Diesel Generators Needed to Power Stalls The Biden administration is mandating new dates when electric vehicles will be all but mandatory, predicts Victor Davis Hanson in American Greatness. To draw attention to the billions of dollars the White House is pouring into green energy and clean cars and to prove the viability of EVs, Energy Secretary […]
Private Jets Stranded in Munich
Hypocrisy for the Masses Planning on investing according to your political leanings? Well, make sure you factor in not making money down this slippery slope. Perhaps that’s why, with the Northern Hemisphere of Europe already under more snow cover in the first week of December than in any year for more than a decade, our […]
It’s Not Easy Being Second
Always Go to Bed a Little Smarter A way to think of Charlie Munger/Warren Buffet team: Robin to Batman, Tonto to the Lone Ranger, Telemachus to Odysseus. In other words, Munger was squarely pegged as #2. According to Callum Borchers in the WSJ, it takes a rare blend of confidence and humility to succeed in […]
Elon Musk’s Perfect Vehicle
Hallelujah, the Cyberbeast The cybertruck is here. Well, sort of. And guess what? It’s a dud. Last Thursday was the “Cybertruck Delivery Event.” The trucks finally rolled off the production line to be handed over to waiting customers, reports Ross Anderson in the Spectator. But wait a moment… Musk served as chaperone, host and speaker, and […]
Too Late to Reform?
Interest Payments and the Debt Crisis In the WSJ, James Freeman quotes House Budget Chairman Jodey Arrington (R., Texas), as well as the Penn Wharton Budget Model: Interest payments are the fastest growing expenditure in the federal budget, reaching almost 3/4 of a trillion dollars last year and projected to be $1 trillion next year. […]
Mob Rule vs Deterrence
Tottering: Civil Order, Security, Peace Will Israel achieve its goal of dismantling Hamas? Tricky and unclear at this point. What is clear is the position Israel is in: Israel is at a significant political disadvantage. Egypt and Qatar, both negotiating for hostage releases, are pushing for a continuance of a cease fire. It can be […]
Who Can’t Afford to Live in NYC
Empire State of Decline Can it be that Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who represents one of New York state’s most heavily taxed and regulated jurisdictions in the country, is capable of appreciating the burden big government imposes on average citizens? “Let’s not get carried away,” advises James Freemen in the WSJ. Is it possible that one of […]
Losing Sleep over Losing Sleep
One Secret to Happiness Along with too much, too early Christmas music, is a surfeit of articles on the importance of not getting enough sleep. In the WSJ, Geoffry Rogow advised what to do if you are not getting your full eight hours of shut-eye. We all know sleep promotes health and happiness, We’re better […]
Evil
Won’t Get Fooled Again As the civilized world rejoices over the release of Israeli hostages, the WSJ editors caution the world not to be blind: “Jihadists are manipulating human sentiment to achieve their terrorist aims.” The joy of seeing young children reunited with their parents after seven weeks of hell is palatable. But don’t be […]
Illiberal Centers of Mediocrity and Intolerance
Ignorance and Arrogance Never Underestimate the Power of Stupid People in Large Groups It doesn’t take the media or George Carlin, or even Roger Kimball or Victor Davis Hanson, to tell Americans that there is something badly amiss with America’s institutes of higher ed. But it took the widely reported, repellent, and exempt wave of […]
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