The Bloomberg View Senior Executive Editor David Shipley presents an editorial arguing that California public health advocates can fight back against a state ban on local soda taxes by persuading voters to approve a statewide tax. This editorial aired on Bloomberg Radio.

Bloomberg Opinion columnist Tara Lachapelle presents a commentary explaining how Verizon's sharper focus on its network technology may be a superior strategy to the pricey megadeals and content bets its peers are making.

July 24 (Bloomberg) -- The Bloomberg View Senior Executive Editor David Shipley presents an editorial arguing that the exchange of rhetorical fire between Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and U.S. President Donald Trump will accomplish nothing for either of them. This editorial aired on Bloomberg Radio.

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(Bloomberg) -- Bloomberg Opinion Weekend Edition hosted by June Grasso.

Guests:

Max Nisen, Bloomberg Opinion columnist: "Big Pharma's Metabolism Is Slowing Down."

Eli Lake, Bloomberg Opinion columnist: "Trump Disgraces the Presidency in Helsinki Meeting."

Faye Flam, Bloomberg Opinion Columnist: "New Weapons Against Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria."

Frank Wilkinson, Bloomberg Opinion editor: "Kavanaugh and Partisanship on the U.S. Supreme Court."

Justin Fox, Bloomberg Opinion editor: "How the Supreme Court Unleashed U.S. Businesses."

July 23 (Bloomberg) — Bloomberg Opinion’s senior executive editor, David Shipley, presents an editorial arguing that ordinary Puerto Ricans will suffer unless the island’s government makes peace with the federal control board created to manage its finances. This editorial aired on Bloomberg Radio.

Bloomberg Opinion columnist Ramesh Ponnuru argues that if Congress and the president were to take action to reduce future deficits, any contractionary effect it had on the economy would likely be offset by a more expansionary Fed policy. The bad news is that at the moment, we have a president who favors higher defense spending, lower taxes and continued entitlement growth -- so this possibility is for the time being purely theoretical.

The Bloomberg View Senior Executive Editor David Shipley presents an editorial arguing that the European Commission's $5 billion Google fine is misguided, harmful to consumers and almost entirely beside the point. This editorial aired on Bloomberg Radio.

The Bloomberg View Senior Executive Editor David Shipley presents an editorial arguing that a reasonable White House order mandating that administrative law judges be appointed by the heads of their agencies could further politicize the federal bureaucracy. This editorial aired on Bloomberg Radio.

The Bloomberg View Senior Executive Editor David Shipley presents an editorial arguing that a second referendum on whether the U.K. should leave the European Union might avoid the impending chaos of a no-deal Brexit. This editorial aired on Bloomberg Radio.

The Bloomberg View Senior Executive Editor David Shipley presents an editorial arguing that Congress should repeal the anomalous status of student debt to allow it to be discharged in bankruptcy. This editorial aired on Bloomberg Radio.