https://news.usni.org/2019/02/26/fleet-forces-navy-short-6200-at-sea-sailors-now-to-meet-new-manning-requirements

https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/272969/virginia-democrats-elect-their-first-islamist-anti-daniel-greenfield

Posted without comment except to note that a search for “Ibraheem Samirah” at The Virginian-Pilot returns only one result, and that unrelated to his political views.

https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/273008/video-activists-take-over-colorado-education-sean-fitzgerald

Imagine a government prohibition against teaching children that male and female are the sexes of the human species. The video at the link above claims it is happening in Colorado.

https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/273001/senate-democrats-introduce-bill-push-radical-sara-dogan

I believe that scientific research and development are legitimate functions of government because a) they are vital to national security and b) they are useful to the making of public policy. Curriculum development for use in the education industry, however, crosses the line into illegitimacy.

https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/02/trump_calls_a_timeout_at_hanoi_summit_sends_kim_back_to_pyongyang_to_persuade_his_generals.html

Thomas Lifson’s spin on events in Hanoi sounds rational to me.

Although he doesn’t mention it, another factor in the negotiation is the fact the president must stand for election here shortly. The North Koreans may prefer to wait and deal with a Kamala Harris or a Beto when it is over

https://reason.com/blog/2019/02/27/here-is-whats-wrong-with-the-gun-control

From the article:

• Blue lines = prices subject to free market forces.
• Red lines = prices subject to regulatory capture by government. Food and drink is debatable either way.

https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-02-26/why-socialism-sucks-one-simple-chart

https://www.nationalreview.com/2018/11/case-for-wage-subsidy-government-spending-book-excerpt/

An economist makes the “conservative” argument for government-sponsored wages. I don’t find it compelling.

https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/in-defense-of-the-old-republican-playbook/

Jonah Goldberg makes a useful point about rhetoric: “In the past, when Republicans accused Democrats of pursuing socialism, the Democrats denied it!“

https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/02/fun_with_statistics_and_the_gun_control_debate.html

Car ownership causes gun deaths.