Some headlines that caught our eye.
Blogs
Two More Virginia Counties Declare Themselves Second Amendment Sanctuaries, Making 91% of Counties in Rebellion Against Gun Confiscation — Ace Of Spades
Urban Transit Is an Energy Hog — The Antiplanner
When Protecting Privacy Reveals Secrets — Pacific Research Institute
Politics
Rep. Gaetz Destroys Rep. Schiff: ‘He Should Be Removed as House Intelligence Chairman’ — PJ Media
Huckabee agrees with Gabbard’s prediction that impeachment will ‘embolden’ Trump — Fox News
Democrats peddle doom, but the middle class never had it so good — Stephen Moore, Washington Times
Economics
The World’s Poorest People Are Getting Richer Faster than Anyone Else — Foundation for Economic Education
Venezuela’s currency: Worth more as craft paper than as money — Al Jazeera
Was 2019 the Year of Peak Entitlement Mentality? — Veronique de Rugy
Satire
Experts Warn Global Outrage Levels May Reach Point Of No Return In 2020 — Babylon Bee
DNC Bows To Pressure By Adding Andrew Cuomo To Increase Ethnic Representation On Debate Stage — The Onion
NORTHCOM cubicle farm grows record number of colonels — Duffel Blog
In Case You Missed It
Stopping Lisa Murkowski From Playing Lady Macbeth — Issues & Insights
Democrats Just Betrayed Working-Class Americans To Appease Environmentalists — Issues & Insights
Watch Venezuela’s Dramatic Economic Plunge Under Democratic Socialism — Issues & Insights
They Wish You A Surly Christmas — Issues & Insights
Is Pelosi’s Impeachment ‘Panic’ Merely More Sleight-of-Hand? — Issues & Insights
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