Clearing the Tabs Aril 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 April 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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April 3
The Laffer Curve and Limits to Class Warfare Tax Policy, Part II

April 6

Why Californians Are Leaving
And what Gavin Newsom is spending $19M to hide

April 13
California's Aging Population Will Cripple Its Economy
The state's loss of economic productivity from out-migration of Millennials won't be helped by moves that incentivize Boomers to stay.

April 14

UK Economist Says the Quiet Part Out Loud: High Energy Prices are ‘Good for the Climate’

April 15
West Virginia Was Ravaged by the Opioid Crisis. Things Are Finally Turning Around

Clearing the Tabs March 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 April 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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March 18
When the AI Revolution is Over, Trades May Be the Only Jobs Left
Programmers may end up being replaced by their machines, but we'll still need people to build the data centres and produce the energy to run them

Ehrlich's anti-human legacy

March 22
The Strait of Hormuz Crisis Shows the World Still Runs on Fossil Fuels

Don't.
Five reasons why Trump should not bomb Iran’s electric grid.

March 23
The Alternative Reality of Homelessness Policy
A recent New York Times article peddles all the fictions that keep the game going.

March 25

"Renewables" are not Renewable
The fossil fuel foundation of wind, solar, and batteries

March 26
The Bigger Meaning of a Potential Lyme Disease Vaccine

March 27

Drill, Europe, Drill
The Battle for Hormuz proves Europe can't outsource its energy security.

March 28
The Biased Oxford University Report That Claims Renewables Are Cheaper Than Gas

Clearing the Tabs March 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 March 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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March 9
The Scientists Who Declared War on Half of America
Michael Mann and Peter Hotez call scientists into a partisan fight

Clearing the Tabs February 28, 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 March 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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February 20
IPI Welcomes SCOTUS Tariff Rebuke, but . . .

Rubio’s Rhetorical Revival
In Munich, the secretary of state reminded the world that speeches can command attention.

Clearing the Tabs January 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 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 $114 Billion EV Meltdown
GM, Ford, and other big car makers are waving white flags after huge losses and layoffs. We tallied the damage.

January 18
California is Ground Zero for American Descent Into Neo-Socialist Misery

January 21
The FTC’s Case Against Meta Is Discredited Not Just By The AI Present

January 22
Oil Remains the Epicenter of Commerce, Politics, Energy

January 24
Fleischmann & Newhouse Tout Growing Support of Nuclear Power as a Way to Meet America’s Increasing Energy Demand
“It’s safe. It’s clean. It’s one of those energies that is actually attracting people from both sides of the aisle. It’s truly amazing.”

There's Nothing Conservative About Telling People To "Get In Line"

January 27
Trump Purged America's Leftist Toxins. Now Hubris Will be His Downfall.

January 28
Seeing the People Behind Smith’s ‘Invisible Hand’

January 30
California's Middle Class Under Siege
State of Gold Podcast

Clearing the Tabs January 15, 2026

Happy New Year.

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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Janaury 7
Steve Moore and Larry Kudlow Owe Trump Straight Talk On the Dollar

January 11
In The Energy Sector, Tomorrow Is Frequently “Another Country”

January 15
If We Don't Want the Chinese To 'Lap' Us, Let Them Sell To Us

Cearing the Tabs December 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 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.

Wishing you all a Happy New Year.

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December 16
Zombie CFPB Is Still a Threat
[With apologies to fans of horror fiction, who will be offended by the mixed metaphors]

December 18
The U.S. Is Stealing From Millennials and Gen Z To Make Boomers Even Richer
Social insurance programs are compatible with a basic safety net. But what we have now is a slow-motion generational fleecing.

December 31

Jason Furman Continues To Show Us How Economies Do Not Grow