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What We’re Reading Today: Second Amendment Rebellion, Schiff Destroyed, The Poor Get Richer … And More

Some headlines that caught our eye.

Blogs

Two More Virginia Counties Declare Themselves Second Amendment Sanctuaries, Makingย 91% of Counties in Rebellion Against Gun Confiscation โ€” Ace Of Spades

Urban Transit Is an Energy Hog โ€” The Antiplanner

When Protecting Privacy Reveals Secrets โ€” Pacific Research Institute

Politics

Rep. Gaetz Destroys Rep. Schiff: ‘He Should Be Removed as House Intelligence Chairman’ โ€” PJ Media

Huckabee agrees with Gabbard’s prediction that impeachment will โ€˜emboldenโ€™ Trump โ€” Fox News

Democrats peddle doom, but the middle class never had it so good โ€” Stephen Moore, Washington Times

Economics

The World’s Poorest People Are Getting Richer Faster than Anyone Else โ€” Foundation for Economic Education

Venezuela’s currency: Worth more as craft paper than as money โ€” Al Jazeera

Was 2019 the Year of Peak Entitlement Mentality? โ€” Veronique de Rugy

Satire

Experts Warn Global Outrage Levels May Reach Point Of No Return In 2020 โ€” Babylon Bee

DNC Bows To Pressure By Adding Andrew Cuomo To Increase Ethnic Representation On Debate Stage โ€” The Onion

NORTHCOM cubicle farm grows record number of colonels โ€” Duffel Blog

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They Wish You A Surly Christmas โ€” Issues & Insights

Is Pelosiโ€™s Impeachment ‘Panic’ Merely More Sleight-of-Hand? โ€” Issues & Insights


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