It’s been a newsy week in these here lands, and the country is increasingly on edge over a potentially landmark decision by a set of politicians.



A committee of powerful people wrote in a letter that if what we suspect is about to happen happens, it would be “unconstitutional.” Another powerful figure said we’re facing “an existential threat.” Yet another said Wednesday, “we’ve got a big issue.”



I’m talking, of course, about a bill the governor of California may be about to sign that would allow college students to make a little money for playing sports.



The leaders of college sports are just trying to do what’s best for their athletes. Their purely noble intent is to protect these innocent college kids from commercial exploitation, or anything else that would disrupt their academic pursuits. You know, the classes they take during the hours they’re not training, practicing,...