Texas Gains Two US House Seats -- Monday, April 26, 2021

Census results are in. Link here.

Congressional seat changes:

• gains 2: Texas (+2)
• gains 1: Oregon, Montana, Colorado, Florida, and NC (+5)
• loses 1: California; New York, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Ohio, Michigan, and Illinois (- 7)
• yup, the math works.

Corn, from social media:

• after a staggering year-to-date rally, corn is now knocking at the $7-per-bushel door.
• record imports by China and concerns about the weather are boosting prices
• spill-over effect into the oil and refinery market via ethanol
• note: a reader wrote me saying it cost him upwards of $6 - $8 to plant/fertilize/de-weed/harvest a bushel of corn
  

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Wow, Doesn't This Look Like Something
Warren Would Dream Up?

All things being equal, this looks superb. I would love this. A one-year holding period to be considered capital gains as it is now, I've always thought somewhat ridiculous.

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Global Warming: Hey, Not So Fast

A top Obama scientist is not rebutting much of the dominant political narrative. WSJ. 

Must be one of them there Neanderthals.