up taxpayer money while maintaining total autonomy has always been a fantasy.

Will Harvard Go Full Hillsdale?

source: American Greatness

Harvard risks $2.2B in federal funds as it defies anti-discrimination mandates, drawing comparisons to Hillsdale's stand-alone model of rejecting government strings.

California Community Colleges Are Playgrounds for Fraud and Failure

source: Campus Reform

One-third of applicants to the California Community College system may have been fabricated identities used to harvest over $13 million in federal funds and state aid. That’s not a glitch. That’s a policy failure.

Harvard Canceled “Anti-Zionist” Passover Seder, But Pro-Palestinian Students Met Anyway

source: The College Fix

Pro-Palestinian students went through with an “anti-Zionist Passover seder for liberation” on Saturday at Harvard University despite having their room reservation and event funding revoked, according to the student newspaper.