Episode 461: Bahnsen's Iron Law of Politics

Discussing this week’s news -- taxpayer-funded political campaigns, students learning about social justice from a rabid anti-Israel activist, DEI in college admissions, and Newsom’s enthusiasm for new automobile tire regulations -- David concludes with a general principle: “In public policy, every reductio ad absurdum eventually becomes an absurdum.” Bonus: Hoover Institute economist Benjamin Jaros offers his latest battlefield assessment of California’s wealth tax. Music by Metalachi.

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Show Notes:

• Karen Bass ripped after viral video lays out taxpayer-funded match of campaign donations
• Outraged Palo Alto High parents sue school district over mosque field trip
• Mission High leads California schools in UC Berkeley admissions. But many don’t graduate
• Gov. Newsom supports California regulators' approval of new replacement tire rules
• Los Angeles Should Follow San Francisco’s Path to Recovery — Says Man Who Helped Set Back Both
• Xavier Becerra floats bizarre plan to slash Californians’ utility bills
• Xavier Becerra’s high-speed rail solution appears to be “sue and hope”

Hoover Institution’s Ben Jaros on the Billionaire Wealth Tax 

• Benjamin Jaros bio
• Misdiagnosing California’s Fiscal Crisis
• Don Newsom Refuses an Offer
• A powerful union, the billionaire tax and an alleged bargaining chip

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