Some headlines that caught our eye.
Politics
Obama Early This Year Apparently Discouraged Biden From Running — NY Times
Reagan Country Turns Blue — Steven Greenhut, American Spectator
Zogby Poll: Trump Approval Among Blacks, Hispanics Growing — Paul Bedard, Wash Examiner
Kamala Harris: Takes Guns From Those ‘who may imminently perpetrate a hate crime’ — Nate Madden, The Blaze
New Leech Species Discovered Near Washington, DC — Lila Thulin, Smithsonian
Epstein
3 Epstein Lawyers Challenge Autopsy Result of Suicide — Jim Hoft, Gateway Pundit
The Theories — James Freeman, WSJ
Government
How Socialism Permeated The Chicago City Council — Chicago Magazine
To Help Reduce Pension Debt, Connecticut Eyes Privatizing Publicly Owned Assets — Steven Malanga, City Journal
The Buzz On NASA — Callum Hoare, London Express
Justice Dept Sides With Led Zeppelin On ‘Stairway To Heaven’ Copyright — Blabbermouth.net
Real Men Don’t Recycle
For Most Things, Recycling Harms the Environment — Michael Munger, American Institute for Economic Research
Study: Men Who Recycle More Likely To Have Their Sexuality Questioned — Campus Reform
The Left
Antifa Violence Feared In Portland Saturday — Gabriel Nadales, Fox
Israeli Interior Minister: Tlaib’s “hatred for Israel overcomes her love for her grandmother” — Politico
Greenland
U.S. Buying Greenland Isn’t Crazy — Leonid Bershidsky, Bloomberg
U.S. Offered Denmark $100M For Greenland In 1947 — Billy Perrigo, Time
CNN Insults Alaska — Ellie Bufkin & Jerry Donleavy, Wash Examiner
Media
NY Times Chief: Coverage Shift From Trump-Russia To Trump-Racist — Byron York Wash Examiner
Scarborough On Warren: ‘At Least She Won’t Inspire Mass Shootings’ — Mark Finkelstein, Newsbusters
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