Cruz Poised to Steal Even More Trump Supporters in Iowa  —  The crosstabs of the latest Bloomberg Politics/Des Moines Register Iowa Poll reveal some encouraging findings for the Texas senator.  —  JoshuaGreen  —  Ted Cruz shot to a 10-point lead over Donald Trump in the latest Bloomberg …

The Siege of Miami  —  The city of Miami Beach floods on such a predictable basis that if, out of curiosity or sheer perversity, a person wants to she can plan a visit to coincide with an inundation.  Knowing the tides would be high around the time of the “super blood moon,” in late September …

'Libtard'-hating ex-police chief accused of pointing gun at woman who passed his Hummer  —  DON'T MISS STORIES.  FOLLOW RAW STORY!  —  A former Pennsylvania police chief infamous for his profane video rants — punctuated by gunfire — against “libtards” has been arrested on harassment and terrorist threat charges.

Sydney woman found cash ‘meant for Islamic State’ in son's shorts  —  Youth granted immunity to testify against two men accused of handing him US$9,000 to transfer to Isis accounts in September last year  —  A Sydney youth, who was allegedly given US$9,000 to send to Islamic State …

Rubio is still insured under Obamacare: report  —  Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) is one of the Affordable Care Act's staunchest opponents.  He's also one of its highest-profile beneficiaries.  —  Rubio enrolled his family in health insurance through the Washington, D.C., exchange in 2013 …

The Paris talks have given us a long-shot chance to save the planet.  —  “This is a small gavel, but I believe it can do big things,” French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said to a cheering room on Saturday, as he marked the adoption of the first truly global climate change agreement.

Diversity: Seven notes  —  Scott's six notes on “mismatch” add a much needed clarity to the discussion of race-based preferential admissions to college.  I want to add seven notes on the concept of diversity, which Scott discussed.  —  Note 1: The ideology of diversity is, as Scott says, relatively new.

Kerry: Public Shaming is ‘Most Powerful Weapon in Many Ways’ to Enforce World Climate Agreement  —  Secretary of State John Kerry said on Sunday that international shame and condemnation is “the most powerful weapon in many ways” to ensure countries comply with the newly-signed climate change accord reached …