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What We’re Reading: Fake Patriots, The Economy Booms, AI Hysteria … And More

Some headlines that caught our eye.

California’s Fake Patriotic Billionaires — Unleash Prosperity

A Booming Economy: Who Cares? — Power Line

A Moral and Economic Assessment of the National Debt — Acton Institute

Are Unions Rising from the Political Grave? — City Journal

The University of California, Mao — Civitas

Luddite Reaction to Screens No Wiser Than 19th Century Version — John Tamny, RealClearMarkets

Murder by the Numbers and Data Journalists Who Ignore the Data — Steve Smith, Pacific Research Institute

We ran the data on transgender teen suicide — and found it’s a total scam — New York Post

Former climate reporter reveals: ‘I never covered positive climate stories because it would “muddy the narrative” that climate change was an existential threat’ — Climate Depot

Lower Gas Prices Requires Ending Climate Shakedowns — Jason Isaac, The Hill

Oil Prices Slide as China Presses Iran to Rein In the Houthis — Oilprice.com

Brother of Lindsay Clancy holdout juror sheds light on pivotal decision — reveals family ‘cannot leave the house’: Report — Blaze Media

DOJ Says Workers at L.A. Homeless Nonprofits Spent Tax Dollars on Vacations, Nightclubs, Bail — Reason

Mamdani ignites online firestorm after mourning death of inmate charged in grisly murder — Yahoo/Fox News

What’s the Point Anymore? Archbishop of Canterbury Celebrates Islamic Extremist — HotAir

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