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What We’re Reading This Weekend: Dems Talking Trump Into Second Term, Men On Mars, Government Failure … And More

Some headlines that caught our eye.

Trump Derangement Syndrome

Professor denounces studentโ€™s MAGA hat: โ€˜Undeniable symbol of white supremacyโ€™ โ€” College Fix

Donald Trump to Democrats: Please keep on talking โ€” Wayne Allyn Root, Las Vegas Review-Journal

Gavin Newsom will decide whether Trump must release tax returns to get on 2020 ballot โ€” Sacramento Bee

California Madness

Did Kamala Harris Learn Nothing From The Housing Crash? โ€” LibertyNation

Want a lid with your coffee? In SF, you may have to ask โ€” San Francisco Chronicle

Tom Steyer wants to fix American politics by making it Californian โ€” CalMatters

Hundreds of California government workers earn more than $500,000 a year โ€” Steven Greenhut, American Spectator

Have ICE Raids Already Begun In SoCal? โ€” WLS Chicago

Defense

27 Republicans Who Joined Dems To Block Trump On Iran โ€” Tal Axelrod, The Hill

Pentagon Scrambling As China May Stop Export of Fighter Jet Minerals โ€” Ernest Scheyder, Reuters

Environment

Care About the Planet? Don’t Ban Fracking โ€” RealClearEnergy

Is Climate Change Loading Tropical Storm Barry Up With Extra Rain? โ€” Reason

Anti-Plastic Crusade Proves Deadly โ€” Competitive Enterprise Institute

Transportation

Americans Change Their Mind: Majority Now Favor A Manned Mars Mission โ€” Andrew Malcolm, Hot Air

Why Federal Highway Policy Is a Speed Bump Slowing Down Better Roads โ€” Daily Signal

Bostonโ€™s Rail System: Another Government Failure โ€” Cato Institute

Misc

Pastor who volunteers at Florida migrant shelter blasted by Dems says care at facility is โ€˜phenomenalโ€™ โ€” Fox News

George Willโ€™s Libertarian Turn โ€” Law & Liberty

US Flag Replaced By Mexican Flag At Colorado ICE Center โ€” David Choi, Business Insider

Public opinion regarding cash for kidneys โ€” The Library of Economics and Liberty

The Golden Rule Is as Golden as Ever โ€” Larry Reed, Foundation for Economic Education


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