Subject: The worst thing Steve Bannon said
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Date: Fri, 5 Jan 2018 05:02:29 -0500 (EST)

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}A daily digest of opinions and analysisForget Treason. Money-Laundering Is Serious.The president is enraged that his former chief strategist and attack dog, Steve Bannon, is airing the White House's dirty laundry. But Bannon's most headline-grabbing charge — that the secret 2016 meeting between Trump's son and a Kremlin-linked lawyer was "treasonous" — isn't the worst thing he's said about Trump's inner circle. Timothy L. O'Brien zooms in on troubling talk of possible financial crimes.Trump's Bannon Lawsuit Could Be a Victory for Free SpeechMeanwhile, the president apparently wants to sic the courts on his critics: He's threatened to sue Bannon for breaking an agreement not to disparage him, and he's trying to prevent an unflattering book from being released. Ironically, law professor Noah Feldman says, Trump's efforts would probably create a strong legal precedent protecting free expression.Legal Marijuana Goes Up in SmokeCannabis stocks took a nosedive yesterday, as Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced he was killing the Obama-era policy that allowed states to legalize the drug. Jonathan Bernstein parses Trump's conspicuously hands-off approach to the issue, while Ramesh Ponnuru notes that when it comes to marijuana, both liberals and conservatives treat principles as weapons of convenience.Food Science Is Caught Between the Head and the Heart"Heart-healthy" foods such as canola oil could be bad for the brain, recent research suggests. What's a careful eater to do? Faye Flam investigates.Ritholtz's ReadsHedge-fund titan puts away the punch bowl (Wall Street Journal)Amazon shipped more than 5 billion Prime items in 2017 (Quartz)Workers in 18 states get minimum-wage increases (Real Time Economics)(Read Barry Ritholtz's full daily news roundup here.) Bloomberg GadflyStill clutching an old iPhone? You're not alone.Trump makes a United Technologies split less taxingThe bomb cyclone breezes into the natural gas market (Read more from BV's sister site for fast business commentary.)Bloomberg L.P. ● 731 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY 10022Web ● Facebook ● TwitterFeedback ● Unsubscribe

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