Clearing the Tabs August 31, 2021

Ending August with some things I've read so far in the second half of 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, and will probably keep doing this for a while. Also, just because I share something on here does not mean I agree with it, but I think opposing ideas are good for the mind on occasion.

August 18
America the Indispensable

August 19
Biden Tax Proposals Reward Blue States, Punish Red States

Fake Forgiveness Is Toxic for Relationships
Accepting an apology or brushing off a slight can benefit the offender and the offended alike—but only if you really commit to it.

Uncovering the Tao of C.S. Lewis

August 20
A Biblical Perspective on Salaries from a High School Economics Teacher

After a trip 1,200 feet underground, Biden's labor secretary has a new appreciation for coal miners

August 22
What Biden doesn't understand

August 23
Powering Down the Developing World

August 24
California Business Headquarters Now Leaving Twice As Fast, With No End In Sight

August 25
When Scarcity of CEO Love Is a Bullish Signal for Stocks

Progressives have ruined California
Governor Gavin Newsom's hapless reign exposes the rot at the heart of America's liberal elite.

August 26
Ignore the Monday Morning Hype, No Government Could 'Cover Up' a Virus

The Real Reason Kids Don’t Like School
Loneliness is a far bigger problem than a distaste for hard work.

August 29
The restorative power of the American people

August 31
Jim Crow returns to California
The Golden State's climate policies have enforced racial segregation

Old Infrastructure, New Infrastructure

Note for Parents with Kids Going Back to School

I am not saying grades are not important, but I saw this some time ago and I thought, "how much greater could we be if we measured kids in this way?"

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Worry more about this -than that- and our world will grown up to be a much nicer place! 🌎❤️

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Leftists Get Hallway Quote Removed at HISD School

Devout Leftists have won against a school in Houston Independent School District (HISD). The Houston Chronicle reports that HISD has backed down from a quote they have painted in the hallways of a school. As you can see below, the quote that so offended the Left read like this, "The more you act like a lady, the more he'll act like a gentleman."

Wrapped in devout Leftist prose like "victim-blaming" and "perpetuating," the Left went all out against a concept that actual could make lives better and could actually make students think twice about decisions in life. The Leftists who opposed this must have thought this was an all girl school, it is not. Boys and girls alike would see this sign. If you start making young men think about what they face in the real world, I don't see how that is a bad thing, but I'm also not a Leftist.

One word that really frightens the Left is responsibility. No one is ever at fault, well, except for men. But no one wants to take responsibility.

This outrageous victim-blaming message is painted on the wall of a MIDDLE SCHOOL in @HoustonISD, blatantly perpetuating the horrific myth that girls are to blame for sexual violence against them. Absolutely disgusting. Paint over it now. pic.twitter.com/p9D5EhkSqH

— Stephanie Wittels Wachs (@wittelstephanie) August 17, 2018

This is the wall at Gregory-Lincoln Middle School in Houston ISD.
It's perpetuating horrible gender stereotypes, shaming women, and relinquishing boys of all responsibility. It's sexist, mysogonistic, and discriminatory!

I'm horrified. @shannonrwatts #MeToo #HISD pic.twitter.com/UqjaDlI0ys

— lbeckman (@lbeckman) August 17, 2018

The Democrats and Progressives just never quit. If you really have a problem with this quote, re-evaluate yourself and your values. "The more you act like a lady, the more he'll act like a gentleman" indeed.