Clearing the Tabs July 31, 2026

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 have 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
How Socialism Captured the West Coast
Cities including Seattle, Portland, and Los Angeles have become new political battlegrounds for a socialist resurgence.

July 20
Cool Comfort Denied: Europe’s War on Air Conditioning

July 22
The End of the Populist Style
Populism won many of its battles and exhausted its act. What's emerging next is a new constructivism.

July 24
Trump is Right to Take On the Climate Litigation Complex
President Trump has laid into a new report from the National Academy of Sciences that purports to support 'extreme weather' climate litigation. He's right to do so.

July 26
Revenge of the Laffer Curve…Again

July 29
Beware the Experts Who Tie Prosperity to Consumption

July 31
‘California Never?’ Utopian City Faces Setbacks from Industrial Flight

Clearing the Tabs July 15, 2026

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 have 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 1
Zohran Mamdani’s Socialist New York Dream is About to Turn Sour
They hate billionaires. But their child-like supporters are going to discover that there’s no such thing as a free lunch.

The Democrats’ Green Delusion: Using the Iran War to Double Down on Renewables

July 12
The Scourge of Teen Takeovers
Why youths are rampaging in cities across America—and how to stop it

Clearing the Tabs June 30, 2026

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 have 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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June 27, 2026
Marilyn Monroe Reminds Us Learnedness Is a Choice, Not a Policy

Clearing the Tabs June 15, 2026

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 have 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 13
Piketty’s Eco-Marxist Utopia: Why Degrowth and Global Redistribution Will Trap the Poor in Poverty

June 14
Bitcoin Is Totally Useless As Money, Not Because It’s Declining

Clearing the Tabs May 31, 2026

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 have 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 21, 2026

Learning from a Great Man: Bob Woodson, R.I.P.

Robert Woodson, RIP

May 22

An Ode to Little League

Bob Woodson Against the Grievance Machine
The Woodson Center founder believed America’s poor needed opportunity, responsibility, and hope — not permanent dependency and racial agitation.

The Bigger, Paradoxically Compassionate Meaning In Meta's Layoffs

May 25
The Architects of American Renewal
Our country still needs leaders who didn’t nurse grievances but chose the path of radical grace.

May 29
The Problem With Economics Is Macroeconomics

Clearing the Tabs April 30, 2026

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 have broken this month into two parts again, expect a post on May 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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April 23
The Climate Litigation Swindle
A flood of lawsuits utilizing junk science seeks to bankrupt energy companies and undermine the basis of American power.

April 27

The Roots of Recession
As an energy shock looms, a new book reframes recession as the product of historical circumstance, not cyclical inevitability.

Clearing the Tabs Aril 15, 2026

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 have 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 3
The Laffer Curve and Limits to Class Warfare Tax Policy, Part II

April 6

Why Californians Are Leaving
And what Gavin Newsom is spending $19M to hide

April 13
California's Aging Population Will Cripple Its Economy
The state's loss of economic productivity from out-migration of Millennials won't be helped by moves that incentivize Boomers to stay.

April 14

UK Economist Says the Quiet Part Out Loud: High Energy Prices are ‘Good for the Climate’

April 15
West Virginia Was Ravaged by the Opioid Crisis. Things Are Finally Turning Around

Clearing the Tabs March 31, 2026

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 have broken this month into two parts again, expect a post on April 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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March 18
When the AI Revolution is Over, Trades May Be the Only Jobs Left
Programmers may end up being replaced by their machines, but we'll still need people to build the data centres and produce the energy to run them

Ehrlich's anti-human legacy

March 22
The Strait of Hormuz Crisis Shows the World Still Runs on Fossil Fuels

Don't.
Five reasons why Trump should not bomb Iran’s electric grid.

March 23
The Alternative Reality of Homelessness Policy
A recent New York Times article peddles all the fictions that keep the game going.

March 25

"Renewables" are not Renewable
The fossil fuel foundation of wind, solar, and batteries

March 26
The Bigger Meaning of a Potential Lyme Disease Vaccine

March 27

Drill, Europe, Drill
The Battle for Hormuz proves Europe can't outsource its energy security.

March 28
The Biased Oxford University Report That Claims Renewables Are Cheaper Than Gas

Clearing the Tabs March 15, 2026

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 have 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 9
The Scientists Who Declared War on Half of America
Michael Mann and Peter Hotez call scientists into a partisan fight

Clearing the Tabs January 31, 2026

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 have 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 $114 Billion EV Meltdown
GM, Ford, and other big car makers are waving white flags after huge losses and layoffs. We tallied the damage.

January 18
California is Ground Zero for American Descent Into Neo-Socialist Misery

January 21
The FTC’s Case Against Meta Is Discredited Not Just By The AI Present

January 22
Oil Remains the Epicenter of Commerce, Politics, Energy

January 24
Fleischmann & Newhouse Tout Growing Support of Nuclear Power as a Way to Meet America’s Increasing Energy Demand
“It’s safe. It’s clean. It’s one of those energies that is actually attracting people from both sides of the aisle. It’s truly amazing.”

There's Nothing Conservative About Telling People To "Get In Line"

January 27
Trump Purged America's Leftist Toxins. Now Hubris Will be His Downfall.

January 28
Seeing the People Behind Smith’s ‘Invisible Hand’

January 30
California's Middle Class Under Siege
State of Gold Podcast

Clearing the Tabs January 15, 2026

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. 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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Janaury 7
Steve Moore and Larry Kudlow Owe Trump Straight Talk On the Dollar

January 11
In The Energy Sector, Tomorrow Is Frequently “Another Country”

January 14
Climate Fear Has Done More Harm Than Good
I don’t see an upside to climate propaganda.

January 15
If We Don't Want the Chinese To 'Lap' Us, Let Them Sell To Us

Cearing the Tabs December 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 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.

Wishing you all a Happy New Year.

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December 16
Zombie CFPB Is Still a Threat
[With apologies to fans of horror fiction, who will be offended by the mixed metaphors]

December 18
The U.S. Is Stealing From Millennials and Gen Z To Make Boomers Even Richer
Social insurance programs are compatible with a basic safety net. But what we have now is a slow-motion generational fleecing.

December 31

Jason Furman Continues To Show Us How Economies Do Not Grow

Clearing the Tabs December 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 December 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.

Wishing you all a Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, and a Happy (and safe) New Year.

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December 4
1929: Sorkin Rounds Up the Usual Suspects

December 8
Trump's $11 Billion Farm Bailout Is Further Proof That Tariffs Aren't Working
But don't expect the White House to think too hard about it.

Trump's Tariffs Were Supposed To Cut the Trade Deficit and Boost U.S. Manufacturing. They're Not Working.
For Trump, tariffs are a solution to every problem, and his trade war is more about the vibes than the economics.

Business as a Force for Good & Human Flourishing

December 10

Chill Out: Refrigerants Are No Global Warming Threat

December 12
Trump’s Tariffs Are Consigning the GOP to an Epochal Electoral Disaster
The downward trend in the president’s numbers is consistent and alarming.

Clearing the Tabs November 30, 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 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 16
The Last Gasp of the Climate Thought Police
Climate cancelling had a good run -- but my Cornell lecture showed its finally over

November 18
Where Does Inflation Come From?
It’s not the usual suspects.

November 20
Ten Years After the Paris Climate Agreement, Climatism is Crumbling

November 27
The Unseen When It Comes To Thanksgiving Is Enormous

Clearing the Tabs November 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 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 2
From Alaska Summit to Sanctions Storm: The Turbulent Unraveling of US-Russia Energy Geopolitics

November 6

Zohran Mamdani Is a Logical Effect of a City That Won't Stop Booming

November 7
Bill Gates’s Climate U-Turn: Real Epiphany or Expedient Pivot?

November 14
Science Evolved. The Narrative Didn’t.
A big lie in climate policy and my Cornell talk

The Trump Administration Finally Admits That Tariffs Raise Prices
If lowering tariffs makes things cheaper, why stop at coffee?

Black Friday "sales" are upon us!!

Clearing the Tabs October 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 November 1. 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 17
Five Quick Interviews From The Texas Nuclear Summit
Plus, two media hits, a graphic that illustrates China's dominance of rare earths, and why the nuclear sector needs REEs.

October 25
Reagan and Trade, Part IV: The Gipper Supported Open Markets

October 27
While Sadiq Khan Frolics on Billionaire Pal’s Gas-Guzzling Superyacht, Ulez is Exposed as a Money-Making Scheme at the Expense of Hardworking Londoners

Clearing the Tabs October 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 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 1
Cracker Barrel Rejects the Dispossessed, 'Trump Voter' Narrative

October 8
Part III: Yes, Taxes Change Behavior

October 15
Falling Inflation Predicts Rising Government Spending and Debt

Clearing the Tabs September 30, 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 October 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 16
Basic Market Logic Tells Us the Middle Class Won't Pay Off the National Debt

September 19
President Trump Owes His Base Strong Words About the Weak Dollar

September 20
Europe’s Days of Carbon Colonialism are Numbered

September 25
The Decline of Climate Week NYC Shows the Net Zero Dream is Dying

September 30

‘You Can’t Run From Fear’: American Eagle’s CEO on the Sydney Sweeney Uproar
Jay Schottenstein, company’s 71-year-old chief, has uncanny ability to discern what young shoppers want

Clearing the Tabs September 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 September 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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September 4
The End of Europe’s Welfare State: Net Zero, Debt and Decline

September 5

The Anti-Lockdown Imposters of the New Right
Today’s MAGA intellectuals rail against COVID restrictions, but in 2020 many cheered them on—or demanded even harsher crackdowns.

September 14

As Milton Friedman Did, Trump Thinks The Fed Can Overcome Bad Policy

Clearing the Tabs August 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 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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August 24
Britain’s Quixotic Carbon Capture Crusade