David Haynes

Editor, Rural Insights. Former university president and professor. #USAF Veteran. J.D. #WMU Law. Retweets not endorsement.

[John Podhoretz @jpodhoretz]

This is one of the most beautiful essays I have ever read.

[Polling USA @USA_Polling]

Net-Approval For Taking Greenland By Force:

🔴 All: -72%

🔴 Democrats: -94%
🔴 Independents: -80%
🔴 Republicans: -40%

🔴 Black: -86%
🔴 White: -70%
🔴 Hispanic: -66%

🔴 Women: -78%
🔴 Men: -66%

YouGov / Jan 16, 2026

[David Haynes @davidshaynes]

“The breakdown of political culture in our day is not a function of having forgotten how to agree with each other but of our having forgotten how todisagree constructively.” Yuval Levin.

[Fred Wellman @FPWellman]

Stop falling for the trap of latching on to the price of an item (eggs, beef…) as the message. Prices rise and fall. The issue is actual affordability for average people. From 2001-2023 wages failed to keep up with rising costs. Medical premiums rose 301% Travel expenses were up 170%. Rent grew by 131%. The cost of raising children grew by 107%. (1/2)

[David Haynes @davidshaynes]

“Some people die at 25 and aren't buried until 75." Benjamin Franklin

[David Haynes @davidshaynes]

@GRITCULT Mm k

[Pew States @PewStates]

The largest share of revenue from federal funds (FY23):
1) Louisiana: 50.1%
2) Arizona: 48.8%
3) Wyoming: 46.1%
4) Missouri: 45.7%

... and the smallest:
47) Utah: 27.9%
48) North Dakota: 27.3%
49) Kansas: 27.2%
50) Hawaii: 24.1%

Your state's standing 👉 https://t.co/iV68hu4dUN

[David Haynes @davidshaynes]

D Day. Remember it today and every day. Freedom demands vigilance, then and now.

[David Haynes @davidshaynes]

“An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile, hoping it will eat him last.” Winston Churchill

[David Haynes @davidshaynes]

“To abandon facts is to abandon freedom.” Timothy Snyder

[David Haynes @davidshaynes]

@DNBethLeBlanc Aww

[David Harns @DavidHarns]

Stop me if you've heard the story. Izzo and Mariucci grew up together in Iron Mountain and attended nearby Northern Michigan.

[CALL TO ACTIVISM @CalltoActivism]

DEI my ass.

[David Haynes @davidshaynes]

Veterans make up almost a third of federal workforce.

[Melissa Nann Burke @nannburke]

News: @LtGovGilchrist has ruled out a run for US Senate in Michigan and is instead exploring a run for MI governor, a source close to Gilchrist tells me this morning #MISen

[N. Parish Flannery @NathanielParish]

🇲🇽💰a "25% tariff on Mexico [could] raise production costs for U.S. automakers, adding up to $3K to the price of some cars. Grocery costs would ⬆️. Mexico is the 🇺🇸’s biggest source of fresh produce, supplying more than 60% of U.S. vegetable imports." https://t.co/jdMqIdeRpf

[Victor Blackwell CNN @VictorBlackwell]

DEI is not a replacement for meritocracy.

It guarantees access to the meritocracy.

[David Shuster @DavidShuster]

60% of all vegetables in the U.S. come from Mexico. 50% of all fruit/nuts. If you live in the U.S Northeast or upper midwest, most of your electricity is powered by Energy from Canada. Economists expect the 25% tariffs will cost the average U.S. family an extra $250/month.

[Bill Kristol @BillKristol]

If Democrats were into trouble-making (which I suppose they're not):

Nancy Pelosi could announce now, that since Speaker Johnson has worked well with Democrats and intends to keep on doing so, she will be voting for him for Speaker. Fun chaos in the GOP conference would ensue.

[Steven Rattner @SteveRattner]

An astounding $16 billion was poured into the 2024 election season, making it the second-most expensive election in history (adjusting for inflation) — 2020 was the first.

From my Year in Charts for @nytopinion