Funny money: How student loan profits make Obamacare look good

(Daily Caller – Grae Stafford) *Lead Story*

VA hospital’s release of delirious veteran latest in string of failures

(Washington Times – Phillip Swarts) *Must Read*

Dissecting Elizabeth Warren’s argument for expanding Social Security

(AEI Ideas – Andrew Biggs)

Concealed Carry Results in Fewer Murders

(Human Events – John Hayward)

8 Million Acres of China’s Farmland is Too Polluted to Farm; All Farm Products From China Suspect

(Townhall – Mike Shedrock)

China’s Newest White Elephant

(American Interest – Walter Russell Mead & Staff)

Healthcare.gov defects leave more than 100,000 poor without coverage

(Hot Air – Ed Morrissey)

Rolling Stone: America Should Replace Capitalism With Socialism

(NewsBusters – Noel Sheppard) *Must Read*

Here’s How Rand Paul Thinks Edward Snowden Should be Punished

(The Blaze – Oliver Darcy)

Oil glut stirs debate over US crude exports

(Fuel Fix – Jennifer A. Dlouhy)

Dangerous Times: The New York Times Goes the Full Pravda

(American Thinker – James Lewis)

Too Important to Fail? Big Insurance Will Look to Washington for Obamacare Bailout

(PJ Media – Rick Moran)

The hard-left speakers at his inauguration do not bode well for his mayoral priorities.

(National Review – John Fund)

Sen. Coburn: End NFL’s Nonprofit Status

(Newsmax – Cheryl K. Chumley)

Hispanic vote up for grabs after Obama’s setbacks

(Washington Examiner – Michael Barone)

Why do nanny-staters hate e-cigarettes?

(The Hill – Rick Manning) *Must Read*