Sound clip for the rest of the presidential campaign
I suspect both sides will use this aggressively...
Vance was speaking in the context of this ridiculous non-story that the media is hoping will stick to Trump even though there's zero evidence that Trump had anything to do with any of it: Trump Campaign Was Warned Not to Take Photos at Arlington Before Altercation, Defense Official Says (usnews.com)
And there will probably be more soundclips like this
I almost feel bad for the guy...there is no good answer for him. And whenever someone in politics says "(s)he has been very clear", you can take that to mean "(s)he is obfuscating and hoping you don't notice." I mean, when even John Berman calls out a Dem for dodging a question you know it's not good for them.
Just One Thing: Go Woke, Go Broke
Fox Business reporter Charlie Gasparino has a great new book out called Go Woke, Go Broke: The Inside Story of the Radicalization of Corporate America. Some businesses are figuring it out. Partly due to pressure from a conservative activist on Twitter named Robby Starbuck, multiple companies are backing away from the nonsense of DEI that’s bad for their employees, shareholders, and probably customers. Just in the past few days, the giant hardware store, Lowe’s, and Ford Motor Company have announced that they’re withdrawing from some nonsense called the Human Rights Campaign’s Corporate Equality Index. And in recent weeks, so di Harley-Davidson and Jack Daniels – yes, those iconic tough American brands went woke. I hope they learned the lesson and I hope other businesses do better staying out of politics and culture.
Anti-DEI movement spreads: Ford exits Human Rights Campaign Corporate Equality Index (axios.com)
Lowe's becomes latest company to dial back DEI efforts aimed at LGBTQ groups (yahoo.com)
Today's Guests
Mike Munger is the Knower of Important Things, a Professor of Political Science (even though I think of him as more of an economist) at Duke University, and an occasional Libertarian candidate for office in North Carolina. He has a great podcast called The Answer is Transaction Costs ("TAITC") that's absolutely free and worth your time.
We're going to talk about a few things including: Is there such a thing as "price gouging"? And "is all housing really 'affordable housing'?" And maybe we'll get to this, about the left's dream of imposing a wealth tax on Americans: ULTRAs: The Worst Idea You’ve Never Heard Of | AIER
Michael C. Munger | ScholarsDuke Ellington The Answer Is Transaction Costs Podcast Series - Apple Podcasts
Dr Nicholas Schiff is a neuroscientist at Cornell Weill Medical Center. We'll discuss some fascinating new research showing that people who appear to be comatose or minimally conscious may indeed have significant perception and cognition.
Nicholas Schiff | Graduate School of Medical Sciences (cornell.edu)
Unresponsive Brain-Damaged Patients May Have Some Awareness (yahoo.com/NY Times)
Other Stuff
The upside of going on offense: Ukraine’s Zelensky says incursion into Russia part of plan to end war - The Washington Post
Europe values “safety” over privacy. Do you? Telegram CEO Pavel Durov charged in France over illegal activity on app (axios.com)
I don't go as far as Mona Charen does but I understand the conservative argument against Trump: (32) What Are We Conserving? - by Mona Charen - The Bulwark
Just don't call it a precedent: Colorado Wolf Pack To Be Relocated After Spate of Attacks - Newsweek
Wolves don't stay in one place: Colorado wolf pack will be captured, moved after depredations | 9news.com
BUT: CPW's plan to relocate problem wolves did not work in Montana (coloradosun.com)
Quite an incredible story: A Fake Spy, Russian Oil and $1 Million Funneled to Democrats - WSJ
Trump is doing what he needs to, but that includes reaching out to, let's say unconventional surrogates (others have said "weirdos") like RFK Jr and Tulsi Gabbard and one wonders if those people might turn off “normal” voters. Perhaps if he really can get Nikki Haley to campaign for him, Trump can keep the normal people who might be turned off by Kennedy and Gabbard. Donald Trump buries the hatchet(s) | Semafor
Oh, come on, let us have our myths! Was the root beer float invented in Colorado? | FOX31 Denver (kdvr.com)
Offered without comment: Colorado first gentleman Marlon Reis deactivates social media | 9news.com
Biden is utterly lawless: SCOTUS rejects plea to restore Biden's student debt plan | AP News
Denver does feel much quieter: Denver's return to office hits post-pandemic record - Axios Denver
Today's Videos
This is an hour long but set the speed to 1.25x or 1.5x and watch it. It's a great take -- one I'm wholly on board with -- regarding a possible "solution" between Israel and the Palestinians from the former Israeli ambassador to the United States.
Wait, what?