West Newsmagazine 5-1-24

6 I OPINION I
May 1, 2024
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EDITORIAL
Random thoughts
With a tip of the hat to our old friend Thomas Sowell, we offer the following
random thoughts on the passing scene:
Let’s be real, the Cardinals are off to a bad start. We are in last place. Jordan
Walker just got sent down to the minors. Paul Goldschmidt has just three extra
base hits. Our lineup ranks 24th in on-base percentage, and that is our highest
relative offensive ranking. The worst part, however, is that the team is just
boring to watch.
That being said, it is still disappointing to see how quickly the vibe around
Busch Stadium has turned sour. John Mozeliak got booed on opening day. Last
week, a very small but vocal home crowd booed the Redbirds incessantly during
a loss to the Diamondbacks. Showing your displeasure by not buying tickets is
one thing, but showing up and being vocally displeased in person is, well, very
2024 we suppose.
On the plus side, Sonny Gray has been awesome. So has Masyn Winn.
• • •
Demonstrations on college campuses are spreading like wildfire. A bunch
of people got arrested at Columbia University for protesting, so a bunch of
campuses erupted in protest of the arrests. Not to be outdone, the University
of Southern California shouted “hold my beer” and got their entire graduation
ceremony canceled. It would be nice if things like academic achievement could
spread as virally as these ridiculous protests.
Certainly, we should not make light of a few things concerning these protests.
Some of the protests have been blatantly antisemitic. Plus, a large portion of the
people arrested in campus protests have not been students at the college where
they were arrested. That’s frightening.
One of the ideas that keeps getting floated during these protests is that you
can be anti-Zionist without being anti-Jewish. We’re not sure how.
• • •
Joe Rogen’s interview of Tucker Carlson is bonkers. It’s just bonkers. Of
course, it’s also three full hours of must-see entertainment, so maybe bonkers
was the point?
• • •
In regard to the many trials of Donald Trump, we simply hope that the legal
system en masse can look beyond any opinions of the ex-president, and focus
instead on precedent and the presidency. There is a risk of laying some really
bad road for future administrations to drive on.
• • •
The Missouri legislature made national headlines when it supported a legal
shield for Bayer, owner of Roundup weed killer. Roundup has long been controversial
because of claims that it is cancer-causing. The reality of whether
Roundup is carcinogenic is complicated, but nothing brings out the sound bites
like a good fight between lawyers and chemical companies.
“If you vote for this bill, you are voting for cancer – and it will hurt my feelings,
and I will not smile at you on the elevator,” said state Rep. LaDonna
Appelbaum, who is undergoing treatment for cancer.
In a statement, Bayer responded, “We are grateful that members of the Missouri
House have supported farmers and science over the litigation industry.”
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