Clearing the Tabs January 31, 2022

Here are some things I've read so far this month or will be reading soon. 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 February 15. 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.

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January 16

The moment Joe Biden finally lost his credibility

January 17
Joe Biden's Jim Crow 2.0 tour collides with reality: Blacks strongly support voter ID

The Cincinnati Nightmare

“ESG” = Extreme Shortages Guaranteed!

Why I Dislike the Word ‘Capitalism’

January 18
Conference USA 2022 Season Preview, Four Teams Stand Above the Pack

January 19

California’s economy is weaker than it looks
An over-reliance on a small number of companies won't work in the long term

An Open Letter to the College Student Facing Weighty Decisions

January 20
Live Like the Ancient Cynics
Modern cynicism traps you in an unhappy cycle. The original version will set you free.

January 22
What Should Be Done about Academic Bias?

January 23
From the Pa. Farm Show: Energy costs are top concern

Crossing (or not) the 1.5 and 2.0C thresholds

The 2nd Amendment Protects the Rights of All Americans

January 24
No Economic Concept Is More Thoroughly Misunderstood Than Inflation

2020 lingers only for those out of touch with voters' march forward

Ottawa, Canada is following Germany’s failed climate goals

January 25
How Biden can defeat China
Putin and Xi are more vulnerable than we think

January 27
Art Should Be a Habit, Not a Luxury
Just like exercise and sleep, engaging with the arts is a necessity for a full and happy life.

January 28
The Evolving Geography of Opportunity: Leading Cities of the Past, Present, and Future
This report explores a diverse array of thriving, high-opportunity metropolitan areas and the lessons they offer on how to expand opportunity and economic mobility in the United States.

January 30
From Cover Girl to guns and elk hunts

From Philly to Fayette, water woes cross geographic and racial lines

Neil Young and Joni Mitchell vs. Joe Rogan

Neil Young & Joni Mitchell vs. Joe Rogan.

Millions of young people are learning what Gen X always knew: the 1960s/70s counter-culture was never really about freedom of speech.

— Geoffrey Miller (@primalpoly) January 29, 2022

Clearing the Tabs January 15, 2022

Happy New Year! Here are some things I've read so far this month or will be reading soon. 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 January 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.

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January 1
Small town is a feeling in the Strip District

January 3
Trouble in Paradise: The Crumbling California Model
California is broken, but it is not doomed.

Welcome to the end of democracy
A rising tide of money and administrative power defines the rising autocracy

January 4
Philly's crime wave could affect the midterm election results in Pennsylvania

The Economics Of How San Francisco’s Drug Policies Are Devastating The City

Is this the end of progressive America?
Multiple fronts of resistance are taking shape

January 5
Class War is Just
Seismic economic and demographic changes will feed division and conflict.

Imagine electric vehicles in bad weather

January 6
Free Markets, Not Slave Markets
On the enmity between human bondage and capitalism

January 9
COVID-19 allowed too many to pervert their power

Is it Time for Intellectuals to Talk about God?
It's a New Dark Age. Evil abounds. Is a postmodern embarrassment about discussing spiritual matters, keeping us stupid and putting us in danger?

January 12
Inflation is eating away at the heart of America’s small businesses

California Is a Bastion of Innovation Marred by Deep Inequality. Is That America's Future?

January 13
How to Succeed at Failure
Sometimes you just can’t win. Make the most of it.

Sasse Blasts Biden’s ‘Senile’ Demagoguery
The Nebraska senator also took aim at the Democratic voting bills in question and made the case for reforming the Electoral Count Act.

Ultimate Agglomeration Diseconomy: The Standard of Living

January 14
Plenty of Waste at the Pentagon, but America’s Big Fiscal Problem Is Domestic Spending