Forget Russia, Glenn Reynolds would fire Sessions for this.
Me too. It’s almost medieval. That, plus amping up the War on (Some) Drugs.
Category Archives: Political Commentary
The Cold Civil War
Who’s going to win it?
If it turns hot, one side has most of the guns, and if the military intervenes, it’s unlikely to be on the side of the Left.
Saturated Fat
No, American Heart Association, butter, steak, and coconut oil won’t kill you.
I consider this reckless disregard for the truth. Any lawyers out there who can tell me why they wouldn’t be subject to massive class action?
Related: Moving on from “Let’s Move”:
In 2010, Michelle Obama kicked off the “Let’s Move” campaign to help combat childhood obesity. This well-intentioned effort drew national attention to a serious topic that needed to be addressed.
Sadly, I knew the campaign was doomed to fail; because failure is easy to spot when you wage war against the wrong enemy.
Exercise and healthy eating were central themes of her effort. I am the first to admit that exercise is vital to maintaining overall health, considering that I made my living as a personal trainer. But as I explain to all of my clients, exercise is a lousy way to lose weight, in spite of its many benefits.
Every week, I interview doctors, scientists, and researchers who are on the front lines of combating obesity, type 2 diabetes, heart disease, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, and other metabolic syndrome conditions.
The fact is our diet is almost exclusively to blame for these issues. For years, we have been focusing on the wrong enemy, as healthcare professionals, encouraged by the federal government, told us that fat in our diet was the root cause of these diseases. The so-called ‘experts’, aided by activist front groups, demonized saturated fat, and advised us to eat ‘heart-healthy’ grains and lean proteins. It turns out that this was exactly the wrong strategy.
Yes. And yet they continue to recommend it, and commit massive physical child abuse in Michelle’s school-lunch program.
The Lawsuit
I just realized that last week was the fifth anniversary of my blog post that started the whole thing. We’re still waiting for the DC Court of Appeals to respond to our request for an en bank review of the ruling against us last December.
Bob Mueller
Bob Zimmerman thinks that he’s expanding the witch hunt.
Saturated Fat
The tide continues to turn.
[Update a couple minutes later]
Why are doctors so stupid?
Basically, when they do have any time to keep up with the literature, much of it remains bogus.
Game Of Thrones
Libertarian edition.
Elon And AI
Rob Bailey says that he’s mistakenly using the precautionary principle.
I’ve discussed this logical fallacy in the context of climate change.
Louise Mensch
Charles Cooke isn’t impressed. To say the least:
In a more sensible world, a woman such as Mensch would be running around a train station warning commuters about the spaceships in the lavatory car. In America, 2017, alas, she was first elevated to the head of a News Corp property and is now is at the heart of what has become a popular and widely read conspiracy movement, which not only indulges her endless flights of hallucinatory fancy but repeats and retweets them under the heady imprimatur of “reporting.” Along with Eric Garland, Claude Taylor, Andrew Laufer, and a few other sorry victims of early onset absurdity, Mensch provides hope and titillation to the illiterate and the credulous, more than 250,000 of whom have elected to follow her on Twitter.
In the course of her breakdown she has ensnared some of those you’d imagine she’d ensnare — Joy Reid is a fan, naturally, as are Ted Lieu and Keith Olbermann – but she has also managed to attract some of those you would not. To his intense discredit, Harvard Law’s Laurence Tribe has shared her material on more than one occasion, which should serve as a welcome reminder that brilliance in one’s field in no way guarantees the possession of common sense.
RTWT. Brutal.
Jeff Sessions
I wouldn’t miss him if Trump were to fire him. In addition to Glenn’s reasons, he’ll probably continue to do whatever he can to protect SLS from within the administration.