Some things I've read this week or will be reading over the weekend.
December 15
The next housing crisis
Texas’ New Hipsters Threaten the Very Environment That Lured Them There
Without the Texas miracle, America will resemble France, where power and wealth are concentrated in the biggest cities—and everyone else is on the outside looking in.
New Research: Even Talking about Tax Increases Can Cause Economic Damage
December 20
Friday, December 21
Friday, December 14
Clearing the Tabs 12-14-2018
Some things I've read this week or will be reading over the weekend.
December 8
Research on Why Lower-Income People Are Skeptical about a Bigger Welfare State
December 10
How to ‘Seek the Peace and Prosperity’ of Our Cities
December 12
When will we stop ignoring that 21 trillion-pound gorilla sitting in plain sight?
December 13
Piketty Urges Higher Taxes in Response to French Tax Revolt
December 14
How Caring for the Poor Led to the Beginnings of Capitalism
Trade and Creative Destruction
Why Conservatives Shouldn’t Support Federal Paid Parental Leave
December 8
Research on Why Lower-Income People Are Skeptical about a Bigger Welfare State
December 10
How to ‘Seek the Peace and Prosperity’ of Our Cities
December 12
When will we stop ignoring that 21 trillion-pound gorilla sitting in plain sight?
December 13
Piketty Urges Higher Taxes in Response to French Tax Revolt
December 14
How Caring for the Poor Led to the Beginnings of Capitalism
Why Conservatives Shouldn’t Support Federal Paid Parental Leave
Doug McIntyre Signs Off for the Last Time
A man I consider to be legendary in the radio business signed off for the final time this morning after 22 years on KABC radio in Los Angeles.
In 2009, I was in Los Angeles for an extended weekend trip, which included some Dodgers baseball games. I arrived at LAX in the morning hours and after I got my rental car, I tuned the car radio to 790 and headed for Uncle Bill's Pancake House in Manhattan Beach, a staple for me when in Los Angeles. I tuned the car radio to 790 KABC because it was then the Dodgers radio home and there were chances to hear the legendary Vin Scully throughout the day, along with other Dodgers highlights, such as they were in 2009.
I had never heard of Doug McIntyre to that point, but as he talked and told stories, I could tell I was glad to have found him. In the days before the listening convenience provided by iHeartRadio, Tune In, and the plethora of other listening apps, listening to a Los Angeles radio station from Texas was not as easy as it is now, so I did not listen often, but I would tune in as I could.
McIntyre is and has been an amazing story teller, practically every day I have ever listened to him, I would hear him tell amazing stories and sometimes they would include historical references if that was helpful for his story. His is a first class mind for that sort of thing, and especially for talk radio.
I am glad that by a fluke I tuned back in to him just in time to hear his final two days of broadcasting this week with an interesting array of guests and topics. McIntyre was very appreciative to his listeners and that was very evident these last two days.
For me, as a talk radio listener since before I was a teenager when I got my first Emerson AM/FM/cassette tape clock radio, Doug McIntyre now moves on from radio and to whatever is next, and he joins in my memory names like Ricci Ware, Brad Messer, Carl Wigglesworth, Papa Joe Chevalier, Eliza Sonneland, Bruce Williams, and Mike Richards, who used to sign off every show with "And don't let anybody, steal your joy!" in his Texas twang.
Doug McIntyre signed off on his final show this morning referencing what he would be doing next, and he suggested that sleep would be on his list, since his show has run daily from 5am to 10am each morning. Playing off of the idea that he would get to sleep in and not have to wake up in the pre-dawn hours of the day any longer, he closed by saying, "From now on, I will be living on the sunny side of the street." And he closed out the show with a portion of Louis Armstrong performing On the Sunny Side of the Street.
And that was it. What a way to leave on ones own terms.
Thank you Doug McIntyre for your contribution to the medium.
In 2009, I was in Los Angeles for an extended weekend trip, which included some Dodgers baseball games. I arrived at LAX in the morning hours and after I got my rental car, I tuned the car radio to 790 and headed for Uncle Bill's Pancake House in Manhattan Beach, a staple for me when in Los Angeles. I tuned the car radio to 790 KABC because it was then the Dodgers radio home and there were chances to hear the legendary Vin Scully throughout the day, along with other Dodgers highlights, such as they were in 2009.
I had never heard of Doug McIntyre to that point, but as he talked and told stories, I could tell I was glad to have found him. In the days before the listening convenience provided by iHeartRadio, Tune In, and the plethora of other listening apps, listening to a Los Angeles radio station from Texas was not as easy as it is now, so I did not listen often, but I would tune in as I could.
McIntyre is and has been an amazing story teller, practically every day I have ever listened to him, I would hear him tell amazing stories and sometimes they would include historical references if that was helpful for his story. His is a first class mind for that sort of thing, and especially for talk radio.
I am glad that by a fluke I tuned back in to him just in time to hear his final two days of broadcasting this week with an interesting array of guests and topics. McIntyre was very appreciative to his listeners and that was very evident these last two days.
For me, as a talk radio listener since before I was a teenager when I got my first Emerson AM/FM/cassette tape clock radio, Doug McIntyre now moves on from radio and to whatever is next, and he joins in my memory names like Ricci Ware, Brad Messer, Carl Wigglesworth, Papa Joe Chevalier, Eliza Sonneland, Bruce Williams, and Mike Richards, who used to sign off every show with "And don't let anybody, steal your joy!" in his Texas twang.
Doug McIntyre signed off on his final show this morning referencing what he would be doing next, and he suggested that sleep would be on his list, since his show has run daily from 5am to 10am each morning. Playing off of the idea that he would get to sleep in and not have to wake up in the pre-dawn hours of the day any longer, he closed by saying, "From now on, I will be living on the sunny side of the street." And he closed out the show with a portion of Louis Armstrong performing On the Sunny Side of the Street.
And that was it. What a way to leave on ones own terms.
Thank you Doug McIntyre for your contribution to the medium.
Friday, December 7
Clearing the Tabs 12-7-2018
Some things I've read this week or will be reading over the weekend.
December 1
Friday, November 30
Clearing the Tabs 11-30-2018
Some things I've read this week or will be reading over the weekend.
November 24
The gig economy, Americans and the future
November 27
November 24
The gig economy, Americans and the future
November 27
Well Whadya Know: Federal Revenue Is Up
Donald Trump, you're no Ronald Reagan
"Reagan's accomplishment was to actually make the idea of conservatism, something associated with the pre-New Deal era and Barry Goldwater's landslide defeat, mainstream by speaking hopefully and optimistically. He looked to win converts, and did. He captured 44 states in 1980 and 49 states voted to re-elect him."
Donald Trump, you're no Ronald Reagan
"Reagan's accomplishment was to actually make the idea of conservatism, something associated with the pre-New Deal era and Barry Goldwater's landslide defeat, mainstream by speaking hopefully and optimistically. He looked to win converts, and did. He captured 44 states in 1980 and 49 states voted to re-elect him."
November 28
A Teachable Moment on Taxes and Deadweight Loss, Courtesy of D.C.’s Greedy Government
The Bailouts at Ten: I Told You So
"Set aside the ethical questions entirely and focus on the mechanics: Businesses such as GM get into trouble not because of one-time events in the wider economic environment, but because they are so weak as businesses that they cannot weather one-time events in the wider economic environment. GM’s sedan business is weak because GM’s sedans are weak: Virtually all of the best-selling sedans in the United States are made by Toyota, Honda, and Nissan."
November 29
A Teachable Moment on Taxes and Deadweight Loss, Courtesy of D.C.’s Greedy Government
The Bailouts at Ten: I Told You So
"Set aside the ethical questions entirely and focus on the mechanics: Businesses such as GM get into trouble not because of one-time events in the wider economic environment, but because they are so weak as businesses that they cannot weather one-time events in the wider economic environment. GM’s sedan business is weak because GM’s sedans are weak: Virtually all of the best-selling sedans in the United States are made by Toyota, Honda, and Nissan."
November 29
Friday, November 23
Clearing the Tabs 11-23-2018
Some things I've read this week or will be reading over the weekend.
November 17
Adoption Isn't Charity—It's War
November 18
Russia Facebook 'Meddling' That Tilted Election Toward Trump Is Birtherism, Democrat Edition
November 20
As Economic Freedom Goes Global, Conservatives Go Wobbly
November 17
Adoption Isn't Charity—It's War
November 18
Russia Facebook 'Meddling' That Tilted Election Toward Trump Is Birtherism, Democrat Edition
As Economic Freedom Goes Global, Conservatives Go Wobbly
November 22
There's no such thing as too much growth
November 23
How Loneliness Is Tearing America Apart
When people have a hole in their life, they often fill it with angry politics.
There's no such thing as too much growth
November 23
How Loneliness Is Tearing America Apart
When people have a hole in their life, they often fill it with angry politics.
Friday, November 16
Clearing the Tabs 11-16-2018
Some things I've read this week or will be reading over the weekend.
November 16
Mike Pence is like an interim president
Everything You Need to Know about Tax Competition in One Story
California's Typhus Surge Is Linked to Fleas, Feces, and Bad Economic Policies
Resolving California's Housing and Homeless Crisis
November 10
California needs a new economic model
November 12
Dan Crenshaw Is a Rising Star. The GOP Almost Killed His Candidacy.
The Dan Crenshaw Moment
November 13
Budget Deals Are a Recipe for the Worst Kind of Tax Increases
California needs a new economic model
November 12
Dan Crenshaw Is a Rising Star. The GOP Almost Killed His Candidacy.
The Dan Crenshaw Moment
November 13
Alan Alda's weekly podcast is back with its next season. Listen to the first episode with his guest Michael J. Fox:
November 16
Mike Pence is like an interim president
Everything You Need to Know about Tax Competition in One Story
California's Typhus Surge Is Linked to Fleas, Feces, and Bad Economic Policies
Resolving California's Housing and Homeless Crisis
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