I HAD HOPED TO AVOID JASON ARDAY IN FUTURE POSTS, but the fall of a DEI darling reveals why universities won’t reform themselves.

They're too invested in their own egos.

REST IN PEACE to an American workhorse: Beth dies after 49 years.

DEREK HUNTER: Men make the best women.

Now watch the WNBA video.

AN ALARMING STATISTIC about Generation Z (13-29 age group): screen time.

Researchers identified the pandemic as a turning point. Their report notes that young people spent more time at home and away from friends and activities, while remote learning placed students in front of computers for hours. Importantly, the study's screen-time figures excluded the additional hours spent doing classes and homework online.

My own takeaway is that the COVID pandemic just 'hurried up' a longer term trend.

THIS SHOULD GET INTERESTING: The GOP has a nasty little surprise planned for Democrats (and the DSA) this September.

PERSONALLY, I THINK THAT'S TOO HIGH A PRICE: Windows 11, Microsoft Office and more are on sale, starting at $12.

WOULD I LIE TO YOU? Of course, he's a Democrat.

That's not to say it isn't true of many politicians -- of all stripes.

WHY STAY WHEN THE TITANIC IS SINKING? Two inner-circle DC Democrats hint they might be ditching the Party over socialist Senate pick.

THIS OUGHT TO BE the final post on academic fabulist Jason Arday.

But I rather expect it won't -- there are too many problems in academia for this to burn out quickly.

SECONDED: Win the war already.

IT'S TIME FOR SENSIBLE DEMOCRATS to stand up to the Democratic Socialists.

If there are any (John Fetterman excepted) left.

DATA REPUBLICAN (small R): "Do you know what the biggest killer on the modern Western battlefield is?"

A VOICE OF SANITY. Who keeps society running?

NEW YORK CITY MAYOR ZOHRAN MAMDANI is the most selfish man in politics.

Hubris personified....

AND GROCERIES ARE EXPENSIVE: Americans now pay more in taxes than they spend on food, clothing, and shelter combined.

POWER GRID TRANSFORMER SHORTAGE exposes deep supply chain collapse.

My father once worked for RTE (Rural Transformers & Electrification) Corporation. It no longer exists....

ELIZABETH WARREN GETS REALITY CHECK over her inability to understand how rent works. "The 'educated Left' is one of the stupidest groups of people on the planet."

SHE GOT HERS BEFORE THE TRANS-WOMEN GOT IN: Smug Megan Rapinoe goes on unhinged rant over men(?) in women/s sports.

And don't forget, her women's national team got beaten 5-2 by a high-school boys soccer team.

AN EXCELLENT QUESTION: Who’s controlling artificial intelligence?

WHY HOLD THEM BACK? Mamdani booed off stage as cops hold back furious crowd.