An irregular round-up of interesting reads. Most of these made me go "hmmmmm," none of them imply concurrence:
QUOTE OF THE DAY:
"Therefore, since there is no doubt that free enterprise capitalism is superior in productive terms, the left-wing doxa has attacked capitalism, alleging matters of morality, saying – that the detractors claim – that it’s unjust. They say that capitalism is evil because it’s individualistic and that collectivism is good because it’s altruistic. Of course, with the money of others.
So, they therefore advocate for social justice. But this concept, which in the developed world became fashionable in recent times, in my country has been a constant in political discourse for over 80 years. The problem is that social justice is not just, and it doesn’t contribute to general well-being." - Javier Milei
Ranking American cities by wealth back in 1949.
Radically more liberal than most of America: Attorneys.
Not your parent’s hippies: Research indicates that environmental activists are prone to the “darker” side of personality traits.
Say it Ain’t so! Young people are more tolerant of … tyrants.
Big begets bigger? Suggestive data indicates that community population size (also a function of density) correlates to the support of larger governments.
Gender matters. Women in congress get higher approvals, period. However, their favorability skyrockets when the woman is from an opposing party.
Some common sense for what ails us.
The greatest gift of all? Reduced tax burdens even through a mortgage deduction that sheds benefits to all income levels.
High-End Urban Blight? Blame the bankers.
Common Sense Confirmed: As tax compliance complexity increases, so does the fiscal burden of adherence.
Observable patterns? A state-level review of fertility rates.
Self-reported partisanship by migration pattern.
A U.S. Senator demands more authoritarian power for the Executive Branch.
Could decentralized big government spending help solve our debt crisis?
Yikes. At 6x the cost, U.S. mass transit is moving the same number of people it did in 1960?
The significant break-up! Americans are done with unions.
China stomps toward more significant Communism. Meanwhile, their economy begins to tank.
The EV transition failure is another example of Federal hubris.
Brooks: Death by bureaucracy.
U.S. taxpayers are funding more meter maids:
State-by-state hot sauce consumption.