It was a different world.  On this day in 1926,

Amos'n'Andy, one of the most popular radio shows in American history, debuts

National Review: Yes, We’ve Nabbed Terrorists on the Southern Border

Newt Gingrich: 

Reported FBI probe of Trump was led by anti-Trump fanatics who betrayed Constitution

NYT: Trump to spend billion$ to give vets access to private medical care

Dem Political Strategist Mark Penn:

Dems should drop anti-Trump 'resistance' obsession, get back to business. "Results" not "Resistance"

Glenn Greenwald:

NBC and MSNBC Blamed Russia for Using “Sophisticated Microwaves” to Cause “Brain Injuries” in U.S. “Diplomats” in Cuba. The Culprits Were Likely Crickets.

Where's Robert Mueller when we really need him?

Jonathan Turley:

Kurdish Forces Capture Two American Isis Jihadists

Flashback from Byron York:
The Admin's "Institutionalists" Kept Trump From Firing Comey on Day One

Never Trumper Bret Stephens Argues for Border Security Doing His Best Not to Endorse Trump's Wall

Cpl. Singh's Killer Had Two Fake Social Security Numbers

LA's Battle for Venice Beach: Homeless Surge Puts Hollywood's Progressive Ideals to the Test

On this day in 1908,

Teddy Roosevelt makes Grand Canyon

 a national monument

McCabe Told Congress That Comey’s Early Draft Exoneration of Clinton Was Unprecedented

MSNBC's Donny Deutsch: Trump is going to win the shutdown

Byron York: Trump plan would improve current border situation

Althouse: "It's easy to imagine that every damned thing that's wrong is wrong because of Trump"

Law Prof Jonathan Turley:

NYT Issues Retraction for Fake News re Bombshell Manafort Collusion Story

The man who presaged Trumpism:

Pat Buchanan: History Will Favor Trump If He Declares An Emergency

Law Prof. Jonathan Turley: 

Yes, Trump has the Authority to Declare A National Emergency on the Southern Border

On this day in 49 B.C.,

Caesar Crosses The Rubicon, Breaking Roman Law, and Starts Roman Civil War

On this day in 1901,

Beaumont, TX Gusher Starts U.S. Oil Industry

On this day in 1982,

Dwight Clark makes "The Catch"

Dwight Clark now fighting ALS

Ed Yardeni: We're on the Demographic Path to Human Extinction

Another reason why deflation may be around for awhile

Nic Kristof NYT: Why 2018 Was the Best Year in Human History!

Carville: Dems Shouldn’t Have Done Response

DEMOCRATIC OPERATIVES USED MISLEADING FACEBOOK PAGES TO SUPPRESS GOP TURNOUT IN MIDTERMS

On this day in 1776,

Thomas Paine Publishes "Common Sense" 

Urges American Independence

On this day in 2007, 

Steve Jobs Introduces First iPhone

This is fun to watch.

Kellyanne Conway Dunks Jim Acosta!

Trump to Reduce U.S. Troops in Somalia

Althouse: Obama Only Living President not to Deny Trump Claim of Support for Border Wall

Obama Border Patrol Chief: Border Walls Work

On this day in 1815,

Andrew Jackson Wins Battle of New Orleans Massacres British Troops at Rodriguez Canal

NYT: Trump’s Border Wall and Presidential Emergency Powers, Explained

Althouse: NYT Readers Refuse To Comprehend Article Explaining Trump's Authority to Declare National Emergency

Tucker Carlson: In 2003, Elizabeth Warren wrote a book about how the entry of mothers into the workforce has been a disaster for families and the country

Women in Saudi Arabia Will Now Be Notified of Divorce by Text Message

The body of another young black man found at the West Hollywood apartment of Ed Buck — a prominent Democratic donor

Finland’s Courts Just Ruled That Sex With A Ten-Year-Old Girl Was Not Rape

Immigrant Truancy in America: 'No One Wants to Talk About It'

Victor Davis Hanson: The Immorality of Illegal Immigration

Two years ago today,

Ft. Lauderdale Airport Shooter Kills 5, Wounds 36 "For Isis"

Dem House Armed Services Chair: Trump Has the Authority to Use the Military to Build His Wall

U.S. Airstrike Kills Al Qaeda Terrorist Involved in USS Cole Bombing

Heather MacDonald: Colleges are Breeding Grounds for Civil War

Althouse quotes approvingly:

"I will not standby idly and condone what appears to be an effort to conduct a coup..."

Althouse:

WaPo's embarrassing indulgence in hyperbole describing the attendance at Democratic candidates rallies.

On this day in 1912,

New Mexico Admitted As 47th State

That time when,

Obama takes heat over border wall support