Good morning from Washington, where elites on the left are increasingly comfortable with advancing socialism that doesn’t demand anything from them. Jarrett Stepman spotlights the double standard. On the podcast, reporter Luke Rosiak breaks down what’s so unusual about Biden’s dismissal of Trump appointees from government boards. Plus: Cal Thomas dissects California’s recall election; Star Parker counts the costs of socialism; and Tony Perkins describes the plight of Afghan Christians. On this date in 1942, the U.S. B-29 Superfortress, the largest bomber used in World War II by any nation, makes its debut flight over Seattle.
During the boom years of 2018 and 2019, "765 commercial facilities left California” after “13,000 estimated businesses … left between 2009 and 2016,” a Hoover Institution report says.
In 2001, federal debt per U.S. household was $30,684. Now it’s $179,082. If Democrats succeed with their $3.5 trillion binge, federal debt per household by 2031 will be up to $288,047.
President Biden recently purged his predecessor’s appointees from government boards and commissions, in what critics call an unprecedented break with tradition.
A bill under consideration in the Senate could increase the cost and administrative burden on philanthropists and their advisers, ultimately reducing the amount that goes to charity.