Business, Economics, History, Popular Culture, Social Commentary The Canary In The Coal Mine Of Hollywood January 20, 2026 Rand Simberg 1 Comment The Sunset Strip is dying. I’ve never habituated the place, though I’ve often driven down it in the daytime on the way to somewhere else. I haven’t done it in a while. Probably a lot less business for the “Sunset pigs” that Joni Mitchell sung about in her song California.
History, Humor, Media Criticism, Political Commentary, Satire, Social Commentary Poor Hitler January 19, 2026 Rand Simberg 7 Comments He’s discovered his new followers: Hitler reacts to the new generation of Nazis pic.twitter.com/ihZR66rEHf— TRIGGERnometry (@triggerpod) January 19, 2026
General, Humor, Social Commentary Certain Women January 16, 2026 Rand Simberg 1 Comment …won’t find this funny: She proved his point, and at the same time DIDN'T even get the joke! 😂😂💀 pic.twitter.com/yqkKc9wPXB— Steve 🇺🇸 (@SteveLovesAmmo) January 16, 2026
Media Criticism, Political Commentary, Popular Culture, Social Commentary, Technology and Society Starfleet Academy January 16, 2026 Rand Simberg 25 Comments We’ve been sort-of enjoying “Strange New Worlds, the prequel to TOS, but this looks awful. They don’t have GLP-1s in the 21st century? [Update a while later] Stephen Green almost watched a whole episode, so you wouldn’t have to. [Late-morning update] I watched 24 minutes of "Starfleet Academy" before I turned it off.I stopped it when the fat Klingon Jem'Hadar lady started verbally abusing the black male kid and the Klingon male kid.Before that, there was a lot of talk about how people are hungry and have to steal food -…— Byl Holte (@SirBylHolte) January 15, 2026 [Early-afternoon update] Wait a minute… pic.twitter.com/57NtaFPIUu— Jon Del Arroz | Pop Culture & Gaming 🎮 (@jondelarroz) January 16, 2026
Law, Media Criticism, Political Commentary, Social Commentary A Lawsplainer On Minneapolis January 11, 2026 Rand Simberg 19 Comments It’s not even a close call.
History, Law, Media Criticism, Political Commentary, Social Commentary Minnesota January 8, 2026 Rand Simberg 2 Comments A political culture full of arsonists. It should be a cautionary tale. I hope it will be.
Business, Economics, Education, History, Law, Media Criticism, Political Commentary, Social Commentary High- Versus Low-Trust Societies January 6, 2026 Rand Simberg 4 Comments Why who we allow to immigrate into the country matters: When I first came to the U.S. to finish school, a professor told us to take an exam at home and simply said, “Don’t use Google or open your books.”As someone who grew up in the Middle East, I couldn’t believe it. What kind of society trusts people like that?But over time, I…— Dan Burmawi (@DanBurmawy) January 6, 2026
Business, Law, Political Commentary, Social Commentary Lileks January 3, 2026 Rand Simberg 5 Comments …is (finally) throwing in the towel on Minnesota, after living there most of his life.
Education, History, Law, Media Criticism, Political Commentary, Social Commentary, War Commentary Islamism January 2, 2026 Rand Simberg 3 Comments It’s time for zero tolerance for it.
General, Popular Culture, Social Commentary Merry Christmas December 25, 2025 Rand Simberg 14 Comments …to all my faithful readers, from me, Patricia, and the cats. We remain healthy and blessed.