Clearing the Tabs January 15, 2025

Happy New Year! Welcome to 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 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 3
Why Europe and America need each other
European elites have let their snobbery towards Trump blind them to their own interests.

January 6
DOGE a chance to finally pull the plug on high-speed rail

January 10
LA’s dreams went up in flames
Politicians are to blame for a shocking lack of preparation

Smart Growth Burns Thousands of Homes

January 14
The LA fires are the horrifying consequence of Democratic misrule
Blue states’ embrace of progressive fads over good governance was bound to end in disaster.

Clearing the Tabs 2-15-2019

Some things I've read this week or will be reading over the weekend.

February 9
Restoring the California Dream, not nailing its coffin

February 11
Own the Libs, or Let the Libs Own Us?

She’s No Alexander Hamilton

February 12
Five Reasons the Green New Deal Is Worse Than You Thought
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's Green New Deal isn't even serious about environmentalism, let alone economics.

February 13
This Train Won’t Leave the Station
If high-speed rail can’t make it in California, it can’t make it anywhere.

February 14
Arthur Brooks has begun season 2 of his outstanding podcast. Here is the first episode of the new season:

February 15
How the collapse of communities gave us Trump

Twilight of the Oligarchs?
Still capitalists at heart, tech titans cozied up to the progressive Left—until the contradictions became too obvious.
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This is a really interesting podcast interview by The Bulwark with Democratic Presidential candidate John Delaney. Delaney is a very cerebral, pragmatic thinker. I do not agree with him on much, but consider this: If Mr. Delaney's positions were the starting point, rather than the radical exception, for the Democrats, this would really improve both parties. I hope you will take some time and listen to this: