- Andy Borowitz reports on the parade that President Trump has ordered to celebrate his hypothetical heroism in Florida.
- @bjork55 at Bjork Retort takes note, in cartoon form, of the hidden irony to be found in the aftermath of the Parkland murders.
- nojo, at Stinque, points out that the Florida school shooting was not news. Too repetitive of other incidents. But he does find something about the survivors that is very much newsworthy.
- My old friend, conservative T. Paine at Saving Common Sense, is discouraged by the superficial response after the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. Everyone seems focused on the surface issues of gun safety and mental health. We should let go of these mere symptoms and solve the root problem: our individual moral compass. All sorts of issues will disappear if we just make all shooters … well … nicer.
- Green Eagle suggests a different root problem: it is the character of one of the two major political parties.
- Yellow Dog at Blue in the Bluegrass reports that Kentucky Republicans will prevent school shootings by putting more guns in schools.
- Dave Dubya looks into gun safety, and clarifies the positions of the NRA and President Trump.
- Frances Langum notices that Trump friend and supporter Carl Icahn sold off stocks in steel dependent firms days before Trump announced steel tariffs. I’m always amazed at the clairvoyant talents of some of these talented executives. Meritocracy in action.
- Jack Jodell at The Saturday Afternoon Post credits my President with decisive action, finally provoked when National Security Advisor H. R. McMaster issued a warning about ongoing Russian election interference. My President responded by attacking McMaster.
- Tommy Christopher is impressed by sixth graders embarrassing Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin with policy questions about tax cuts for the wealthy. The Secretary then tried to suppress the video. Sadly, it got out anyway.
- Jon Perr at PERRspectives has a useful barometer to measure the difference in character between my President and future Senator Mitt Romney. Has to do with Barack Obama’s birth certificate.
- Libertarian Michael A. LaFerrara at Principled Perspectives explains that employment is a voluntary relationship. So mandatory sick leave is immoral. Same argument for worker safety regulations, as I recall.
- Jonathan Bernstein interviews a political expert to discover why today’s national election in Italy has become a godawful mess.
- At Whatever, author Rachel Hartman reviews what has, over the centuries, been thought of as a clever, bawdy song. In retrospect, it was about an ugly seventeenth century rape.
- M. Bouffant at Web of Evil notes reports of a bit of business vandalism here in St. Louis but, for some reason, seems a little skeptical.
- The Journal of Improbable Research finds a cooperative international study by three universities on people who have voluntary control of their own goosebumps.
- This week’s note in Trumpian ‘Alternative Facts’ comes from CNN covering Hope Hicks’ testimony under oath a day before she resigned. Those little lies are part of a broader assault on truth.
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