Some headlines that caught our eye.
Second Amendment
This Firearms Instructor Is Reportedly The Hero Who Killed Texas Church Gunman With Single Head Shot — The Daily Sounder
Protecting the Innocent: Gun-Free Zones vs. Armed Citizens — Daniel J. Mitchell
Gun rights endangered in Virginia — Walter Williams, Fox News
Virginia increasing corrections budget anticipating jailing gun-owners — American Thinker
Government Intrusion
The Autobahn to Car Consumer Hell Is Paved with the Best Intentions — Cato Institute
Government Standards Are Making 5-Year-Olds and Kindergarten Teachers Miserable — Reason
Is New Conservatism Really Progressivism? — Competitive Enterprise Institute
New York City
Bill de Blasio’s New York Is Rapidly Becoming a Dangerous Hellhole — Stephen Kruiser, PJ Media
New York’s Thickening Cloud of Violent Crime — Seth Barron, City Journal
De Blasio declares New York City ‘safest big city in America’ — Washington Examiner
California
The Worst California Law Of 2019 — Eliminating Millions Of Independent Contractors — Lee Ohanian, Hoover Institution
California’s Low-wage Jobs Crisis — Joel Kotkin
California Shocked To Find Bill Decriminalizing Retail Theft Resulted In … More Retail Theft — Hot Air
Misc
Shale’s Credit Struggles a Reminder of Fed’s Inconsequential Nature — John Tamny, RealClearMarkets
Biden Open To Nominating Obama For Supreme Court — The Daily Caller
The Cartoonish Climate Crusade — Steven Hayward, PowerLine
Why Marx Was Against Individual Rights — Mises Institute
‘Little Women’ Is Just ‘Too White,’ Critic Says — The Daily Wire
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