PLATT - MISC News

GENERAL INTEREST
Dangers of Government Control
https://townhall.com/columnists/walterewilliams/2018/01/03/dangers-of-government-control-n2428256?utm_source=thdaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=nl&newsletterad=

Best Stunts of the Year, so Far
https://1funny.com/best-of-the-year-so-far/

HEALTH
A Breakthrough Blindness Treatment Will Cost $425,000 Per Eye, If It Works
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/biotech-charge-850-000-blindness-133000615.html

HEALTH CARE
Why the U.S. Spends So Much More Than Other Nations on Health Care
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/02/upshot/us-health-care-expensive-country-comparison.html?emc=edit_nn_20180103&nl=morning-briefing&nlid=58935408&te=1

PARENTING
Looking for a Few Good Men
https://www.wsj.com/article_email/looking-for-a-few-good-men-1514941459-lMyQjAxMTI4NTA5MzMwNTM0Wj/

PROGRESSIVES RUNNING AMOK
The Eleven Most Ridiculously PC Moments of 2017
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/455065/pc-culture-2017s-most-ridiculous-moments?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=180103_Jolt&utm_term=Jolt

ACADEMIA COMPLETELY UNHINGED
‘White-Informed Civility’ Is the Latest Target in the Campus Wars 
https://www.wsj.com/article_email/white-informed-civility-is-the-latest-target-in-the-campus-wars-1514938758-lMyQjAxMTE4OTAzMzcwNjM0Wj/

BUDGET
'Mapping the Swamp' report finds 30,000 feds earn more than any governor
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/01/02/mapping-swamp-report-finds-30000-feds-earn-more-than-any-governor.html

TAX BILL
Renters Win in Tax Law; Dems Lie About It 
https://townhall.com/columnists/betsymccaughey/2018/01/03/untitled-n2429262?utm_source=thdaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=nl&newsletterad=

ENVIRONMENT
Greens should take a lesson from Donald Trump. Here’s why 
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/jan/02/greens-donald-trump-males-environment-planet-macho?utm_source=esp&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=GU+Today+USA+-+Collections+2017&utm_term=259115&subid=24222148&CMP=GT_US_collection

MILITARY
A Trump-Era Military Dilemma: Enlisted, but Unwelcome 
https://www.wsj.com/article_email/a-trump-era-military-dilemma-enlisted-but-unwelcome-1514808003-lMyQjAxMTE4MjAxMzQwNDM3Wj/

A Floating Fortress Would Bolster America’s Naval Power
https://www.wsj.com/article_email/a-floating-fortress-would-bolster-americas-naval-power-1514938723-lMyQjAxMTI4MDA0MzkwMTM3Wj/

LAW ENFORCEMENT
Tsk-tsking Trump's attack on MS-13? Shut the ^&*% up!
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/0118/lowry010318.php3

IMMIGRATION
The Islamization of Britain in 2017  "I think we are heading towards disaster."
https://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/11648/britain-islamization-2017

NORK
North Korean defector claims Kim Jong-un has ordered biggest missile yet for nation's 70th anniversary
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/01/02/north-korean-defector-claims-kim-jong-un-has-ordered-biggest/

IRAN
Why the ‘working poor’ uprising in Iran may have the power to topple hardline regime
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/jan/2/iran-protests-differ-2009-green-revolution/

IRANIAN REGIME JOINS BLACK LIVES MATTER: Ayatollah BLASTS United States: 'U.S. Police Murder Black Women, Men, And Children'     
https://www.dailywire.com/news/25275/iranian-regime-joins-black-lives-matter-ayatollah-ben-shapiro

Head of Iran Guards declares 'end of the sedition'
https://www.yahoo.com/news/huge-pro-regime-rallies-iran-protests-die-down-083123550.html

POTUS
Trump ‘furious’ at criticism from Steve Bannon, says ex-aide ‘lost his mind’
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/jan/3/donald-trump-steve-bannon-has-lost-his-mind/

RUSSIAGATE
The Times Rides to Mueller's Rescue
https://townhall.com/columnists/patbuchanan/2018/01/02/the-times-rides-to-muellers-rescue-n2429206?utm_source=thdaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=nl&newsletterad=

POLITICS
SIGNS MOCK CALIFORNIA: 'Felons, Illegals and MS13 Welcome! Democrats Need The Votes!'
https://www.dailywire.com/news/25281/signs-mock-california-felons-illegals-and-ms13-ryan-saavedra

-- "A true leader has the confidence to stand alone, the courage to make tough decisions, and the compassion to listen to the needs of others. He does not set out to be a leader, but becomes one by the equality of his actions and the integrity of his intent." --Douglas MacArthur