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 November 15, 2023

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 October 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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November 2

The Republicans Were Much, Much Better When They Were the Party of the Rich

Spending Recklessly in Good Times Is a Recipe for Disaster in Bad Times
Years ago, when interest rates were low, calls for the federal government to exercise fiscal restraint were dismissed. That was unwise.

November 5
Is the West ready for World War 3?
Even as geopolitical tensions rise, Western elites are still sabotaging our industries and energy security.

November 6
Democrats should think twice about Gavin Newsom
The Governor combines the worst of progressive and establishment politics

November 7
Is The EV Revolution Still Happening?

November 9
Europe Is Burning
The only lessons the Old World offers to America these days are cautionary.

November 10
Recycling in America: A Golden Ideal or a Tarnished Reality?
Unpacking the Cost and Consequence of America's Approach

November 13

No Amount of Money Is Too Much

Clearing the Tabs October 15, 2023

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 October 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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October 2
Liz Truss Demands Tax Cuts at Pro-Growth Rally

About that old Gallup poll
How many Americans would still want to live this new way?

The dangerous delusion of a global transition to “just electricity”

October 3
Implications of Shifts in Commuting

October 6
"New" Cities? An Old Idea

October 8
The Link Between Spending Restraint and Good Tax Policy

October 9
A Growth Agenda for the Developing World

What are economies for?

October 12
Are Electric Vehicles a Fire Danger?
Recent fire in UK airport parking lot highlights the thermal runaway fire potential of EV batteries.

Clearing the Tabs August 15, 2023

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 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 1
Unsold Electric Cars May Be Signaling a Death Spiral for the Auto Industry
Endless government subsidies to encourage EV sales seems unable to sway the logical thinking and the numerous concerns of the average citizens to buy into EV’s

August 2

Dear Sputla, stand up to NGO industrial complex, burn more coal

August 3

Don't Trade SALT for Broccoli

August 9
New Jersey Challenges New York’s Cordon Fee Plan

August 11
The fall of a great American city: The societal and political decay that has upended Pittsburgh

August 12
Report: How Will California Solve the Housing Crisis? (PDF)

August 13
The Power Of Power Density
Paul Krugman hypes renewables in the New York Times, but the Iron Law of Power Density won’t be repealed

August 14

Class, Nation, and the Future
The political realignment of America’s voting blocs is still in flux.

August 15
Richard Bilkszto won't be the last victim of the diversity-industrial complex
The grievance agenda seeks to divide society into victims and oppressors, but does a disservice to those it is ostensibly intending to help

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Clearing the Tabs May 15, 2023

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 May 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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May 2
A New Rideshare Business Model

May 3
Ford Is Losing $66,446 On Every EV It Sells
And FoMoCo isn’t making up for it in volume.

May 4

Bravery and Bluster on the F Train

Leo Tolstoy the Free Thinker: Yet Another 'New' Look at 'War and Peace

May 5
The 5.6% 'Loss of Income' Narrative Is Almost As Dumb As the Lockdowns That Preceded It

May 6
The Great Bret Stephens Unfairly Marginalizes Opposition to U.S. Involvement In Ukraine

May 7
In New World of Trade Diplomacy, Free Trade and Tariffs Take a Back Seat
As economic and political tides turn against sweeping trade deals, governments turn to narrower, less controversial pacts

Understanding Neighborhoods and Architecture as Foundation of Understanding Preservation

May 8
The harshest American divide
Race and class distract from a greater cleavage

May 9
The twilight of the Anglosphere
The English-speaking world has turned its back on meritocracy, liberty and economic progress.

May 11
We Can’t Talk About Fixing Loneliness without Talking About Neighborhoods

May 14

The Rent Portion of CPI Is a Reminder of Its Impressive Pointlessness