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 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, 2022

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 as well. 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 1
Small town is a feeling in the Strip District

January 3
Trouble in Paradise: The Crumbling California Model
California is broken, but it is not doomed.

Welcome to the end of democracy
A rising tide of money and administrative power defines the rising autocracy

January 4
Philly's crime wave could affect the midterm election results in Pennsylvania

The Economics Of How San Francisco’s Drug Policies Are Devastating The City

Is this the end of progressive America?
Multiple fronts of resistance are taking shape

January 5
Class War is Just
Seismic economic and demographic changes will feed division and conflict.

Imagine electric vehicles in bad weather

January 6
Free Markets, Not Slave Markets
On the enmity between human bondage and capitalism

January 9
COVID-19 allowed too many to pervert their power

Is it Time for Intellectuals to Talk about God?
It's a New Dark Age. Evil abounds. Is a postmodern embarrassment about discussing spiritual matters, keeping us stupid and putting us in danger?

January 12
Inflation is eating away at the heart of America’s small businesses

California Is a Bastion of Innovation Marred by Deep Inequality. Is That America's Future?

January 13
How to Succeed at Failure
Sometimes you just can’t win. Make the most of it.

Sasse Blasts Biden’s ‘Senile’ Demagoguery
The Nebraska senator also took aim at the Democratic voting bills in question and made the case for reforming the Electoral Count Act.

Ultimate Agglomeration Diseconomy: The Standard of Living

January 14
Plenty of Waste at the Pentagon, but America’s Big Fiscal Problem Is Domestic Spending

Clearing the Tabs September 2019

Some things I've read this month or will be reading soon.

September 5
Don't Be Silly, The Media Cannot Talk Us Into Recession. But Presidents Can.

September 9
Is Majoring in English Worth It?
Employers used to be able to count on the skills a liberal-arts education cultivated.

September 22
A Plummeting Oil Price Would Be Very Bullish For The U.S. Economy

September 25
Cleaning Up Vacant Lots Can Curb Urban Crime