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What We’re Reading: Democratic Apathy, Iran Back Online, Justice Gets Swatted … And More

Some headlines that caught our eye.

California’s ‘Scarcity Mindset’ — Pacific Research Institute

California Democrats Show Signs Of Apathy Ahead Of Crowded Primary — TIPP Insights

Where Are the Moderate Muslims? — HotAir

Swiss ‘terrorist’ who shouted ‘Allahu Akbar’ before stabbing 3 men in crowded train station had ties to ISIS: police — New York Post

A Flawed Minimum Wage Study Shows How Bad Stats Get Turned Into Policy Gospel — Reason

Hasan Piker and the Marxist Resentment Behind ‘Microlooting’ — Daily Economist

Iran Reconnects to the Internet After 88 Days in Digital Darkness — Oilprice.com

Ocean ‘Acidification’ — Another Fake Scare That Won’t Go Away — Manhattan Contrarian

Proponents of California’s Wealth Tax Unintentionally Make the Case Against It — City Journal

University of California’s woke decision to ignore STEM applicants’ SAT scores to boost ‘equity’ backfires with oh-so-predictable consequences — Daily Mail

Trump Cutting NATO’s Access to Massive Amount of US Weapon Systems — Western Journal

Bezos Missed Historic Chance to Correct a Nat’l Debt Falsehood — John Tamny, RealClearMarkets

Supreme Court justice Swatted — Blaze Media

What the data says about gun deaths in the U.S. — Pew Research

Finnish Parliamentarian found guilty of ‘insult’ for a publication in which he peacefully shared his Christian beliefs — The European Conservative

Franklin Graham, others blast Talarico for claiming ‘Bible is silent’ on abortion: ‘An absolute lie’ — Christian Post

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