Just One Thing: Arizona GOP gone haywire
One of the most politically dysfunctional states, especially on the GOP side, is Arizona. And it just got crazier. The Trump sycophant TV news anchor turned losing political candidate Kari Lake released an audio clip that made it sound like the head of the state GOP was offering her a bribe to get out of the Senate race. He said the recording, which Lake made secretly while standing in her own living room, was deceptively edited, which seems true, and he wouldn’t step down and then Lake threatened to release more damning audio. Jeff DeWit, having had lots of personal private conversations with Lake as friends, or so he thought, apparently has a skeleton or two that he doesn’t want known and now has to fear that Lake recorded everything so he has resigned. Anyone want to be Kari Lake’s friend now?
One guy's opinion: Jeff DeWit's resignation just blew up Kari Lake's campaign (msn.com)
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Today's Guests
Bob Corn-Revere is Chief Counsel for FIRE (Foundation for Individual Rights & Expression)
https://www.thefire.org/about-us/our-team/robert-corn-revere?category=1579
We'll discuss efforts by states to block young people from accessing social media...efforts I understand the intent of but which are almost certainly unconstitutional.
FIRE is taking on a new law in Utah (see below) and we'll also talk about a new effort in Florida: Florida House passes a bill to ban social media accounts for children under 16 (msn.com)
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Tamra Ryan is the Coors Economic Mobility Fellow at the Common Sense Institute. We'll talk about her fascinating new study about the 50-year decline in the labor participation rate of men.
Tamra Ryan, Coors Economic Mobility Fellow | Common Sense Institute (commonsenseinstituteco.org)
Where are the Men? | Common Sense Institute (commonsenseinstituteco.org)
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Other Stuff
I'm for LEGAL immigration, against illegal immigration, and this is utter freakin' nonsense: Senate border bill to allow 5,000 migrants a day before Title 42-type limit starts; sparking conservative fury | Fox News
That said, politics is the art of the possible so we should see all the details of the proposal before passing judgment. Finally, I think there will be plenty of House Republicans and maybe a good number of Senate Republicans who will not go along with any deal, figuring 1) why give Biden a win just before an election? and 2) A better deal can be had when Trump wins. Both of those are questionable, though. First, protecting the nation should be a top priority and I think that even passing something will leave the vast majority of Americans believing it happened in spite of Biden rather than because of him. Second, if Biden wins in November, his incentive to do anything goes away. Third, if Trump wins in November, Dems will have incentive to try to stop Trump from "getting a win" especially with a more aggressively anti-immigration (or anti-illegal immigration) bill and if the GOP does badly in congressional races, they may well be able to do so with a Senate filibuster (and they might also control the House, though I'm not predicting that at this point.)
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The professionalism of the Trump campaign in Iowa and NH has been notable and noticeable: Trump's election campaign strategy to defeat Biden, dominate GOP race (axios.com)
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But God wants me to be rich! Colorado pastor accused of defrauding investors of $3M via crypto scheme says he got help from 'the Lord' - The Colorado Sun
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This is why we like federalism. It lets some states try stuff and other states learn from success and failures. Oregon lawmakers backpedal on pioneering drug decriminalization law | AP News
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This is scheduled for today. I hope it doesn't turn into something that looks like torture. And I say this as someone who has turned against the death penalty, but not because there aren't people who need killing. Alabama can execute first inmate via nitrogen gas after Supreme Court rejects request (axios.com)
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Nerdiness: Clarified at last: The physics of popping champagne
Different nerdiness: Nebraska’s abbreviation was changed from NB to NE in 1969. — History Facts
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Not great for the Broncos, but great for the Chargers
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It's everywhere: Major Cornell donor pulls funding over 'toxic' DEI culture, pens letter calling for president's resignation | Fox News
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These seems bad: $60M apartment project in Lakewood "all but abandoned," lender says (denverpost.com)
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We all knew it already, and we didn't know anything about Canadian law: (1) Federal Court finds Emergencies Act for ‘Freedom Convoy’ violated Charter | Globalnews.ca
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I don't blame Apple for trying to comply as little as possible with their massive cash-cow, the App Store, in "complying" with new European laws: Apple Plans New Fees and Restrictions for Downloads Outside App Store - WSJ
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Today's Videos
Earlier this week Joel Embiid became only the 2nd player in NBA history (after Michael Jordan) to score at least 65 points, have at least 15 rebounds, and at least 5 assists in the same game. Wow.
For basketball fans, this is a must-read: Nobody’s Ever Scored Like Wilt Chamberlain. Until Now. - WSJ
Anyone want to tell her? (re "why didn't anyone think of this sooner?")