Dr. SJ informs me that we, meaning she, needs a little warm weather break, so we’re off to a Caribbean cruise. See you back here in about a week or so. Maybe. Have fun and be kind to each other ..read more

It’s almost the end of the year and I’ve not done an Unsolicited Opinions in a long time. Fortunately, my brain’s bouncing all over the place and I’m ready to share a few takes on things on which no one’s asked me to opine. Allow me to rectify that! As longtime readers will know by ..read more

Is there any doubt that the targeted assassination of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was wrong and tragic? It’s almost inconceivable that a cold-blooded murder, caught on video for all to see, would be anything but. And yet, the very online left fringe sees the murderer as a hero and the murder as an act of ..read more

Some would suggest it’s pretty foolish to publish an “enemies list” of those you would target for prosecution if you had the power to do so. Others would call it far worse. So, naturally, that’s what Kash Patel did, because that’s what Kash Patel is. Was hard for me to find the list of people ..read more

Oral argument will be had today in United States v. Skrmetti, challenging the Tennessee law prohibiting medical intervention for minors for gender dysphoria, pitting the Equal Protection Clause for sex discrimination against the unsettled medical nature of hormonal to surgical interventions for children. The Tennessee law prohibits medical providers from prescribing puberty-delaying medication, offering hormone ..read more

Sure. it’s all the rage at the moment, but Joe Biden’s pardon of his son is hardly a novel concept, either as to pardoning a family member (think Charles Kushner) or issuing a pardon on the way out the door. But it still emits an unpleasant odor, both because the president asserted that he would ..read more

When Donald Trump pardoned Crazy Joe Arpaio, there was a smattering of criticism that lasted minutes, maybe an hour or two, before he did something else that caught the media’s attention. Joe Biden is unlikely to be so lucky when it comes to his issuance of a pardon to his son, Hunter, after the many ..read more

It started as a Joan Rivers’ shtick on Fashion Police, but it’s now the basis for a lawsuit in the Western District of Texas between “influencer” Sydney Nicole Gifford and “content creator” Alyssa Sheil. In the lawsuit filed in April, Gifford — who has over 790,000 followers across Instagram and TikTok — claimed “at least” 30 ..read more

Before being subjected to hearings before the appropriate Senate committees for confirmation, senior executive branch nominees undergo investigation by the FBI to ascertain whether they have any issues that could compromise national security and prevent them from clearance for confidential information. And both Democrat and Republican counsel, whether disagreeing on myriad policy matters otherwise, agree ..read more

Friends, as you read this it’s Black Friday. The day retailers attempt to move their ledgers into the black by offering deep discounts on shit they marked up to begin with so shoppers feel satisfied as they part with their hard earned dollars. Unfortunately, Americans no longer give this day the significance it once held ..read more