Links for 1-2-23

our government has clearly abridged the First Amendment

🤐 Government paid Twitter to chill free speech. From: Real Clear Policy. The FBI paid the social media company $3.4M to ban accounts for ‘misinformation’.

Liberals have learned nothing in the Biden era. From: James Bovard/NY Post. More Americans are finally recognizing that, regardless of Biden’s preening or the media’s cover-ups, the federal government is the most dangerous threat to their rights and ­liberties.

EV charging stations become homeless encampments. From: Moonbattery. Too bad it takes so long for an EV to charge. Standing around in a homeless encampment is not likely to be pleasant — or safe, especially in a state with such restrictive gun laws that criminals have law-abiding citizens outgunned.

The case for disbanding public health agencies. From: Mises. Public health cannot be trusted. Its practitioners have shown us repeatedly that they will never choose less restrictive policy options, undertake cost-benefit analyses of their actions, or accept accountability for the massacres and harms they cause.

Good luck qualifying for new tax credits on electric cars. From: Reason. The Inflation Reduction Act extended tax credits for buying electric vehicles, but the requirements will put them out of reach for most customers.

👷🏻‍♂️ Where have all the working men gone? From: Libertarian Institute. The reasons driving the lion’s share of missing men to leave the workforce appear to be illness, drug addiction, a perceived lack of well-paying jobs, government welfare, and the decline of marriage.

The falsehood of white privilege. From: Townhall. Accusing Whites of having unfair advantage will not help “people of color” succeed. That which is needed is a focus on the family in Black communities.

SHORT: Ronald Reagan - If Fascism comes to America