Greetings! Todd Blanche for Justice: Former Trump U.S. Attorney General (AG) Bill Barr has written an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal arguing that Todd Blanche deserves to be confirmed as Trump’s new AG.  “The left has portrayed Mr. Blanche as a man who will docilely carry out the president’s desires,” Barr writes about the Acting Attorney General who once served as Trump’s personal lawyer. “But Mr. Blanche doesn’t shy away from giving the president straight-from-the-shoulder advice and, where warranted, pushing back on bad ideas.” I think Mr. Barr has a generous interpretation of Blanche’s service to Trump…Another milestone birthday to celebrate: Hillbilly Elegy, the best-selling memoir that launched JD Vance to national prominence, was published 10 years ago on June 28 (The American Conservative). I read it back in the day and thought it was great story. But that was well  before Vance sold his soul to Trump..MAGA world will probably love this film coming this fall.  Run, Hide, Fight: Infidels imagines a terrifying scenario involving Islamic terrorists who take over a liberal college in order to force Sharia law on students.  However, a group of what the producer calls “red-blooded students” and a Delta Force veteran save their “clueless peers.” The film is being distributed by right-wing media powerhouse The Daily Wire (natch)…Weekend Watch: Larry David’s Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Unhappiness bows tonight on HBO Max.  The weekly series, from creative genius and America’s most annoying curmedgeon Larry David, looks at key moments in our nation’s history through his critical, but cock-eyed lens.  I haven’t seen any episodes but I’m guessing it will be wildly uneven but nonetheless watchable. Indie Wire has the first review and gave it a B-….If you keep reading, I’ll keep Righting. Howard