Must Reads for August 23

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Good Thursday morning,

Here are the Must Reads according to Adam Bitely:

• The not-so Golden State of America — NetRightDaily
• Why government needs a diet — George F. Will
• Chains we can believe in — O.C. Register
• Obama’s Policies: Someone Else’s Fault — San Diego Union-Trib
• Romney’s VP pick is a friend of the welfare state — Reason
• Defining Ryan — Cato
• CBO warns of deep recession touched off by tax increases — NetRightDaily
• Great moments in government regulation — Mark Perry
• The state is asphyxiating the people — Forbes
• Rewriting its own bad ObamaCare law — Cato
• Junk food costs its buyers more — Cafe Hayek