Nation
Keith Ellison: A Perfect Choice for the DNC: Robert Spencer
Former drug officials praise Sessions: Matthew Nussbaum
Strangers: The Z Man
The faction that kept Nancy Pelosi in power: Susan Ferrechio
U.S. defense elite rally behind Trump's unusual Pentagon pick: Reuters
Surprise: Recanvass of Voting Machines in PA Shows No Problems: Ace
Rendell calls recount 'a waste of time': TheHill
Dem blame game rages over Clinton loss: TheHill
Reality Bites: Gavin McInnes
How We Got Trump II: 2008, 2009, 2010: Ace
Trump team meets with another big name black conservative: RWN
Economy
Top Mexican official says Trump 'telling truth' about saving jobs: Paul BedardTrump warns of ‘retribution’ for companies that offshore jobs: WaPo
Why Brexit should work out for everyone: Dan Hannan
Scandal Central
House Quietly Passes Bill Targeting "Russian Propaganda" Websites: ZHBenghazi’s Unconnected Dots: Lawrence Sellin
Creepy Joe Biden: GWP
Climate, Energy & Regulations
Claim: Gov’t Entering Uncharted Territory With Dakota Pipeline Rejection: Chris WhiteObama Administration’s Midnight Regulations to Total $44 Billion: Ali Meyer
Media
Free Speech is the Most Effective Antidote to Hate Speech: Sean StevensSnowden: Petraeus disclosed more 'highly classified' information than I did: TheHill
USA Today’s Susan Page: After Historic Loss, “Democrats Are In For A World Of Hurt”: War Room
Mad Dog Mattis Tidbits: BattleSwarm
Guy Who Wrote Book Arguing U.S. Should ‘Talk to’ Terrorists Really Doesn’t Like Jim Mattis: Aaron Kliegman
Benenson Downplays Tense Exchange With Trump’s Staff at Harvard Forum: Cameron Cawthorne
World
NGOs are smuggling immigrants into Europe on an industrial scale: GEFIRAPersecuted Christian leaders from war zones refused entry in the UK : Express
Papini Abduction Likely Work of Mexican Sex Traffickers: LifeZette
Trump Assembling Team of Fierce Iran Deal Opponents (AKA "Americans"): Adam Kredo
China: Central Planning Stymied By Reality: StrategyPage
US Secy Kerry Asks Saban Forum: What’s Your Vision of a Unitary State?: JewishPress
Sci-Tech (courtesy BadBlue Tech News)
5 Things You Need To Know About The Pentagon’s Preparations For Conflict In Outer Space: AltDailyMicrosoft's new Zo chatbot dodges politics, doesn't always make sense: IT World
7 cool little open source projects that stood out in 2016: D Ruth Bavousett
Cornucopia
Inauguration Day Is Still A Long Way Off: SHTFplanMike Flynn’s Son And Chief of Staff Accuses Jake Tapper of Covering Up Clinton Child Sex Ring: Sooper
Man fights kangaroo in Australia to save his pet dog: DailyMail
Image: Former drug officials praise Sessions
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QOTD: "Public policy is about trade-offs. In a liberal democracy, the people, through their representatives, wrangle over these trade-offs and arrive at a compromise that satisfies most people well enough to keep the peace. Logic is not what drives these deliberations. Tradition, culture and vested interests play the leading roles. Smart people know how to create a better health system, for example, but getting everyone to go along with it is impossible.
Technocracy has no mechanism for this. It is the sterile decision making of bureaucrats insulated from the consequences of their policy choices. The managerial state has the added defect of bestowing a form of tenure on its members. No matter how much they screw up, they never lose anything but some face. That has even gone by the wayside. Jamie Gorelick is a colossal screw-up, but she keeps getting better gigs after each debacle. Hillary Clinton came close to falling all the way up into the White House." --The Z Man
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