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What We’re Reading: ‘Harrisnomics’, Rotten Schools, NY Corruption … And More

Headlines and events that caught our eye.

Harris Speaks About Economy, Forgets Who Was VP Last 4 Years

Harris’s Big Economic Speech an Endorsement of Trump — PJ Media

Kamala Harris ridiculed after urging Americans to move on from ‘failed policies’: ‘New Trump ad just dropped’ — PJ Media

Carville: Harris Should Stop Trying To ‘Convince’ Americans ‘That The Economy Is Good’ — Daily Caller

‘Sleeping Giant’: US Could Be Inches Away From Another Economic Crisis As Massive Port Strike Looms — Daily Caller

Donald Trump’s Plans Would Boost Economy in Near Term While Kamala Harris’s Would Slow Growth, Penn Wharton Budget Analysis Finds — Breitbart

Biden: Harris had ‘responsibility on everything from foreign policy to domestic policy’ — Breaking911, X

(More) Annals Of The Edupocalypse

And a lot of them call YOU ignorant — Tom Knighton, Substack

SURVEY: Students are looking to report professors for wrongthink — The Eternally Radical Idea Substack

Gen Z is Quiet Quitting Higher Education for Trade Schools — Legal Insurrection

What Progressives Do When They Have a Monopoly on Power — Committee To Unleash Prosperity

New York City Schools Chancellor David Banks Announces Retirement After Feds Raid His Home — Daily Caller

Political Corruption In New York: Is Anyone Surprised?

NYC Mayor Eric Adams indicted on 5 federal public corruption charges, including bribery and wire fraud — CNN

Eric Adams Indictment a Window into Pernicious Foreign Bribery Operations — National Review

Corruption allegations hit New York City Mayor Eric Adams’s inner circle — Washington Examiner

Trump Derangement Syndrome Is Real

Raimondo: ‘Extinguish’ Trump for Good, ‘Banish Him from American Politics’ — Breitbart

Postal Union Sends Letter Calling Trump ‘Existential Threat’ — The Federalist

Report: Biden-Harris Admin Is Stonewalling Congress’s Investigation Into First Trump Assassination Attempt — The Federalist

Secret Service Denies Trump Needed Protection For Wisconsin Rally: Report — Josh Hawley, X

Crime And (No) Punishment

Former director of crime statistics at the DOJ debunks the ‘crime is down’ lie — American Thinker

Trump is right, crime is up — The Federalist

Can Gov’t Ever Be Trusted With Your Health?

Teen Vape Fad Sputtering Despite Government’s Best Efforts — Christian Josi, DC Journal

HHS Has Misled on Gender Medicine — City Journal

Who Knew That Poverty And Socialism Were The Answer? — Tim Worstall, Substack

To ‘Empower Patients’ – First Dispel Seven Myths — American Thinker

California Continues Down Its Path To Ruin

Bonta’s legal war on energy companies will punish ordinary Californians — San Diego Union

With New California AI Law, Newsom Mounts Chilling Assault On Free Speech — The Federalist

Climate Change: The Truth Is Out There

Bonta’s legal war on energy companies will punish ordinary Californians — San Diego Union

Big Media Accidentally Reveals Truth About Global Warming — Zero Hedge

The Best and Worst Forms of Energy for America’s Future — Committee To Unleash Prosperity

Oops! EPA Poll Takes A Wrong Turn — U.S. EPA, X (Twitter)

Nuclear Power Makes a Big Comeback — Committee To Unleash Prosperity

Other Very Important Stuff . . .

October/September Surprises! — Victor Davis Hanson, American Greatness

How the Pentagon Betrayed President Trump on January 6 — American Thinker

Why “Buy American” is not such a great idea — Tyler Cowen, Marginal Revolution

Americans Actually Trust the Media Far Less than They Say They Do, Study Shows — CNSNews

North Carolina election board removes 747,000 from voter rolls for ineligibility — Just The News

What a Leftist Means by ‘Freedom’ — Townhall

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