June 14, 2026

SAD AND INFURIATING, BUT PROBABLY CORRECT:

Posted at 5:52 pm by Stephen Green

OH, THAT ARSENAL OF DEMOCRACY:

Flashback: War Factories: YouTube Documentary Series Explores How the Allies’ Assembly Lines Pulverized the Axis.

Posted at 5:30 pm by Ed Driscoll

THE ASIAN MIND CANNOT COMPREHEND THE GLORIES OF AMERICAN AIR CONDITIONING:

Even in the hottest summers, we always take light sweaters to our favorite restaurants in the DFW Metroplex, just in case.

UPDATE: Needless to say, the European mind cannot comprehend the glories of American air conditioning, either:

Posted at 5:14 pm by Ed Driscoll

IF THIS DOESN’T LOOK AT LEAST A LITTLE FUN, YOU MIGHT NOT BE AMERICAN:

Posted at 4:50 pm by Stephen Green

OH, THAT OIKOPHOBIA: CNN Is Surprised The South Is Welcoming Foreign World Cup Tourists.

[CNN sports analyst Christine Brennan] conceded, “That is so fun. That’s the flip side of the conversation we were just having, is that these tourists are still coming. The ones who can, certainly Europeans, people who love soccer way more than the United States. It’s been a part of their lives for, you know, ever where for us, as Coy was saying, it’s a newer game on the women’s and men’s side.”

It is not just Europeans. Another viral sensation has been Algerians experiencing Kansas hospitality.

However, things kept going downhill when Brennan continued, “And so, that—I’ve looked at those tweets from him just, he’s having a delight, and Americans are loving that too. And I saw some conversation, Wolf and Pamela, about how the rest of the world is looking at the United States and feeling that we are—it’s a foreboding image and that we are inhospitable.”

Returning to Freddy, Brennan concluded, “And here is a German tourist, and others as well, now on social media saying, ‘No, no, the Americans are great.’ So, what a shame that that’s the image that the world has. Many have of us. But how wonderful again, that sports can bring people here and show people that the United States and, you know, the South is welcoming a German tourist in a way we would never have anticipated.”

Well, it’s not like CNN’s founder grew up in Georgia, went to prep school in Tennessee, and the original headquarters for his channel was in Atlanta or anything.

Related: The Japanese have discovered Texas Roadhouse:

UPDATE: Big Ten’s decision to play football signals darkest day in conference’s sports history.

—Christine Brennan, USA Today, September 16th, 2020.

Which seems odd as by then, plenty of people had been taking part in mostly peaceful but “unexpectedly” fiery protests without an enormous death count. But then, in the summer and fall of 2020, some mass gatherings were worthy of praise, and as Brennan tut-tutted above, some weren’t:

Posted at 4:30 pm by Ed Driscoll

THE EUROPEAN MIND CANNOT COMPREHEND THE ENORMITY OF THE LONE STAR STATE:

Posted at 4:14 pm by Ed Driscoll

PAST PERFORMANCE IS NO GUARANTEE OF FUTURE RESULTS:

Some exceptions do apply:

We’re Americans, we don’t do soccer, thank you very much: Why America is still immune to the soccer virus.

The only reason we’re at all interested this year is to see where Freddy from Germany will be dining next in America:

More on that here: World Cup fans fall in love with American culture, comfort food classics.

 

Posted at 2:14 pm by Ed Driscoll

“CALL ME WHEN YOU’RE MADE ABOUT ALEX SOROS:”

Perhaps the Oystergruppenführer can bring Peenemünde to Portland, Maine:

 

Posted at 2:14 pm by Ed Driscoll

CHINA’S COLLAPSING JOB MARKET:

Flashback to November of 2019: How to Conduct Business with Chinese Companies That See a Dark Future.

Posted at 1:19 pm by Ed Driscoll

IF YOU STRIKE ME DOWN, I SHALL BECOME MORE POWERFUL THAN YOU CAN POSSIBLY IMAGINE:

Posted at 12:45 pm by Ed Driscoll