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What We’re Reading Today: Sanders Slides, Democrats Deceive, Nike Surrenders

Some headlines that caught our eye.

Election 2020/Immigration/Health Care

Bernie Sanders 2020 is in big trouble โ€” CNN

Brace Yourself: 2020 Dems’ 9 New Tax-and-Spend Schemes โ€” NewsMax

Poll: Immigration overtakes health care as top issue for voters โ€” The Hill

GOP sees potent Trump attack line: health care for immigrants โ€” The Hill

Three Democratic deceptions on health care during the debates โ€” Sally Pipes, Fox News

AOC and Democrats were told repeatedly that illegal immigrants had overwhelmed the border. Now they act surprised  โ€” Washington Examiner

Taxation

A Tax On Eli Broad Is A Tax On Every Single American โ€” John Tamny, RealClearMarkets

The Carbon Tax Fails the Public-Choice Test โ€” Veronique de Rugy, American Institute for Economic Research

Democratic  New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy Abandons the โ€˜Millionaires Taxโ€™ โ€” National Review

Culture Wars

Nike blew it by capitulating to Colin Kaepernick and pulling Betsy Ross flag shoe โ€” USA Today/Arizona Republic

Charlottesville drops Thomas Jefferson’s birthday as holiday โ€” Washington Times

Liberals and conservatives have wildly different TV-viewing habits, but these 5 shows bring everyone together โ€” The Conversation

Tech

Facebook Marches Left โ€” PowerLine

Former Google Engineer: CEO Sundar Pichai Lied to Congress About Blacklists โ€” Breitbart


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