Clearing the Tabs December 31, 2020

Closing out 2020 with some things I've read so far in the second half of this month, or will be reading soon. It appears that a lot of people are staying at home looking for things to read, so I've broken this month into two parts again, and will probably keep doing this for a while. Also, just because I share something on here does not mean I agree with it, but I think opposing ideas are good for the mind on occasion. I will be back in 2021, I hope you will be back as well.

December 16
Krugman’s Failed Attack on Reaganomics

December 19
Corporate Taxes and the Laffer Curve

December 20
The Pro-Growth Impact of Deregulation

December 21
Part I: Poverty Is a Problem, not Inequality

Peak Progressive?
A sliver of hope for California.

December 22
Part II: Poverty Is a Problem, not Inequality

December 23
Part III: Poverty Is a Problem, not Inequality

December 28
Our hopes for 2021 won't be fulfilled by a politician, but by us

Economic Growth and the “Size of the Pie”

December 29
Go Local to Get Something Done in America

December 31
2020 didn’t win — humanity, ingenuity and compassion prevailed

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Clearing the Tabs December 15, 2020

Some things I've read so far this month or will be reading soon. It appears the month will be a long one, and a lot of people are staying at home looking for things to read, so I've broken this month into two parts again, expect a post on December 31 as well to close out 2020. Also, just because I post something here does not mean I agree with it, it simply means it made me think and I think my readers might enjoy it.

December 1
Look to Orange County for how to turn California politics purple

Identity Politics Ushers in Guilt Without Vice, Innocence Without Virtue

December 2
A Cure Worse than the Disease

December 3
Walter Williams, 1936-2020

December 4
Why Trump’s America will live on
The Biden-led political restoration is an elite project. It offers nothing to the working class.

December 5
Conservative populism stronger than ever despite Trump’s election loss

Why the polls weren't as wrong as you think

December 7
The Big Thing That Trump Got Right and Biden Can’t Afford to Screw Up Again
Trump promised a boom that wouldn’t just help the rich and, until the pandemic, delivered on that promise.

How to Create a Conservative Elite in Touch with America

December 8
Donald Trump Is Not The Messiah

December 10
Time to Surrender on Entitlement Reform?

December 11
Nothing of the Sort
The media has seized on the idea that people choose to live in neighborhoods and towns full of others who think just like them. It’s a myth.

December 15
Flight of the Icons

Anti-business policies are driving flagship firms out of California.

Clearing the Tabs November 30, 2020

Some things I've read so far in the second half of this month, or will be reading soon. It appears that a lot of people are staying at home looking for things to read, so I've broken this month into two parts again, and will probably keep doing this for a while. Also, just because I share something on here does not mean I agree with it, but I think opposing ideas are good for the mind on occasion.

November 16
Goldwater, Nixon, and WFB

November 19
Watching the Sausage Get Made

November 20
Media Banality Is a Covid Comorbidity
Deaths have nothing to do with Vietnam or jumbo jet crashes but with nature’s viral genetic lottery.

November 23
Corona-Absurdity Collides with California, New York, and Thanksgiving

The Original Thanksgiving Proclamation

November 25
France’s COVID Fail

Guilt Without Vice, Innocence Without Virtue
There is no shortage of memorable gems in this inviting and challenging book on the scourge of identity politics.

November 26
Abraham Lincoln's Thanksgiving proclamation provides comfort during challenging time

Gratitude: What We Owe to Our Country

America Isn't Falling Apart. It’s Still the Land of Opportunity.
These days, those opportunities are more often found in its suburbs and sprawl than in the cities that once defined it.

November 29
After 31 years, moving from a home is much more than leaving a structure

Clearing the Tabs November 15, 2020

Some things I've read so far this month or will be reading soon. It appears the month will be a long one, and a lot of people are staying at home looking for things to read, so I've broken this month into two parts again, expect a post on October 31 as well. Also, just because I post something here does not mean I agree with it, it simply means it made me think and I think my readers might enjoy it.

November 6

California and Its Contradictions
Rumblings of realignment beneath a solid-blue surface

November 7
Donald Trump lost the presidency because he refused to act like a president

November 8

In 2021 and Beyond, Will the GOP be a Reagan Party or a Trump Party?

November 11
The Real Winners

November 13
Biden's win is not a policy mandate — he should govern accordingly

November 14
The Grand New Party: Here’s What’s In Store For The Republican Party Without Trump At The Helm

November 15
Be Serious, There’s No Difference Between the Federal Reserve And Congress

Clearing the Tabs October 31, 2020

Some things I've read so far in the second half of this month, or will be reading soon. It appears that a lot of people are staying at home looking for things to read, so I've broken this month into two parts again, and will probably keep doing this for a while. Also, just because I share something on here does not mean I agree with it, but I think opposing ideas are good for the mind on occasion.

October 17
Provide students accurate history lessons

October 19
1619 – The Left’s final assault on America

Democratic Civil War
The three heads of the Democrat Hydra will soon start biting at each other.

October 20
You're Only an 'Expert' When You Agree

Rebooting and Rebuilding Public Transit

America After Covid: What Demographics Tell Us
Covid is sure to reshape our country in profound new ways, but, write famed demographers Wendell Cox and Joel Kotkin, the most powerful will be accelerating trends that were already underway. A look at a sped-up future with big implications.

October 21
Blue States Should Set Their Own Houses in Order

October 25
The roots of California’s tattered economy were planted long before the coronavirus arrived

Biden’s quote “We’re not getting rid of fossil fuels for a long time… probably 2050”

How would life without fossil fuels impact society?

October 26

Evil Has Twisted God’s Good Creation, But It Won’t Win

October 27
Democrats’ Energy Dilemma

October 31
Economic data show a strong US economy doesn't need 'building back'

A Sensible and Compassionate Anti-COVID Strategy

Clearing the Tabs October 15, 2020

Some things I've read so far this month or will be reading soon. It appears the month will be a long one, and a lot of people are staying at home looking for things to read, so I've broken this month into two parts again, expect a post on October 31 as well. Also, just because I post something here does not mean I agree with it, it simply means it made me think and I think my readers might enjoy it.

October 1

Bowling Alone at Twenty

Missing Middle Housing — Book Review

Wise Up Alarmists, Tax Avoidance Is a Tax Cut for Everyone

October 2

Woodson Center 1776 Project

Congress Extends Pork Another Year

Poor City, Rich Suburb: A Defining Characteristic of the Rust Belt

George Melloan, a Giant at the Wall Street Journal, Has Died

October 3

Milton Friedman on Spending

October 4

Pennsylvania manufacturer thrives, if only it can find good workers

The Virus Reopened America’s Wounds—and Poured Salt in Them
This is no great equalizer. Rather, the health impact and the economic impact are hitting the most vulnerable the hardest.

The Truth About Critical Race Theory
Trump is right. Training sessions for government employees amounted to political indoctrination.

Meet the suburban women who may yet win the election for Trump

October 5
Trusting God, Not Government, for Upward Mobility

October 7
Joe Biden Is the Shutdown Candidate
The Democratic party’s bias for economic and social shutdowns has not changed since March.

October 8

Reading Too Much Political News Is Bad for Your Well-Being
Obsessing over politics could hurt your happiness and your relationships.

October 9
Wenstrup Underscores the Need to Follow Science, Not Rhetoric, in the Fight Against COVID-19

October 11
Will the Cultural Revolution Be Canceled?
The challenge to our civilization is real, but most Americans aren’t sympathetic to social radicalism.

October 13
How US gas exports to Europe are undermining Vladimir Putin

October 14
Joe Biden’s Tired Old Infrastructure Plan

Clearing the Tabs September 30, 2020

Some things I've read so far in the second half of this month, or will be reading soon. It appears that a lot of people are staying at home looking for things to read, so I've broken this month into two parts again, and will probably keep doing this for a while. Also, just because I share something on here does not mean I agree with it, but I think opposing ideas are good for the mind on occasion.

September 17
Blue Today, Bluer Tomorrow

September 20
Don't fall for simplistic claims about wildfires and global warming

September 22
Reimagining Transportation Policy During and After COVID-19
The coronavirus pandemic is going to prompt changes to America’s transportation systems and policies.

Why a Conservative Sense of History Is Essential to Progress

September 23
Even Environmentalists Now Want Better Forest Management

September 24
Civilization Requires Collective Common Sense
Without common sense in government, civilization cannot continue.

September 25
If You Lived in Bristol You’d Be Home by Now
Real-estate professionals in America’s suburbs and rural areas are having a very good year.

Institutions Matter
Our noble experiment in self-government depends on a collective trust in institutions and in each other.

September 27
Keynesian Economics Is Wrong…Again

September 28
Americans Won’t Live in the Pod
Blue-city urbanization imposes a downward mobility people don’t want and don’t need.

Flourishing Requires Belief in Human Potential

Steve Scalise: GOP voters return to help Trump after 2018 boycott

September 29

An “Ecotopian” Future: Can California’s Green Extremism Go National?

The Core of Austrian Theory

Baseball, Man. Baseball.

My grandad left an old bucket of balls at the batting cages we used to go to with this note on them.... I’m not crying, you’re crying pic.twitter.com/zlQFwNq1R2

— Ethan Anderson (@TheBigE_21) September 28, 2020

Talking College Baseball on The Price of Business

I was a guest today on Kevin Price's radio show, The Price of Business, talking about the business of college baseball, especially during and after the pandemic.

 

Price of Business Show · 09-16-2020 Steve Parkhurst

Clearing the Tabs September 15, 2020

Some things I've read so far this month or will be reading soon. It appears the month will be a long one, and a lot of people are staying at home looking for things to read, so I've broken this month into two parts again, expect a post on September 30 as well.

September 1
The Economic Benefits of Spending Restraint

September 2
Five Foundational Ideas About Work Taught in the Bible

Why Was Satan Allowed to Torment Job? (Job 1)

September 3
Is America Approaching the Tipping Point of Too Much Debt?

September 4
Dissecting Black Suburbia

September 5
What Did Jesus Teach about Politics?

September 8
New York City’s Spending Problem

September 9
Let's Stop Shaming the Suburbs
Research shows that Americans are happy living there, and critiques that rely on outdated tropes are polarizing.

Czechs and Others

What Happens When a Noted Female Economist Fights Toxic Culture in the Field?
Claudia Sahm dares to call out systemic bullying and harassment that drives out talent and compromises science. Perpetrators are not happy.

September 10
The Best and Worst Fiscal Policies of Trump’s Presidency

The Clocklike Regularity of Major Life Changes
Transitions feel like an abnormal disruption to life, but in fact they are a predictable and integral part of it.

September 11
Can’t Stand A Coworker? Here’s How to Love Them

Save the Planet: Stop Riding Transit

September 15

Help Reduce Poverty With Capitalism

California’s Disastrous Forest Mismanagement

"You only get to vote for socialism and communism once."

"You only get to vote for socialism and communism once."

— David Webb (@davidwebbshow) September 10, 2020

R.I.P. Diana Rigg

In my mind, the best Bond girl of them all has left us.

"We are very sad to hear of the passing of Dame Diana Rigg, the legendary stage and screen actress who was much beloved by Bond fans for her memorable performance as Tracy di Vicenzo in On Her Majesty’s Secret Service, the only woman to have married James Bond." pic.twitter.com/nqQCSg35oM

— James Bond (@007) September 10, 2020

Clearing the Tabs August 31, 2020

Some things I've read so far in the second half of this month, or will be reading soon. It appears that a lot of people are staying at home looking for things to read, so I've broken this month into two parts again, and will probably keep doing this for a while.

August 18
Strengthen America by Strengthening Families

The Make-Believe Postal Service Panic and the Tenth Theorem of Government

August 20
California’s Dysfunctional Electricity Policies may lead to more Blackouts

This Is the Great Reshuffling

August 21
Time to Shut Down the Ethanol Racket

The Heartland’s Revival

When Your Intellectual Heroes Let You Down

August 25
Work Sharing: A Really Bad Idea That Just Won't Die

August 26
America Still Needs Reaganism

One sign at a time, Pennsylvania veteran makes the world a better place

During the quiet time of 2020, I discovered a fascinating podcast. The podcast was very addictive and I found waiting for the new episode every Wednesday to be excruciating. The podcast technically ended in July, but they mystery and the investigation continued. One interesting aspect of the podcast was the investigative journalist asking for listener help in several areas. So a little after the podcast technically ended, Missing In Alaska has produced an updated episode with new findings, mostly the findings of listeners. Take a listen, maybe you can help too.


August 27
Why It’s So Lonely at the Top
Work friendships are crucial to happiness. What happens when you can’t make them?

Europeans Discover the Myth About 'Safety Nets' the Hard Way

August 28
Three Things Trump Is Getting Right, and Democrats Ignored
China is trouble, cities are in trouble, and endless anarchic protests aren’t a way to win over suburban voters.

Reform, Not Defunding
Black communities around the United States want better interactions with law enforcement, not the abolition of police departments.

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Clearing the Tabs August 15, 2020

Some things I've read so far this month or will be reading soon. It appears the month will be a long one, and a lot of people are staying at home looking for things to read, so I've broken this month into two parts again, expect a post on August 31 as well.

August 2
How to rebuild the Republican Party after Trump’s disasters

August 3
Greece Needs to Expand its Experiment with Supply-Side Economics

August 5

The New York Times 1619 Project: A revisionist history we do not need

August 6
The Future of Driving

August 11
The epidemic raging within the pandemic: Opioid addiction

August 13
A Primer on the Laffer Curve

Clearing the Tabs July 31, 2020

Some things I've read so far in the second half of this month, or will be reading soon. It appears that a lot of people are staying at home looking for things to read, so I've broken this month into two parts again, and will probably keep doing this for a while.

July 19
Why Are Conservatives So Worked Up By Bari Weiss’s Letter Of Resignation?

July 20
Social Bonds are Fraying Fast in America’s Cities
How the pandemic has some people yearning to move to small towns and suburbs.

Glenn Loury appeared on EconTalk with Russ Roberts and the conversation was outstanding.

July 21
Opportunity abounds when government gets out of the way

July 22
New York and Fiscal Suicide

Podcast: Big Cities
Be it resolved, COVID-19 and its social and economic fall out spells the end of the big city boom.

July 23
Defunding police won't solve inner-city violence, but proven solutions can

July 25

Should We Expect Lower-Scoring Baseball in 2020?

July 27
As MLB restarts, Minor League Baseball survives and waits its turn

Donald Trump Is No Ronald Reagan

July 28
Blue Cities Give the 'Broken Windows' Economic Growth Theory a Try

The Quiet Fury Of Americans

July 30
Tax Increases Will Generate More Spending, More Debt, and Less Prosperity

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I was a guest on the Let's Get Two podcast this week. Listen to the 10 minute interview here:
(skip to 21:30):

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Conservative Conversations with ISI: Amity Shlaes

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Talking Baseball on Let's Get Two Podcast

 That's me "On Deck." Listen below the image, skip to 21:40 for my portion of the podcast.

Clearing the Tabs 7-15-2020

Some things I've read so far this month or will be reading soon. It appears the month will be a long one, and a lot of people are staying at home looking for things to read, so I've broken this month into two parts again, expect a post on July 31 as well.

July 1
The future still lies in coal, oil, and nuclear

Triumph of the Oligarchs

July 4
What We Celebrate on the Fourth of July: Calvin Coolidge on the Declaration of Independence

July 5
Urban Blues
The fashionable radicalism now popular in progressive cities will ultimately fail and, in the process, hurt working people and minorities the most

July 6
How to expose and counter China's increasing aggression

July 7
Quest for Revolutionary Community

Behind the Rise of Postmodern Conservatism

Hollingsworth Praises Efforts to Stabilize the Economy, but Cautions Against Federal Overreach

July 11
The free market: Our secret weapon for protecting the environment

July 13
On Jack Kemp's Birthday, Remember How He Made America Great Again

Tax Cuts Trigger Dopey Liberals, California Triggers Conservatives

July 14

The 1619 Project, a deeply flawed document

July 15
The Hong Kong Banana Republic
China cancels elections after a landslide pro-democracy victory.

Why We Can Be “Cautiously Optimistic” About the Economy

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Clearing the Tabs June 30, 2020

Some things I've read so far in the second half of this month, or will be reading soon. It appears that a lot of people are staying at home looking for things to read, so I've broken this month into two parts again, and will probably keep doing this for a while.

June 16
The disparate impact of California climate policies

June 18
The Green Civil War

June 19
MLB players still owe us one for the disgrace of 1994



June 22
Feudalism and Stagnation in South Africa

Our Politics Will Improve When We Turn Off Our Phones

June 23
The Father of Capitalism and the Abolition of Slavery

June 25
America’s Next Crisis: Unfunded Pensions for State and Local Bureaucrats

CHAZ, Christiania, and the Autonomous Zones We Really Need

June 28
The Adverse Economic Consequences of Higher Tax Rates

June 29
On Behalf Of Environmentalists, I Apologize For The Climate Scare

Encouraging Human Dignity, Creativity & Flourishing

The Downwardly Mobile: How Some People Lose Class Privilege

June 30
Ending Obamacare Won't End Health Care Coverage

Clearing the Tabs June 15, 2020

Some things I've read so far this month or will be reading soon. It appears the month will be a long one, and a lot of people are staying at home looking for things to read, so I've broken this month into two parts again, expect a post on June 30 as well.

June 1
If We Want Better Policing, Eliminate Qualified Immunity

Neo-Feudalism in California

June 2
Pandemics and Pandemonium

June 4
The Best Way to Handle Your Decline Is to Confront It Head On
Much like contemplating death can neutralize the fear of it, it can help to acclimate yourself to the idea of losing professional skills before it happens.

June 5
Should Government Subsidize Unemployment?

June 7
From tragedy to opportunity: We could live better when today's mayhem ends

June 8
The Unfortunate Decline of Federalism in the United States


If you want more accountability, rein in police unions

The Rebellion of America’s New Underclass

June 9
Absolute Economic Liberty, Relative Economic Liberty, and the Never-Answered Question

How Inattention Is Killing Democracy

June 10
Did the Trump Tax Cuts 'Work'?

June 11
WHO's deadly incompetence

June 12
The “Broken Window Fallacy” of Keynesian Economics

June 13
Enough subsidies for electric vehicles

June 15
Racism and the Working Class

Clearing the Tabs May 31, 2020

Some things I've read this month or will be reading soon.

May 16
The Coronavirus Means Millennials Are More Screwed Than Ever
A generation that already expected not to do as well as their parents is likely to take an ever darker view in the midst of a pandemic.

Where Are the Tears for the Workers Who Make New York, New York City?

May 17
The new geography of America, post-coronavirus

May 18
Coronavirus, Federal Spending, and Media Innumeracy

Poverty, Not Income Inequality, Is Our Modern Problem

May 19
Did Social Justice Efforts Kill Thousands of New York Seniors?

Why John Paul II Believed National Identity Protected Human Freedoms

New York vs. Florida, Round #4

Podcast: Red Bull Is Disgusting. And It Perfectly Captures Why Capitalism Is So Great.
Ludwig von Mises is “my hero,” and free markets have nothing to do with efficiency, says Ogilvy ad man Rory Sutherland.


May 21
Who Will Answer for New York’s Nursing Home Catastrophe?

The Economic Consequences of Expanding Pay-as-You-Go Social Security Systems

Economists Are Expert at 'Crisply' Extending Economic Misery

May 22
Unsustainable America

May 25
The Coronavirus Is Also Spreading a Dark New Era of Neo-Feudalism
Rather than a catastrophe ruining lives, some modern day clerics see the pandemic and the lockdowns as a “test run” for their dreams of achieving “degrowth.”

May 28
Andrew Cuomo's deadly failures

Exposing the hoax

May 29
A New Age of Feudalism for the Working Class?
If too many of the American working class lack any hope of improving their condition, we could face dangerous upheaval in the near future.

May 30
Covid-19 Infection or Losing Your Job: Which Would You Prefer?

AOC Finally So Left She's on the Right

When you accidentally arrive at "taxation is theft." https://t.co/aWrr9dHKmp

— Evan 'Ice Cream enthusiast' Freshwater (@efreshwater5) May 29, 2020

Orel Hershiser of the San Antonio Dodgers

As you can see, I saw a picture of Orel Hershiser from his college days at Bowling Green State University, and I wanted to add the picture of Orel as a member of the San Antonio Dodgers. So I tweeted it.

And here is @OrelHershiser a few years later with the San Antonio #Dodgers pic.twitter.com/1NKV4CbHig

— Steve “Beto” Parkhurst (@SteveParkhurst) May 15, 2020

Well then, after that it got exciting. Orel Hershiser himself liked the tweet! It is not quite as great as 1988, but it is a nice runner-up.

Clearing the Tabs May 15, 2020

Some things I've read so far this month or will be reading soon. It appears the month will be a long one, and a lot of people are staying at home looking for things to read, so I've broken this month into two parts, expect a post on May 31 as well.

May 1
Subways Seeded the NYC Epidemic: MIT Economist

The Pandemic Road to Serfdom
Our Covid-era oligarchs are fitting us for feudalism.

May 3
Letter from Los Angeles: The death of small business is a tragedy for Jewish community and democracy

May 4

Falling Prices Aren't 'Deflation.' They Instead Signal Booming Growth

Coronavirus and the Future of Public Policy

Congress, don't extend disincentives to work

May 6
Rethinking the Social Safety Net

May 7
Cuomo to Covid Volunteers: Pay Up
The governor imposes New York income taxes on the health-care workers from other states who answered his call to come fight coronavirus.

One Nation, Under Lockdown, Divided By Pandemic

May 8
Deindustrialization as a Template for COVID-19

May 9
Don’t bet on vitamin D to fight coronavirus, researchers warn

Coronavirus Is Worsening America’s Grim Fiscal Outlook
May 10
The flattened economy must be revived now

Hygienic fascism: Turning the world into a 'safe space' — but at what cost?

May 11
The Glory—and Risk—of Cities
From the beginning, urban density has yielded opportunity while also posing the danger of contagion.

May 12
Are California leaders 'losing the locker room' with coronavirus response?

May 13
Time to explode the Andrew Cuomo myth

May 14
Towards a Better Urbanism

The Dangerous Consequences of Renewables in the Age of COVID-19

May 15
Keeping schools closed in the fall is not a viable option

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Clearing the Tabs April 2020

Some things I've read this month or will be reading soon.

April 1

After coronavirus, we need to rethink densely populated cities

A Better Solution to the Covid-19 Economic Crisis

April 3
Keep Your Eye On The Lie: The Real Virus That Doomed Our Economy

April 9
But is it really no worse than flu?

April 10
Oligarchy and Pestilence

April 13
Who Will Prosper After the Plague?
The tech sector and the managerial class will get richer, while the rest of us become their serfs

On the Seasonality of the Virus

April 15
Six Habits to Cultivate on Your First Professional Project

April 18
Viral Politics

April 24
Reed Lays out Plan to Reopen the Country in a Way that will Keep Americans Safe & Secure

California’s Post-Corona Challenges
The Golden State faces some difficult choices ahead.

April 27
The Coronavirus Means You May Have Seen Your Last Skyscraper, New York

Triumph of the Woke Oligarchs

April 29
Why the largest-ever Arctic ozone hole just closed

Clearing the Tabs March 2020

Some things I've read this month or will be reading soon.

March 7
California Democrats exit planet Earth

A Lesson from Illinois: Higher Taxes Perpetuate Bad Policy and Exacerbate Fiscal Decline

March 12
Greening Our Way to Infection
The ban on single-use plastic grocery bags is unsanitary—and it comes at the worst imaginable time.

March 14
What Is Successful Evangelism?

March 18
We Were Warned Not to Bunch Up

March 20
Coronavirus and the future of living and working in America

March 23
Covid-19 Is a Rich Man's Virus That the Poor Will Suffer the Most

March 24
Is Andrew Ross Sorkin's Solution Worse Than the Crisis?

March 25
Why a Fed/Treasury 'Lending Facility' Would Worsen the Problem

The Coming Age of Dispersion

March 26
The End of New York
Will the pandemic push America’s greatest city over the edge?

March 28
The Echo Chamber of Ignorance and the Effort to Persuade People to Stay Home

March 30
Cuomo's Handling of Pandemic a Threat to Trump, If ...

Clearing the Tabs February 2020

Some things I've read this month or will be reading soon.

February 3
"Yield Caps": The Latest Stab at Elusive Relevance From the Federal Reserve

February 4
Dear "Forgotten America" Hand Wringers, Please Meet Mirza Hussain Haidiri

Feburary 8
Trump and Jobs: An Unbiased Analysis

Feburary 9
Will Somebody Please Hate My Enemies for Me?
Donald Trump is making it even harder for Christians to defend him, and yet they still do.

February 10
The Next Economy: Following The Trail Of U.S. Job Growth

February 13
What a Republican Climate-Change Agenda Might Look Like

A 21st-Century Spending Cap Would Have Turned Deficits into Surpluses

February 15
How different generations are influencing our politics

February 16
The Luxury City Is Going Bust
Mike Bloomberg’s vision proved to be a cul de sac. The future gentry liberals want is grim. A new urban paradigm is needed that focuses on core services for regular people.

February 22
Why can’t California create viable national leaders anymore?

February 25
The West Turns Red?

Studying the wrong cities will lead to repeating their mistakes

February 27
Surprise Leads to Market Corrections. Coronavirus Wasn't a Surprise

The Two Middle Classes

February 29
Democrats risk blowback with leftward turn

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On February 6th, one of the greatest, perhaps THE greatest baseball writer ever, Roger Kahn, passed away at 92 years of age. The tributes have been tasteful and informative, here are a few worth your time if you care about “old school” journalism and the way baseball writing took place in the 1950s.

Roger Kahn, Who Lifted Sportswriting With ‘Boys of Summer,’ Dies at 92
His 1972 book about his beloved Brooklyn Dodgers, acknowledged as a classic, was, like many of his 20 or so other books, steeped in memories of his boyhood.

Roger Kahn’s Legacy Goes Beyond The Boys of Summer
The late author forever changed how sports writers could portray athletes.

‘Boys of Summer’ author Roger Kahn dies at 92

Roger Kahn, author of the Dodgers baseball classic ‘The Boys of Summer,’ dead at 92

Bernice King on Social Justice and Love

Ms. King makes a good point here:

Jesus didn’t call it “social justice.”

He simply called it Love.

If we would only Love our neighbors beyond comfort, borders, race, religion and other differences that we’ve allowed to be barriers, “social justice” would be a given.

Love makes justice happen.

— Be A King (@BerniceKing) February 16, 2020

And she is right of course. Most of what passes for "social justice" today has been hijacked from its original meaning. Read the late Michael Novak's book, Social Justice Isn't What You Think It Is.

Clearing the Tabs January 2020

Some things I've read this month or will be reading soon.

January 9
Against Tribal America
Racialism, from any side of the political spectrum, is a recipe for disaster.

January 27
Nobody Wants to Leave Houston!

January 28
Hypocrites preaching Green

FDA to Purell: Stop claiming your hand sanitizers eliminate Ebola and the flu

January 30
CBO report shows Washington in denial over entitlements

January 31
The American Dream Is Alive and Well
Don’t listen to the populist naysayers: The U.S. economy continues to deliver jobs, higher wages and upward mobility for those who need it most.