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My department is enriched by three born-in-China colleagues. We also have two from Appalachia. It is good to cast a wide net and not worry too much where people come from. Game respects game. It should also be noted that foreign students usually pay full freight, thereby providing a...

The courts have carved out a policy of deference on national security issues. I think that's what Bessent was referencing in a rather inarticulate way.

JFK Jr should declare the Braves to be the primary cause of autism and every other health problem in America.

hate the break the news but we're all dying

RFK jr has more street cred than all the experts combined. Respect.

we're gonna go the way of the Shakers

did the constitutional system of checks and balances break down during reconstruction ChatGPT said: That’s a really good historical question. The short answer is: the constitutional system of checks and balances did not collapse outright during Reconstruction, but it was severely strained and...

I call it a twofer.

The system of checks and balances is pretty ingenious and has worked well for a long time. But it is not foolproof. It has broken down in the past and is breaking down now.

On occasion, I've allowed students with children to come to class with them when their childcare arrangements fell through. Doing my part to be supportive of the mothers of America!

The dissent (by 2 Republican appointed and 2 Democratic appointed judges) is interesting and in my mind has a certain amount of logic. I don't think the trade deficits are an emergency. But that is not for me to decide. That is for the president to decide. And the country elected a president...

Interesting article on the school reforms that occurred in New Orleans in the wake of Katrina. https://wapo.st/3JCwPm7

DC jury

Looking at the data it is very clear that immigrants and their children are much better off NOT completely assimilating. Otherwise, they would not be able to achieve the extraordinary things that they have: 1) As of 2025, 46% of Fortune 500 companies were founded by immigrants or their...

Mostly we make the pie bigger and better tasting. Plus of course music, entrepreneurship and all that jazz. And that doesn't even touch on the extraordinary contributions that the children of immigrants have historically made. Something I see in my own progeny.

pecs

soft biceps soft brains on that note, i'm off to the gym

Maybe Teflon Don fingered Epstein and is now in the witness protection program. Which is why they can't release any of the files that might reveal his identity as a secret informant.

It should be noted that oil prices are lower than they would have been otherwise because the tariffs have slowed global growth.