What We’re Reading Today: Trump Steals Dems’ Spotlight, Cleaning Up California Streets, Global Cooling … And More

Some headlines that caught our eye.

Columnists

As executive producer of his White House show, Donald Trump steals Dems’ spotlight — Andrew Malcolm, McClatchy/Raleigh News & Observer

A Few Questions for the Many Critics of the Gold Standard — John Tamny, RealClearMarkets

NeverSanders? — Victor Davis Hanson, American Greatness

Think Tanks

A Prescription for Homelessness That Would Actually Clean Up our Streets — Tim Anaya, Pacific Research Institute

AOC Admits She Got Her Goddaughter Into a Bronx Charter School — Billy Binion, Reason

Why Democrats have trouble attacking the democratic socialism of Bernie Sanders — James Pethokoukis, American Enterprise Institute

Satire

Bernie Sanders Takes Quiet Moment To Seek Advice From Portraits Of His Favorite Dictators — Babylon Bee

Servant: ‘Meghan Told Harry If He Ain’t Royal No Mo’ She Ain’t Gotta Use For Him!’ — Daily Squibb

Embarrassed Heart Surgeon Admits He May Have Accidentally Left Sanders’ Medical Records In Candidate’s Chest — The Onion

Edukashun

How Dumb Are America’s College Students — PowerLine

Colleges Give Up on Western Civilization — Minding The Campus

KU to host art contest for students to express ‘anger’ over campus Chick-fil-A — Campus Reform

Misc

Could global cooling silently become a reality? — Ronald Stein, CFACT

Diversity Is A Bore — First Things

Bernie Staffer Mocked Warren’s Looks, Buttigieg’s Sexuality — Daily Beast

Is Critical Race Theory Driving the Anger in Society? — Intellectual Takeout

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