Morning Belz, July 29

Quick links.

The AstraZeneca blood clot risk was bunk — Lancet
Klein and Douthat on state election laws, etc. — NYT
Some labor unions reject mandatory vaccines — Politico
Why conservatives keep losing education wars — The Week
Showing this to my kids soon as they come downstairs — Bored Panda
“Beefy” thread on polarization — Steak-umm

Quote
“I’m not interested in political suicide. I ain’t going to run against Herschel Walker in the state of Georgia. I was born at night. But it wasn’t last night.” — Buddy Carter, to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution

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