Clearing the Tabs September 15, 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 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 4
The End of Europe’s Welfare State: Net Zero, Debt and Decline

September 5

The Anti-Lockdown Imposters of the New Right
Today’s MAGA intellectuals rail against COVID restrictions, but in 2020 many cheered them on—or demanded even harsher crackdowns.

September 14

As Milton Friedman Did, Trump Thinks The Fed Can Overcome Bad Policy

Clearing the Tabs January 31, 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 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 17
The Continuing Failure of Government-Run Healthcare in the United Kingdom

Where's the Electricity?

The Rise of the Single Woke (and Young, Democratic) Female

January 20
No More Car Ownership?

January 21
How the Californian dream became a nightmare
Once a byword for aspiration, the golden state is crumbling under the weight of ‘progressive’ ideology.

January 25

Mirror Mirror on the Wall, Who’s at Fault for California’s High Energy Costs?

January 29
Milton Friedman Isn’t Required To Confirm That Monetarism Is Monetary Phrenology

The Great Train Robbery

Efforts to force Americans onto trains are largely pointless and counterproductive.

Clearing the Tabs October 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 October 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.

October 1

Bowling Alone at Twenty

Missing Middle Housing — Book Review

Wise Up Alarmists, Tax Avoidance Is a Tax Cut for Everyone

October 2

Woodson Center 1776 Project

Congress Extends Pork Another Year

Poor City, Rich Suburb: A Defining Characteristic of the Rust Belt

George Melloan, a Giant at the Wall Street Journal, Has Died

October 3

Milton Friedman on Spending

October 4

Pennsylvania manufacturer thrives, if only it can find good workers

The Virus Reopened America’s Wounds—and Poured Salt in Them
This is no great equalizer. Rather, the health impact and the economic impact are hitting the most vulnerable the hardest.

The Truth About Critical Race Theory
Trump is right. Training sessions for government employees amounted to political indoctrination.

Meet the suburban women who may yet win the election for Trump

October 5
Trusting God, Not Government, for Upward Mobility

October 7
Joe Biden Is the Shutdown Candidate
The Democratic party’s bias for economic and social shutdowns has not changed since March.

October 8

Reading Too Much Political News Is Bad for Your Well-Being
Obsessing over politics could hurt your happiness and your relationships.

October 9
Wenstrup Underscores the Need to Follow Science, Not Rhetoric, in the Fight Against COVID-19

October 11
Will the Cultural Revolution Be Canceled?
The challenge to our civilization is real, but most Americans aren’t sympathetic to social radicalism.

October 13
How US gas exports to Europe are undermining Vladimir Putin

October 14
Joe Biden’s Tired Old Infrastructure Plan

Happy 100th Birthday Milton Friedman

“If you put the federal government in charge of the Sahara Desert, in five years there'd be a shortage of sand.” -- Milton Friedman