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What We’re Reading Today: Election Fraud, The Economics Of Christmas Trees, A Spring Boom … And More

I & I Editorial Board
December 8, 2020
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Some headlines that caught our eye.

Politics

Will Establishment Media Cover Biden as President? — J.T. Young, American Spectator

A Running Compendium of Fraud Charges in Election 2020 — RealClearInvestigations

Press Secretary Jen Psaki Will Help Joe Biden Lie To America — The Federalist

Schumer: Biden ‘Considering’ Forgiving $50,000 in Student Loan Debt via Executive Action — National Review

Economy

Tesla Shows Why We Shouldn’t Enable The Fed’s Continued Search For A Purpose — John Tamny, Forbes

The economics of Christmas trees — The Hustle

This Winter’s Pandemic Gloom Could End with a Springtime Economic Boom — Mercatus Center

City Journal

Pandemic Penitents: Lockdowns are more about faith than science — John Tierney

Out of Patience in California — Erica Sandberg

President Prolix: The length alone of Barack Obama’s new memoir tells us a good deal about our wordy former president — Tevi Troy

Misc

Teachers’ Unions Are Evil — Power Line

Seattle’s Embattled Mayor Jenny Durkan Will Not Seek Another Term — Hot Air

School Board Won’t Reverse Fourth-Grader’s Suspension for BB Gun Incident During Virtual School — Reason

Lancing the Lancet’s global-warming pustule — Watts Up With That?

Ted Cruz killed an absolute monster Texas buck — Not The Bee

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