GOVERNMENT DEPENDENCY breeds stupidity. I used to think stupid was inherited; now I'm convinced it's taught.

AMMO GRRRLL on showers (bad) versus baths (good).

THEY'RE GOING TO BE WAITING A WHILE: The Left is dying for a concealed carry holder to make a mistake.

Sure, it's better to let the bad guy continue killing innocents than risk a good guy killing an innocent in the process of stopping the bad guy.

POWERLINE: A bully flees from confrontation.

TAKEDOWN TWEETS from the White House.

It's masterful trolling of the Left....

POWERLINE: a primer on the government shutdown.

Right now I think Trump is winning; let's hope he - and the Republicans in Congress - don't back down.

THINGS JOURNALISTS BELIEVE that are nonsense.

[J]ournalists like to think theirs is a noble profession, when in fact it is a simple trade. They fancy themselves as do-gooders, sent to Earth to right all wrongs.

Persistent in all this is the wrong-headed belief that news organizations must educate the public.

No. They must inform.

That is a humbler but more valuable service to society.

Journalism's arrogance is underwhelming.

THE NEW STATES SHOULD BE NAMED 'NEW CALIFORNIA' AND 'NEW VENEZUELA': 'New California' movement seeks to divide the Golden State in half. In population, not geography.

Note that 'New Venezuela' is already scheduled to depart the U.S., being west of the San Andreas fault.

STORM SIGNS for Fauxcahontas?

The cartoons are hilarious....