Overnight News: Scaling our efforts makes us richer, but it’s making the effort that makes us rich.

Single people produce about as much wealth as they consume. Married fathers produce around five times as much wealth as they consume. The wealth of the West emerges not from scaled productivity – the Dc innovations the marketplace worships – but from the friendly Ds competition among fathers to better provide for their families.

Big duh, huh? Who knew…?

In other news:

Forbes: Death Of A City: The Portland Story?.

CNBC: Americans are flocking to the suburbs — here’s how much you need to earn to buy a house.

City Journal: Soft on Crime: A Biden administration policy of weak policing and lax prosecution would be a disaster for the nation’s cities.

American Greatness: Hijacking the Clown Car: The GameStop revolt should serve as a message to those in charge: you are loathed by ordinary Americans who are struggling to get ahead.

Roger Simon: How the Hydroxychloroquine Scandal Wrecked America and the World Along With It.

David Horowitz: A Tsunami of Hate: There is one party that seeks to demonize, criminalize and extinguish dissent.

FEE.org: David Mamet Explains What Happens When the Experts Fail.