Sunday assorted links

1. Is France Coasean?: “If your pet escapes and falls onto the train tracks in France, a train can be delayed by a maximum of 20 minutes, according to the new protocol, a copy of which was seen by AFP.”

2. Anna Gát podcast with Rohit Krishnan.

3. In the last year, America’s major cities started bouncing back in terms of population.

4. This Op-Ed against selling federal lands made me more enthusiastic about the idea (NYT).

5. Photo of 14,000 year old clay bison.

6. The economics of Desi Arnaz (NYT).

7. That was then, this is now, DEI edition (WSJ).