Some headlines that caught our eye.

Ratings For That CNN Town Hall With Beto Were Busto — Andrew Malcolm, Hot Air

Socialist Promises — Walter Williams

Addressing Low Home Ownership Rates Key to Eliminating Inequality, Future Growth — Pacific Research Institute

Leftist Heartbreak in San Francisco — American Spectator

Even if California spends millions more on homelessness, here’s why few will notice — Los Angeles Times

How Will Demographic Transformations Affect Democracy in the Coming Decades? — Hoover Institution

‘It’s Just the Weather’: Meteorologist Fact-Checks Ocasio-Cortez on Climate Change — Daily Signal

Reparations and Diversity Are Not the Path to Equality — American Greatness

Environmental Group Behind California’s Paper Receipt Crackdown Is Chaired by CEO of Digital Payment Company — Reason

Freedom Is Why Immigrants Come to America — American Institute for Economic Research

Portland State rejects ‘Conservative Political Thought’ course because it’s not inclusive — The College Fix

Intelligence establishment set their sights on AG Barr — Deb Riechmann, AP

Specific human intel: Iran proxies ordered to kidnap US soldiers — Deirdre Shesgreen, USA Today

In Turkey, Many Celebrate Burning of Notre Dame — Uzay Bulut, Gatestone Institute

Shrink entitlements ASAP & give individuals control — Heritage Foundation

Education Savings Accounts (ESAs) would let parents customize kids’ schooling — Corey DeAngelis, Cato Institute

Federal judge: House may not have standing to sue Trump on building wall — Sencer Hsu, Washington Post

Foreign-born send $150 billion a year to countries of origin — Jennifer Harper,  Washington Times

Russia may upgrade 30mm guns to 57mm on armored vehicles — TASS

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