Clearing the Tabs November 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 October 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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November 2

The Republicans Were Much, Much Better When They Were the Party of the Rich

Spending Recklessly in Good Times Is a Recipe for Disaster in Bad Times
Years ago, when interest rates were low, calls for the federal government to exercise fiscal restraint were dismissed. That was unwise.

November 5
Is the West ready for World War 3?
Even as geopolitical tensions rise, Western elites are still sabotaging our industries and energy security.

November 6
Democrats should think twice about Gavin Newsom
The Governor combines the worst of progressive and establishment politics

November 7
Is The EV Revolution Still Happening?

November 9
Europe Is Burning
The only lessons the Old World offers to America these days are cautionary.

November 10
Recycling in America: A Golden Ideal or a Tarnished Reality?
Unpacking the Cost and Consequence of America's Approach

November 13

No Amount of Money Is Too Much

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 August 2019

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

August 2
Estonia Experiments with Higher Taxes, Learns a Lesson

August 3
The regression of America’s big progressive cities

August 4
Economic Illiteracy from the New York Times

August 12
Can the Working Class Trust the Democrats?

August 16
The United States Must Stand Strong with the People of Hong Kong

August 24
Public schools should be places of learning, not propaganda

"Public schools need to focus not on ideology but on intelligent pragmatism. They should focus on both on improving reading and math scores and becoming reliable suppliers of talent to our local companies."

August 26
How the 1619 Project Rehabilitates the ‘King Cotton’ Thesis
My friend of nearly 20 years now, Phil Magness, continues to ruin theories of Leftists

August 31
The Recycling Folly
The bottom line is that most recycling programs impose a fiscal and personal cost on people for very meager environmental benefits.

Clearing the Tabs 3-8-2019

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

March 2
The Imperial Presidency

March 4
Brady, Arrington & Estes Point to Trade as Key Issue for Country this Year

“If we’re able to have a fair deal with China, then the future is much brighter for the next generation of farmers and ranchers.”

March 5
Yet Another Bogus Claim: Medicare for All Boosts Economic Growth

March 6
Taking on Addiction

Some Towns Are Trashing Their Costly, Inefficient Recycling Programs
The market seems to be sending towns and cities a powerful message that there is no need to recycle all the things all the time.

Clearing the Tabs 5-18-2018

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

May 12
‘What If?’ History that could’ve been

May 13
The Left-Wing Plot to Repeal the Trump Tax Cuts

Recycling, Once Embraced by Businesses and Environmentalists, Now Under Siege
Local officials raise fees and send recyclables to landfills as economics erode

May 15
The Injustices Of Keynesianism

Brian Domitrovic is worth reading every times he writes.

Why is the Farm Bill subsidizing wealthy and financially secure agribusinesses?

How Mentorship Is Healing Social Poverty in Richmond, VA

May 16
Trump has already made real progress in controlling prescription drug costs

The Top 14 Causes of Political Polarization
Why we can’t stand each other, explained.

May 17
Tom Wolfe Wrote Two Essential Pieces About The American Economy

Another piece from Brian Domitrovic this week, it's like Christmas.

May 18
Let college football players major in football. NFL or not, they'll get jobs.

How tax reform brings opportunity to poor neighborhoods

As Goes The Suburbs, So Goes The Nation?

Joel Kotkin insights are always worth your time and study.

Mike Pence's Commencement Address at Hillsdale College