Book bans are the most widespread form of censorship in the US and are antithetical to democracy, Patricia Lopez says. That's why a new Minnesota law banning them is a good idea trib.al/yyW0tSd

Surprised that conservative Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas would stand up for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau? Noah Feldman explains why trib.al/Zbz32eW

Iran’s President Raisi was chosen to restore faith in and obedience to the Islamic Revolution.

🎥 He failed, says Marc Champion trib.al/fSMvIge

No one individual’s best guess about where an index will be in more than seven months should be of interest, writes John Authers. And RIP Ivan Boesky trib.al/PvGjXAi

Britain’s economy is tired and in dire need of reform. Is Labour ready to take this on? trib.al/hxK8vGH

Czech Billionaire Daniel Kretinsky's bid for the company behind Britain’s Royal Mail is a bet they'll be allowed to deliver a lot less mail, writes Chris Hughes trib.al/70jVfC5

The death of Iran President Ebrahim Raisi leave a toxic legacy — and questions about what comes next trib.al/NjH4CP4

India Inc. must only cheer growth, not question it, says Andy Mukherjee. Any doubt about official statistics or policies can land companies in hot water trib.al/BPtjZ53

Brand Taiwan is the new president's secret weapon, writes Karishma Vaswani. Lai Ching-te is fighting to preserve the island’s democracy with China breathing down his neck trib.al/Mp5BzID

Here’s a message that consumers really need to hear, says Lisa Jarvis: Generic Ozempic or Wegovy doesn’t exist trib.al/WRhI9Sl

For the owner of Red Lobster, it might make sense to maximize profits, or it might make sense to maximize shrimp. trib.al/VgjvsU0

America is joining its frenemies back in the fossil fuel club, writes David Fickling. Massive oil reserves mean less enthusiasm about energy transition than China trib.al/MlpTndr

China has two very different housing markets, writes Shuli Ren. A few cities will bottom out this year, while others struggle with empty flats for decades to come trib.al/MblLNri

🇲🇽 Mexico City is having a “Gringo go home” moment.

But the Mexican capital’s biggest problems are homegrown, not imported, says JP Spinetto trib.al/MxM9H8D

The ICC wants to issue arrest warrants against Netanyahu and Gallant. The US can make its case that they're not guilty, but must respect the court and its verdicts bloomberg.com/opinion/articl… via Bloomberg Opinion

Face it, Putin, China is just not that into your gas pipeline, writes David Fickling. The benefits to Xi Jinping of playing hard to get are obvious trib.al/ZFfLmUX

The ICC wants to issue arrest warrants against Netanyahu and Gallant. The US can make its case that they're not guilty, but must respect the court and its verdicts, says Andreas Kluth trib.al/rtp91Ef

More Americans trust Republicans than Democrats to handle crime — which is silly.

My latest column on what Democrats in California are doing to change the narrative, while also avoiding the overpolicing that has ruined the lives of so many people of color.bloomberg.com/opinion/articl…

The iceberg lettuce era has ended (new column with gift link) bloomberg.com/opinion/articl…