Clearing the Tabs July 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 August 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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July 17
How Socialism Captured the West Coast
Cities including Seattle, Portland, and Los Angeles have become new political battlegrounds for a socialist resurgence.

July 20
Cool Comfort Denied: Europe’s War on Air Conditioning

July 22
The End of the Populist Style
Populism won many of its battles and exhausted its act. What's emerging next is a new constructivism.

July 24
Trump is Right to Take On the Climate Litigation Complex
President Trump has laid into a new report from the National Academy of Sciences that purports to support 'extreme weather' climate litigation. He's right to do so.

July 26
Revenge of the Laffer Curve…Again

July 28

There's Nothing "Optimistic" About San Francisco Balancing Its Budget

July 29

Beware the Experts Who Tie Prosperity to Consumption

July 31
‘California Never?’ Utopian City Faces Setbacks from Industrial Flight

Clearing the Tabs September 30, 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 October 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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September 17
The future belongs to Fabians
In an age of extremes, we need moderation

September 18
The Liberals' open immigration policy has failed
Canada's immigration system was once the envy of the developed world. That is no longer the case

September 20

Fed up with Fed Talk? Fact-checking Central Banking Fairy Tales!

The Coming Strangulation of Free Speech
Collusion between Big Tech and Western governments is a growing threat.

September 22
The phoney populism of Harris and Trump
Neither candidate is serious about championing the interests of the masses.

September 26
Immigration Has Benefits and Drawbacks
Policy-makers must keep both in mind to craft a sensible immigration system.

Clearing the Tabs November 30, 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 December 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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November 17
Xi Jinping emerges as the winner from San Francisco
The Chinese premier has the West right where he wants it

November 19
At 160 The Gettysburg Address Meaning Endures

November 24
The West cannot accept Gazan refugees

Unconstrained mass migration from dangerous regions would be disastrous for America

November 26
The place that made the president who made modern America

November 27

Letting Go of Nostalgia Urbanism

Will Reducing Parking Save the Planet?

November 30

Why Can't We Have a Populism That Builds?

El Salvador's Nayib Bukele, a darling of the American right, markets himself very differently from American populists.

The West is turning away from COP28’s green agenda
The middle and working classes are tiring of draconian climate policies

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