I'm too old to worry much about these kinds of foolish things any more, but I fear for my grandkids. I know, "it was ever thus". But was it always this bad?
I'm not worried about California destroying itself. It should do so. I believe that sanity will prevail in the sense that California will be legally prevented from imposing its will on the rest of the United States, though I can't be sure.
We've all heard of nullification and secession in connection with the civil Wat and the prelude to it. Has anyone ever thought of kicking a State out of the Union?
Love it. My favorite econ professor always said "enforce the anti-monopoly laws" and most aggressively when the mergees were both dying. I was 20. And he was joking. Over time nearly all those merger partners have vanished. I am now past 80. Pretty sure I think I get it.
When was the last time politicians "steered" something for "public benefit" ? It will always be steered for personal benefit in the name of the public.
One good thing about AI is that china is right on the heels of US companies. Hopefully if Americans create EU like regulations Kimi and Deepseek will still be available for the rest of the world.
Californians are unbelievably idiotic about their politics. What makes it even worse is that, as an attorney working in LA, I'm surrounded by highly-intelligent and friendly people who know better on everyone single one of these issues, and would say so if you asked. Yet these same people are democrats and will not vote for a republican (or even an independent) no matter what. Our politics is no longer about policy preferences (if indeed it ever was). If Bass's blatant incompetence couldn't get her ousted, much less knocked to third-place or worse in the primary, it's hard to see what would get the majority of Californians to change their votes.
No doubt the converse is true in many red states. Indeed, Trump himself shows that politics-as-entertainment is a universal phenomenon.
P.S. -- thanks for posting. I generally read and don't listen. It's much faster that way.
Thank you for the rant. It is 100% factual.
I'm too old to worry much about these kinds of foolish things any more, but I fear for my grandkids. I know, "it was ever thus". But was it always this bad?
Not blessed with grandkids. My kids are too pessimistic about the future
Maybe the Hoover Institute should move to Las Vegas?
A modern civics lesson. Thanks
I'm not worried about California destroying itself. It should do so. I believe that sanity will prevail in the sense that California will be legally prevented from imposing its will on the rest of the United States, though I can't be sure.
We've all heard of nullification and secession in connection with the civil Wat and the prelude to it. Has anyone ever thought of kicking a State out of the Union?
Love it. My favorite econ professor always said "enforce the anti-monopoly laws" and most aggressively when the mergees were both dying. I was 20. And he was joking. Over time nearly all those merger partners have vanished. I am now past 80. Pretty sure I think I get it.
When was the last time politicians "steered" something for "public benefit" ? It will always be steered for personal benefit in the name of the public.
One good thing about AI is that china is right on the heels of US companies. Hopefully if Americans create EU like regulations Kimi and Deepseek will still be available for the rest of the world.
"Social media is a pervasive danger to mental health. And 'big corporations' knew this all along and conspired to lie about it."
For what it's worth, Facebook absolutely did suppress their own research showing exactly that. It isn't even a conspiracy. It's well-documented.
John,
I’m fired up!
Do you want to take a crack at drafting our Declaration of Independence or should I? Of course, we will workshop it into its final form.
I’m sure David Henderson will help with our cause.
It’s great when you’re grumpy, John.
Outstanding!
Californians are unbelievably idiotic about their politics. What makes it even worse is that, as an attorney working in LA, I'm surrounded by highly-intelligent and friendly people who know better on everyone single one of these issues, and would say so if you asked. Yet these same people are democrats and will not vote for a republican (or even an independent) no matter what. Our politics is no longer about policy preferences (if indeed it ever was). If Bass's blatant incompetence couldn't get her ousted, much less knocked to third-place or worse in the primary, it's hard to see what would get the majority of Californians to change their votes.
No doubt the converse is true in many red states. Indeed, Trump himself shows that politics-as-entertainment is a universal phenomenon.
P.S. -- thanks for posting. I generally read and don't listen. It's much faster that way.