It's the Little Things: Remembering Western Civilization RL April 12 16

economic

• Swedish Economist Schools Sanders On The Ravages Of Socialism - IBD
• Here’s The Likely Effect Obama’s Overtime Rule Will Have On America’s Most Booming Sector
• Non-profits and charities brace for impact of minimum wage hikes
• Steel Tariffs Cost American Families Hard-Earned Money

politic

• The Arrogance And Abuse Of Power - The Progressive Push Toward "Soft" Tyranny
• The Modern Progressive's Insatiable Thirst for Tyranny
• Embrace the Chaos, Excuse the Dust
• Calls for American Unity Are Dishonest (Democrats) or Naïve (Republicans)
• No, Seriously, Trump Is a Fascist | PJ Media
• Phyllis Schlafly Pushes Own Daughter To Resign Amid Cruz-Trump Split
• Strife Continues Within Phyllis Schlafly’s Eagle Forum
• The ‘Voice of the People’ Fallacy

Islam

• Stop Asking ‘Why Do They Hate Us?’
• ‘Islamophobia’ Is Still Not the Problem: In Kansas, Another Case Study
• Geller: UK “Equalities” Chief Admits He Was Wrong, Muslims Won’t Assimilate
• Majority Of Muslim Students Think Brussels Terrorists Are ‘Heroes’ Say Teachers
• BOMBSHELL REPORT: Berlin ‘Lost To Arab Clans’ Now Recruiting ‘Physically Strong Young Migrants’
• Left-Wing British Muslim Council Member Suspended Over Tweets, Including ‘Adolf Hitler = Greatest Man in History’

thinks

• Liberal Totalitarianism
• Down with Equality!
• The End of Popular Consent
• Affirmative Action for Thugs
• Society is reaching critical mass
• It's the Little Things: Remembering Western Civilization
• Into Every Life . . .
• What peak government looks like
• Washington’s Bureaucracy Strikes Again
• Unimaginable Math Problems
• The Crisis of America’s White Working Class Is More Spiritual than Material

climate

• Fed Judge Allows Activists To Argue Global Warming Violates Constitutional Rights
• Gina McCarthy promises EPA “won’t go down without a fight” if GOP wins in November
• Study: Fracking Has No Impact On Property Values, Despite Green Claims
• How Fracking Has Reduced Greenhouse Gases
• Feds Leave Dangerously Polluted Superfund Sites Uncleaned For DECADES
• Solar Panels Made Of Bacteria Are THOUSANDS Of Times Less Efficient

 BtF:  campus, freedom of, defense, media, migration, the left, executive, foreign, Clinton, 2016, and the othersthe mess

• Mounting data suggest antibacterial soaps do more harm than good 
• ‘Panama Papers’ Update: Panama Firm Usurped Name of Red Cross to Hide Money | TheBlaze.com
• Rahm Emanuel’s Chicago PD in hot water again over “spying” on protesters
• Clinton Supporter Bill de Blasio Facing Investigation Close to NY Primary
• Now Baltimore doesn’t want their cops using Tasers so much
• These Celebrities Want To Punish Conservative States
• Fed Official: America No Longer Top Country to Achieve American Dream
• How Learning To Follow Romantic Scripts Ended In A Happy Marriage
• Urgent Physician Shortage Predicted Within a Decade
• Pope Says No to Trans-Kids, Teach Young ‘to Accept Their Own Body as it Was Created’
• The Ruling that Wisconsin’s Right-to-Work Law Is Unconstitutional Will Not Survive Appeal.
• Pharma Is Pigging Out at the Public Trough

campus

• Stanford Students Reject Western Civilization By A 6-To-1 Margin
• Black Activist Tells Campus Cop to Eject Videographer From Public ‘Black Love’ Event: ‘Either You’re Going to Handle It or You’re Not’
• University of Toronto learns why mandatory unisex bathrooms are a bad idea
• The Absurd Demands of Harvard Students Who Feel Guilty About Their ‘Privilege’
• University Leaders: We Want More Latitude and Less Oversight
• Laura Kipnis’ ‘Title IX Inquisition’

freedom of

• Closing of Canada’s religious freedom office could spell trouble for human rights
• Court Dismisses Lawsuit That Would Have Forced Catholic Hospitals to Perform Abortions
• Look Closely at the Most Complained About Books in America. You Might Be Shocked to See What’s Just Four Spots Down From ‘Fifty Shades of Grey.’
• U.S. Woman Jailed for ‘Insulting’ United Arab Emirates
• How Is the IRS Auditing Churches? Group Demands Answers
• Court Tosses ACLU Lawsuit To Force Catholic Hospitals To Perform Abortions
• Wearing An 'Anonymous' Mask In America Can Get You Arrested
• CDC Study: Use of Firearms For Self-Defense is ‘Important Crime Deterrent’
• Egyptian Lawmakers Push for a Clampdown on Facebook

defense

• Marine Corps Braces for Information Warfare Revolution
• Russia and China Increase Defense Spending While US Continues Cutting
• America Shouldn’t Get Sucked Into An Arms Race
• How The Nuclear Arms Control Lobby Actually Killed Arms Control

media

• Krauthammer: If Trump ‘Can’t Handle the Colorado Delegate Selection Process,’ How’s He Going to Handle China?
• O’Reilly: If Blacks Are Committing Crime ‘Out-of-Proportion’ to Other Groups, Why Is There a Racial Component to Blacks in Prison?
• An example of how Ann Coulter is right: Media hiding illegal immigrant crime

migration

• Center for Immigration Studies Unveils 79 Pro-Enforcement Executive Actions for Next President
• Free Rein: Gulf Cartel Used Heavy Machinery to Remove Police Camera Network near Border
• ‘Secret Plan’ To Fly In 250,000 Migrants A Year, Every Year, From Turkey

the left

• To Planned Parenthood, Advocacy and Thuggery Are the New Justice 
• 400 Democracy Spring protesters arrested in DC
• Hollywood Producer Lena Dunham Says White Men ‘Cannot Understand’ What It’s Like to Be Attacked
• It's Come To This: NPR 'When Is It OK To Profit From Cooking Other Cultures' Food?'
• Warning: White People Singing Rihanna Could Cause ‘Micro Aggressions’
• Trans Mafia Put North Carolina In A Chokehold
• Selective Boycotts Over Trans Bathroom Laws Show The Hypocrisy Of Progressive Activists
• Misdirection And The Theater Of The Racially Disingenuous
• Feminists Can't Get Over Clarence Thomas

executive

• Obama Admits Haphazard U.S. Intervention in Libya 'Worst Mistake' of His Presidency - Hit & Run : Reason.com
• VA Exec Tasked With Cleaning Up Book-Cooking Scandal Manipulated Hot new theory: Obama can appoint Garland to the Supreme Court if the Senate takes too long or something
• VA Whistleblower: ‘They Are Still Manipulating Data’
• Obama to Declare New National Monument in Honor of Women: ‘The Timing Could Not Be More Symbolic’
• NLRB Official Suspended for Pro-Union Conflict of Interest
• Obama tells Loretta Lynch not to prosecute Hillary on classified email crimes
• The Remarkable Thing About Obama's 'Worst Mistake'
• Obama Announces Unexpected Meeting With Yellen Following Tomorrow's "Expedited Procedures" Fed Meeting
• Obama Calls Senate’s Refusal to Consider SCOTUS Nominee 'Dangerous’

foreign

• Top North Korean intelligence officer defected to South, Seoul says | Fox News
• German Intelligence Chief Makes Surprising Admission: Analysts Didn’t Expect Terrorists to Sneak Into Europe With Migrants
• Ukrainian Prime Minister To Resign
• ‘Like 1984’ — Politician Admits To Bussing Migrants To Schools To Guilt Students Away From Controlled Borders Views
• Turkey Is An Indispensable U.S. Ally
• Where are They Now?
• Ukraine’s Prime Minister Calls It Quits, Pressure Mounts to Form New Coalition
• Oh Look, It Turns Out Britain’s High, Greenie, EU-Mandated Energy Prices ARE The Reason Our Steel Industry Has Died
• 11 Postmen Threaten To Bin Government EU Leaflet, Rather Than Be ‘Forced To Be Part Of Propaganda Machine’
•  Iran Releases Video Showing Arrival Of First Russian S-300 Missile System
• Austria Just Announced A 54% Haircut Of Senior Creditors In First "Bail In" Under New European Rules
• EU Leaders Rushing TTIP Negotiations As Fears Over Deal Collapse Grow

Clinton

• Obama: Clinton Didn't "Intentionally" Put America In Jeopardy; I Guarantee No Political Influence In Server Probe | Video | RealClearPolitics
• Obama: Hillary ‘Has Not Jeopardized America’s National Security’ With Her Private Email Server
• Hillary Clinton Isn’t Qualified. Deal With It
• De Blasio: ‘We Have To Tax The Wealthy’ and Hillary Knows How to Get That Done

2016

• Trump: I was cheated in Colorado by failing to follow rules that were clear to everyone months ago
• Sanders: ‘I Appreciate Bill Clinton Being My Psychoanalyst’
• Sorry Donald, More Americans Think Hillary Can 'Make America Great Again'
• Trump’s Seething Masses: Conservatives Are The Last Real Free Speech Advocates Standing
• Trump's Corrupt and Liberal New York Values

the others

• Twelve Things that Caught My Eye Today (April 11, 2016)
• Monday Links
• 10 Things to Know for Monday
• Larwyn's Linx: Not Really TOP SECRET TOP SECRET
• Larwyn's Linx: Cruz deals Trump another blow as he sweeps Colorado delegates
• Monday morning links
• The Bookworm Beat 4/11/16 — the illustrated edition and open thread