Clearing the Tabs January 31, 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 February 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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January 16
The Great Dumbing Down of American Education
Our road to mediocrity needs to be reversed—and fast.

Europe faces green energy immiseration. Trump is about to offer it a lifeline
Green ideology is deindustrialising the UK and the Continent. America is embracing a more abundant future

January 21
Minorities Voted For Trump, Trump Owes Them Prosperous Policy

January 22
How governable is Los Angeles?

Economies Are People, And The Capacity For People To Grow Is Limitless

January 24
These Mayors Understand How to Run a City
Armed with common sense policies, three urban leaders are fighting a patient battle against chaos.

January 26

LA fires extinguish Gavin Newsom’s presidential dream

January 30

Trump’s assault on DEI will bring us closer to a post-racial America

The biggest winners from an end to racial identity politics will be ethnic minorities themselves

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 December 31, 2024

Happy New Year . . . tomorrow.

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 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.

I hope 2024 was good to you and I hope 2025 treats you well. Once again, I thank you for your continued readership over the years, and I always welcome your feedback.

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December 19
The Lone Star State is soaring
America's future will be made in Texas

December 21
Elon Musk and the rise of the alt-oligarchy
The power wielded by Donald Trump’s renegade band of billionaires should concern any democrat.

December 26
California ruled with great jobs and boom times. What happened?

The battle of the oligarchs
The billionaires have chosen their sides. What does that mean for the rest of us?

December 27
Democrats Need to Get Over Their Delusions
Main Street concerns should trump the progressive Left’s unpopular views.

Freedom Is the Only Way to Beat Authoritarianism

December 30
Why both sides are right in the H-1B visas row
The tech bros and the MAGA populists could chart a new way forward.

Clearing the Tabs December 15, 2024

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 December 31 as well to round out the year. 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 as well.

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December 2
The Return of Realpolitik
Some leaders in Europe may resist a new alliance with Trump’s America, but in a world dominated by bullies, sharp elbows and unpredictability may be what the times demand.

Dinesh D'Souza apologizes for false claims in election conspiracy theory film ‘2000 Mules’

December 4

Congress Should Reclaim Its Constitutional Authority Over Tariffs

December 11
Democrat resistance to mass deportations is a recipe for civil war
Closing the border is a necessity. But Trump will face huge political and economic resistance

Clearing the Tabs November 30, 2024

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 December 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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November 18
The tide is turning against the green elites
Western publics are rejecting the self-destructive and immiserating policies of Net Zero.

November 20
Tariff Magic

The Left’s war on men is backfiring disastrously
Young males are moving to the Right. But as birth rates collapse, this is a bigger problem than politics

November 21
The Hydrocarbon Elephant in the Room that Newsom Refuses to Address

November 28
California doesn’t want Governor Kamala Harris

November 29
DEI is dead. The establishment media just doesn’t want you to know it
The US election will accelerate the decline of a diversity ideology that was making race relations worse

Clearing the Tabs November 15, 2024

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 November 30. 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 1
How wokeness could cost the Democrats the election
Identitarian activists are the Achilles’ heel of the Democratic machine.

America’s destiny lies in the New South
Y'all Street is replacing Wall Street

November 6
The crumbling of the Democratic empire
The party of the oligarchy thought it had a right to rule forever.

November 7
Is California Shifting to the Center?
Frustration with crime and economic stagnation may be turning the Golden State a lighter shade of blue.

November 8
Elite arrogance is fueling the rise of the global right
Attacked for being 'far right' as their economic prospects slip away, voters are turning conservative

November 11
A Memo for Trump's Energy Czar
Four common sense pillars for a new national energy policy

November 12
Gavin Newsom’s California is already losing its war against Donald Trump
The governor wants to ‘Trump-proof’ the state. That would be easier if it wasn’t such a basketcase

November 15
Democrats need a new Clinton
The Republicans are far from invulnerable

Clearing the Tabs October 31, 2024

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 November 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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October 16
Elon Musk and woke capital are locked in a battle for the future of America
This election has exposed the sharp divisions between the US’s new feudal elites

How Harris Obstructed California Home Construction
She says she wants to clear away ‘red tape,’ but as attorney general, she produced a lot of it.

October 18
Can the West survive four years of Harris or Trump?
Neither candidate is capable of restoring America’s faith in itself.

October 19
How the City of Angels went to hell
Progressives put principles over policy

October 21
The West faces a new type of housing crisis
Will new generations ever be able to afford a home?

The New Revolutionary Class
Younger generations must have avenues to rise

October 30
The real reason Latino voters are abandoning Kamala Harris and the Democrats
Concerns about the impact of immigration and the economy are driving Hispanics away from the Democrats and towards Donald Trump

October 31
No, Washington Post, Going To War Isn't a Growth Strategy