DEMENTIA IS STRONG IN 'THE VIEW': Hosts panic over voter focus on economy.

JEFF GOLDSTEIN: The age of boutique authoritarianism.

MICHAEL SHELLENBERGER: The quiet desperation of woke fanatics.

If only they were quiet ... desperation I can handle.

WE CAN'T HAVE HIGH STANDARDS HERE: Professor fired from NYU after students complained that the class was too hard.

Read it all and follow the links.

VOLKSWAGEN DESERVES A MEDAL. After eco-freaks glued themselves to the showroom floor, Volkswagen did what every single company being protested by assholes should: they shut off the lights, turned off the heat, allowed anybody who wanted to leave to leave, and allowed nobody to come back in.

I may keep my Eos even though its government-mandated sensor systems stink.

RULES FOR THEE BUT NOT FOR ME: Democrat mayor of Ann Arbor MI installs natural gas line in home after pushing city to phase out fossil fuels.

The last time I checked, natural gas is a fossil fuel.

SO I'M NOT ALONE IN GRIPING: Volkswagen is bringing back this old-school feature.

I CAN UNDERSTAND WHY: Pelosi insists Democrats should 'change that subject' on inflation in last-ditch effort to 'inspire' voters.

NEW YORK POST: After the Jan.6th committee debacle finishes, maybe a GOP Congress can probe some actual threats to democracy.