Clearing the Tabs October 31, 2026

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 have 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 18
Milton Friedman & Keynes Both Thought Government Could Stop Recessions

October 21
California’s Bullet Train Boondoggle
The state’s high-speed rail project sunk more than $677 million on environmental paperwork, benefiting well-connected contractors.

October 25
When Moochers Outnumber Producers, Can a Nation Be Salvaged?

Clearing the Tabs September 30, 2026

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 have broken this month into two parts again, expect a post on October 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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September 16
The Lobby at War with Learning
Teachers unions serve no one but themselves

September 18
Tax Increases Are the Wrong Way of Dealing with the Social Security Mess

September 22
Better Reading Lists Will Not Fix a Problem Of Too Much Tax Revenue

No, Climate Change is Not ‘Squeezing’ the World’s Vineyards

September 23
The Politics of Depopulation
The demographic crisis calls most of all for a new humanism.

September 24
The Great Recycling Swindle

September 28
How Paul Ehrlich Got Everything Wrong

September 30
America’s New Geography of Opportunity
Citizens prefer the business-friendly fringes

Dave Hebert on How Pittsburgh Beat Detroit to Economic Renewal (Podcast)

Clearing the Tabs September 15, 2026

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 have broken this month into two parts again, expect a post on September 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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September 11
Socialists are Killing America’s Cities, and the Money is About to Run Out
The American Left used to appeal to working people. Now they are targeting a Peter Pan generation that never want to grow up.

Permitting Reform Needed to Finish BEAD

Clearing the Tabs August 31, 2026

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 have broken this month into two parts again, expect a post on September 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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August 17
California is the Future of the American Left
The ‘Golden State’ is home to the two lead­ing con­tenders for the 2026 Demo­cratic nomin­a­tion. It’s also an eco­nomic and social bas­ket­case.

August 24
California’s Green Agenda is Putting Its Future at Risk

August 28
Os Guinness Kingdom Come Transcript
This excerpt of Os Guinness’s presentation at Kingdom Come 2026 speaks of the renewal, replacement, and decline of civilization and how Christians can respond.

Why We Shouldn’t Cancel the Supreme Court

How California Elections Work: Inside Voting, Ballot Counting, and Election Safeguards
How do California elections actually work? Benjamin Ginsberg breaks down who runs the state’s elections, how ballots are counted, why results can take weeks to finalize, and what safeguards are built into the process.

Clearing the Tabs August 15, 2026

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 have broken this month into two parts again, expect a post on August 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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August 4
‘What a grift!’: How Biden quietly cut Wall Street in on his biggest green giveaway

August 5
The Coronavirus Was a Political Tragedy, Not a Medical Trauma

Clearing the Tabs July 31, 2026

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 have broken this month into two parts again, expect a post on August 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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July 17
How Socialism Captured the West Coast
Cities including Seattle, Portland, and Los Angeles have become new political battlegrounds for a socialist resurgence.

July 20
Cool Comfort Denied: Europe’s War on Air Conditioning

July 22
The End of the Populist Style
Populism won many of its battles and exhausted its act. What's emerging next is a new constructivism.

July 24
Trump is Right to Take On the Climate Litigation Complex
President Trump has laid into a new report from the National Academy of Sciences that purports to support 'extreme weather' climate litigation. He's right to do so.

July 26
Revenge of the Laffer Curve…Again

July 28

There's Nothing "Optimistic" About San Francisco Balancing Its Budget

July 29

Beware the Experts Who Tie Prosperity to Consumption

July 31
‘California Never?’ Utopian City Faces Setbacks from Industrial Flight

Clearing the Tabs July 15, 2026

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 have broken this month into two parts again, expect a post on July 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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July 1
Zohran Mamdani’s Socialist New York Dream is About to Turn Sour
They hate billionaires. But their child-like supporters are going to discover that there’s no such thing as a free lunch.

The Democrats’ Green Delusion: Using the Iran War to Double Down on Renewables

July 12
The Scourge of Teen Takeovers
Why youths are rampaging in cities across America—and how to stop it