MR. PRESIDENT, first, take away NYC's subsidies, then let them burn it down.

RANDOM THOUGHT: The Democratic party isn't.

POWERLINE'S WEEK IN PICTURES (Socialism Edition) is up. The obvious favorite:

There are many good ones this week; go see them all.

I THINK IT MEANS SOMETHING that they’re asking this question in the New York Times: Did liberal feminism ruin the workplace?

It most certainly did. Luckily I had the wherewithal to retire when I was forced out.

YES. YES, IT IS: Time to close the public schools?

NEW HAMPSHIRE'S FIRST TRANSGENDER LEGISLATOR just pled guilty to child exploitation.

Why am I not surprised?

SO HE LIED: Obama’s shocking admission changes everything about the Democrat party.

This shouldn't be a surprise to anyone who's been paying attention over the last 10 years.

OUTSIDE MY WINDOW the squirrel is busily running along the fence rail bringing acorns home for storage.

It must have seen this morning's weather report....

‘STUPID SHOULD HURT MORE’: Sen. John Kennedy [R-LA] responds to Sen. Chuck Schumer [D-Ocasio-Cortez] over latest shutdown proposal.

TOUCHÉ, LEFTIES. Just remember the 2026 midterm election season began Wednesday.

THE SHAPE OF JOY: How beauty once defined us and can define us again.

[Today] we design for safety, not splendor; for approval, not expression. The boldness that once marked prosperity has been replaced by a kind of managerial caution. Our world looks ... joyless.

Read it all.

THE JUDICIAL BRANCH has been overtaken by ethical morons.

Giving actual morons a bad name....

WHAT'S GOOD FOR THE GOOSE ... Sen. John Kennedy [R-LA] aims to block lawmakers' pay amid Schumer shutdown.

I'd block their back pay as well.

GRIFTER EMERITUS TO RETIRE: Nancy Pelosi, first woman to serve as U.S. House Speaker, to retire from Congress.