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What We’re Reading Today: Press Gets Ukraine Call Wrong, Trapped By Taxes, ‘Protester Derangement Syndrome’ … And More

Some headlines that caught our eye.

Impeachment Fever

Rep. Adam Schiff: Trump Whistleblower Agrees To Testify Before Congress โ€” United Press International

Republican Wants Adam Schiff Censured For Making Up Trump Quotes โ€” Washington Times

Pelosi, Dems ‘Ducking’ Responsibility Of iImpeachment Inquiry, Kim Strassel Says โ€” Fox News

Everything The Press Gets Wrong About The Ukraine Call โ€” Scott Adams

Descending Into Madness

You Are Not Safe: My Life Under The Existential Dread Of Climate Change โ€” Inverse

Climate Scientists Say Greta Thunberg’s Efforts Are Building Real Momentum โ€” NBC

Beto O’Rourke Calls For Trump’s Resignation To ‘Allow This Country To Heal’ โ€” CNN

Economic Lessons

Pollution Controls โ€” The Library of Economics and Liberty

Elizabeth Warrenโ€™s Wealth-Tax Trap โ€” Veronique de Rugy, National Review

The Bernie Sanders Wealth Tax โ€” Cato Institute

Here Are A Bunch Of Charts That Prove The World Is Better Than Ever โ€” David Harsanyi, The Federalist

Denver’s Proposed $15.87 Minimum Wage Hike ‘Hurts The People It’s Trying To Help’ โ€” Reason

Misc

Entitled Yale students Are Sick With โ€˜Protester Derangement Syndromeโ€™ โ€” New York Post

What Our Founders Really Thought of Slavery โ€” And Why The New York Times Is Wrong โ€”Daily Signal

Voters Want To Tackle Climate Change โ€” But Not At Expense Of Kitchen Table Issues โ€” The Hill

Yes Bernie Can!* โ€” MSN News

U.N. Flies In Jason Momoa For โ€˜Climate Changeโ€™, Exposes His Hatred Of Humanity โ€” The Pirates Cove


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