Classified papers? Election denialism? Destroying evidence? Lying and perjury? The Left has crafted one set of laws for itself and another for...

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August 8, 2023 • Weekly Newsletter
Two Sets of Laws for Two Americas ([link removed])
Victor Davis Hanson (American Greatness)
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Classified papers? Election denialism? Destroying evidence? Lying and perjury? The Left has crafted one set of laws for itself and another for everybody else. And nothing less than the constitutional foundations of the United States are at stake. READ MORE » ([link removed])
Happy Indictment Day! ([link removed])
Naomi R. Wolf (Substack)
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Try disengaging from Indictment jubilation in Deep Blue America. If you express the worry that future Presidents may now routinely try to indict their political opponents...if you recall how Al Gore’s team contested the election results in 2000...you’ll be guilty of a thought crime and cast into social outer darkness. Even if you were a member of Team Gore. READ MORE » ([link removed])
From Troubled Beginnings: The Journey of J. Robert Oppenheimer ([link removed])
Edward Fuller ( The Beacon)
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Since it passed over Oppenheimer’s formative years, the film did fully not reveal his misanthropy and his unbridled arrogance. In fact, Nolan’s film version whitewashes the poisoned apple incident— which was the watershed event that put Oppenheimer on the path to building the atomic bomb. READ MORE » ([link removed])
In Search of Monsters to Destroy ([link removed])
The Folly of American Empire and the Paths to Peace ([link removed])
By Christopher J. Coyne
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Can the Left and Right Agree on Health Reform? ([link removed])
John C. Goodman (Forbes)
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An MIT economist now says that the best healthcare systems in the world are the ones in Singapore, Australia, Israel, and Switzerland—all market-based. Independently, a conservative Republican has just introduced a bill that would go a long way toward implementing those MIT ideas. What’s going on here? READ MORE » ([link removed])
New Way to Care ([link removed])
Social Protections that Put Families First ([link removed])
By John C. Goodman
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Why Corruption So Easily Festers in San Francisco City Hall ([link removed])
Christopher J. Calton (San Francisco Chronicle)
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Corruption in San Francisco involving bribery for building-permits? Regrettable—but the underlying problem is not unethical bureaucrats. Try a regulatory environment so extreme that you can wait, on average, 627 days for a construction permit. Yes, it’s time to make America’s most beautiful city more so by some heavy deregulation. READ MORE » ([link removed])
How to Restore the California Dream ([link removed])
Removing Obstacles to Fast and Affordable Housing Development ([link removed])
By Lawrence J. McQuillan
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