Clearing the Tabs June 15, 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 June 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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June 3
Disruptive Desalination Technology Comes to California

June 5
Musk’s outbursts reveal a deeper rift in MAGA
Trump is squandering the chance to build a coherent populist programme.

June 6
Book Review: Phil Gramm & Donald Boudreaux's 'The Triumph of Economic Freedom'

June 11
Los Angeles has fallen
How can riot-rocked LA be trusted to host the Olympics?

What’s the matter with Los Angeles?
How ‘the better city’ has gone from bad to worse

Clearing the Tabs May 15, 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 May 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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May 1
The Changing Politics of Oligarchy
Liberal democracies need to restore a climate of entrepreneurial opportunity and competition.

May 2
Bad news for America doomers
Europeans wish-cast US decline

May 5
Chinese influence is leaving California dangerously exposed

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 December 31, 2024

Happy New Year . . . tomorrow.

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 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.

I hope 2024 was good to you and I hope 2025 treats you well. Once again, I thank you for your continued readership over the years, and I always welcome your feedback.

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December 19
The Lone Star State is soaring
America's future will be made in Texas

December 21
Elon Musk and the rise of the alt-oligarchy
The power wielded by Donald Trump’s renegade band of billionaires should concern any democrat.

December 26
California ruled with great jobs and boom times. What happened?

The battle of the oligarchs
The billionaires have chosen their sides. What does that mean for the rest of us?

December 27
Democrats Need to Get Over Their Delusions
Main Street concerns should trump the progressive Left’s unpopular views.

Freedom Is the Only Way to Beat Authoritarianism

December 30
Why both sides are right in the H-1B visas row
The tech bros and the MAGA populists could chart a new way forward.

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 October 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 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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October 3
Kamalafornia Über Alles

October 6
Sweden Proves Khaldun-Laffer Right

October 10
Kamala Harris is hiding the awful truth about her real plan for America
Voters may be about to get a nasty surprise, as progressives conceal their unpopular views to win power

October 13
California’s latest excuse for bungling affordable housing and homelessness: “We don’t know what we’re doing”

October 14

The Dangers of Price Controls

October 15
Western nations cripple their economies with green initiatives while China and others laugh
Despite massive subsidies and world forums, green power still only represents one-fifth of global energy

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 June 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 June 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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June 7
Millions Move Away from Density in Just Three Years

June 8
Libertarians can stay relevant by defending the middle class
They can drop the dogmatic theory and stand up for free-market pragmatism instead

June 10
Climate Science is About to Make a Huge Mistake

April 2024 Transit Ridership 74.6% of 2019

June 11

How California became a warning to the world
A new dominant class of oligarchs and woke bureaucrats has bled the Golden State dry.

June 12

The Green Road to Tyranny
Climate-change obsessives insist that we must roll back living standards in order to save the planet.

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 March 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 March 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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March 2, 2024
California deficit soars to $73 billion

March 5, 2024
Cosmopolis or Bust?
In order to function, a cosmopolis must embrace both toleration and the rule of law.

March 8, 2024
Transit Carries 74% of 2019 Riders in January

Disparate Impact Thinking Is Destroying Our Civilization

March 11
Woke big tech has launched a fatal crusade against free speech
AI has transformed the way we collect data. In the wrong hands, it could prove disastrous

Clearing the Tabs February 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 February 29. 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 1
Joe Biden’s war on fossil fuels is hurting America
California should not be the President's energy model

February 8
'Decolonized' universities dividing Canadians

Higher education goes Medieval

February 11
Unhinged progressives are a gift to Trump

The woke zealotry of the Biden administration is turning vast numbers of Americans into reluctant Trumpers.

February 12
Biden’s climate change reparations will bankrupt America
The reparations regime will only aid the wealthy and privileged, not those most in need

February 14

Environmentalists Fail Again: Plastic Bag Ban Made Pollution Worse
So, of course, now they want to double down.

Florida’s One-Man Laffer Curve

Downtown San Francisco is beyond redemption

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 January 15, 2024

Happy New Year! Welcome to 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 January 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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January 4
Why the right is eating the left’s lunch
Progressives have abandoned the working class and embraced the oligarchs.

January 8
How to Shrink a Fortune
Endowed with every advantage, California is in free fall, despite its governor’s boasts to the contrary.

Transit Carried 74.9% of 2019 Riders in November

January 12
A Fundamental Argument About Free Trade

January 15

RFK Jr.’s popularity shows that Americans aren’t despairing (yet)
The insurgent candidate is outshining the frontrunners

The Coming War of Civilizations
America’s decline is not irreversible.

Clearing the Tabs September 30, 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 September 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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September 21
The Fateful Nineties

September 22
Blue-collar workers are our only hope
Automation will turn us all into serfs

September 23
What the billionaires planning a new Bay Area city can teach us about California housing

September 25
Russia and China Dominating the Race for Nuclear Electricity Generation

September 26
The Economic Damage of Subsidized Unemployment

September 30
Catastrophizing every weather event is the new normal of climate alarmists.
The 7 inches of rain that fell in NYC is not evidence of climate change... nor was the 8 inches that fell in 1882 at ~290ppm of atmospheric CO2.

Clearing the Tabs September 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 August 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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September 1
America’s blue states are faring worst under Joe Biden
Will the President be punished at the ballot box?

September 3
The new age of agitprop
The mainstream media have abandoned the pursuit of objectivity and truth.

September 5

I Left Out the Full Truth to Get My Climate Change Paper Published
I just got published in Nature because I stuck to a narrative I knew the editors would like. That’s not the way science should work.

Building Counter-Institutions
Building durable new institutions in a corrosive environment requires a dangerous embedding of counter-mainstream DNA.

September 7
Sen. Marco Rubio's Report on the Working (and Non-Working) Man
A new report from Sen. Rubio provides recommendations on men and work that make eminent sense.

September 8

Understanding Washington’s Spending Problem

Budget Deficits Don't Power Economic Growth, They're a Consequence of It

September 12
Mandating EVs while discouraging mining is a recipe for disaster
The current policy is devastating our economy, enriching our enemies and making middle-class life less affordable

September 14
History Matters
A restoration of history, in all its complexity, is critical to escaping the polarized, rigid, and often insane political environment we now inhabit.

What happened to the great West Coast cities?
Never before have all the burgeoning metropolises of the future started to shrink

September 15
Make America California
The neo-feudal Newsom model has been a disaster.

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Clearing the Tabs August 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 August 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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August 1
Unsold Electric Cars May Be Signaling a Death Spiral for the Auto Industry
Endless government subsidies to encourage EV sales seems unable to sway the logical thinking and the numerous concerns of the average citizens to buy into EV’s

August 2

Dear Sputla, stand up to NGO industrial complex, burn more coal

August 3

Don't Trade SALT for Broccoli

August 9
New Jersey Challenges New York’s Cordon Fee Plan

August 11
The fall of a great American city: The societal and political decay that has upended Pittsburgh

August 12
Report: How Will California Solve the Housing Crisis? (PDF)

August 13
The Power Of Power Density
Paul Krugman hypes renewables in the New York Times, but the Iron Law of Power Density won’t be repealed

August 14

Class, Nation, and the Future
The political realignment of America’s voting blocs is still in flux.

August 15
Richard Bilkszto won't be the last victim of the diversity-industrial complex
The grievance agenda seeks to divide society into victims and oppressors, but does a disservice to those it is ostensibly intending to help

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Clearing the Tabs July 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 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
The Great Correction, between choosing a trade or higher education, is in motion

July 18
“Green” Jobs At Ford And GM Will Cost Taxpayers As Much As $7.7 Million Each
The automakers are getting billions under the Inflation Reduction Act to build EVs. The UAW is not amused.

July 19
Woe, the Humanity: How AI Fits Into Broadly Rising Anti-Humanism

July 20

Why globalism failed
Technocracy, climate alarmism and identity politics are sowing the seeds of Western decline.

July 27
Amtrak Carried 86% of Pre-Pandemic PM in May

July 29
Cobalt Slavery, Child Labor, Ecological Destruction and Death

July 30
California: No Growth to 2060 per State Projections

Climate Change Obsession Is a Real Mental Disorder
Alarmist stories about the weather, not the warm air itself, are behind the left’s anxiety and dread.

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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 June 30, 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 July  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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June 17
Fox Severed Ties With Tucker Carlson Because Fox Is the Star

The weather isn’t ‘climate change’

June 18

Laurence Jones raised $52 at his own lynching. Why don’t you know who he is?

California’s emissions regulatory death spiral

June 20
An Empowered IRS Implies the Funding of Force at the Expense of Choice

Solving the Global Housing Crisis
The worldwide lack of affordable housing can only be resolved politically.

June 21
The rise of the liberal apostate
They are far more compelling than the likes of DeSantis

To reduce costs, California also needs to build new suburbs

June 23
The Most Important Decision in Life

Let Them Eat Solar Panels
Ex-Im’s $900 million loan for a solar project in Angola is green colonialism

Fire Frenzy: Setting the Record Straight on the Canadian Fires

June 25
Finding grace and hope in W.Va. coal country, where others see only decay

Next Up For Suburban Urbanism

June 27
Ford Latest Automaker to Institute Layoffs amid Electric-Vehicle Push: Report