One of Twitter’s more annoying qualities is the way it encourages people to make ludicrous claims about things they know nothing about. Next thing you know a complete myth is all over the Twitterverse. Take antitrust law, for example. I’m forever hearing about how Big Tech giants are monopolies or[…] Read On
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Better Watch Your Back, Elon Musk, the Feds are Closing In
When Elon Musk announced Tesla’s Model 3 sedan, it was sort of obvious that he was getting way out ahead of his wheels on the pricing and delivery goals of the company’s first mainstream car. At least it was to me. Sure enough, instead of a sub-$30K car (after rebates) in[…] Read On
Crime With No Punishment
Since passing Prop 47 in 2014 California has decriminalized a wide variety of “non-serious, nonviolent” offenses involving theft, forgery, fraud and drugs, putting countless would-be felons back on the street. Cue the law of unintended consequences or, as the National Review put it, “What could possibly go wrong?” Surprise, crime[…] Read On