How bad is the EV business? Yesterday afternoon, Ford Motor Company reported that the operating loss it incurred on its EV business in 2023 exceeded its total profit for the year. read more »
Economics
Rethinking the Housing Affordability Crisis, Part 1
Let’s talk about the nation’s housing affordability crisis.
I recently downloaded some 2023 third quarter data from the National Association of Realtors. read more »
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Biden's War on Fossil Fuels is Hurting America
When Joe Biden assumed office in 2021, the progressive press hoped, as the LA Times crowed, that he would “turn America into California again”. read more »
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Climate Child Labor – Who Cares?
The ruling class, powerful elite, and the media lack some energy literacy which may be the reasons they avoid conversations about the ugly side of “green” mandates and subsidies. read more »
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The Coming War of Civilizations
Media coverage of world events focuses on one crisis at a time, as if each was a separate phenomenon. But Ukraine, the Israel-Hamas war, the assaults on shipping in the Red Sea, China’s threats on Tawain, the closing of the Red Sea read more »
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The California Whimper
As the glint of the Golden State - rub worn by misdirection, doubt, and fear - fades just another little bit each day read more »
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Transportation Policy and the Ukrainians
The dominant philosophy that guides North American land use and transportation policy is advocacy of car ownership. The logic is simple. If you have a car you have automatic access to a wide variety of geographic employment options at any time of the day or night regardless of weather. read more »
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How to Shrink a Fortune
For generations, millions have come to California to make their fortunes, relying on the state’s own seemingly limitless fortune of natural resources, favorable climate, and economic opportunity. read more »
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The Cost of Opportunity Cost Blindness to Riders and Taxpayers
New research by Yadi Wang and David Levinson at the University of Sydney (Australia) casts considerable doubt on the outcomes of major transit projects in the United States read more »
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Illinois: Skilled Moving In, Unskilled Moving Out — At a New Loss
Too often, people interpret population numbers at face value and make a determination of a place’s success or failure based on absolute numbers. read more »