Links for 8-17-24

weird, creepy, surreal & dangerous

Victor Davis Hanson: The weird, creepy, surreal—and dangerous—2024 campaign. From: American Greatness. This warped election violates every prior precedent and is not just creepy but dangerous—even before the campaign was supposed to formally begin.

⭐️ The overclass exposed. From: Robert Gore/Straight Line Logic. The overclass is the cohort in both government and ostensibly private enterprise who derive their sustenance directly or indirectly from government in exchange for goods or services.

How the Biden-Harris economy left most Americans behind. From: Wall Street Journal Editorial Board. A government spending boom fueled inflation that has crushed real average incomes.

🇺🇸 Want more freedom of speech? Try less government. From: Jonathan Turley. It is time to get the United States out of the censorship business for good.

Americans' support for tariffs plummets when they see prices rise. From: Veronique de Rugy/Reason. A new poll challenges the protectionist narrative currently dominating both sides of the political aisle.

👉 Olympic controversies underscore importance of free speech culture. From: William Harris/FIRE. When cultures clash, we should resist carrying the torch for censorship.

1001 survival uses for household items. From: Alan Urban/Urban Survival Site. Survivalism isn't just about stockpiling supplies; it's about developing the skills and ingenuity to get through in any situation.

🎱 Andrew McCarthy: Prepare for Trump to be sentenced to prison on September 18. From: Fox News. The objective here is to enable VP Kamala Harris and the media-Democratic complex to label Trump 'a convicted felon sentenced to prison' as voting begins.

Operation Harris for President is one of the shadiest in media history. From: David Harsanyi/Creators. If they were fooled for three years, how can we trust them? If they weren't fooled, and they didn't tell us, how can we trust them?

🤐 Oversight Chairman Comer says Google should not receive tax dollars over censorship concerns. From: Charlotte Hazard/Just the News. The committee recently announced it had opened a probe into whether Google misled Americans about the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump last month.

When your opponent calls you ‘communist,’ maybe don’t propose price controls? From: Catherine Rampell/Washington Post. Voters want to blame someone for high grocery bills, and the presidential candidates have apparently decided the choices are either the Biden administration or corporate greed. Harris has chosen the latter.

🎯 10 things to look for in next week’s Democratic Party convention. From: Ben Johnson/Washington Strand. If Harris hopes to remake herself as a moderate, she must pivot on several issues.

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