🍀 Links for 3–17-25
inequality stats misdiagnose the issue
🦉 The never-ending myth of the “rich getting richer.” From: Holly Jean Soto/Daily Economy. Shaping policies around resentment and envy of the rich does more harm than good. Most ‘inequality’ statistics misdiagnose the issue.
A new beltway intrigue: follow the Biden EPA money. From: James Varney/Real Clear Wire. As a hedge against future administration attempts to curb the program, the deal classified the now-suspect $20 billion in a novel way making it hard to track.
👍 EPA launches attack on ‘holy grail’ of climate science — and dozens of enviro rules. From: Colman & Guillen/Politico. The move is the most aggressive attack yet by the Trump administration to undo previous efforts to limit the emissions that are warming the planet.
Reality check: Towns and states don’t want green energy. From: Steve Goreham/Real Clear Wire. Trump Administration actions to scale back renewable energy capture headlines, but citizens are also pushing back.
👀 Taking $200 out of an ATM should not trigger federal financial surveillance. From: Joe Lancaster/Reason. No, not even if you do it in a county that borders Mexico.
The problem is us. From: Bill O'Reilly. It's really astonishing what has happened to the American news industry. It's collapsed. Totally. Not coming back soon.
🤐 Shocking report reveals need to drive stake through heart of Biden’s censorship regime. From: David Marcus/Fox News. If a Democrat wins back the White House, it could all come right back.
Education Department investigating over 50 colleges for alleged racial discrimination. From: Charlotte Hazard/Just the News. These practices tend to exclude white people and Asian Americans, according to officials in the Trump administration.
🎯 Home appliance regulations are out of control. From: Ben Lieberman/City-Journal. The Trump administration should end burdensome efficiency mandates.
Zelensky’s corruption with US taxpayer dollars. From: M Dowling/Independent Sentinel. Senators Paul and Massie tried to arrange audits of any funds and weapons we gave to the corrupt nation but warmongers like Mitch McConnell refused to allow it.
⭐️ COVID tyrants were perpetrators, not victims. From: Joshua Monnington/The Federalist. The Covid ‘experts’ chose the unscientific tyranny of lockdowns, mandates, and petty, ineffective, legalistic rules, and they didn’t have to.
Why are EVs more expensive to insure than gas cars? From: Vaishali Prayag/Cars. The average monthly premium for EV insurance is approximately 44% higher than gas-powered vehicles.
👏 Moment members of the feared Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua are deported from America and hauled into El Salvador's notoriously tough Terrorism Confinement Centre. From: Emily Jane Davies/Daily Mail. Great photo essay of the new reality for these dirtbags.
First 250+ migrant gang members from US arrive in El Salvador — where they’ll be held in a notorious mega-prison. From: Isabel Keane/NY Post. Video shows them welcomed to hell.