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What We’re Reading: Lockdown Maniacs, All Crime Is Violent, Climate Consensus Nonsense … And More

Some headlines that caught our eye.

China’s Economy Is Struggling. Still Want to Emulate it? — Veronique de Rugy

Kids, Water Balloons Correct Productivity, Birthrate Pessimists — John Tamny, RealClearMarkets

Lies, Damn Lies, and Statistics – Murderers do not ‘Age Out’ — Steve Smith, Pacific Research Institute

‘Nonviolent Crime’ Is a Myth — City Journal

Locked Down: What Do We Really Need Collective Action For? — Gary Galles, American Institute for Economic Research

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds says no COVID-19 lockdowns — Des Moines Register

COVID lockdown leaders won’t admit they were wrong — Stephen Moore, Boston Herald

Trump Blasts New Mask Mandates: ‘We Will Not Comply’ — Newsweek

Florida Surgeon General Calls on American Public to ‘Refuse to Participate’ in Mask Mandates — En-Volve

Democrats Try To Whitewash Their Starring Role in School Closures — Reason

Major Offshore Wind Company Takes Huge Losses After Struggling To Get More Biden Bucks — Daily Caller

‘97% Consensus’ — What Consensus? — Watts Up With That?

‘Rich Men North of Richmond’ Is Whatever You Want It to Be — Acton Institute

The Meaning of the Cross Over Hungary’s Parliament — Intellectual Takeout

Big Tech Is Censoring Coverage of the Gadsden Flag Kid — RedState

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