I & I Editorial BoardSome headlines that caught our eye.
Politics/Impeachment
Clinton And Russia Didn’t Take Down Trump, So Democrats Try Ukraine And Impeachment — Andrew Malcolm, Kansas City Star
House Ethics Committee Reviewing Potential Violation By Rashida Tlaib, Considering Full Investigation — Western Journal
Red-state Dems Worried Impeachment Push Will Kill Hopes Of Retaking Senate In 2020 — Fox News
Maxine Waters: Impeach Trump, He Belongs In Solitary Confinement — MSNBC
‘COUP’: Trump Blasts Democrats’ Impeachment Efforts In Tweet — NBC News
Ukraine’s Leader: Trump Didn’t Use US Military Aid As Lever — Associated Press
Bernie Sanders Proposes Tax Hikes On Companies That Pay CEOs Much More Than Its Workers — United Press International
America In 2019
Politics Is Crowding Out Culture And Childhood — American Greatness
NYC Seeks To Curb Speech About Illegal Aliens — Liberty Unyielding
The Atavism Of Cancel Culture — City Journal
Court Holds University Of Iowa Officials Personally Liable For Discriminating Against Christian Club — The College Fix
10 Facts About Homelessness In The U.S. — Acton Institute
Economics
If Tim Wu Has Evidence Supporting His Claims, He Should Release It — John Tamny, RealClearMarkets
Enacting True Tax Reform, Not Just Tax Cuts — Mercatus Center
Do Democrats Think All Their Desired New Taxes Would Have No Impact On Economic Growth? — James Pethokoukis, American Enterprise Institute
Satire
Rare Photo Surfaces Of Trudeau Not In Blackface — Babylon Bee
Bernie Sanders Unveils Plan To Tackle Income Inequality With Art Heist From Billionaire’s Home — The Onion
Guam Finally Capsizes — Duffel Blog
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Using these vague “policy violations,” Google is now threatening to demonetize us. It’s part of Big Tech’s effort to silence conservative voices.
Excellent collection this morning. And thanks for the great satire links! I needed a good laugh this morning.