Anything the U.S. does to reduce emissions won’t matter much to global temperatures

 Anything the U.S. does to reduce emissions won’t matter much to global temperatures. U.S. cuts will be swamped by the increases in India, Africa and especially China. Look no further than China’s boom in new coal-fired electricity.

How the Media Fell for A Racism Sham. A Brigham Young University paper scooped the New York Times. All the students did was practice basic journalism

The Sordid Saga of Hunter Biden’s Laptop. Imagine that, in the middle of all of this, you lose control of 217 gigabytes of your personal data: videos in which you have sex; videos in which you smoke crack; bleary-eyed selfies; selfies that document your in-progress dental work; your bank statements; your Venmo transactions; your business emails; your toxic rants at family members; analysis from your psychiatrist; your porn searches; your Social Security number; explicit photos of the many women passing through your bedrooms, photos of your kids, of your father, of life and death, despair and boredom.

Special Victor Davis Hanson Edition: How Democracy Dies in Darkness in Five Easy Steps.

Why has fact-checking disappeared under Biden? Fact-checking under President Trump was a bustling business. Seemingly every day, and sometimes by the hour, the 45th president’s every word was scrutinized, which all comes with the job. 

What Russia’s Failure in Ukraine Means for Putin and the World The exposure of his country’s weaknesses by a smaller adversary could threaten the Russian president’s influence abroad and even his hold on power.

Sweden was very welcoming to Muslim immigrants from the Middle East. Crime is mushrooming and nobody wants to talk about the root cause. Two Bombings in One Night? That’s Normal Now in Sweden. My country just voted in a right-wing government. The almost 500 bombings since 2018 may have something to do with it.

Another Surge of Greed in the Biden Era? Rising gas prices bring back a favorite Beltway excuse.