Clearing the Tabs May 15, 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 May 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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May 2
A New Rideshare Business Model

May 3
Ford Is Losing $66,446 On Every EV It Sells
And FoMoCo isn’t making up for it in volume.

May 4

Bravery and Bluster on the F Train

Leo Tolstoy the Free Thinker: Yet Another 'New' Look at 'War and Peace

May 5
The 5.6% 'Loss of Income' Narrative Is Almost As Dumb As the Lockdowns That Preceded It

May 6
The Great Bret Stephens Unfairly Marginalizes Opposition to U.S. Involvement In Ukraine

May 7
In New World of Trade Diplomacy, Free Trade and Tariffs Take a Back Seat
As economic and political tides turn against sweeping trade deals, governments turn to narrower, less controversial pacts

Understanding Neighborhoods and Architecture as Foundation of Understanding Preservation

May 8
The harshest American divide
Race and class distract from a greater cleavage

May 9
The twilight of the Anglosphere
The English-speaking world has turned its back on meritocracy, liberty and economic progress.

May 11
We Can’t Talk About Fixing Loneliness without Talking About Neighborhoods

May 14

The Rent Portion of CPI Is a Reminder of Its Impressive Pointlessness

Clearing the Tabs - May 31, 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 June 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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It's the most affordable ride in town. Terms apply.

May 17

Remarks by Wilfred M. McClay
Delivered at the 18th Annual Bradley Prize Ceremony

May 18
More Evidence That Young Americans Are Not Attracted to Dense Cities

May 22
America’s Summer of Rolling Blackouts
Green energy policies are making the nation’s electric-power grid increasingly unstable.

May 23

We're Telling the Wrong Story About Race in America

May 24
Australia Votes - and a New Political Geography Emerges

May 30
Help the World’s Poor with International Trade

Green Rope-a-Dope: China Watches as America Greens
If this is what we are being told we must do for the ‘Great Reset,’ it’s time to unset it.

May 31
California needs a recession
Its progressive rulers deserve a rude awakening

Robert Woodson Interview on The Seth Leibsohn Show

Robert Woodson did a lengthy interview on The Seth Leibsohn Show yesterday. You will enjoy this interview, it's quite complex on issues of race and poverty.

It's Principles, Stupid