Thursday, June 30

Clearing the Tabs June 30, 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 July 15. And note that 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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June 16
Why Elephants Are Not People

June 17
Merchant ships and planes needed to support world’s eight billion

June 19
Compassion Is Conservative, Contempt Is Communist
Forget about “compassionate conservatives.” What this country really needs is compassionate Democrats.

June 20
Engineered California
The birthplace of environmentalism was built through meticulous application of technology.

June 21
The Bureaucratization of American Leadership

June 22
Why Many Poor Neighborhoods Fear Development
Corporate investment can be an economic boon to low-income communities. It can also be a cultural threat.

June 23
Class is back
The global cost-of-living crisis has made obscene inequalities impossible to ignore.

Deranged COVID-clingers still want Broadwaygoers to be put through Rikers-like procedures

Heartland Manufacturing Renaissance
Why Middle America is poised to lead an industrial comeback

Inflation Eats Infrastructure Bill

June 26
Learning from Las Vegas: Sustainable vs. Susceptible

June 29
Dark clouds on the horizon for electric vehicles

June 30
Don’t Surround Yourself With Admirers
Instead, befriend people who inspire awe in you.

The cost of Biden’s racialism
Minorities are paying for his progressive failures



Wednesday, June 15

Clearing the Tabs June 15, 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 June 30. And note that 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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June 5
America’s great cities are gripped by decline and disorder
Voters have had enough of ‘progressive’ leaders who are presiding over spiralling violence and crime.

June 6
The Battle for L.A.
Can Rick Caruso convince enough voters that their troubled city can recapture its role as an incubator of the American dream?

June 7
Is it ethical to purchase a lithium battery powered EV?

June 8
April Transit Falls to 58.7% of Pre-Pandemic Levels

Conservatives' Missing Link on Gender Roles

June 9
Reconsidering the City
If they are to survive and thrive, cities need to become more people-friendly.

June 12
In an Outrage Culture, Choose Respect

Democracy Needs to Replace City Manager Ward System

June 15
Vaccine injuries and deaths are causing inflation through supply shocks and reduced labor participation: Dowd
Three million more disabled in US since jab started; Fed should be loosening monetary policy, not tightening, says Blackrock ex-manager

Forget College. Skilled Trades Are the Future of the U.S. Economy