Econ roundup: The spending binge that didn’t happen — and other flights of the imagination

(Human Events – David Harsanyi)

Prominent Democrats remain quiet in the face of Obama’s private equity onslaught

(Washington Free Beacon – Mike McMorris)

Bans on ice cream, hockey and beaches; or, another week in nannyland

(National Post – Jesse Kline) *Must Read*

Crushing Regulations Kill Job Creation

(Money News – Neal Asbury)

Let’s face it: Most forms of entitlement reform are theft

(Hot Air – Dustin Siggins)

‘Clean Coal’ Means No Coal

(National Review – Nash Keune)

Number of high-school students with jobs hits 20-year low

(Family Security Matters – Ben Wolfgang)

How About the Record of DOE Capital?

(American Spectator – William Tucker)

Text-sender isn’t liable in text-reader’s crash, N.J. judge rules

(Los Angeles Times – Dalina Castellano)

Honor student placed in jail for tardiness and truancy at school

(KHOU – Sherry Williams)

When Government Privileges Trump the Rights of Citizens

(Reason.com – Steven Greenhut)

California City Saves Itself by Ditching Blue Model

(American Interest – Walter Russell Mead) *Must Read*