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Biden’s EPA Remakes the Auto Industry
Wall Street Journal His new car rules are a de facto order to make and buy EVs. https://www.wsj.com/articles/epa-emissions-standards-proposed-rule-electric-vehicles-biden-administration-e861ba50
Read MoreHarvard Has a Free Speech Moment
Wall Street Journal Fifty professors form an alliance on academic freedom. https://www.wsj.com/articles/harvard-council-on-academic-freedom-professors-free-speech-steven-pinker-bertha-madras-6ac96bc4
Read MoreOn Inflation the Price Is Still Wrong
Wall Street Journal The consumer-price index has fallen from its peak, but ‘core’ prices remain sticky. https://www.wsj.com/articles/inflation-prices-federal-open-market-committee-markets-biden-e830165d
Read MoreThe Price of Practicing Law in China
Wall Street Journal A periodic reminder of how the Communist Party mistreats the Chinese people. https://www.wsj.com/articles/china-human-rights-attorneys-prison-sentence-shandong-province-court-cd2d59e6
Read MoreHow High Interest Rates Turn ‘Paper Losses’ Into Real Ones
Wall Street Journal If you borrowed money to invest in bonds, waiting for them to mature will cost a bundle. https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-paper-losses-become-real-ones-underwater-assets-fed-held-to-maturity-interest-costs-b6534298
Read MoreWould You Rent Your Home to Rihanna?
Wall Street Journal When celebrities, sports stars and titans of industry come to town for vacation, they are often willing to shell out tens of thousands of dollars or more for the privacy, security and space of private homes. https://www.wsj.com/articles/would-you-rent-your-home-to-rihanna-9515ad13
Read MoreWhat to Know About the Trial of ‘Doomsday Mom’ Lori Vallow Daybell
New York Times Ms. Vallow Daybell is being tried in connection with the deaths of two of her children and her husband’s previous wife. Prosecutors said she was driven by her “doomsday” religious beliefs. https://www.nytimes.com/article/lori-vallow-daybell-trial.html
Read MoreNo Russia-Ukraine peace talks expected this year, U.S. leak shows
Washington Post The Ukraine war is expected to spill into 2024 with neither side notching victory and both refusing to negotiate, U.S. intelligence officials surmise. https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2023/04/12/leaked-documents-ukraine-war/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world
Read MoreTennessee House Expulsions: What You Need to Know
New York Times Only days after Republicans ousted two Democratic lawmakers over a gun control protest, one has already been returned to his seat and local officials unanimously voted on Wednesday to send the second back, too. https://www.nytimes.com/article/tennessee-house-democrats-expulsion-shooting-gun-control.html
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