Folks are starting to line up and take sides.... First, a new axis seems to be forming (or, more accurately, moving further out into the open): https://twitter.com/SashaIngber/status/1483521573487267846 Wasn't the Iran nuclear deal such brilliant public policy? Imagine providing cover so one of these countries could develop a nuclear program to be used against western democracies. … Continue reading Ukraine round-up: Invasion seems to be imminent
The problem of “solving” homelessness
I'd like a drink. I desire to forget life. Life is a hideous invention by somebody I don't know. It doesn't last, and it's good for nothing. You break your neck simply living.Victor Hugo, Les Misérables Author Michael Shellenberger has a new book out titled San Fransicko: Why Progressives Ruin Cities, which seems to dwell … Continue reading The problem of “solving” homelessness
Oil prices are blowing up again
Oil futures are trading at the highest prices in 7 years today. Biden responded by tapping the Strategic Petroleum Reserve for the second time in his first year in office. Dude might actually empty reserves at this rate trying to fight inflation during his four years in office, lol. https://twitter.com/DeItaone/status/1483522791924285444 https://twitter.com/DeItaone/status/1483524544031862788 https://twitter.com/DeItaone/status/1483529414033948677 https://twitter.com/DevoutDriller/status/1483273217074683904
Good works
As it is not one swallow or a fine day that makes a spring, so it is not one day or a short time that makes a man blessed and happy.Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics One of the strange things about being a Roman Catholic is all of your non-Catholic friends and acquaintances will eventually start peppering … Continue reading Good works
Whose side is Germany on?
So I am pretty worried about what is currently unfolding in Europe. It's starting to look like a real war is brewing among world powers. And by "real war," I mean not a proxy war, which is the only kind of war the United States has been involved in for decades, with little investment or … Continue reading Whose side is Germany on?
The main reason the GOP must distance itself from Trump ahead of midterms
I have always been amused by the cockiness of hyper-committed partisans ahead of elections. And what is happening in GOP ranks these days can definitely be described as cocky. Every Republican you talk to is absolutely certain that covid fatigue and economic frustration will drive a red wave in November. President Biden is polling underwater … Continue reading The main reason the GOP must distance itself from Trump ahead of midterms
11 reasons DeSantis will make a better GOP candidate than Trump
Lady Olenna Tyrell: You must despise him, you're working so hard to undermine him.Lord Varys: Actually, I rather enjoy him. But he would see this country burn if he could be king of the ashes. Game of Thrones, "And Now His Watch Is Ended" It is long past time for former President Trump and what remains of … Continue reading 11 reasons DeSantis will make a better GOP candidate than Trump
A morning surrounded by tornadoes
Well, today was an interesting day here in southwest Florida. We knew there were going to be severe storms this morning. I went to bed early last night because I love intense storms, and did not want to sleep through them. I pictured myself waking up, making coffee, and sitting out in the courtyard watching … Continue reading A morning surrounded by tornadoes
The “Two Americas” of school disruptions
This is a map of the school districts in the United States where kids have been forced out of the classroom. I think it does an excellent job of demonstrating how the coronavirus panic at this point only exists for a small constellation of urban intellectual/political bubbles. Many of these places have adopted policies that … Continue reading The “Two Americas” of school disruptions
If you want to move past “empty shelves,” support local farmers and grocers
Never in my decades of following economics and high finance did I think I would live to see our country's supply chain break. While Americans were faced with Venezuela-esque "empty shelves" during the 2020 lockdowns, we were not in a particularly dangerous position at the time. There was no labor shortage - in fact, our … Continue reading If you want to move past “empty shelves,” support local farmers and grocers
Days of Sunshine 