June 21, 2026 — Scott Johnson

At SPA, the Ottley treatment

Featured image I’m an alumnus, a parent of two alumnae, and a former teacher at St. Paul Academy in St. Paul. I’ve known just about every head of school going back to Ed Reid with the exception of Luis Ottley. Ottley is the current head of school. Ottley has now presided over a series of incidents that reflect his poor judgment, his thin skin, and his tyrannical inclinations. Ottley must rank as »
June 21, 2026 — John Hinderaker

Democrats Surging on Taxes

Featured imageThis, from Rasmussen, is depressing with the midterms just a few months away: The question of which party is more trusted to handle taxes now slightly favors Democrats, less than five months ahead of the midterm elections. The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey finds that 44% of Likely U.S. Voters trust Democrats more to handle taxes, while 41% trust Republicans more and 15% are not sure. In »
June 20, 2026 — Bill Glahn

The blame game

Featured imageVideo posted by Fox News, The proximate cause of Minnesota Attorney General’s public fit was the unseen reporter’s poor manners in bringing up an $8 billion estimate for Medicaid fraud under his watch. “The newspapers” have done nothing resembling a “forensic accounting” of the fraud. But they (the Minneapolis Star Tribune) have floated many lowball numbers to try to minimize the scandal. The only entity with access to all of »
June 21, 2026 — Scott Johnson

Color him father

Featured imageI wrote this on Father’s Day in 2010. It is a post that struck a chord with at least a few readers. I amplified it in 2020 and am taking the liberty of reposting these reflections in honor of the day. My father was a thoughtful man in his own way. In the last years of his life he recited for me the things for which he was most grateful. »
June 20, 2026 — John Hinderaker

Starmer to Resign?

Featured image“Two-Tier Kier” Starmer apparently is on the way out as Britain’s Prime Minister. The London Times says he may resign on Monday: Sir Keir Starmer is under intense pressure to stand down and last night it was reported that he was preparing to set out a timetable for his departure after concluding that recent days have made his position untenable. The election of Andy Burnham, Mayor of Manchester, to Parliament »
June 20, 2026 — Bill Glahn

Sabotage!

Featured imageFrom the New York Post, American Olympic canoeist arrested for allegedly vandalizing Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool. Yes, the Reflecting Pool on the Capitol mall. You are meant to care deeply about the algae problem in the pool. Trump’s failure to solve the problem is held up as the top example of the need to impeach him and remove him from office. Or so I am told. Yesterday in The Hill »
June 20, 2026 — John Hinderaker

Catching Up With Freddy [Updated]

Featured imageI wrote here about Freddy, the German World Cup tourist whose discovery of America has taken the internet by storm. He now has 708,000 followers on X, where you can see all of his posts. Freddy and his two companions spent several days in Houston, where they attended a German World Cup game and were put up in a fabulous hotel suite by JJ Watt. Freddy did a post from »
June 20, 2026 — John Hinderaker

The Week In Pictures: World Cup Edition

Featured imageThis week was Steve Hayward’s turn for TWIP, but this afternoon I got an email from him, saying that he was “in the middle of the north Pacific Ocean not far from the Kamchatka peninsula right now, sailing east to Vancouver from Tokyo, in a raging gale with high seas (I love it!), but am having trouble logging in to Power Line to post.” To the best of my knowledge »
June 19, 2026 — John Hinderaker

Iran, Gaza and Ukraine

Featured imageI was on the Rowan Dean Show on Sky News last night. The Sky News hosts have been very pro-Trump, and I wasn’t sure how Rowan would react to my negative take on the Iran Memorandum of Understanding. I needn’t have worried: Rowan was more outspoken in his condemnation than I was. We also talked about Gaza and Ukraine’s drone strikes against Russia. It is a short appearance, just five »
June 19, 2026 — John Hinderaker

Good News: Iran Blocks the Strait

Featured imageThe Memorandum of Understanding with Iran appears not to have lasted for 48 hours, as Iran has once again blocked the Strait of Hormuz: Iran re-closed the Strait of Hormuz Friday instead of heading to Switzerland for nuclear negotiations, citing Israel’s refusal to pull forces out of southern Lebanon and US forces’ ongoing presence in the region. In a statement read over maritime radio channels, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps »
June 19, 2026 — Scott Johnson

“A step in the wrong direction”

Featured imageI’ve been looking for Senator Tom Cotton’s assessment of the Memorandum of Understanding. I don’t think he had publicly assessed the terms until he turned up for a brief interview with Marth MacCallum on Fox News yesterday. He prefaces his assessment with an expression of gratitude for all President Trump has done to set the Iranian regime back before explaining why “certain aspects of the deal are a step in »
June 20, 2026 — John Hinderaker

Happy Saturday

Featured imageI’ve had a few Twitter videos up on my tabs for a day or two, and thought I may as well post them. Their general theme is the awesomeness of America. First, a couple of Euro-tourists (like Freddy) in our country for the World Cup: I can’t get enough of Europeans experiencing America. This couple received challenge coins at a bar in Texas! ♥️♥️♥️ pic.twitter.com/LJFwfZnN0O — CCP IS ASSHOE (@CCPISASSH0E) »
June 20, 2026 — Bill Glahn

Blue states (heart) illegals

Featured imageFrom the New York Post Editorial Board, Blue states are obsessed with protecting illegal-migrant criminals — and only voters can make it stop. The Board gives examples from Virginia, New York, Illinois and California where local authorities coddle violent criminals, lest they fall into the hands of federal immigration authorities. No regard is given to crime victims, or to the mayhem on the streets. I could give my own examples »
June 19, 2026 — John Hinderaker

Dr. Fauci Exposed

Featured imageOn her last day as Director of National Intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard released documents relating to Dr. Anthony Fauci and his role in the covid epidemic. Her office issued a press release, and you can read the documents here. This is how the ODNI describes these documents: Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard is releasing never-before-seen communications and documents exposing how Fauci worked with politicized career leadership in the Intelligence Community »
June 19, 2026 — Scott Johnson

I read the news today…

Featured imageActually, I read the Washington Free Beacon daily newsletter. Under “additional reading,” the Beacon summarizes two current stories (links in original): * * * * * • Barack Obama opened his monstrosity of a presidential “center” on Thursday as anyone would—with a land acknowledgment. “We honor the Anishinaabe, the Council of Three Fires, the Ojibwe, the Odawa, and the Potawatomi Nations,” longtime Obama adviser Valerie Jarrett gushed. Unfortunately, none of »
June 19, 2026 — Scott Johnson

Barack to the future

Featured imageVice President Vance unloaded on Israel in a White House press conference (video here, transcript here) and other media appearances yesterday. He called out “people within Bibi’s cabinet” — let’s just say Israel — for attacking President Trump personally over the deal. I don’t think they have done that, but that’s what the man said. He called out Israeli forces for wanton killing in Lebanon while defending Israel against Hezbollah. »
June 18, 2026 — John Hinderaker

Pride Night In MLB

Featured imageInstitutions of many kinds sponsor “pride” events. “Pride” is one of those words that no longer needs any explanation. Everyone understands that it means pride in being a homosexual (or otherwise “queer,” as leftists put it). Of course, there are many people–a large majority I should think–who don’t think being gay is cause for public celebration. But almost all of us grin and bear it. A few, though, have deeper »