Clearing the Tabs June 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 June 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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June 7
Millions Move Away from Density in Just Three Years

June 8
Libertarians can stay relevant by defending the middle class
They can drop the dogmatic theory and stand up for free-market pragmatism instead

June 10
Climate Science is About to Make a Huge Mistake

April 2024 Transit Ridership 74.6% of 2019

June 11

How California became a warning to the world
A new dominant class of oligarchs and woke bureaucrats has bled the Golden State dry.

June 12

The Green Road to Tyranny
Climate-change obsessives insist that we must roll back living standards in order to save the planet.

Clearing the Tabs May 31, 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 June 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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May 21
Trudeau, Biden paying political price as the West turns against immigration
Economic anxiety behind the shift in attitudes among voters

May 23
Transit $60 Million in the Hole? Build a Monorail!

May 24
Progressive Geography’s Intellectual Dead End

May 28
Progressive Biden is a threat to his own party
The Democrats can’t seem to stop themselves destroying their fragile 2020 coalition, and Trump stands to benefit

May 30
Why It’s Nice to Know You
Being understood yourself starts with taking the trouble to understand others.

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Clearing the Tabs April 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 May 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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April 18
Aggressive Canadian progressivism is descending the country into crazy
Justin Trudeau's expansion of state power over media and technology has troubling similarities to Russia, China and Iran

April 19
Empty or Illicit? NYC Shops for a Solution

Mean Girls Rising
Democrats are increasingly beholden to leftist radicals in their midst.

April 20
Carl Erskine, the Last of Roger Kahn's The Boys of Summer, Passes at 97

April 26

Planners Push Transit, But It's a Hard Sell in Western Cities

The strange death of the family
The world is sleepwalking towards a depopulation crisis

April 29
Electric grid wars are a direct assault on the Western middle class
If we want prosperity for all, electricity must be cheap and consistent. The energy transition cannot leave ordinary people behind

Why London is beating America’s cities
The capital still draws on its imperial origins

Clearing the Tabs April 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 April 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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April 2
The coming revolt against woke capitalism
The ‘progressive’ super-rich have no idea how much the public loathes them.

April 7
America’s Crisis of Civic Virtue

April 8
Is It Safe to Ride Transit?

April 9
Journalists: Please Ask Biden How Much Debt Is Too Much

April 12

California’s Broken Diversity Promise
The Golden State pledges to be “inclusive,” but its policies disproportionately hurt Hispanics.

April 15
Gavin Newsom’s futile bid to ‘Trump-proof’ California

Clearing the Tabs March 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 March 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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March 2, 2024
California deficit soars to $73 billion

March 5, 2024
Cosmopolis or Bust?
In order to function, a cosmopolis must embrace both toleration and the rule of law.

March 8, 2024
Transit Carries 74% of 2019 Riders in January

Disparate Impact Thinking Is Destroying Our Civilization

March 11
Woke big tech has launched a fatal crusade against free speech
AI has transformed the way we collect data. In the wrong hands, it could prove disastrous

Clearing the Tabs February 29, 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 March 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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Feburary 16
Time to Retire the Term “Renewable Energy” from Serious Discussions and Policy Directive: Part II

February 21
Class of ‘24
Pocketbook concerns override racial resentment in the current political climate.

February 23
Transit’s Growth, Decline, and Pending Demise

February 26
Why are Americans becoming more stupid?

Our entire education system needs a revolution

February 28
Teachers unions have turned our schools into woke brainwashing camps
Charter schools represent a threat to progressive orthodoxy – and Democrat lawmakers have taken notice

Clearing the Tabs January 15, 2024

Happy New Year! Welcome to 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 January 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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January 4
Why the right is eating the left’s lunch
Progressives have abandoned the working class and embraced the oligarchs.

January 8
How to Shrink a Fortune
Endowed with every advantage, California is in free fall, despite its governor’s boasts to the contrary.

Transit Carried 74.9% of 2019 Riders in November

January 12
A Fundamental Argument About Free Trade

January 15

RFK Jr.’s popularity shows that Americans aren’t despairing (yet)
The insurgent candidate is outshining the frontrunners

The Coming War of Civilizations
America’s decline is not irreversible.

Clearing the Tabs July 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 July 31. 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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July 5

July 9
The Connection: Housing Affordability and Inequality

July 8

May Transit 59.5% of Pre-Pandemic Levels

July 12
America’s dependency on imports may be stagnating its economy

July 15
Why millennials are dropping out
Rising disaffection has severe implications

Clearing the Tabs June 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 June 30. 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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June 5
America’s great cities are gripped by decline and disorder
Voters have had enough of ‘progressive’ leaders who are presiding over spiralling violence and crime.

June 6
The Battle for L.A.

Can Rick Caruso convince enough voters that their troubled city can recapture its role as an incubator of the American dream?

June 7
Is it ethical to purchase a lithium battery powered EV?

June 8
April Transit Falls to 58.7% of Pre-Pandemic Levels

Conservatives' Missing Link on Gender Roles

June 9

Reconsidering the City
If they are to survive and thrive, cities need to become more people-friendly.

June 12
In an Outrage Culture, Choose Respect

Democracy Needs to Replace City Manager Ward System

June 15

Vaccine injuries and deaths are causing inflation through supply shocks and reduced labor participation: Dowd
Three million more disabled in US since jab started; Fed should be loosening monetary policy, not tightening, says Blackrock ex-manager

Forget College. Skilled Trades Are the Future of the U.S. Economy

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 31, 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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March 17
Trolls Aren’t Like the Rest of Us
Online jerks and offline jerks are largely one and the same. Here’s how to keep them from affecting your happiness.

March 18
Gas Prices and Transit

March 22
An Oversupply Of EV’s From Foreign Manufacturers And A Lack Of Demand May Be A Financial Shock To The World

March 24
Urbanists: "Fundamentally Misaligned"

March 26
Florida education bill looks different depending on where you stand

March 27
The biggest cities are past their prime

PhDs Killed Off the Gold Standard In 1971, Not ‘Guns & Butter’

March 28
If You’re On the Fence About Talking About Your Beliefs: A Message to Undergrads

March 29
The Most Dangerous Class
The coming revenge of the disappointed.

March 31
How to Help Those Who Believe the Prosperity Gospel

Human Flourishing Or “Living Naturally”: Alex Epstein’s Case For Using More Oil, Coal And Natural Gas

What the Second-Happiest People Get Right
If you make happiness your primary goal, you might miss out on the challenges that give life meaning.

Clearing the Tabs September 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 September 30 as well.

September 1
The Economic Benefits of Spending Restraint

September 2
Five Foundational Ideas About Work Taught in the Bible

Why Was Satan Allowed to Torment Job? (Job 1)

September 3
Is America Approaching the Tipping Point of Too Much Debt?

September 4
Dissecting Black Suburbia

September 5
What Did Jesus Teach about Politics?

September 8
New York City’s Spending Problem

September 9
Let's Stop Shaming the Suburbs
Research shows that Americans are happy living there, and critiques that rely on outdated tropes are polarizing.

Czechs and Others

What Happens When a Noted Female Economist Fights Toxic Culture in the Field?
Claudia Sahm dares to call out systemic bullying and harassment that drives out talent and compromises science. Perpetrators are not happy.

September 10
The Best and Worst Fiscal Policies of Trump’s Presidency

The Clocklike Regularity of Major Life Changes
Transitions feel like an abnormal disruption to life, but in fact they are a predictable and integral part of it.

September 11
Can’t Stand A Coworker? Here’s How to Love Them

Save the Planet: Stop Riding Transit

September 15

Help Reduce Poverty With Capitalism

California’s Disastrous Forest Mismanagement