Clearing the Tabs February 28, 2025

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 March 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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February 17
California Governor Newsom has positioned the state to be a national security risk for the entire USA

February 19
Immigration, the American Way
Trump has the opportunity to steer a course between two extremes.

February 27

DOGE is waging a class war on America’s new clerisy
Elon Musk’s department represents a significant challenge to the entitled, well-paid and self-serving bureaucracy.

Clearing the Tabs January 31, 2025

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 Great Dumbing Down of American Education
Our road to mediocrity needs to be reversed—and fast.

Europe faces green energy immiseration. Trump is about to offer it a lifeline
Green ideology is deindustrialising the UK and the Continent. America is embracing a more abundant future

January 21
Minorities Voted For Trump, Trump Owes Them Prosperous Policy

January 22
How governable is Los Angeles?

Economies Are People, And The Capacity For People To Grow Is Limitless

January 24
These Mayors Understand How to Run a City
Armed with common sense policies, three urban leaders are fighting a patient battle against chaos.

January 26

LA fires extinguish Gavin Newsom’s presidential dream

January 30

Trump’s assault on DEI will bring us closer to a post-racial America

The biggest winners from an end to racial identity politics will be ethnic minorities themselves

Clearing the Tabs November 30, 2024

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 December 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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November 18
The tide is turning against the green elites
Western publics are rejecting the self-destructive and immiserating policies of Net Zero.

November 20
Tariff Magic

The Left’s war on men is backfiring disastrously
Young males are moving to the Right. But as birth rates collapse, this is a bigger problem than politics

November 21
The Hydrocarbon Elephant in the Room that Newsom Refuses to Address

November 28
California doesn’t want Governor Kamala Harris

November 29
DEI is dead. The establishment media just doesn’t want you to know it
The US election will accelerate the decline of a diversity ideology that was making race relations worse

Clearing the Tabs November 15, 2024

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 30. 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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November 1
How wokeness could cost the Democrats the election
Identitarian activists are the Achilles’ heel of the Democratic machine.

America’s destiny lies in the New South
Y'all Street is replacing Wall Street

November 6
The crumbling of the Democratic empire
The party of the oligarchy thought it had a right to rule forever.

November 7
Is California Shifting to the Center?
Frustration with crime and economic stagnation may be turning the Golden State a lighter shade of blue.

November 8
Elite arrogance is fueling the rise of the global right
Attacked for being 'far right' as their economic prospects slip away, voters are turning conservative

November 11
A Memo for Trump's Energy Czar
Four common sense pillars for a new national energy policy

November 12
Gavin Newsom’s California is already losing its war against Donald Trump
The governor wants to ‘Trump-proof’ the state. That would be easier if it wasn’t such a basketcase

November 15
Democrats need a new Clinton
The Republicans are far from invulnerable

Clearing the Tabs July 31, 2024

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 August 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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July 17
A Golden State Realignment?
As Governor Gavin Newsom’s signing of a bill barring parental notification of children’s gender transitions makes clear, progressives still dominate California—but signs point to a potential shakeup.

The Triumph of Red States

A look at the Great Migration of the twenty-first century.

July 18
Biden Democrats all too happy to dismiss political violence of the left
In contrast to the mainstream media narrative, many of the threats to American politicians come from progressives

July 26
The Puzzle of Generational Politics
Disenchantment is leading younger generations to embrace a politics marked by anger and alienation.

July 27
Kamala Harris’s California record will haunt her

Clearing the Tabs April 15, 2024

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 April 30. 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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April 2
The coming revolt against woke capitalism
The ‘progressive’ super-rich have no idea how much the public loathes them.

April 7
America’s Crisis of Civic Virtue

April 8
Is It Safe to Ride Transit?

April 9
Journalists: Please Ask Biden How Much Debt Is Too Much

April 12

California’s Broken Diversity Promise
The Golden State pledges to be “inclusive,” but its policies disproportionately hurt Hispanics.

April 15
Gavin Newsom’s futile bid to ‘Trump-proof’ California

Clearing the Tabs January 31, 2024

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 17
Here's What Conservative Institutional Capture Looks Like

Trudeau has weakened Canada — and by extension, the entire free world
Come back Canada, the world needs you

January 18
Let America Sprawl
Planners' preference for urban density should not supersede Americans' preferences for suburban or exurban living.

January 22
California: where freedom goes to die
Gavin Newsom has turned the Golden State into a woke dystopia.

January 30
Gavin Newsom turned the California dream into a woke nightmare
Poverty, crime, unemployment, homelessness – the sunshine state is losing its glow

Clearing the Tabs November 15, 2023

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. 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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November 2

The Republicans Were Much, Much Better When They Were the Party of the Rich

Spending Recklessly in Good Times Is a Recipe for Disaster in Bad Times
Years ago, when interest rates were low, calls for the federal government to exercise fiscal restraint were dismissed. That was unwise.

November 5
Is the West ready for World War 3?
Even as geopolitical tensions rise, Western elites are still sabotaging our industries and energy security.

November 6
Democrats should think twice about Gavin Newsom
The Governor combines the worst of progressive and establishment politics

November 7
Is The EV Revolution Still Happening?

November 9
Europe Is Burning
The only lessons the Old World offers to America these days are cautionary.

November 10
Recycling in America: A Golden Ideal or a Tarnished Reality?
Unpacking the Cost and Consequence of America's Approach

November 13

No Amount of Money Is Too Much

Clearing the Tabs July 15, 2023

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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 31. 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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July 2

Kill Off the Old City so New Cities Can Be Born
Urban centers are being hollowed out while their peripheries are booming. This is the emerging shape of the American city.

July 3
Gen Z Moving Out of Cities

This rush to electric cars is a colossal mistake
Only China and the rich will benefit from this hasty transition to an all-electric future.

July 6

Urban sprawl, the environmentally friendly answer to expensive housing
The rise of remote work offers a family friendly way to cut emissions

July 11
Retirement Is Changing Much Faster Than Analysis of It

July 11
Carbon Myopia
On a planet where more than 3 billion people are living in energy poverty, America’s CO2 emissions are fading in importance

July 12

Gavin Newsom: the President nobody needs
Delusional Democrats should spend a week in California

July 13
Localist Living in a Shrinking Age

July 15

The new corporatism that’s killing capitalism
Big business is getting bigger. That’s bad news for all of us

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Clearing the Tabs May 31, 2023

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  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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May 16
The Debt Ceiling Is a Total Non-Story, But What Led To It Isn't

May 17
By Failing to Promote Safety, America’s Older Cities are Failing to Build Community

May 18
Important Investigative Twitter Thread

May 20

The EPA's China Syndrome
Its EV rule will fuel China’s monopoly over NdFeB magnets.

May 22
Women have won the 'war between the sexes,' but at what cost?
Current trends portend not a feminist paradise, but a dysfunctional society where men and women are increasingly indifferent or at odds with each other

May 23

The Governor’s Gambit
Gavin Newsom seeks to restore some economic and social order in California — but the Golden State may have none of it.

Biden Administration's Environmental Injustices

May 24

Surprise! Recycling ruined the environment…

Can California Be Saved?
Though the state retains great advantages, bad policies accelerate its decline.

May 30
VMT Rears Its Ugly Head Again
Congestion Pricing, Anyone?

Clearing the Tabs August 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 September 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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August 16

How Managerial Aesthetics Explain Why Cities Can't Authentically Market Themselves

August 17
If Global Warming Is Real, Capitalism Will Vanquish It

Collapse or Evolution?

August 19
Where Did Wokeness Come From?
Evaluating the theories

August 20
The Unexpected Future
We need to consider ways to reverse or at least slow rapid depopulation

How America is Failing Its Young Men

August 23
America has an Oedipus complex
Trust-fund radicals want to marry Mother Earth

August 24
“Inflation Reduction” Act will hinder EV growth

Rent Forever and Love It
The globalized commodification of housing will destroy democracy.

August 26
The revenge of the analog economy
Digital fantasies have collided with analog reality

August 27
Last WH polar bears ashore even later than 2009 as Hudson Bay finally becomes ice-free

Don’t be fooled by Sunak and the rest and their about face – their pretence that they were with us all along. Covid and lockdown carried them only so far – but they plan to go much further

August 30

The “Energy Transition” Delusion: A Reality Reset

President Newsom?
Conservatives should not dismiss the potential national appeal of California’s governor.

August 31

Energy transition: The land use conundrum

Clearing the Tabs August 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 August 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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August 1

Free Trade’s Heavy Cost
How globalization became sinicization

Irvine: A National Role Model

August 4
The biggest threat to the CHIPS Act? The Green Left
Environmental policies could undermine Biden's domestic agenda

August 5
The Importance of Fare Enforcement

August 6
Why suburbia will decide the future
As millions of Americans migrate to the suburbs, a huge political shift is underway.

August 7
The What and Why of Mentoring

August 8
The Democrats' New Climate Bill Abandons Green Zealotry—For Reason

August 9
Newsom is like Biden

August 11
Tim Allen Loves It Here, and He's Always Happy To Show It

To Get Out of Your Head, Get Out of Your House
Spending time in nature can help relieve stress and anxiety.

Americans mourn the dead in Afghanistan, even as the media move on

August 15
The Great Barrier Reef Is Doing Great; People Should Know

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Clearing the Tabs July 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 August 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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July 16
Local messages, not partisan propaganda, will win over voters

July 19
Why America needs churches

Gavin Newsom won’t save the Democrats
Reality will catch up with America's Great White Hope

July 20

The Case for Entitlement Reform

How Do We Cure Poverty Worldwide?

Google: whatever happened to ‘Don’t be evil’?
The Big Tech giants are behaving like neo-feudal overlords.

July 27
Green Dreams, Inflationary Realities
We must find ways to combat climate change without incurring devastating inflation, greater class division, the immiseration of the middle class, and the destitution of the poor.

July 29
Transit’s Existential Crisis

July 31
Why Cities Are Important to the Church’s Mission