Some headlines that caught our eye.
Impeachment
Rep. Andy Biggs: Flawed Trump impeachment articles should be dismissed by Senate, ending his trial — Fox News
Day One shows conflicting narratives on impeachment — The Hill
Team Trump mocks Democrats’ impeachment case: ‘Difficult to sit there and listen’ — Washington Times
Impeachment Has Become A Dangerous New Normal — The Federalist
Dem Sen: It’s a ‘Conspiracy Theory’ to Think Dems Were Out to Get Trump — Washington Free Beacon
Economy/Economists
Support for Industrial Policy Is Growing — Veronique de Rugy, American Institute for Economic Research
The economic policy of Elizabeth Warren — Tyler Cowen, Marginal Revolution
Reflections on the Failure of Socialism — Foundation for Economic Education
Columnists
Virginia gun rights rally incredibly peaceful, defying expectations of hysterical media — Dan Gainor, Fox
Trump Rounds Third with Enviable Big-League Record — Deroy Murdock, National Review
Progressive Petards — Victor Davis Hanson, American Greatness
The Media Mangled the Covington Catholic Story. What Happened Next Was Even Worse —Robby Soave, Reason
Odd News
U.S. diplomat’s mustache leaves South Koreans bristling with anger — Sky News
Boris Johnson: I need to lose weight but becoming vegan would cheese me off — Reuters
Theories persist about mystery drones seen in rural region — Associated Press
National Weather Service warns of falling iguanas Miami — United Press International
Misc
Taxpayers Eat Another Solar Energy Flop — David Boaz, Cato At Liberty
Bernie Sanders’ Staffers Don’t Know the Dark Side of Soviet History — Barry Brownstein, Intellectual Takeout
Howard Zinn: Fake Historian — Ronald Radosh, Law & Liberty
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