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 February 15, 2024

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 February 29. 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 1
Joe Biden’s war on fossil fuels is hurting America
California should not be the President's energy model

February 8
'Decolonized' universities dividing Canadians

Higher education goes Medieval

February 11
Unhinged progressives are a gift to Trump

The woke zealotry of the Biden administration is turning vast numbers of Americans into reluctant Trumpers.

February 12
Biden’s climate change reparations will bankrupt America
The reparations regime will only aid the wealthy and privileged, not those most in need

February 14

Environmentalists Fail Again: Plastic Bag Ban Made Pollution Worse
So, of course, now they want to double down.

Florida’s One-Man Laffer Curve

Downtown San Francisco is beyond redemption

Clearing the Tabs April 15, 2022

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 April 15. And note that 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 1
The Continuing Importance of Thomas Sowell

April 4
Saving America from Planet-Threatening Fossil Fuels?

When the Arc of History Bends Back Toward the Dark Ages

April 5
Making Beethoven Woke
Revisionist performances of classic works deconstruct our precious links to the past.

April 7
A Gentler, Better Way to Change Minds
Stop wielding your values as a weapon and start offering them as a gift.

April 10
Pennsylvania's dramatic shift rightward is a warning sign for both parties about

April 11
Tulane and UCF Pace American, ECU Not Far Behind

The Metaverse Isn’t Real Yet but It’s Already Really Lucrative
And it’s going to be real, and vast, much sooner that you might think.

America Is Headed for Class Warfare

Transit Ridership 53.8% of Pre-Pandemic Levels

April 12
Texas is the future
California can't compete with a new American Dream

Red Dusk
Xi Jinping’s China faces challenges of its own.

April 13
California's Vanished Dream, by the Numbers

April 14
Macomb County GOP ousts party leaders stuck re-litigating Trump's 2020 loss

Sports Are Great Because They’re Pointless
The most trivial things can build the strongest relationships.

Clearing the Tabs March 15, 2022

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 March 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.

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March 3
Unacceptable Views

March 4
The limits of libertarianism

Free marketers need to stop defending oppressive monopoly power.

Texas GOP Crusaders Were Loud on Social Media, but That Didn't Mean Much in Primaries

March 6
An energy company shows students the path to prosperity

March 8
Up from rock bottom: Recovery from a national overdose epidemic

March 9
Book Review: Helen Rappaport’s Fascinating ‘After the Romanovs’

March 10
Find More Ways to Be an Outsider
Doing so may feel painful, but it’s one of the best investments you will ever make.

March 11
Fracking Can't Bring Down High Prices On Which It's Reliant

March 12
Biden’s America-Wrecking Climate Agenda

March 13

Diner breakfasts are perfectly normal, no matter what D.C. elites think

March 14
Gas, Grain — and Chips — Will Make Us the 'Future Belt'

Pac-12 Conference Play Gets Underway

March 15
“ESG” efforts to rid the world of fossil fuels will drive humanity back to medieval times

Tarnishing the Golden State
Onerous regulations squash the California Dream.

Clearing the Tabs February 15, 2022

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 February 28 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.

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February 1
Inflation in the United States

Exurbia Rising

February 4
The Dissenters Trying to Save Evangelicalism From Itself

February 5
Biden is disconnected from Americans reluctance to be regulated out of fossil fuel prosperity

February 8
How To Want Less
The secret to satisfaction has nothing to do with achievement, money, or stuff.

A new dawn for the working class?
Workers have more power than any time since the 1950s.

February 9
The Zaibatsu-ization of America
Our tech overlords have forsaken innovation for consolidation.

February 10
The Common Dating Strategy That's Totally Wrong
If you’re looking for romance, stop focusing on what you and your date have in common.

February 12
Philly to Fayette: Nowhere to live, nowhere to go

February 13
The great awakening

Why Progressives Can’t Quit Their Masks

February 14
The Tech Breakdown
Big tech is leaving Silicon Valley for new hubs in the heartland

Studs Terkel's Working, 50 Years On

The Similarities Between ESG And Fascism Are Scary
Time Magazine was enthralled with Adolf Hitler in the 30’s, and endorses similar results from Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) divesting objectives.

Green hypocrisy hurts the poorest
The West's war on energy is crippling Africa