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 — United Press International

Republican Wants Adam Schiff Censured For Making Up Trump Quotes — Washington Times

Pelosi, Dems ‘Ducking’ Responsibility Of iImpeachment Inquiry, Kim Strassel Says — Fox News

Everything The Press Gets Wrong About The Ukraine Call — Scott Adams

Descending Into Madness

You Are Not Safe: My Life Under The Existential Dread Of Climate Change — Inverse

Climate Scientists Say Greta Thunberg’s Efforts Are Building Real Momentum — NBC

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

Economic Lessons

Pollution Controls — The Library of Economics and Liberty

Elizabeth Warren’s Wealth-Tax Trap — Veronique de Rugy, National Review

The Bernie Sanders Wealth Tax — Cato Institute

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

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

Misc

Entitled Yale students Are Sick With ‘Protester Derangement Syndrome’ — New York Post

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

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

Yes Bernie Can!* — MSN News

U.N. Flies In Jason Momoa For ‘Climate Change’, Exposes His Hatred Of Humanity — The Pirates Cove

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