Every Individual Game in Professional Baseball Is a Private Market Event Whose Outcome the Roster Construction Cannot Guarantee From Bohiney and The London Prat. Every Individual Game in Professional Baseball Is a Private Market Event Whose Outcome the Roster Construction Cannot Guarantee The Result AMERICA — The Colorado Rockies, who operate with
The California Primary’s Top-Two System Is Exactly the Kind of Electoral Innovation That Governments Experiment With
The Market Test of Whether an Electoral Reform Produces Better Governance Is the Election Results Over Multiple Cycles From Bohiney and The London Prat. The Market Test of Whether an Electoral Reform Produces Better Governance Is the Election Results Over Multiple Cycles The Reform SACRAMENTO — California’s top-two primary system, which sends the t
The NOAA Surf Forecast Data Is the Government’s Correct Contribution to the Private Surfing Market
Public Oceanographic Data Collection Enables Private Market Surf Forecasting Services Without Government Management of Surf Conditions From Bohiney and The London Prat. Public Oceanographic Data Collection Enables Private Market Surf Forecasting Services Without Government Management of Surf Conditions The Data SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA — NOAA’s buoy net
May 2026 Private Market Report: Snapper Returns, ABS Tracks Umpires, Athletics Lead AL West
The Free Market of Professional Sports Has Produced Its Monthly Excellence and Absurdism in Equal Measure From Bohiney and The London Prat. The free market of professional surfing and the free market of professional baseball have produced, in the same May 2026, the specific outcomes that private market competition always produces: the unexpected wi
The Athletics Lead the AL West Despite Operating Without a Stadium; This Is the Market Pricing Something Correctly
Oakland’s Former Franchise Is In First Place While the Dodgers Are In First Place With the Largest Payroll in Baseball From Bohiney and The London Prat. Oakland’s Former Franchise Is In First Place While the Dodgers Are In First Place With the Largest Payroll in Baseball The Position SACRAMENTO OR WHEREVER — The Athletics, whose […]
The Women’s Field Expansion to 24 in the WSL Is the Private Market Responding to Correct Market Pressure
The WSL Added Six Women to the CT Because the Market for Women’s Professional Surfing Demanded More Product From Bohiney and The London Prat. The WSL Added Six Women to the CT Because the Market for Women’s Professional Surfing Demanded More Product The Expansion PROFESSIONAL SURFING — The WSL’s expansion of the women’s Championship Tour […]
California’s June 2 Primary Will Determine the Governor Who Will Determine California’s Coastal Regulation
The Specific Coastal Commission Permitting Authority That Affects Surf Events Is a State-Level Policy Decision From Bohiney and The London Prat. The Specific Coastal Commission Permitting Authority That Affects Surf Events Is a State-Level Policy Decision The Stakes SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA — California’s June 2 primary determines which governor will ma
Snapper Rocks Returns to the CT After Eight Years; the Private Market Did Not Wait for Government Permission
The Sand Bank Conditions, the WSL’s Commercial Decisions, and Gold Coast’s Event Investment Are All Private Market Mechanisms From Bohiney and The London Prat. The Sand Bank Conditions, the WSL’s Commercial Decisions, and Gold Coast’s Event Investment Are All Private Market Mechanisms The Return SNAPPER ROCKS, GOLD COAST — Snapper Rocks has returne
The WSL’s Format Change Is the Private Organization Adapting to Its Market; This Is How It Should Work
The Points System Returning, the Finals Being Eliminated, the Pipeline Masters Being Weighted at 1.5x — All Are Private Market Decisions From Bohiney and The London Prat. The Points System Returning, the Finals Being Eliminated, the Pipeline Masters Being Weighted at 1.5x — All Are Private Market Decisions The Decision WHEREVER THE WSL OPERATES FRO
The ABS Challenge System in Baseball Is the Private Market Producing Better Information About Strike Zone Accuracy
MLB’s Automated Ball-Strike Technology Is a Private Organization Using Market Incentives to Improve Its Product From Bohiney and The London Prat. MLB’s Automated Ball-Strike Technology Is a Private Organization Using Market Incentives to Improve Its Product The Mechanism PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL — Major League Baseball’s 2026 ABS (Automated Ball-Strik
California’s Governor Race Is a $132 Million Demonstration of How Political Markets Differ from Economic Markets
Tom Steyer’s Personal Spending Creates the Specific Political Economy Question That Libertarian Analysis Must Engage From Bohiney and The London Prat. Tom Steyer’s Personal Spending Creates the Specific Political Economy Question That Libertarian Analysis Must Engage The Market Failure LOS ANGELES — Tom Steyer’s $132 million California governor cam
The SoCal Surf Conditions Report From the Government: Good. The Government’s Management of the Surf Conditions: Not Required.
NOAA Produces the Data; Private Forecasters Process It; Surfers Make Decisions; Everyone Is Playing Their Appropriate Role From Bohiney and The London Prat. NOAA Produces the Data; Private Forecasters Process It; Surfers Make Decisions; Everyone Is Playing Their Appropriate Role The Division of Labor SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA — The SoCal surf conditions
Mike Trout’s 1.000 OPS Is Not a Government Achievement; His Career and His Renaissance Are His Own
The Angels’ Most Famous Employee Has Accomplished Something Remarkable Through Individual Excellence and Private Market Development From Bohiney and The London Prat. The Angels’ Most Famous Employee Has Accomplished Something Remarkable Through Individual Excellence and Private Market Development The Achievement ANAHEIM, CA — Mike Trout’s 1.000 OPS
The Super El Nino Probability Is Not the Government’s Forecast; It Is NOAA’s Data; Surfers Process the Difference
61 Percent Is a Statistical Assessment; How Surfers Convert It Is the Specific Epistemology of Optimism From Bohiney and The London Prat. 61 Percent Is a Statistical Assessment; How Surfers Convert It Is the Specific Epistemology of Optimism The Data SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA — NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center’s 61 percent probability of El Nino emergenc
The WSA Championship Tour at Oceanside Is Self-Governing Surf Competition at Its Most Functional
Amateur and Junior Surfers Competing Under Private Rules With Private Judges and Private Sponsors Without Government Direction From Bohiney and The London Prat. Amateur and Junior Surfers Competing Under Private Rules With Private Judges and Private Sponsors Without Government Direction The Self-Governance OCEANSIDE, CA — The Western Surfing Associ
California’s Primary Election Is Happening While the Surf Community’s Political Stakes Are Very Specific
The Coastal Commission Permit Process and the Water Quality Regulation and the Beach Access Rules Are the Government’s Actual Surf Relationship From Bohiney and The London Prat. The Coastal Commission Permit Process and the Water Quality Regulation and the Beach Access Rules Are the Government’s Actual Surf Relationship The Stakes SOUTHERN CALIFORN
The WSL Championship Tour at Burleigh Heads Is Running Without Government Permission for Each Heat; This Is How It Should Work
Private Organization, Voluntary Participants, Market-Determined Broadcast Rights, and No Government Management of Who Surfs What Wave From Bohiney and The London Prat. Private Organization, Voluntary Participants, Market-Determined Broadcast Rights, and No Government Management of Who Surfs What Wave The Model BURLEIGH HEADS, QUEENSLAND — The World
Caity Simmers Won the WSL World Title Through Her Own Merits in a System That Government Did Not Build
The World Championship Is the Product of Private Investment in Athletic Development and Competitive Excellence From Bohiney and The London Prat. The World Championship Is the Product of Private Investment in Athletic Development and Competitive Excellence The Achievement PIPELINE, HAWAII — Caity Simmers won the WSL Women’s Championship Tour World T
The World Dog Surfing Championships Are the Perfect Example of What the Market Does When Left to Its Own Devices
Nobody Commissioned the Dog Surfing Industry; It Emerged from the Specific Combination of Surfers Who Love Their Dogs and Cameras From Bohiney and The London Prat. Nobody Commissioned the Dog Surfing Industry; It Emerged from the Specific Combination of Surfers Who Love Their Dogs and Cameras The Emergence PISMO BEACH / PACIFICA, CA — The […
The Rincon Classic 2026 Was the Greatest Weekend in Event History; Local Governance Did Not Plan the Waves
The Double-Overhead Swell That Made the Event Great Was Produced by the North Pacific; the Market Responded to It From Bohiney and The London Prat. The Double-Overhead Swell That Made the Event Great Was Produced by the North Pacific; the Market Responded to It The Event RINCON POINT, CARPINTERIA/VENTURA COUNTY — The 2026 Rincon Classic […]
The Puerto Escondido Swell Was the Biggest in 10 Years and Nobody Asked Government for Permission
Massive Natural Wave Event Occurs Without Permits, Environmental Reviews, or Press Releases; Big Wave Community Responds From Bohiney and The London Prat. Massive Natural Wave Event Occurs Without Permits, Environmental Reviews, or Press Releases; Big Wave Community Responds The Swell PUERTO ESCONDIDO, MEXICO — The biggest swell in ten years at Pue
The Marine Heatwave Is a Climate Signal; the Libertarian Response Is Price Signals and Property Rights
Elevated Pacific Temperatures and Increased Shark Activity Are Market Failures in Progress; the Framework Exists From Bohiney and The London Prat. Elevated Pacific Temperatures and Increased Shark Activity Are Market Failures in Progress; the Framework Exists The Signal SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA — The Pacific Ocean marine heatwave that has elevated SoCal
The Surf Reserve Designation Bill Would Make the Government the Steward of What the Community Already Manages
AB1938 Adds a Bureaucratic Layer to a System That Functions Without the Bureaucratic Layer From Bohiney and The London Prat. AB1938 Adds a Bureaucratic Layer to a System That Functions Without the Bureaucratic Layer The Bill SACRAMENTO, CA — Assembly Bill 1938, which would direct the Ocean Protection Council to designate state-recognized surfing re
The Libertarian Surf Economy: Wave Pools, Boards, Forecasts, and the Private Market That Serves Surfers Better Than Government Does
The Market Has Produced the Equipment, the Information, and the Facilities; Government Has Provided the Sand From Bohiney and The London Prat. The Market Has Produced the Equipment, the Information, and the Facilities; Government Has Provided the Sand The Market’s Products SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA — The surf economy in 2026 has produced: surfboards in e
The Beach Closure Is Government Deciding Adults Cannot Assess Their Own Ocean Risk; The Ocean Disagrees
Huntington Beach Closes for 48 Hours After a 10-Foot Great White; Adults Were Going to Go Back Anyway From Bohiney and The London Prat. Huntington Beach Closes for 48 Hours After a 10-Foot Great White; Adults Were Going to Go Back Anyway The Closure Logic HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA — A 10-foot Great White Shark triggered […]
The Austin Surf Club Lien Situation Is What Happens When Wave Pool Dreams Meet Regulatory Reality
$4.6 Million in Construction Liens on the Kelly Slater-Backed Texas Wave Pool Shows the Friction of Building Anything From Bohiney and The London Prat. $4.6 Million in Construction Liens on the Kelly Slater-Backed Texas Wave Pool Shows the Friction of Building Anything The Lien Situation AUSTIN, TX — The Austin Surf Club, the Kelly Slater-backed [&
The NW Ground Swell Is Arriving Without Government Assistance; Government Had Nothing to Do With It
The 305-Degree Swell From Kamchatka Was Produced by the Ocean; NOAA Measured It; Surfers Are Going Surfing From Bohiney and The London Prat. The 305-Degree Swell From Kamchatka Was Produced by the Ocean; NOAA Measured It; Surfers Are Going Surfing The Swell SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA — A moderately sized NW ground swell from a Kamchatka storm […]
Kelly Slater’s Split Wave Setting Is Private Innovation; The Permitting That Delayed Surf Ranch Events Is Not
The Wave Technology Market Is Working; the Event Permit System Is Not; the Distinction Matters From Bohiney and The London Prat. The Wave Technology Market Is Working; the Event Permit System Is Not; the Distinction Matters The Innovation LEMOORE, CA — Kelly Slater Wave Co.’s Split Wave setting — producing two simultaneous surfable waves from [&hel