Clearing the Tabs October 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 November 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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October 18
Ohio and the battle for populist America
Trump and Biden are both liabilities here

October 25
Finding Third Places Across America

October 30
The real American divide
Most Americans are moderate and pragmatic, but politics is dominated by cranks.

October 31
Biden, Trudeau choose green war on oil and gas over working class
In the U.S. midterm elections, green obsessions could help the Republicans beat even attractive Democratic candidates

Clearing the Tabs October 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 October 31. 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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October 3
What really divides America
The Midterms aren't a battle between good and evil

Do Cities Have a Future?
With many office jobs not coming back, living preferences changing, and crime on the rise, cities must adapt and reform.

The Coming Green Electricity Nightmare
Hundreds of billions in new subsidies will bring expensive, unreliable, eco-destructive power

October 5
Tax Competition Works

October 8
Three Paths to Despotism
To halt the rise of authoritarianism, liberal democracies must restore hope of economic improvement, particularly among the young.

October 11
There is nothing progressive about a universal basic income
A ‘post-work’ society would strip workers of their agency and put them out to pasture.

October 14
Our Mad Aristos
Today’s billionaires fund the engine of their own destruction.