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What We’re Reading Today: Speech Police In New York, True Tax Reform, Goodbye To Childhood … And More

Some headlines that caught our eye.

Politics/Impeachment

Clinton And Russia Didnโ€™t Take Down Trump, So Democrats Try Ukraine And Impeachment โ€” Andrew Malcolm, Kansas City Star

House Ethics Committee Reviewing Potential Violation By Rashida Tlaib, Considering Full Investigation โ€” Western Journal

Red-state Dems Worried Impeachment Push Will Kill Hopes Of Retaking Senate In 2020 โ€” Fox News

Maxine Waters: Impeach Trump, He Belongs In Solitary Confinement โ€” MSNBC

‘COUP’: Trump Blasts Democrats’ Impeachment Efforts In Tweet โ€” NBC News

Ukraineโ€™s Leader: Trump Didnโ€™t Use US Military Aid As Lever โ€” Associated Press

Bernie Sanders Proposes Tax Hikes On Companies That Pay CEOs Much More Than Its Workers โ€” United Press International

America In 2019

Politics Is Crowding Out Culture And Childhood โ€” American Greatness

NYC Seeks To Curb Speech About Illegal Aliens โ€” Liberty Unyielding

The Atavism Of Cancel Culture โ€” City Journal

Court Holds University Of Iowa Officials Personally Liable For Discriminating Against Christian Club โ€” The College Fix

10 Facts About Homelessness In The U.S. โ€” Acton Institute

Economics

If Tim Wu Has Evidence Supporting His Claims, He Should Release It โ€” John Tamny, RealClearMarkets

Enacting True Tax Reform, Not Just Tax Cuts โ€” Mercatus Center

Do Democrats Think All Their Desired New Taxes Would Have No Impact On Economic Growth? โ€” James Pethokoukis, American Enterprise Institute

Satire

Rare Photo Surfaces Of Trudeau Not In Blackface โ€” Babylon Bee

Bernie Sanders Unveils Plan To Tackle Income Inequality With Art Heist From Billionaireโ€™s Home โ€” The Onion

Guam Finally Capsizes โ€” Duffel Blog


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1 comment

  • Excellent collection this morning. And thanks for the great satire links! I needed a good laugh this morning.

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