SUPPLY CHAINS: Tesla to Idle German Gigafactory Due to Red Sea Shipping Delays.

IT’S A REAL MYSTERY: Why buying a car is more expensive than ever in the U.S.

EVERYTHING IS GOING SWIMMINGLY: Fed Abandons ‘Quantitative Tightening’ As Systemic Liquidity Crisis Arises. “The financial plumbing is starting to clog up.”

Plus: “The Fed may have to let inflation run wild again to hedge against bank instability in the short run, and that will mean more problems for people whose buying power has fallen nearly every quarter over the last three years.”

TEDDY ROOSEVELT’S FAVORITE LION GUN: The Winchester Model 1895.

WITH 6″ OF SNOW IN MY BACKYARD AND MORE FALLING, I’M REMINDED OF THIS: What if global warming is a good thing?

GOOD LUCK: Biden’s $623 million charging initiative faces struggles to get EVs over the finish line: Stubbornly high EV prices, cheaper gas, and production setbacks complicate the U.S.’ embrace of electric vehicles.

EVERYTHING IS GOING SWIMMINGLY: Shigella: An antibiotic-resistant bacteria is rising among Philly’s homeless population.

NOT JUST A CLICHÉ: Shoveling show dangerous? Experts say it could be. The chore is linked to heart attacks.

GERMS: DNA from ancient humans gives clues to common diseases.

UM: Fani Willis speaks out after allegations she hired her lover to prosecute Trump: ‘You cannot expect black women to be perfect.’

BY ITS FRUIT THE TREE IS KNOWN: Law School Founded On DEI Pillar Is Now ‘Riven With Betrayal And Fear’ Over October 7th And Israel-Hamas War.

GLENN LOURY: Clarence Thomas and Me: To speak as a black man at odds with the consensus of other blacks can be burdensome—and liberating.

HIGHER EDUCATION BUBBLE UPDATE: Furman ‘culture of intolerance’ prompts alumni to form free speech group. “I believe the culture at Furman is one of intolerance, but to only right-winged views.”

RULE OF LAW: Northwestern under fire as critics say it is ‘choosing not to enforce Title VI’ when it comes to Jewish students.

EVERYTHING IS GOING SWIMMINGLY: Biden Report Card: Yemen bombings, stubborn inflation, Jill plays ‘D.’

GEORGIA CLOWN SHOW: Did Fani Willis Just Admit to the Charges Against Her?

THREATENING TO STRIKE WHEN THEY’RE BETTER OFF WITHOUT YOU? California’s Public University Employees Demand ‘Equity Transformation’—And Threaten To Strike If They Don’t Get It.

BILL ACKMAN STAYS ON THE OFFENSIVE: Harvard alumni pay particular attention:

As you may have heard, four @Harvard alums would like to run for the Board of Overseers in the Spring election which begins April 1st.

Their vision: Renew Harvard's leadership, defend free speech, protect students, and fix mismanagement.

Their platform can be found here:…

— Bill Ackman (@BillAckman) January 14, 2024

IT’S NOT LOOKING GOOD: Stuart Brotman: Can Universities Coexist With Free Speech?

PROF. STEVEN CALABRESI: New York’s Civil Lawsuit Against Trump Is Unconstitutional: Trump has a constitutional right to do business in New York.

WELL, YES, JUST LIKE BRITAIN’S IMMIGRATION WAVE: Secret Documents Reveal Biden’s Border Crisis Was An Intentional Policy.

ICYMI: A CENSORSHIP ADVOCATE SPREADING MISINFORMATION? SHOCKING. Jesse Singal: There Are Major Factual Issues With Jonathan M. Katz’s ‘Atlantic’ Article, “Substack Has A Nazi Problem”. “It turns out Katz almost entirely fabricated what is perhaps his most damning anecdote about Substack’s approach to extremism.”

What will the Atlantic do? There must be accountability.

Plus: “Katz, who had a Substack himself until he announced his departure today, is apparently a well-regarded author. But he is also, in my brief and exceptionally unpleasant interactions with him, an erratic and toxic individual, at least when it comes to hunting down and attempting to punish his perceived enemies of justice. My most memorable run-in with Katz occurred when he screenshotted a tweet of someone saying that my death should be toasted with champagne, and described it as ‘one of the truest things ever written’ on Twitter.”

OPEN THREAD: Thank you for being a friend.

THE NEW SPACE RACE: Delayed Dreams: NASA’s Artemis Moon Missions Rescheduled.

THE 10,000 STEPS THING WAS LITERALLY JUST A SALES SLOGAN FOR A PEDOMETER COMPANY: Scientists Identify The Optimal Number of Daily Steps For Longevity, And It’s Not 10,000.