News flash (irony intended): the news media are idiots with the memory of a mayfly. The most recent example, the breathless coverage of the supposed gas deal between Russian and China announced with great fanfare during Putin’s visit to Xi. “Apparent breakthrough.” “Could reshape.” Uhm, if you have paid attention, or if you do some […]| Streetwise Professor
Yesterday occurred another mass shooting, this one at a Catholic school in Minnesota. Of course, leftists immediately waved the bloody shirt of gun control before the bodies–of children–were even cold. What is really needed is leftist control. The killer–whom I shall not name or even “deadname”–was trans, a biological male “identifying” as a woman. This, […]| Streetwise Professor
The Rest is History podcast is enjoyable, informative, and entertaining. Of the two co-hosts, I much prefer Dominic Sandbrook to Tom Holland. More of a personal reaction to personalities than anything substantive. My opinion of Sandbrook grew even more after watching this episode of Triggernometry featuring him: It’s basically a broad discussion of history, or […]| Streetwise Professor
A couple of stories highlight Europe’s slow-motion (but accelerating) suicide. One is a viral video of two Scottish sisters being harassed, and possibly accosted, by migrants. One of the girls–the older but smaller–responds by brandishing a big knife and a hatchet. So what did the police do? Arrest the girl, of course. Because they are […]| Streetwise Professor
Land acknowledgements are my candidate for the most precise signal of idiocy. Case in point was that the Democratic National Committee meeting in the Peoples’ Republic of Minnesota began with one. | Streetwise Professor
The latest freakout emanating from the Ruling Class (to use Angelo Codevilla’s term) is Trump’s curtailment of the District of Columbia’s home rule powers, and in particular the putting of the DC police force under Federal control, supplementing the police with FBI agents, and employing DC National Guard military police units. (NB: the underlying cause […]| Streetwise Professor
The Russo-Ukrainian War grinds on, with Russia making extremely marginal territorial gains at exorbitant human and materiel cost. But the Russians are inflicting heavy casualties on Ukraine as well. And for the first time in, well, forever, there appears to be at least a glimmer of a possibility of some sort of negotiated settlement. I’ll first discuss the military situation, then the political/diplomatic one, as the last is contingent on the first.| Streetwise Professor
A jury in a class action lawsuit filed by a group of Class B shareholders (ex-floor traders) found in favor of defendant CME Group. The suit claimed that the CME had breached its contract with the would-be Killer Bs, most notably by opening the Aurora Data Center (“ADC”) and providing access to it to non-Class […]| Streetwise Professor
I’d like to say that the Tulsi Gabbard disclosures of what should have been very old news lit a bombshell under the media and DC. But that would be wrong. They are doing their best to minimize it and denigrate it. | Streetwise Professor
Elon Musk has apparently jumped back into his various businesses with both feet since his butthurt departure from his temporary government post. And in so doing, he is resurrecting his standard playbook. Virtually every play therein, in fact. For example: 5 months???? I DON’T THINK I CAN WAIT THAT LONG!!!! I’m dying here! The hype. […]| Streetwise Professor
Not long after I posted my Schumpeter/Elite Overproduction piece, the FT ran an article titled “It’s a bad time to be a graduate.”| Streetwise Professor
The victory of Zohran Madmani–excuse me, Mamdani–in New York City’s Democratic primary has unleashed a torrent of commentary. In particular, it has sparked euphoria on the left, who see it as the harbinger of a successful “resistance” to Trump and the dawning of an overthrow of American capitalism.| streetwiseprofessor.com
Happy Birthday to the United States Army! 250 years of distinguished service and sacrifice at home and in every corner of the globe. | Streetwise Professor
Trump’s ongoing war against Harvard is fascinating. As is typical, I largely agree with his choice of target (the “objective” in military parlance), and find his tactics over the top. But these tactics are typical of him. As with tariffs, immigration, and pretty much everything else, he is making maximalist demands, for a variety of reasons.| Streetwise Professor
I don’t have a dog in this particular fight, but since (a) the UK often plays the Ghost of Christmas Future to the US, and (b) the UK ruling class-most notably the current PM, Keir Starmer-has felt free to pontificate on similar events in the US, it’s fair game for me to comment on the unrest (riots) that rocked the UK recently.| streetwiseprofessor.com