You won’t read much about this in major media outlets, but nearly every week, local communities across the US are rejecting or restricting solar and wind projects. read more »
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Chicago's Household And Income Growth Comes With A Good Deal Of Black Flight
Sometimes you try to put a positive gloss on a situation, but the underlying concerns that cause the need for such spin come back to bite you. read more »
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Don't Buy Kamala Harris's Blue Collar Rhetoric
It appears to be a rule of modern politics that politicians must pander to voters. The latest example of this read more »
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Austin Builds Apartments and Single-Family Houses, Prices Fall
Just a quick note on an encouraging article by James Rodriguez of Business Insider. Rodriguez reports a significant reduction in house prices in Austin, Texas, due to building a large number of single-family homes and apartments. I was unable to discern whether the article dealt with the Austin market (the metropolitan area) or the city (which is a housing submarket). Nor could I tell if his insightful comparison to San Francisco was the housing market (metro) or the city submarket. read more »
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Immigration Has Benefits and Drawbacks
Overall, immigration has both positive and negative effects, something rarely acknowledged by advocates on either side. read more »
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Gasoline Does the Lindy Effect
Last week, I took my 2012 Acura to my longtime auto repair shop, Rising Sun Automotive, for an oil change. read more »
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Sarah Lawrence College’s Answer to Anti-Semitism? Submit a Form and Move On
Last week, the shopping period for my classes at Sarah Lawrence College (SLC) was disrupted on Zoom by a “Divestment Coalition” of campus groups, including the Sarah Lawrence Socialist Coalition and the Sarah Lawrence Review. read more »
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The Phony Populism of Harris and Trump
In the coming US presidential election, the key battleground lies with the working and middle classes. read more »
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More Solar Silliness in The New York Times
Hyping solar energy is one of America’s most renewable resources. For instance, in 1978, Ralph Nader declared that “everything will be solar in 30 years.” read more »
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The Coming Strangulation of Free Speech
It’s the First Amendment for a reason: free speech is a fundamental prerequisite for liberal democracy. read more »
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