THOSE PESKY UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES: Robot revolution sparks new crime surge alert.

Our Ruling Class is beginning to become aware of some of the 'benefits' of artificial intelligence.

FIXED THE LEDE: From Golden State to Failing Failed State: California's stupidest idea yet.

IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN 'OUT THE DOOR': Columbia professor who blocked Jewish student during encampments given promotion.

I'VE BITCHED ABOUT THIS FOR YEARS: Sacramento exported its pollution to neighboring states, and charged California consumers for the privilege.

Read the whole thing, including the links.

EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT 2025: Dave Barry's Year in Review. Click through and enjoy the whole thing.

YEAH, RIGHT ... Pelosi says she didn't intend to tear up Trump's 2020 State of the Union speech.

'UNBELIEVABLE SECURITY LAPSE': Lawsuit raises big questions on Trump's security.

It's becoming clearer and clearer that there are lice in the upper echelons of the Secret Service. And probably in the FBI and CIA as well.

FROM SATURDAY'S Week in Pictures.

I'm waiting for the Gruber to drop on New Year's Eve. Now go see the rest.

THE PURCHASERS SHOULD BE ARRESTED AND TRIED FOR SEDITION: Billboards urging troops to defy Trump are popping up near military bases in Florida.

LOS ANGELES MAYOR expresses concern over surge of Latino recruits in Border Patrol.

Just because they're Latino, they shouldn't be helping secure the border?

THE OBAMA LIBRARY is ugly for a reason: transparency

Scott Adams explains.

WE'RE JOURNALISTS: We only use sources that we trust....

"One of the reasons I think trust in media has fallen to so, so low is remember what the media is.... It's a reflection of 'I always say I'm as good as the sources I have, not necessarily the sources I want at times.'"

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"We may be reporting what the 'experts' tell us," he said. "But if the public doesn't trust those experts, and then we in the media are quoting those experts, they don't trust us."

Maybe they should quit 'trusting their sources' and look in other mirrors....

PUT DEMOCRATS ON THE SPOT with small but popular affordability issues.

Dare the Democrats to take a hard stand in favor of Bangladeshi tech support, dunning us for 25% tips on our lattes, and subscriptions to our own Toyotas.

Republicans, stand up, push legislation, and speak out. Loudly.

FORMER BROWN UNIVERSITY STUDENT pulls back the curtain on the Ivy League.

Brown University lawyers up after bungled response to mass shooting.

You would think there'd be consequences. And there will; tuition will go up in order to pay all those legal fees....

IT’S BEEN A QUIET WEEK in Lake al-Wobegon.

WHY NOT? The U.S. sends troops into Latin America, but not to Venezuela.

Here's why. That's a Lockheed Martin U-2S Dragon Lady used to find, fix, and spy on enemy targets.

VICTOR DAVIS HANSON: pseudo-recessions.

Don't let this happen in the 2026 mid-terms....

NEWSMAX: Trump eyes Japan-style mini cars for U.S. streets.

They should be required in urban cities -- especially NYC. It would take regulatory changes, but that only shows how overweening our government regulatory structure is....

CALIFORNIA GOV. GAVIN NEWSOM [D] LOSES MORE CALIFORNIA BUSINESS and wants to take away your farm.

SCIENCE SHOULD NOT BE ABOUT ‘STORIES,’ but about truth.