9/20/21
Biden's retaliatory drone strike in Afghanistan killed innocent civilians, his vaccine mandate is politically underwater, and the economy flashes warning signs.
Today’s Top Choices:
Fantastic long-read on the tricky politics of genetics.
“Genetic differences between us matter for our lives. They cause differences in things we care about. Building a commitment to egalitarianism on our genetic uniformity is building a house on sand.”
The fight over anti-parasitic drug ivermectin is a fitting sequel to the earlier brouhaha over hydroxychloroquine. cityjourn.al/397GBY7 via @cmhrrs
A new kind of #RNA therapy is the focus of my latest feature for @cenmag. Tevard Biosciences, @ShapeTx, and @ReCodeTx are engineering transfer RNA (#tRNA) molecules to restore protein production in genetic diseases.
“While state propaganda paints the relatively open pre-communist period as a time of chaos, societal weakness, and general regression, historian Frank Dikötter makes a convincing case that those years really bore witness to a veritable golden age.”
Coronavirus:
As the Rationale for Total Vaccination Sputters, Censorship Soars
The promotion of one strategy (lockdowns, vaccines) and the suppression of other options (focused protection, aggressive early treatment, etc) have damaged health & divided us politically
“They said this was outdoors—it’s not! We’re in a hermetically-sealed tent right now,” said Seth Rogen, half-joking about the Emmys COVID hypocrisy. “It’s more important that we have three chandeliers than that we make sure we don’t kill Eugene Levy.”
Children face little risk of catching or transmitting COVID, and cloth masks are ineffective at best. | Opinion by @michaelbd
If we could get everyone in America who is eligible to take just one dose, we would be in really great shape against this virus.
San Fran Mayor Defends Partying Maskless Despite Mandate: ‘I Was Feeling The Spirit,’ ‘Don’t Need The Fun Police’ dlvr.it/S7xBGB
General News:
COMMENTARY | The argument for House Republicans voting “yes” on the infrastructure bill tracks with the reasoning behind Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and 18 other Senate Republicans voting “yes” ow.ly/Q8T050Gd9MN
Senator Sinema to Nancy Pelosi: Break Your Word on Infrastructure, and I’m Out | Opinion by @charlescwcooke
Will Tens of Millions of New Monthly Benefit Checks Be Joe Biden’s Legacy? | Opinion by Matt Weidinger
Whitlock Rips NFL For Two Anthems: ‘Kissing The Ring Of The Black Lives Matter Marxist Movement’ dlvr.it/S7x7rK
Economics:
The burgeoning crypto industry could usher in the next Internet revolution—that is, if the SEC doesn’t get in the way.
Higher levels of taxation, spending, and borrowing are an albatross on future economic growth. This legislation will undermine prosperity for all Americans.
In National Review, I tackle an underreported but important issue that undermines economic growth in 18 states: alcohol license restrictions on restaurants.
Healthcare:
Price controls would raise, not lower, the price Americans pay for better health. They will harm innovation, and new drugs are a form of reducing prices, writes @TomasPhilipson
Immigration:
DHS Secretary To Confront Crisis On Texas Border; Biden Admin Will Deny Entry To Haitian Migrants dlvr.it/S7x6G9
Foreign Policy:
Week in Review | While #Syria's decade-long conflict started as an effort to overthrow Assad, it has devolved into #Turkey’s endless war with no seeming exit strategy.
Education:
Hard-left activists have taken over the writing of K-12 history and civics standards in ruby-red South Dakota. | Opinion by Stanley Kurtz
Defense:
Tucker Carlson: Maybe Gen. Milley Should Be Fired For Blowing Up A Bunch Of Kids And Lying About It?
Today’s Morning Dispatch (🔒):
— Pentagon admits drone strike inadvertently targeted civilians
— Canadians go to the polls in a snap election called by Trudeau
— ‘Justice for J6’ rally a nothingburger morning.thedispatch.com/p/the-morning-…
Big Tech:
Crime and Policing:
Climate Change:
"Electricity prices in the U.K. this week jumped to a record £354 ($490) per megawatt hour, a 700% increase from the 2010 to 2020 average... Europe’s anti-carbon policies have created a fossil-fuel shortage."
wsj.com/articles/europ… via @WSJopinion
The Gathering Storm (But with Not Enough Wind): Europe’s Energy Mess Gets Worse — a Lesson the U.S. Looks Set...
@NRCapMatters
Cancel Culture:
SJW News:
As we are beset by wrongdoers who implausibly insist they are the true victims, we must ask, who established this system of cultural incentives? | Opinion by @jimgeraghty
Biden Administration Still Discriminating Against White Farmers Even After Courts Ruled It Was Unconstitutional dlvr.it/S7x9YN
College Campus Absurdity:
These Catholic And Historically Black Colleges Were Denied COVID Relief. The NAACP And Its Georgetown Legal Team Fought To Make That Happen. dlvr.it/S7wfQN