THE LEFT’S NEW MANTRA: Submit to leftism or you’re an authoritarian.

They call Javier Millei a fascist as he slashes government and restores freedom and prosperity. If that be fascism, make more of it.

AL JAZEERA ON THE POTOMAC: WaPo Reporter Taylor Lorenz Boosts Defenses of Los Angeles Synagogue Protest: Taylor Lorenz pushed false claim LA synagogue was auctioning Palestinian land.

Remember when lefties told us to punch Nazis?

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EVERY INSTITUTION HAS BEEN CORRUPTED: Matthew Yglesias: Elite misinformation is an underrated problem: Important institutions are too eager to mislead people. “This strikes me as a shortsighted and pernicious way to think about the purpose of communicating with the public.”

“Shortsighted and pernicious” is a good shorthand for our ruling class, though I’d add “corrupt and incompetent” to the mix.

REMEMBER WHEN BIDENFLATION WAS A TRANSITORY PROBLEM? Fed Governor Bowman says she’s still open to raising rates if inflation doesn’t improve.

Recent readings have shown moderating inflation, with the Fed’s preferred indicator running just under 3%. However, the rate-setting Federal Open Market Committee noted after its last meeting that there has been only “modest further progress.”

Bowman noted that there are “a number of upside risks” prevailing that could accelerate her outlook, which is among the most hawkish of all policymakers.

“I remain willing to raise the target range for the federal funds rate at a future meeting should progress on inflation stall or even reverse,” she said. “Given the risks and uncertainties regarding my economic outlook, I will remain cautious in my approach to considering future changes in the stance of policy.”

The Commerce Department on Friday will release its reading on the May personal consumption expenditures price index, the Fed’s preferred inflation gauge. Economists surveyed by Dow Jones expect a 12-month inflation rate of 2.6% on both the all-items and core, which excludes food and energy prices.

Does anyone outside Washington still trust Washington’s numbers?

TOM KNIGHTON: Politically Selective Prosecution.

The way things are supposed to work in our country, people shouldn’t be punished selectively. Their politics should be largely irrelevant to their prosecution nor should who they are or what they stand for prevent it if prosecution is warranted.

That’s the ideal situation, at least.

In reality, prosecutors use all kinds of criteria to determine who gets prosecuted and who doesn’t. Sometimes, that’s informed by the DA’s politics. A conservative “tough on crime” type might prosecute someone that a more liberal DA would let walk, for example.

But again, as long as the defendant’s politics don’t play into things, I don’t have an issue with that. District attorneys are voted on, after all, and people deserve what they vote for.

In Manhattan, however, DA Alvin Bragg isn’t trying to be subtle. He’s blatantly allowing his politics to expressly determine who gets prosecuted and who doesn’t.

For example, we all know about Trump’s prosecution for a crime that makes absolutely no sense. Bragg distorted the law and likely only got a conviction because of an equally biased judge. The idea that an internal accounting error, at worst, is fraud was stupid beyond belief.

Then there’s the flip side, where now people feel betrayed by Bragg over who he didn’t prosecute. . . .

Let’s remember that the mob at Columbia wasn’t just antisemitic. Being antisemitic is constitutionally protected, after all.

Oh no, they were violent. They assaulted individuals, held people in buildings against their will, and took over entire buildings. They destroyed university property as well.

These are real crimes that don’t require the mental contortionism Bragg engaged in when going after Trump, and yet he opted not to prosecute them. Why?

The obvious answer is that they held the right politics.

When the law isn’t evenhanded, people will take the law into their own hands.

SOUNDS LIKE A THREAT TO OUR DEMOCRACY TO ME: How Biden’s DOE Outsourced Regulations to Climate Alarmists.

JESSE SINGAL: On The Urge To Think Things Suck Worse Now Than Ever Before: And Scientific American’s ***COMPLICITY*** in spreading that foul meme.

To be fair, Scientific American hasn’t been scientific in quite a long time.

OH MY OMAR: A formal complaint has been filed with the House Ethics Committee against Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) by the National Legal and Policy Center’s Paul Kamenar alleging she failed to report income generated by her husband’s wine and marijuana businesses, the Washington Free Beacon’s Meghan Blonder reports.

THINGS WORTH KNOWING:  That Magnificent Dome.

“EXPERTS.” Elon Musk and other DEI critics are latching on to ‘MEI,’ a new hiring catchphrase that experts say misses the point.

Meet “MEI,” short for “merit, excellence, and intelligence,” and coined by Alexandr Wang, cofounder and CEO of Scale AI, a startup valued at $4 billion that provides companies with labeled data used to train artificial intelligence models. “MEI,” according to a blog post authored by Wang, represents a “hiring principle” that ensures one “[hires] only the best person for the job.”

You can see why “experts” would be uncomfortable with that.

TRUE THE VOTE: Two Statutes Can Help States Purge Illegal Voters.

AN ATTACK ON OUR INSTITUTIONS AND “OUR DEMOCRACY.” Inside the million-dollar campaign to smear the Supreme Court ahead of 2024 election.

THE PRIVATE SECTOR SENDING A ROCKET WHEN THE PUBLIC SECTOR CAN’T GET IT UP:  How SpaceX could end up rescuing stranded astronauts if Boeing’s Starliner can’t be fixed.

MEANWHILE IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR SUCCESS IS DEFINED AS NOT BURNING DOWN THE HOUSE:  Higher ed: Top CUNY official gets eye-popping 16% pay bump, bringing salary to over $320K.

ADAMS AND de BLASIO HAVE SUCCESSFULLY ROLLED BACK THE GENTRIFICATION COMMITTED BY GIULIANI AND BLOOMBERG:  NYC’s East Village has gone back in time to the bad old days of ‘Rent’.

THE ONLY DIVERSITY WORTH SPIT IS DIVERSITY OF THOUGHT:  Inclusivity is good…unless you think the wrong things.

LIMITING “ASYLUM” RIGHTS MIGHT BE THE ONLY AVENUE TO SAVE WESTERN CIVILIZATION. NATIONS WITHOUT BORDERS AREN’T NATIONS:  Like them or not, “far-right” proposals such as limiting asylum rights open up the EU to democratic debate.

I’M SHOCKED, AREN’T YOU?   ‘Spies Who Lie’ leader, cosigners were CIA contractors when they falsely implied Hunter Biden laptop was Russian fake.

CHANGE COMMUNIST TO NAZI. WOULD HE STILL BE PROUD? THE PHILOSOPHY IS JUST AS REPULSIVE. WHEN WILL WE STOP INDULGING THE HAMMER AND SICKLE FANATICS AND TREATING THEM AS CUTE PETS ?  In NYTimes Essay, Columbia U Professor Praises 1950s Communist Dad for Remaining True to His Convictions.

WHAT? SHOCKED FACE AGAIN?  Explosive Study Once Removed by Lancet within 24 Hours, Now Peer-Reviewed and Public: Reveals 74% of Deaths Directly Linked to COVID-19 Shot.

AND THERE IS MY SHOCKED FACE AGAIN!  ‘Vast Majority’ of Pandemic Employee Retention Credit Claims Are Likely Scams, Says IRS.

OF COURSE ITS ASTROTURF:  Free speech for thee, but not for me; AstroTurf.

LORD, I SEE WHAT YOU’VE DONE FOR OTHER PEOPLE, AND I WANT SOME OF THIS FOR MYSELF:  Javier Milei Leads Argentina to a Week With No Food Inflation for First Time in 30 Years.

SHOCKED, SHOCKED, SHOCKED. WHERE IS MY SHOCKED FACE?  Army Admits Link Between COVID Vaccine and Soldier’s Heart Condition.