Clearing the Tabs January 15, 2021

Happy New Year!

Here are some things I've read so far this month or will be reading soon. It appears the month will be a long one, and 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 as well. 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.

May 2021 be the year of commerce.

— 𝔸𝕞𝕚𝕥𝕪 𝕊𝕙𝕝𝕒𝕖𝕤 (@AmityShlaes) January 2, 2021

January 3

Can California stop Big Tech from decamping for cheaper places?

January 4

The Return of Reckless Keynesian Economic Policy

Beyond Economic Populism

January 5
Amazon Failed at Health Care Because It Wasn't a 'Disrupter'

What Biden's Rich Supporters Won't Tell Him About Taxes

January 10
The Lesson We Should Learn from 2020

Mind on Money: The American idea is superior to politics

January 11
Will 2021 Bring Positive Change for Working-Class People?

Seven New Books on Faith, Work & Economics

January 12
Is Civility Futile in the Face of Injustice?

The Missing Piece of the D.B. Cooper Story
Many saw flight attendant Tina Mucklow as the key to the mysterious skyjacking. But does her story hold the answers?

A New Localism Can Heal, Advance Flyover Country

The big ‘cancel’

January 13
Who Wants to Cut Taxes for the Rich? Democrats!

January 14
In the World of Business, 'Unimaginable Power' Doesn't Exist

Find the Place You Love. Then Move There.
If where you live isn’t truly your home, and you have the resources to make a change, it could do wonders for your happiness.

January 15
We must take a stand against the insurrectionists
If you are a principled centrist or principled conservative, now is not the time to remain silent.

When Pragmatic Politics Goes Bad: An Apology to the Never Trumpers
I have awakened on too many days with gratitude on my lips for the blessing of living in a peaceful, orderly, democratic, and free society to see such hard-won advances thrown away for political ambition. Those who realized our inheritance was at risk saw more clearly than I did.

The $25 Billion Theft

Clearing the Tabs September 30, 2020

Some things I've read so far in the second half of this month, or will be reading soon. It appears that a lot of people are staying at home looking for things to read, so I've broken this month into two parts again, and will probably keep doing this for a while. Also, just because I share something on here does not mean I agree with it, but I think opposing ideas are good for the mind on occasion.

September 17
Blue Today, Bluer Tomorrow

September 20
Don't fall for simplistic claims about wildfires and global warming

September 22
Reimagining Transportation Policy During and After COVID-19
The coronavirus pandemic is going to prompt changes to America’s transportation systems and policies.

Why a Conservative Sense of History Is Essential to Progress

September 23
Even Environmentalists Now Want Better Forest Management

September 24
Civilization Requires Collective Common Sense
Without common sense in government, civilization cannot continue.

September 25
If You Lived in Bristol You’d Be Home by Now
Real-estate professionals in America’s suburbs and rural areas are having a very good year.

Institutions Matter
Our noble experiment in self-government depends on a collective trust in institutions and in each other.

September 27
Keynesian Economics Is Wrong…Again

September 28
Americans Won’t Live in the Pod
Blue-city urbanization imposes a downward mobility people don’t want and don’t need.

Flourishing Requires Belief in Human Potential

Steve Scalise: GOP voters return to help Trump after 2018 boycott

September 29

An “Ecotopian” Future: Can California’s Green Extremism Go National?

The Core of Austrian Theory

Clearing the Tabs June 15, 2020

Some things I've read so far this month or will be reading soon. It appears the month will be a long one, and 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 June 30 as well.

June 1
If We Want Better Policing, Eliminate Qualified Immunity

Neo-Feudalism in California

June 2
Pandemics and Pandemonium

June 4
The Best Way to Handle Your Decline Is to Confront It Head On
Much like contemplating death can neutralize the fear of it, it can help to acclimate yourself to the idea of losing professional skills before it happens.

June 5
Should Government Subsidize Unemployment?

June 7
From tragedy to opportunity: We could live better when today's mayhem ends

June 8
The Unfortunate Decline of Federalism in the United States


If you want more accountability, rein in police unions

The Rebellion of America’s New Underclass

June 9
Absolute Economic Liberty, Relative Economic Liberty, and the Never-Answered Question

How Inattention Is Killing Democracy

June 10
Did the Trump Tax Cuts 'Work'?

June 11
WHO's deadly incompetence

June 12
The “Broken Window Fallacy” of Keynesian Economics

June 13
Enough subsidies for electric vehicles

June 15
Racism and the Working Class

Clearing the Tabs July 2019

Some things I've read this month or will be reading soon.

July 7
If The U.S. Oil Industry Can't Survive $56 Oil, It Needn't Exist

41 Inconvenient Truths on the "New Energy Economy"
Bill Gates has said that when it comes to understanding energy realities “we need to bring math to the problem.” He's right.

July 9
Keynesian Economics and Journalistic Malpractice

July 21
With His Dismissal Of The Gold Standard, John Cochrane Channeled The Great Tina Fey

July 25
This Is The Original Laffer Curve

Tax Reform Has Never been So Easy