Category Archives: California

California Burning: The Fall of Pacific Gas and Electric—and What It Means for America’s Power Grid

This piece is the best thing I’ve read in the Wall Street Journal in years. I can’t wait to read the book. It comes out in five days. WSJ: Inside the Investigation That Secured a Guilty Plea for 84 Wildfire … Continue reading

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Heads Up, California: Sydney Has Figured Out How to Get the Rents Down

From Reason.com: Sydney, Australia, may not be New York or London or Los Angeles, but it’s a big city with a population approaching five million. It’s got more people than the San Francisco area. But unlike San Francisco (or Los … Continue reading

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Why Has Bad Behavior Skyrocketed? (12-12-21)

00:00 The Game: A Portrait of Scott Morrison, https://lukeford.net/blog/?p=142462 07:00 Elliott Blatt joins 20:00 The quality of life has gone downhill in San Francisco, Los Angeles 30:00 Elliott is bullish about America 48:00 Trolling and its downsides 50:00 Building friendships … Continue reading

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Bring Your Own Brigade (2021)

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Robert Stark’s Case For Right-Wing Multiculturalism (8-1-21)

00:00 Robert Stark’s Substack, https://robertstark.substack.com/ 03:00 Robert Stark’s political centrism 05:30 Robert’s experience with the Covid pandemic 19:00 California governor recall 20:00 Larry Elder’s prospects to become governor 36:30 Cal-Exit 56:45 Cape Independence and shared California values, https://robertstark.substack.com/p/cape-independence-and-shared-california 1:01:00 David … Continue reading

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