Above the Fold
**THE CONSEQUENCES OF CULTURAL DECAY:** The Boy Scouts of America has filed for bankruptcy, a sign of the century-old organization’s financial instability as it faces some 300 lawsuits from men who say they were sexually abused as scouts. ([NPR](https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2020/02/18/806721827/boy-scouts-of-america-files-for-bankruptcy))
“A DECADE OF ECONOMIC GROWTH”: Barack Obama tries to take credit for Donald Trump’s economy (The Daily Wire)
FOR THE RECORD: Did Obama’s stimulus work? (Bongino.com)
Government & Politics
**GRAB THE POPCORN:** Racially insensitive elitist Michael Bloomberg makes debate stage, facing bellicose Democrat rivals for first time ([AP](https://apnews.com/11669588925e27f7fadc20b227936c34))
SHADY: Bloomberg funding network of climate lawyers inside state AG offices (Fox News)
MORE THAN MEETS THE EYE: Reporter who caught Bill Clinton and Loretta Lynch in their tarmac meeting says, “There’s so much that doesn’t add up” (RedState)
FOREIGN COLLUSION: Democrat senators reportedly held secret meeting in Munich with Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif (The Federalist)
Environment & Economy
**VIRTUE SIGNALING:** Jeff Bezos commits $10 billion tofight climate change[climate alarmists](https://issuesinsights.com/2020/02/18/jeff-bezos-blows-10-billion-with-his-climate-change-pledge/) ([The Washington Post](https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/jeff-bezos-commits-10-billion-to-fight-climate-change/2020/02/17/e103ae7c-51b7-11ea-b119-4faabac6674f_story.html))
SHRINKING DEMAND: Apple says coronavirus will stunt its quarterly earnings (National Review)
UAE GOES NUCLEAR: First nuclear reactor in Arab nation cleared to begin operation (Washington Examiner)
Closing Arguments
**POLICY:** Social Security is a terrible “investment” ([Mises Institute](https://mises.org/wire/social-security-terrible-investment))
POLICY: How to rein in China? The Middle East offers clues (American Enterprise Institute)
HUMOR: Bloomberg stops by Daytona 500 to hand out speeding tickets (The Babylon Bee)
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