Progressives are gaslighting America. Literally.

If this gas-stove emissions panic came in a vacuum, one might still harangue Republicans for, as one writer put it, thrusting “gas stoves into the culture wars.” Some conservatives responded in an unserious manner, including U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan (R–Ohio) who tweeted: “God. Guns. Gas stoves.” Nevertheless, the Right’s instincts are correct. Progressives might not be coming for your existing stove, but they are trying to stop any new installations.

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New York City in 2021 passed a ban on new natural-gas stoves (and other gas-fired appliances) in new buildings. It applies to those under seven stories next year and to taller buildings in four years. In 2019, Berkeley was the first U.S. city to impose a similar ban on new construction.

This year, Los Angeles became the largest city in the United States to implement a gas ban. “Over 60 cities and counties across the state are considering policies to support all-electric new construction,” the Sierra Club reported (gleefully) in 2021. It’s no surprise federal bureaucrats are getting in on the action.

This is how the game works.

[Our instincts have been honed by decades of this kind of three-card monty from progressives and their media allies. Reason clearly is not among either group, which is one reason it’s so valuable — even for non-libertarians. — Ed]

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