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

Clearing the Tabs January 15, 2023

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 2
Still Wrong! New Year’s Paul Ehrlich Interview on CBS’s 60 Minutes

January 4
The collapse of the progressive economy
The future belongs to blue-collar workers

January 5

How We Learned to Be Lonely
In the early days of the pandemic, many of us got used to solitude. It’s a habit we need to break.

Can Capitalism Save Hollywood?
The gulf between elites and audiences is eroding profits throughout entertainment and news media—but signs of correction are emerging.

North America has an opportunity to lead the world
History is calling on this continent. The future depends on how we respond

January 8

What Exactly Is Conservatism: Russell Kirk Edition

Public Transit Goes Off the Rails With Fewer Riders, Dwindling Cash, Rising Crime
When riders stop taking subways and buses, it’s harder to keep up service. ‘It’s becoming a vicious cycle.’

Vehicle Miles Traveled Tax Gets a Killer Boost
Federal New Car "Kill Switch" Reg Opens Backdoor

America: a nation of giants led by pygmies
However dreadful its political class, the US’s fundamentals are overwhelmingly strong.

January 15
Climate Activism Isn't About the Planet. It's About the Boredom of the Bourgeoisie

Clearing the Tabs September 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 September 30 as well.

September 1
The Economic Benefits of Spending Restraint

September 2
Five Foundational Ideas About Work Taught in the Bible

Why Was Satan Allowed to Torment Job? (Job 1)

September 3
Is America Approaching the Tipping Point of Too Much Debt?

September 4
Dissecting Black Suburbia

September 5
What Did Jesus Teach about Politics?

September 8
New York City’s Spending Problem

September 9
Let's Stop Shaming the Suburbs
Research shows that Americans are happy living there, and critiques that rely on outdated tropes are polarizing.

Czechs and Others

What Happens When a Noted Female Economist Fights Toxic Culture in the Field?
Claudia Sahm dares to call out systemic bullying and harassment that drives out talent and compromises science. Perpetrators are not happy.

September 10
The Best and Worst Fiscal Policies of Trump’s Presidency

The Clocklike Regularity of Major Life Changes
Transitions feel like an abnormal disruption to life, but in fact they are a predictable and integral part of it.

September 11
Can’t Stand A Coworker? Here’s How to Love Them

Save the Planet: Stop Riding Transit

September 15

Help Reduce Poverty With Capitalism

California’s Disastrous Forest Mismanagement

Clearing the Tabs November 2019

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

November 6
Anti-capitalism: trendy but wrong

November 9
Unsustainable California

November 18
How Many People Must Die to Fix the Planet?

November 21
America’s Drift toward Feudalism

Hong Kong Elections: What is Beijing afraid of?

Labour’s manifesto is extraordinary – and not in a good way
Labour's manifesto: tough on profits, tough on the causes of profits

November 22
This is How Radical Prosecutors Seek to Overthrow Justice and the Rule of Law

November 23
The Income Tax And America’s Grasp For World Power

November 27
Kotkin: Mayors Won’t Rule the World

November 30
The prisoner of intersectionality