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Other Stuff

Speaking of unclear thinking: I wonder if these people calling for universities to divest from investments in companies that do business in Israel think that divestment would cost those companies money. I wonder if they think that the flow of funds from buying or selling shares (on the open market, which is where almost all transactions occur) involves money going to or from the companies of the shares involved; but it doesn't. If you buy or sell shares of Coca-Cola or General Dynamics, $0 of the amount you spend or receive goes to or from the companies. The ability of universities to hurt companies by selling their shares is exceptionally limited. Universities, even lots of them acting together, simply aren't big enough to impact a stock price very much or for very long, and even then it's unlikely that companies would care or react to such sales unless they thought it represented the beginning of a more permanent boycott of larger numbers of people buying their shares...which is also very unlikely in this situation. Generally, I think the people calling for divestment are as ignorant about finance as they are about the Middle East.

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Biden isn't all wrong, but he's partly wrong and it was a very very dumb thing to say: Biden calls US ally Japan ‘xenophobic’ along with Russia and China | CNN Politics

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I understand the issue but sure feels like the Nanny State to me: No more 12345: devices with weak passwords to be banned in UK | Data and computer security | The Guardian

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Arizona total ban on abortion (from 1864) repealed but repeal does not take effect for months meaning it may end up taking effect for a few months unless the State Supreme Court acts to prevent that. Arizona governor signs repeal of 1864 abortion ban (nbcnews.com)

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This is NOT a conservative thing to do (and obviously not libertarian): DeSantis Signs Bill Banning Lab-Grown Meat in Florida (reason.com)

By the way, there is no known safety concern about lab-grown meat and the governor does not seem to be claiming a safety-related reason for the ban. There is no other possible legitimate reason for a ban. Instead, this is pure rent-seeking and vote-buying: "We must protect our incredible farmers and the integrity of American agriculture," said the State Agriculture Commissioner. This is paternalistic nonsense: Gov. Ron DeSantis signs lab-grown meat ban in Florida (tallahassee.com)

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Important state gov't stuff:

The state comptroller was apparently either incompetent or cheating, and now the state owes money to the taxpayers. Let's see how Dems try to steal it: An error shorted Colorado taxpayers $34M in refunds. Here's why. - The Colorado Sun

Say goodbye to TABOR refunds: Colorado Democrats to cut income taxes, redirect TABOR refunds to low-income families (coloradosun.com)

Colorado's oil and gas industry pays a ransom to state Democrats in order to not be beaten or raped or whatever metaphor you like:

Colorado oil and gas, climate deal includes fees, abandoned bills (denverpost.com)

Gov. Jared Polis goes from instigator to mediator on Colorado oil and gas issues - Axios Denver

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Good note by Bjorn Lomborg: ‘Follow the Science’ Leads to Ruin - WSJ (archive.md)

Here's what I think is the most important takeaway:

A new peer-reviewed study of all the scientific estimates of climate-change effects shows the most likely cost of global warming averaged across the century will be about 1% of global gross domestic product, reaching 2% by the end of the century. This is a very long way from global extinction.

Draconian net-zero climate policies, on the other hand, will be prohibitively costly. The latest peer-reviewed climate-economic research shows the total cost will average $27 trillion each year across the century, reaching $60 trillion a year in 2100. Net zero is more than seven times as costly as the climate problem it tries to address.

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It will soon be illegal for semi-trailers and other large commercial vehicles to drive in the left lane in certain sections of I-70: Commercial Vehicle Highway Safety Measures | Colorado General Assembly

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Bastiat is still right: How politicians killed food delivery in Seattle - Washington Examiner

Seattle council may make U-turn on delivery drivers’ pay as fees increase | The Seattle Times

(Here's the Bastiat I'm referring to: That Which is Seen, and That Which is Not Seen; by Frederic Bastiat It's all good, but for sure read the introduction and Section 1, "The Broken Window"...will take you just a few minutes.)

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Because lawyers are never in high-pressure situations or facing impending important deadlines: