Observations for 04 Jun 23

We start this week by looking at the theory proposed by Dale last week, and looking at examples of both how democratization if in formation is overcoming gatekeepers, and how gatekeepers are trying to keep their Book Age power. We then dive into the latest events in Disney's Federal case against Ron DeSantis. They lost their hand-picked judge, Obama appointee Alex Walker, who threw a petulant little fit on his way out the door. His replacement is Trump appointee Allen Winsor, who's already ruled in DeSantis' favor in previous cases. We then ask why Disney would undertake this risky legal strategy, in light of the relatively marginal effect losing Reedy Creek would have on the company. Finally, we geek out on some Star Trek.