Thurs Blogcast: Harvard v Trump; CO gun lawsuit; Farmers & solar

Just One Thing: Trump vs Harvard

Yesterday a federal judge stomped the Trump administration's blocking of funding, mostly for scientific research, to Harvard. I have some thoughts...

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Trump vs Harvard - by Ross Kaminsky - The Ross Report

More here: Harvard faces uncertainty ahead even after major court victory

Trump Admin Wants to Own Patents of New Inventions - Newsweek

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One More Thing: A very bad moment for Coldplay

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Today's Guests

My buddy Jon Caldara who runs the Independence Institute joins us for just a few minutes to pimp the always great Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms Party which is coming up next Saturday. The keynote speaker will be the always-insightful John Fund. Info here: ATF - Independence Institute

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Daniel Fenlason is the Director of Operations for the Colorado Shooting Sports Association. He joins to tell us about the group's lawsuit challenging SB3 that puts education requirements on the ability to buy certain firearms.

Home - Colorado State Shooting Association

Lawsuit challenges Colorado law banning manufacture, drastically limiting sale of many semiautomatic guns - The Colorado Sun

Colorado NRA affiliate sues over training requirements to buy guns

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Another event to mention: Kelly Caufield and Greg Walcher from the Common Sense Institute join for a few minutes to preview next Tuesday's "Eggs and the Economy" event which will be a really interesting panel discussion (during breakfast) about the intersection of nature, recreation, and law. These "Eggs and the Economy" events are a fun and interesting way to start your day...and some free breakfast!

Eggs & the Economy - September 9, 2025

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Angela Burke is Director of Operations for Pivot Energy. We'll talk about a trend (or at least she says there's a trend) of farmers allowing some of their land to be used for solar panels. This is how Pivot Energy (obviously not an unbiased observer but also obviously on top of the issue) puts it: "Known as dual use solar, or agrivoltaics, this model combines farming and solar energy, giving landowners steady lease income while continuing to use their property for agriculture. Pivot Energy owns and operates the solar projects, while farmers continue using the property for grazing, pollinator habitats or crops. For many, this includes long-term land leases of 20 to 40 years that provide a stable source of income. It can also reduce or nearly eliminate the need for mechanical mowing and pesticides, improve soil health and create new income options for farmers and rural landowners. It also keeps the farmland preserved and in the family."

Homepage | Pivot Energy

Agrivoltaics: Solar and Agriculture Co-Location | Department of Energy

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Other Stuff
Starting with this just because I can:

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This is well worth your time: An NFL player changed an author's life. He's still adjusting to overnight success.

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Dalio is always worth listening to. Doesn't mean he's always right, but he's a serious thinker (and huge player in the world of finance and investing): US sliding towards 1930s-style autocracy, warns Ray Dalio

Global investors are dumping long-dated bonds. The U.S. could be next

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What if they’re wrong about who they put on the list? (Not saying that’s very likely, but it would be wildly unfair.) Or what if they put someone on the list who never did anything wrong?

Jeffrey Epstein survivors call for full files to be released: "We matter now"

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I get it…I think Biden abused TPS. But at some point the loss of these workers (and many of them are workers) will show up with various jobs not getting done and the cost of other jobs going up as people try to find workers:

Trump administration to end temporary status of another 268,000 Venezuelan migrants, urging them to self-deport - CBS News

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Can Massie get two more Republican votes to release "the Epstein Files" (whatever those are)? The Epstein Scandal Follows Trump into the Fall Thanks to a Group of GOP Rebels | National Review

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This could work out very badly, and it's certainly not based in science: Florida to end school vaccine mandates - The Washington Post

Separately, as a libertarian I, by default, oppose government mandates, including about individual health. What makes this different is that since vaccines are mostly extremely effective but not 100% effective, not only can an unvaccinated kid easily get another unvaccinated kid sick but could even get a vaccinated kid sick. As president of the Bad Analogy Club, putting unvaccinated kids in schools is not like allowing someone to carry a gun in public but more like allowing someone to fire a gun up into the air and hope the bullet doesn't hurt or kill someone when it returns to earth.

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Not surprising, and could result in a very important case (unless somehow SCOTUS decides they're fine with the appeals court ruling and lets that one stand by refusing to hear it themselves.)

Trump asks Supreme Court to endorse his power to impose broad tariffs

Trump administration asks Supreme Court to allow sweeping tariffs - The Washington Post

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Quite a hot mic moment...

Xi and Putin discuss organ transplants and immortality in hot mic moment

The last people you'd ever want to live longer...I mean the world would be better off if one of them in particular stopped breathing today

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Interesting: Gates Foundation Quietly Cuts Ties With Firm Linked to Democrats - The New York Times

Gates Foundation Deals Blow to Left's Dark Money Network

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Few things are more corrosive to our nation than government employees, especially in the justice and tax systems, who cheat: How one Colorado murder spurred harsher penalties for DAs who violate evidence rules

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Tennis, anyone? Why Are Tennis Balls Yellow? Here's the Real Reason

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Today's Video

Thanks to listener Steve for sending this documentary along