Since neither the Chicago Cubs nor Toronto Blue Jays could win the Ohtani sweepstakes, it was nice to have The Dispatch get the morning off to a happy start. Thanks Morning Dispatch crew for all the work you do.

The Telegraph's report of European police breaking up a Hamas plan to attack Jewish sites in Europe is concerning. yahoo.com/news/hamas-plo…

Few things are as touching as the way a misbehaving Dog appeals to your emotions.

I did not have "Name check Ludwig Von Mises in a UFC post fight interview" on my 2024 Bingo card...

Every now and then, a comment brings the situation into sharp focus. Thanks for today's Morning Jolt, Jim Geraghty nationalreview.com/the-morning-jo…

Sobering thought from George F. Will this morning. Bad enough the two major candidates aren't thinking seriously about this... but is anybody? Or are people too distracted by the current political infotainment extravaganza?

When one sentence triggers so many memories and feelings:

They probably needed an editor who could point out there's a couple of different ways of reading that headline...

As the morning newsletter led with a report on the tariffs and the coming trade war, this Imperial March/Carol of the Bells arrangement was playing on my Spotify account: open.spotify.com/track/5Ew8u6Nq…

As usual, Jonah Goldberg has a clear vision, crisply written, of what's going on. Thanks for another insightful column:

It was great to see Erick Avari back as Nicodemus in The Chosen movie 3. His talk with Mary brought a tear to my eye. Looking forward to season 6.

Kerry Fraser used to say a good game was one where they didn't talk about the officials afterwards. Tonight's Jets at Stars game was not a good game. The "win" will be forever tainted by the bad call on Scheifele with 0:15 left. Worst call in a playoff since B Hull in '99.

I'm used to Paul Bissonnette having unique perspectives on hockey, but this was a surprise... Could he be on to something?

Yes, indeed: more of this. And thanks for sharing; it made my afternoon.

Tim Kurkjian narrates Ryne Sandberg's obituary for ESPN.

This is a great comment from Ezra Klein on the New York Times page today. It shows a gracious spirit I can respect.

This is a great plea by Yuval Levin, from an article posted this week at National Review.

I wonder what those church leaders who argued Christians needed to support Trump because he was the "moral" candidate make of this comment from the memorial service for Charlie Kirk. (screencap from the Washington Post's morning email newsletter.)

While many anti-Trump conservatives have had difficulty maintaining principles they'd defended their whole careers, I think George F. Will has held on to his. His WashingtonPost column on Iran reminds me why I've followed and respected him since the early 70s. (edited screencap)

Somehow, it feels like Opening Day and the rest of the MLB season are going to feel kind of anticlimactic after this powerful World Baseball Classic. World Baseball Classic