Economics

Democrats Should Think Twice About Gavin Newsom

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Nobles always need jesters, reliably entertaining for the self-satisfied set. In modern America no politician better fits the bill than California Governor Gavin Newsom  read more »

Women, Electrified

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Electricity is essential for all human beings. But it is particularly beneficial for women and girls because it frees them from the drudgery of energy poverty. Put short, electricity emancipates women and girls from the pump, the stove, and the washtub.  read more »

Is the West Ready for World War 3?

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In case you missed the memo, we are apparently entering the first phases of World War 3. Or, if you count the Cold War, World War 4.  read more »

High-Rise Datacenters: Potential to Assist Downtown Recovery

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The largest Central business districts (CBDs or downtowns) face a serious crisis as working from home has seriously reduced the demand for five-day on-site employment.  read more »

Moolah from Mullahs

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For decades, China and Middle Eastern autocracies have been pouring billions of dollars into American and other foreign universities.  read more »

Subjects:

Many of Hollywood and Silicon Valley Jews Are Silent on Israel

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Back in the early days of California’s ascendancy, the state was described as “the Jews’ early paradise”, a place where the lack of social norms, and enormous opportunities, were ideal for enterprising people  read more »

Alarm on Energy

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Fifty years ago, in the wake of the Yom Kippur War, the Arab members of OPEC initiated an oil embargo against the United States. The boycott was retribution for America’s support of Israel during its brief war against Egypt and Syria.  read more »

About That Old Gallup Poll

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I have alluded many times to the rather astonishing results of an old Gallup poll that I myself commissioned  read more »

Wind Blows

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The only thing dumber than onshore wind energy is offshore wind energy. The good news for ratepayers, taxpayers, birds, bats, landscapes, viewsheds, and the critically endangered North Atlantic Right Whale, is that both sectors are getting hammered by market forces  read more »

Imagine no jets, ships, defense, or space program!

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Over the last 200 years, when the world populated from 1 to 8 billion, we learned that crude oil is virtually useless unless it’s manufactured (refineries) into oil derivatives  read more »