THE NEWS THAT ISN'T: The world is a pretty nice place to live ... and getting better every day.

DON SURBER: The Top 10 Failed Narratives of 2014. In the very last sentence, Surber got it exactly right: "Maybe Americans should simply ignore these [media] first drafts [of history]. By the looks of this past election, they already do."

CONSTANT EXPOSURE TO VIOLENCE understandably and necessarily breeds aggression. For those of you who can't understand that simple thought, I suggest you reread Kipling's Tommy.

HARRY REID battles exercise equipment and loses. PowerLine shares my suspicion that Dingy Harry's exercise equipment may have been his (heh) 'personal trainer'.

MAJ. GEN. ROBERT H. SCALES: The Army needs a better assault rifle.

THOMAS SOWELL: A year of anniversaries. And a President who has learned from none of them.

IF IT WEREN'T FOR DOUBLE STANDARDS, progressives would have no standards at all.

And yes, I know I'm restating the obvious.

PETA SHUTS DOWN town's New Year's Eve possum drop. Maybe next year Clay's Corner can have a PETA drop -- without the box, and without being lowered....

THE 'CULTURE WAR' IS REAL: No more sitting on the sidelines.

THE STUPID IS STRONG HERE: Brandeis students rally around peer with ‘no sympathy’ for dead cop.