Links for 12-13-24

the weight of big gov’t on liberty

Federal government has ‘grown too big, promised too much, subsidized too many,' warns former GAO boss. From: Eric Boehm/Reason. This week's House Budget Committee hearing showed bipartisan agreement about the seriousness of America's fiscal problems.

🚩 John Stossel: Your tax dollars not at work. From: Creators. Government excels at NOT getting things done. But politicians promise more things anyway.

The American university is rotting from within. From: Joel Kotkin/Spiked. The modern academy is a threat to reason, liberty and Western civilization.

⭐️ That hopeful Daniel Penny verdict. From: Daniel Henninger/Wall Street Journal. A New York City jury decision could be the start of a long-overdue social correction.

The resignation of Christopher Wray is a great day for America. From: Donald J Trump/X. “We want our FBI back, and that will now happen.”

🚄 DOGE sets its sights on high-speed rail. From: Jeff Luse/Reason. After nearly two decades and billions in federal funding, California’s high-speed rail project still isn’t up and running.

How Democrats misread the environment. From: Michael Baharaeen/Liberal Patriot. A look at the misleading narratives that emerged after 2020 and 2022.

🔎 Why Bidenomics was such a bust. From: James K Galbraith/The Nation. A large majority of voters gave the Biden administration a failing grade on the economy. For the sake of future policy battles, it is worthwhile to try to understand their reasons.

Democrats and media rush to make health insurance CEO’s murder all about grabbing guns. From: Beth Brelje/The Federalist. Democrats and the propaganda press rushed scaremonger about “ghost guns” after the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.

👉 CNN loses to Food Network as network’s primetime viewership languishes. From: Brian Flood/Fox News. "CNN finished No. 17 among cable stations during primetime last week."

The re-skilling of America. From: Michael Lind/Tablet. Instead of subsidizing America’s greedy and unequal diploma mills, how about dropping degree requirements and rewarding skills?

😷 House subcommittee issues final after-action report on COVID. From: Bill King/Real Clear Politics. Here are the key takeaways.

Tren de Aragua cancer spreads to North Dakota — and will keep spreading until Biden is gone. From: NY Post Editorial Board. A cadre of drug dealers, traffickers, pimps and murderers — has now reached as far as North Dakota, thanks to the Biden-Harris border disaster.

🇳🇴 Norway shrugged. From: hagaetc. How taxing unrealized gains has caused an entrepreneurial exodus.

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