5/11/21
Biden angling to be Jimmy Carter 2.0. Signs of "Stagflation," which were last seen in the late 1970s, are emerging, including high unemployment, high gas prices, and rising inflation.
Moving up the “Give It A Listen” section to the top of the list today to highlight a great conversation:
Today’s Top Choices:
In making its case against permitless concealed carry, The Economist trots out nearly every bad argument opponents of the policy have ever used. | Opinion by @charlescwcooke
"Though the book burnings were held in university towns throughout Germany, the bonfire on the Opera Square was the blow-out preserved for the ages. German and American newsreel crews were there early, setting up equipment and angling for the best view."
Coronavirus:
The CDC is greatly exaggerating the risk of outdoor COVID-19 transmission. reason.com/2021/05/11/cdc… via @reason
General News:
Last week’s U.K. elections suggest that Labour’s problems are not circumstantial but structural, even existential. cityjourn.al/3o7RcJ6 via @ollywiseman
"With alarms about the declining diversity and populations of plants and animals, we post a related concern with equally profound implications: is the variety of microbial life, including viruses, changing too, and if so, in which direction and how fast?" realclearscience.com/articles/2021/…
“The distrust among the ‘Grand Ole Party’ and Republicans is as obvious in Maine as it is nationally."
"Dunbar's number is a popular estimate for the maximum size of social groups. But new research suggests that it's a fictitious number based on flimsy data and bad theory.” via @bigthink realclearscience.com/2021/05/11/dun…
MLB owners receive billions in tax giveaways. Congress could change that | Opinion by @DougCarrMarkro
Businessman Glenn Youngkin won the Republican nomination for governor of Virginia on Monday. | bit.ly/33wAPfx
Mind-boggling magnets could unlock nuclear fusion. via @BBCNews realclearscience.com/2021/05/11/min…
Economics:
The gender gap in pandemic job losses has never been as huge as doomsayers intoned. And recent data cast further doubt on the COVID-19 "she-cession" narrative.
Democrats can be the party that demands wealthy Americans pay higher taxes or they can be the party that favors the SALT cap repeal.
The roots of the housing shortage lie not in financial speculation but in government regulation. cityjourn.al/3hko6F8 via @michael_hendrix
Healthcare:
Foreign Policy:
NEW: As the NBS releases information on the 2020 Census, demographers will likely resolve data discrepancies while uncovering more. Teasing out explanations will take time, & we will not know the true status of China’s population aging & decline for years. aei.org/foreign-and-de…
Trump: Biden’s ‘Weakness’ Causing Terror Attacks On Israel; Democrats Stand With ‘Crazed Anti-American’ Ilhan Omar Against U.S. Ally
Education:
San Fran High School Seniors May Return To School For One Day So District Can Get $12M In COVID Relief
Defense:
The ‘ready on day one’ president is still figuring out what he wants to do on issues like China trade and North Korea. | Opinion by @jimgeraghty
Big Tech:
Crime and Policing:
Climate Change:
The Biden administration’s war on oil and gas will hurt American workers while moving energy production to countries with worse environmental standards. | Opinion by @StephenMoore
Cancel Culture:
Nextdoor Cancels 'All Lives Matter to God,' Michigan Election Audit Update, and a 17th-Hole Dog Murder
Donald Glover Says Hollywood Is Making ‘Boring Stuff’ Because ‘People Are Afraid Of Getting Cancelled’
SJW News:
Pittsburg Stealers linebacker Devin Bush seemed angered Tuesday by Tim Tebow signing an NFL contract before Colin Kaepernick.