February 26, 2021


fromGlennGreenwald/Substack:  Democrats' justification for silencing their adversaries online and in media -- "they are spreading fake news and inciting extremism" -- is what despots everywhere say.



fromReason:  It is now clear for all who have eyes to see that the tyrannical governors of New York and California have botched major aspects of the pandemic response.


fromNewsmax:  Jonathan Turley drew parallels between censorship of conservative views today and the Cold War's Red Scare, when those suspected of being communists and other political dissidents were targeted.


fromAmerticanThinker:  Today's politicos are savvy, even though rarely smart, and know they cannot take a wrecking ball to the Constitution through direct action. Fighting them requires a different target.


fromTownhall:  How are they able to keep the lights on? It’s simple coal and gas. The two sectors the Left wants to ax from our production capacity.

             

February 25, 2021


fromIssues&Insights:  Congressional Democrats are demanding to know what communications giants such as Comcast and AT&T are going to do about “the spread of dangerous misinformation.

Indoctrination and Censorship                                   The Government is Not Us

fromWashingtonExaminer:  If people want a minimum wage so they can afford housing, then relaxing zoning laws is the solution.


fromJonathanTurley:  A proposal to ban video games like “Grand Theft Auto” which depict “motor vehicle theft with a driver or passenger present.” What such bills accomplish is not crime reduction but political protection.


fromFoxBusiness:  It isn’t healthy to be overly invested in Red State versus Blue State comparisons. But the media gleefully went all-in on this game.


fromLibertyPen/YouTube:  The authoritarian Biden Administration is now empowering the Department of Justice to persecute their political opponents as domestic terrorists.


fromReason:  Because politicians cannot arbitrarily demand minimum production. Those cannot produce $15 an hour of value are, in essence, mandated to be unemployed.

            

February 24, 2021


fromAmericanGreatness:  Victor Davis Hanson. Nothing is more dangerous than stronger powers, even inadvertently, sending signals that are interpreted as weakness by weaker powers.


fromAltHouse:  The census update likely means the GOP picks up 5+ seats in the House to take control. The GOP then makes Trump speaker, giving him control over the legislative agenda and impeachment. Fun ensues.


fromReason:  Government agencies have repeatedly proven themselves to be abusive.


fromTheFederalist:  America must learn the lessons of the past year and change our course drastically.


fromSpiked:  Reversing Trump's peace agreement will mean the Afghan War entering its third decade.


fromReason:  This misguided effort to combat "misinformation" is a brazen assault on free speech.

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