Links for 8-2-24

students live in fear of free speech

⭐️ Victor Davis Hanson: Harris is recycling the 2020 Democrat campaign. From: American Greatness. Kamala Harris will struggle to replicate Joe Biden's 2020 election strategy in 2024 due to her inability to project a moderate image and her radical political history.

Harrismania: Will Kamalot’s meteoric rise from political pariah to Democratic star last? From: Elizabeth Stauffer/Washington Examiner. Did you hear? Vice President Kamala Harris now leads former President Donald Trump in Michigan by a whopping 11 points in a new Bloomberg-Morning Consult poll of 706 registered voters.

😭 College children fear words as if sticks and stones. From: Emma Camp/Reason. 70 Percent say speech can be as damaging as physical violence.

Trump campaign issues brutal blow to Project 2025 after leader steps down. From: Reagan Reese/Daily Caller. This move will make Democrats, who wanted to paint Trump with this brush, very unhappy.

🤐 Secret Service, FBI’s Trump shooting stonewall. From: Washington Times Editorial Board. Senate committee pushes back on disinformation

J.D. Vance and the bipartisan itch to tax behavior. From: Veronique de Rugy/Creators. Unfortunately, the tax code is neither fair nor neutral. It punishes and rewards all sorts of behaviors based on what government officials decide is good or bad.

🎯 Ten points about post-lockdown economics. From: Jeffrey A. Tucker/Brownstone Institute. The world economy crashed – entirely by intention and by force – as never before seen in modern times.

Small business employment growth is now negative (and what it means). From: Mish Talk. ADP data shows year-over-year payroll growth is negative 88,000 for small corporations sized 20-49. Trends are negative in all but very large corporations.

🚩 The DEI trap. From: Richard Porter/Real Clear Politics. Kamala Harris’s sudden ascendancy within the Democrat Party, with nary a peep from other ambitious Democrats, spotlights the uncomfortable contradictions of identity politics and the diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) movement.

Male boxer beats up female boxer at the Olympics. From: Ryan Gaydos/Fox News. Fight ends in 46 seconds; opponent left in tears after masculine blows.

📌 SHORT: Where Jefferson and Hamilton agreed