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 April 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 April 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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April 16

From Austria to Pittsburgh in 100 years: Community sustains this centenarian

What We Keep Getting Wrong About the Right
Trumpism wasn’t inevitable, but his dark vision of conservatism has been around a lot longer than he has.

April 18
How the boomers robbed the young of all hope
Younger generations inherit a world in which the middle ranks are struggling almost everywhere

April 20
Why Baseball is Still Good for America

April 21
Serfing the Future?

Wait, Environmentalists Are Anti-Technology

April 23
The Kids Are Not Alright and the Center Is No Longer Holding

April 25
The State & the Natural Moral Law

Paying the Poorly Educated

April 27
Americans Prefer Single-Family Neighborhoods

April 28
How to Stop Freaking Out
If you can prevent your emotions from taking over in the face of stress, you can avoid a lot of regret and set a good example for others.

Clearing the Tabs 7-15-2020

Some things I've read so far this month or will be reading soon. It appears the month will be a long one, and 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 as well.

July 1
The future still lies in coal, oil, and nuclear

Triumph of the Oligarchs

July 4
What We Celebrate on the Fourth of July: Calvin Coolidge on the Declaration of Independence

July 5
Urban Blues
The fashionable radicalism now popular in progressive cities will ultimately fail and, in the process, hurt working people and minorities the most

July 6
How to expose and counter China's increasing aggression

July 7
Quest for Revolutionary Community

Behind the Rise of Postmodern Conservatism

Hollingsworth Praises Efforts to Stabilize the Economy, but Cautions Against Federal Overreach

July 11
The free market: Our secret weapon for protecting the environment

July 13
On Jack Kemp's Birthday, Remember How He Made America Great Again

Tax Cuts Trigger Dopey Liberals, California Triggers Conservatives

July 14

The 1619 Project, a deeply flawed document

July 15
The Hong Kong Banana Republic
China cancels elections after a landslide pro-democracy victory.

Why We Can Be “Cautiously Optimistic” About the Economy

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April is Starbucks Global Month of Service

I'm not usually a fan of Starbucks' politics, but they do some good things in communities around the country, and the world for that matter.

I encourage you to visit Community.Starbucks.com and see if there is something going on near you where you can pitch in and help for a few hours.

Is Your Community Worth Saving

My friends over at Ruraltopia have an interesting new post Is Your Community Worth Saving. I suggest you join me in following these guys, they are quality writers about some issues important to communities. Most pressingly, I hope you will answer their question, "How would you answer an outsider when asked, “Is your community worth saving?”.