Articles of Interest

 

Articles Of Interest From The June 25, 2023 Edition

 

Articles Tom wrote:

 

From Martin County Moment:

 

“A Deal In The Works”

 

HERE 

 

“The Emperor Has No Clothes”

 

HERE

 

From Medium

 

“School Vouchers Can Prevent School Censorship”

 

HERE 

 

“Christian Nationalism For America Is A Fallacy”

 

HERE

 

Other Articles:

 

The Capitolist: “Jeff Brandes’ think tank: Live Local Bill will help, but bigger changes needed to fix affordable housing crisis”

 

HERE

 

The New York Times: “How To Clear 500,000 Ferel Cats From New York Streets”

 

HERE

 

Trump’s Indictment

 

HERE

 

Florida Phoenix: “Statehouses debate who should build EV charging networks”

 

HERE

 

The Washington Post: “Tracing the power of Casey DeSantis”

 

HERE

 

 

 

 

 

Articles Of Interest From The June 11, 2023 Edition

 

Articles Tom wrote:

 

From Martin County Moment:

 

“The Parking Morass”

 

HERE

 

From Medium

 

“Biden’s Industrial Policy Will Fail”

 

HERE

 

Other Articles:

 

Politico Power Switch: “Will ‘Buy American” derail Bullet Trains”

 

HERE

 

The Washington Post: “Fla home prices are holding steady, and even rising, as people flock south”

 

HERE

 

 

The New York Times Magazine: “Lessons From a Renters’ Utopia. It Might Look Like Vienna”

 

HERE

 

The Washington Post: “Miles Long trains are blocking first responders when every minute counts”

 

HERE

 

The Washington Post: ‘Students can’t get off their phones. Schools have had enough.”

 

HERE

 

 

 

 

Articles Of Interest From The May 28, 2023 Edition

 

Articles Tom wrote:

 

From Martin County Moment:

 

“A Wake Up Call”

 

HERE

 

“End Of Watch”

 

HERE

 

“A Failure That Needs Explaining”

 

HERE

 

“The Dream Commission Can’t Say No”

 

HERE

 

 “Martin County NIMBYs Suffer One More Defeat”

 

HERE

 

From Medium

 

“Republicans Are Killing Capitalism”

 

HERE

 

Other Articles:

 

The New York Times: “Build in the Suburbs, Solve the Housing Crisis”

 

HERE

 

The Tallahassee Democrat: “Florida teacher investigated by state agency for showing Disney movie in class”

 

HERE

 

The Chronicle of Higher Education: “I’m a student you have no idea how much we are using Chat GPT.”

 

HERE

 

The Washington Post: “End of a love affair: AM radio is being removed from many cars”

 

HERE

 

The Hill: “How Florida became a conservative bastion”

 

HERE

 

Bisnow: “Developers In A Mad Rush To Take Advantage Of The Live Local Act”

 

HERE

 

THE ENTIRE DURHAM REPORT

 

HERE

 

The New York Times: “Disney Pulls Plug On $1 Billion Development in Florida”

 

HERE

 

The Washington Post: “How mosquitos use your body chemistry to pick you for their next meal”

 

HERE

 

The Washington Post: “The little-known unintended consequences of recycling plastics.”

 

HERE

 

 

 

Articles Of Interest From The May 14, 2023 Edition

 

Articles Tom wrote:

 

From Martin County Moment:

 

“Stuart Commissioners Sometimes Have An Overrated View Of Themselves”

 

HERE

 

”The Unclaimed Tunnel Is Dead…Long Live The Bridge Replacement!”

 

HERE

From Medium

 

“Tariffs, Deficits, And Industrial Policy Usually Fail”

 

HERE

 

“Ron Is A Big Proponent Of Secrecy”

 

HERE

 

What Happened To Democracy & Capitalism

 

HERE

Other Articles:

 

The Washington Post: “Latinos leaving Catholicism and organized religion, study says”

 

HERE

 

AP: “Fact Focus: NYC crime is not the worse ever, despite claims”

 

HERE

 

The Washington Post: “San Francisco is a postcard from a driverless car future. Here is What it is like”

 

HERE

 

TC Palm: “Judge Sunshine Law violations are serious”

 

HERE

Futurity: “Laid off Fossil Fuel Workers Need Support”

 

HERE

 

The Washington Post: “Florida’s book-band frenzy targets Nora Roberts, and she is not happy.”

 

HERE

 

The New York Times: “Why You Should Forget What You Think You know About Housing in L.A.”

 

HERE

 

The New York Times: “In Norway The Electric Vehicle Future Has Already Arrived”

 

HERE

 

Articles Of Interest From The Apr 23, 2023 Edition

 

Articles Tom wrote:

 

From Martin County Moment:

 

“Stuart Commissioners: Do You Really Think It Should Be Secret?”

 

HERE

 

“Where In The World Is The City Attorney”

 

HERE

 

“A Developer’s Best Friend”

 

HERE

 

From Medium

 

“Guns, The Constitution, & 1791”

 

HERE

 

“Bidens Industrial Policy Should Be In the Dustpan Of History”

 

HERE

 

“Free Florida”

 

HERE

 

Other Articles:

 

Route Fifty: “How Florida Became the Center of the Republican Universe”

 

HERE

 

The Washington Post: “Congress gingerly begins to reclaim its powers. Let this become a trend.”

 

 HERE

 

The Washington Post: “Parents rights’ movement keeps ducking parental responsibility.”

 

HERE

 

The Washington Post: “Two friends were denied care after Florida banned abortion. One almost died.”

 

HERE

 

The Atlantic: “The Problem With the Retirement Age Is That It Is Too High”

 

HERE

 

The New York Times: “35 Ways Real People Are Using A.I. Right Now”

 

HERE

 

TC Palm: “Study: Toxins in Indian River Lagoon fish you eat include lead, algae, plastics, RoundUp”

 

HERE

 

The Washington Post: “DeSantis wants to ‘Make America Florida.’ Here’s what that looks like.”

 

HERE

 

 

Articles Of Interest From The Apr 9, 2023 Edition

 

Articles Tom wrote:

 

From Martin County Moment:

 

“Local Control Goes Down The Drain”

 

HERE

 

Truth Staring Martin County Right In The Face”

 

HERE

 

“What Is A Store In Western Martin County”

 

HERE

 

“The Tunnel That No One Claimed”

 

HERE

 

From Medium

 

“War On Woke Is Highly Overrated”

 

HERE

 

“Demographics Are Changing”

 

HERE

 

Other Articles:

 

The New York Times:NIMBYs Threaten a Plan to Build More Suburban Housing”

 

HERE

 

The Capitolist: “Florida restaurant patrons are the worst tippers in the nation”

 

HERE

 

The Washington Post: “The politics of cruise ships, and more!”

 

HERE

 

The Washington Post: “Just how big should the House be? Lets do the math”

 

HERE

 

Route Fifty: “Old Zoning Laws Share Blame For Housing Shortage”

 

HERE

Washington Examiner: “Liberals unite with Trump Supreme Court nominees in decision against federal land grab”

 

HERE

 

Stateline: “As Book Bans Gain Favor, Some Say Libraries Could Go”

 

HERE

 

Medium: “John Locke-Government As Service”

 

HERE

Articles Of Interest From The Mar 26, 2023 Edition

 

Articles Tom wrote:

 

From Martin County Moment:

 

East Stuart’s Thanksgiving Homicide Solved. Justice For A Community

 

HERE

 

“Is There Any Reason Why?”

 

HERE

 

“Local Control Goes Down The Drain”

 

HERE

From Medium

 

“Does Anyone Still Believe In Free Market Capitalism?”

 

HERE

 

Other Articles:

 

The Washington Post: “Ron DeSantis leads charge for more coercive conservative government”

 

HERE

 

The Washington Post: “Insurers slashed Hurricane Ian payouts far below damage estimates, documents and insiders reveal”

 

HERE

 

Route Fifty: “House GOP Tightens Rules for Earmarks”

 

HERE

 

The Bulwark: “The Id Theory of Politics”

 

HERE

 

The Albany Times Union: “Volunteer firefighters save N.Y. taxpayers billions annually, study finds”

 

HERE

 

 

 

 

 

Articles Of Interest From The Mar 12, 2023 Edition

 

Articles Tom wrote:

 

From Martin County Moment:

 

None this edition

 

From Medium

 

“Our Descent Toward Authoritarianism”

 

HERE

 

“Medicare & Social Security Are 2 Programs That Work”

 

HERE

 

“Stranger & Stranger”

 

HERE

 

Other Articles:

 

The Washington Post: “High-skilled visa holders at risk of deportation amid tech layoffs”

 

HERE

 

The Washington Post: “The House was supposed to grow with population. It didn’t. Let’s fix that.”

 

HERE

 

The New York Times “Republican Votes Helped Washington Pile Up Debt”

 

HERE

 

 

 

 

 

Articles Of Interest From The Feb 26, 2023 Edition

Articles Tom wrote:

 

From Martin County Moment:

 

“CHOICE IS A GOOD THING”

 

HERE

 

From Medium

 

“DeSantis Needed To Play To A Much Broader Audience”

 

HERE

 

“Every Reason Given But The True One”

 

HERE

 

“Why Ukraine Cannot Afford To Be Defeated”

 

HERE

 

Other Articles:

 

The Washington Post: “DeSantis wanted to ban guns at event, but not to be blamed, emails show”

 

HERE

 

The Washington Post: “‘Unfathomable’: Florida parents, students blast DeSantis idea to nix Aps”

 

HERE

 

 

Articles Of Interest From The Feb 12, 2023 Edition

 

 

 

Articles Of Interest From The Jan 29, 2023 Edition

 

Articles Tom wrote:

 

From Martin County Moment:

 

“A Just Outcome For Stuart, Martin County, And For All”

 

HERE

 

“Martin Has Loads Of Talent”

 

HERE

 

“The Swamp Lives”

 

HERE

 

From Medium:

 

“Stadium Subsidies: Another Way Of Helping The Super Wealthy”

 

HERE

 

“Working From Home”

 

HERE

 

Other Articles:

 

The Washington Post: “Extensive review affirms covid booster is safe after system flagged risk”

 

HERE

 

The New York Times: “The Slow, Inevitable Death of Middle-Class Housing”

 

HERE

 

The Dispatch: “How a Progressive Judge Helped Preserve American Pluralism. The law is doing its part. Are Christians doing theirs?” By David French

 

HERE

 

Medium: “Tomas de Torquemada: The Grand Inquisitor”

 

HERE

 

The New York Times: “Alarmed by A.I. Chatbots, Universities Start Revamping How They Teach”

 

HERE

 

The Washington Post: “The migrant crisis needs a solution. Fix it in these six steps.”

 

HERE

 

Route Fifty: “Cutting Building Emissions is About More Than Gas Stoves”

 

HERE

 

BLOOMBERG’S CITY LAB: “London’s Historic Smithfield Market Meets a New Chapter”

 

HERE

 

Articles Of Interest From The Jan 15, 2023 Edition

 

Articles Tom wrote:

 

From Martin County Moment:

 

“Martin County Doesn’t Have To Be Elitist”

 

HERE

 

“A Small Miracle For 10th Street”

 

HERE

 

“The Land Of No…Or Jobs And Residents?”

 

HERE

 

From Medium:

 

“It Matters Who We Pick As Our Heroes”

 

HERE

 

“Four Battleground States 2022 Results Explained”

 

HERE

 

“Florida: The Land Of Ron De-Sanctimonious”

 

HERE

 

“Musk Is Flash In The Pan…I Want Steady & Reliable”

 

HERE

 

“A Lost Time Of Children’s Independence”

 

HERE

 

Other Articles:

 

Medium: “Unrecognizable Actresses; Christina Applegate, Amy Adams Sandra Bullock,andRenee Zellweger”

 

HERE

 

The New York Times: “Congress Is Considering Financial Help To Parents. Here Are The Details”

 

HERE

 

 

The New York Times: “Madison Square Garden Uses Facial Recognition to Ban Its Owner’s Enemies”

 

HERE

 

CNN Health: “Scientists finally know why people get more colds and flu in winter”

 

HERE

 

The Washington Post: “People are giving up pets. Blame inflation.”

 

HERE 

 

The Washington Post: “What’s next for the economy? 10 charts that show where things stand.” 

 

 

 HERE

 

The New York Times: “A Toxic Stew on Cape Cod: Human Waste and Warming Water”

 

HERE

 

The New York Times: “What Happened in 2022. The Year In Charts”

 

HERE

 

The Washington Post: “Chesapeake Bay cleanup stalls as blue crabs drop and pollutants remain”

 

HERE

 

 

 

Articles Of Interest From The Dec 18, 2022 Edition

 

Articles Tom wrote:

 

From Martin County Moment:

 

“Does It Matter Who We Elect To The School Board?”

 

HERE

 

“Florida Elections Are Over…Time To Make A Deal”

 

HERE 

 

“IS IT TIME TO BE CONCERNED”

 

HERE

 

From Medium:

 

“Ron DeSantis Can Be The Next President”

 

HERE

 

Other Articles:

 

The New York Times: “Blockchains, What Are They Good For?”

 

HERE

 

The New York Times Deal Book: “Has Bob Iger Brokered a Truce With Florida?

 

HERE

 

The New York Times: “Behind New York City’s Shift on Mental Health, a Solitary Quest”

 

HERE

 

Bloomberg: “How The Parking Garage Conquered The City”

 

HERE

 

Route Fifty: “Rent-control Measures Are Poised for a Big 2023”

 

HERE

 

 

 

Articles Of Interest From The Dec 4, 2022 Edition

 

Articles Tom wrote:

 

From Martin County Moment:

 

“Does It Matter Who We Elect To The School Board”

 

HERE

 

From Medium:

 

“Has Inflation Peaked”

 

HERE

“The Hypocrisy Of Those That Want The Housing Status-Quo”

 

HERE

 

Other Articles:

 

The New York Times: “Time Has Run Out For The Leap Second”

 

HERE

 

The New York Times: “At Protests Guns Are Doing The Talking”

 

HERE

 

The New York Times: “Antiwar Activists Who Flee Russia Find Detention, Not Freedom, in the U.S.”

 

HERE

 

Politico: “DeSantis-backed school boards begin ousting Florida educators”

 

HERE

 

Bloomberg: “NYC Becomes One Billionaire Family’s Haven From China Property Crash”

 

HERE

The Capitolist: “Rental rates cooling in most markets, minus Florida:

 

HERE

 

The Washington Post: “Millennials shut out of the housing market, again”

 

HERE

 

 

Articles Of Interest From The Nov 20, 2022 Edition

 

 

 

Articles Of Interest From The Nov 13, 2022 Edition

 

Articles Tom wrote:

 

From Martin County Moment:

 

“The Demise Of The Starter Home”

 

HERE

 

From Medium:

 

”All Laws Must Be Enforced”

 

HERE

 

“Travel Changes”

 

HERE

 

“Another Funny Predicament”

 

HERE

 

Other Articles:

 

The New York Times: “Why Ian May Push Florida Real Estate Out of Reach for All but the Super Rich”

 

HERE

 

Route Fifty: Cities and States Bristle Over Proposal to Change How They Report on Finances”

 

 HERE

 

The New York Times: “The Rent Revolution Is Coming”:

 

HERE

 

 

 

Articles Of Interest From The Oct 16, 2022 Edition

 

Articles Tom wrote:

 

From Martin County Moment:

 

 

From Medium:

“When Will It Stop?”

 

HERE

 

 

Other Articles:

 

Washington Post: “It’s the perfect starter home. But it’s only for rent.”

 

HERE

 

Neiman Labs: “Should news outlets still endorse political candidates?”

 

HERE

 

Route Fifty: “A Major City Moves to Ban Right Turns on Red”

 

HERE

 

 

 

Articles Of Interest From The Oct 9, 2022 Edition

 

Articles Tom wrote:

 

From Martin County Moment:

 

 

From Medium:

 

The Mark Of DeSantis

 

HERE

 

Entrepreneurs & Autocrats

 

HERE

 

Other Articles:

 

The Washington Post: “Schumer and Graham are both wrong on abortion: Congress can’t legislate it”

 

HERE

 

Newsbreak “The poorest cities in Florida”

 

HERE

 

The New York Times: “The ‘Cost’ of Voting in America: A Look at Where It’s Easiest and Hardest”

 

 HERE

 

The New York Times: “Whatever Happened To The Starter Home”

 

HERE

 

Medium: “Putin Learns The Hard Way Why The U.S. Abandoned The Draft”

 

HERE

 

Washington Post: “They got a puppy — and a nearly 200 percent loan”

 

HERE

 

Cover Trip: “Where Is The Hurricane Zone. Know Your Evacuation Zone”

 

HERE

 

 

 

Articles Of Interest From The Sept. 18, 2022 Edition

 

Articles Tom wrote:

 

From Martin County Moment:

 

“The Challenge of Local Schools”

 

HERE

 

“My Questions Have been Answered Regarding Rural Lifestyle”

 

HERE

 

From Medium:

 

“Immigrants Pay The Highest Compliment”

 

HERE

 

“Time, Oil Prices, & Inflation: The History Of The U.S. Economy In The Last 50 + Years”

 

HERE

 

“Congress Is Failing America”

 

HERE 

 

Other Articles:

 

The New York Times: “California Fights Its Nimbys”

 

HERE

 

The New York Times: “Why Aren’t Student Loans Simple? Because This Is America”

 

HERE

 

The New York Times: “Town After Town, Residents Are Fighting Affordable Housing in Connecticut”

 

HERE

 

 

Articles Of Interest From The Sept. 4, 2022 Edition

 

Articles Tom wrote:

 

From Martin County Moment:

 

“All Schools Should Be Locally Controlled”

 

HERE

 

“How To Replace The Stuart Rail Bridge”

 

HERE

 

From Medium:

 

“Florida Is Not For Freedom”

 

HERE

 

“Biden’s Loan Forgiveness Is The Wrong Prescription”

 

HERE

 

Other Articles:

 

From Route Fifty: “The U.S. Needs Millions More Apartment Homes. What Can Localities Due To Boost Supply.”

 

HERE

 

Orange County Register: “More Homes Not More Government Needed To Make Homes Affordable”

 

HERE

 

Route Fifty: “USPS Lists Hundreds of Post Offices And Other Facilities Where It Will Consolidate Operations”

 

GERE

 

Washington Post: “Gorbachev’s reputation rests on the world’s amnesia”

 

HERE

 

 

 

Articles Of Interest From The Aug. 21, 2022 Edition

 

Articles Tom wrote:

 

From Martin County Moment:

 

“Our Pols Are Playing With Fire”

 

HERE

 

“Continued No Will Bring A Big Fat Yes”

 

HERE

 

From Medium:

 

“We Lack The Will Not The Way”

 

HERE

 

“Markets, Inflation, And Drug Prices”

 

HERE

 

Other Articles:

 

New York Times “Why Is It So Hard To Find An Affordable Apartment In New York”

 

HERE

 

Florida Phoenix “Record rent increases, low wages are driving an eviction crisis, U.S. Senate panel told”

 

 HERE

 

Washington Post “Drug Companies Are Warning That Pricing Reform Spells Doom. Don’t Fall For It”

 

HERE

 

Capitolist In November, voters control the fate of the Constitution Revision Commission and two property tax measures”

 

HERE

 

Bloomberg One of Europe’s Smallest Nations Tries a Big Idea: Free Public Transit”

 

HERE

 

The New York Times “A Frustrating Hassle Holding Electric Cars Back: Broken Chargers”

 

HERE

 

E&E News: “The EV Charger That Drops From The Sky”

 

HERE

 

Bloomberg: “These Six Cities Are Emerging as New Expat Hot Spots”

 

HERE

 

 

 

Articles Of Interest From The Aug. 7, 2022 Edition

 

Articles Tom wrote:

 

From Martin County Moment:

 

“Housing Is A Concerted Effort”

 

HERE

 

“Demographics Makes All The Difference

 

HERE

 

From Medium:

 

“Is A War Coming To America”

 

HERE

 

Other Articles:

 

None In This Edition

 

 

 

Articles Of Interest From The July 24, 2022 Edition

 

Articles Tom wrote:

 

From Martin County Moment:

 

“Affordable, Attainable, Workforce Housing”

 

HERE

 

“Stuart PD”

 

HERE

 

From Medium:

 

“Inflation Is Real But Not Fatal”

 

HERE

 

“Hispanics…An American Success Story”

 

HERE

 

Other Articles:

 

The New York Times: “Jobs Aplenty, but a Shortage of Care Keeps Many Women From Benefiting”

 

HERE

 

From The Washington Post: “Deleting files is not enough. Here is how to properly erase hard drives.”

 

HERE

 

The Washington Post: “As Stars and Politics Age, we’re entering a new era of stagnation”

 

HERE

 

From the AP: “Some Schools Build Affordable Housing to Retain Teachers”

 

HERE

 

Articles Of Interest From The July 10, 2022 Edition

 

Articles Tom wrote:

 

From Martin County Moment:

 

“What Is The Rush”

 

HERE

 

From Medium:

 

“Two Decisions That Were Rightly Decided”

 

HERE

 

“Gone With The Wind Is My Rosebud”

 

HERE

 

“Congress Is Like A Crazy Uncle”

 

HERE

Other Articles:

 

From The Dispatch an article by David French entitled “Roe Is Reversed, and the Right Isn’t Ready”

 

HERE

 

From the Washington Post a column by George Will entitled “The EPA decision ss the biggest one of all, and the Court got it right”

 

HERE

 

The New York Times Once a Crucial Refuge, ‘Gayborhoods’ Lose L.G.B.T.Q. Residents in Major Cities”

 

HERE

 

 

Articles Of Interest From The June 26, 2022 Edition

 

Articles Tom wrote:

 

From Martin County Moment:

 

“Parking Rules Are Hurting Our Future”:

 

HERE

 

“Autocracy Or Democracy”:

 

HERE

 

From Medium:

 

“Democrats Have An Inability To Manage The Small”

 

HERE

 

Other Articles:

 

TCPALM: “Coast Guard seeks boaters’ opinions on Brightline plans for Stuart bridge. Will it matter?”

 

HERE

 

FLORIDA PHOENIX: “As insulin costs soar, diabetics say a $35 cap on co-pays is not enough”

 

HERE

 

AXIOS: “House GOP welcomes a new Chamber, declares war against the old one”

 

HERE 

 

FOX BUSINESS: “Disney delays moving 2,000 jobs to Florida amid fight with DeSantis”

 

HERE

 

Articles Of Interest From The June 12, 2022 Edition

 

Articles Tom wrote:

 

From Martin County Moment:

 

“Indiantown Contemplating Debt for A New Village Complex”

 

HERE

 

“Martin County’s Own Hole In The Wall”

 

HERE

 

From Medium:

 

“America Has More Than Inflation To Worry About”

 

HERE

“When Will Become Serious About Housing”

 

HERE

 

“When Does It End”

 

HERE

 

“America Is No Longer The Can Do Nation”

 

HERE

 

Other Articles:

 

Washington Post: “Biden Has The Means To Reduce Inflation. Why Isn’t He Acting?”

 

HERE

 

Freight Waves: “Giant Container Ships Are Ruining Everything”

 

HERE

 

The New York Times: “Looking Back AT The Pay Phone’s New York Heyday”

 

HERE

 

The New York Times: “We Have To Stop Requiring Parking Everywhere”

 

HERE

 

The New York Times: “Twilight of Nimby”

 

HERE

 

 

 

Articles Of Interest From The May 22, 2022 Edition

 

Articles Tom wrote:

 

From Martin County Moment:

 

“Where Have All The Environmentalists Gone?” 

 

HERE

 

“The Four Hundred Of Martin County”

 

HERE

 

From Medium:

 

“Choice In Education”

 

HERE

 

“Where Is The Dystopian Landscape”

 

HERE

 

“We Are Looking At Student Loan Forgiveness All Wrong”

 

HERE

 

Other Articles:

 

From Route Fifty: “Driverless Vehicles Are Finally Hitting City Streets” 

HERE

The New York Times: “I Just Want My Kid to Learn Algebra. Does That Make Me a Culture Warrior?”

 

HERE

 

TC PALM: “Leapfrog Safety Grades: HCA Florida St. Lucie Hospital gets only A on Treasure Coast”

 

HERE

 

The New York Times: “With Plunging Enrollment, a ‘Seismic Hit’ to Public Schools”

 

HERE

 

Washington Post: “It Is Time For The Old Guard To Step Aside”

 

HERE

 

 

 

Articles Of Interest From The May 1, 2022 Edition

 

Articles Tom wrote:

 

From Martin County Moment:

 

“What Is Supposedly A Native Prairie”

 

HERE

 

“They Should Have Seen This Coming”

 

HERE

 

“The Mouse, The Governor, And His Legislative Dwarves”

 

HERE

 

From Medium:

 

“America Is Still In Serious Trouble”

 

HERE

 

“Our Economy Cannot Be Viewed Through Silos”

 

HERE

 

Other Articles:

 

Washington Post: “Your Next American Airlines Flight Could Be On A Bus”

 

HERE

 

Foreign Policy: “What Finland Can Offer NATO”

 

HERE

 

Route Fifty: “Facing Violent Threats & Abuse State & Local Officials Are Calling It Quits”

 

HERE

The New York Times: “Disney, Built on Fairy Tales and Fantasy, Confronts the Real World”

 

HERE

 

The New York Times: “Why We Admire Zelensky”

 

HERE

Washington Post: “War Is a Dirty Business. Will the Marine Corp Be Ready For the Next One?”

 

HERE

 

 

 

Articles Of Interest From The April 17, 2022 Edition

 

Articles Tom wrote:

 

From Martin County Moment:

 

“Stuart Commission Kept Its Word”

 

HERE

 

“Olde Time Florida”

 

HERE

 

From Medium:

 

“Europe & the U.S. Have Rising Prices”

 

HERE

 

Other Articles:

 

From Route Fifty “Cities with The Most and Least Expensive Rent”:

 

HERE

 

Florida Phoenix “Plan for New Central Florida Toll Road Would Split Split Oak Forrest, a Treasured Park”:

 

HERE

 

 

 

 

Articles Of Interest From The April 3, 2022 Edition

 

Articles Tom wrote:

 

From Martin County Moment:

 

From Medium:

 

“Voter Fraud: Trying To Find A Problem That Doesn’t Exist”

 

HERE

“Europe And The U.S. Have Rising Prices”

 

HERE 

 

Other Articles:

 

Route Fifty writes: “City Trees Suck Up More Carbon Than We Thought”

 

HERE

 

Pacific Legal has this to say about Senate hearings: “Senators Shouldn’t Treat Supreme Court Confirmation Hearings as Theater”:

 

HERE

 

The Economist: “America Is Stagnating”:

 

HERE

The Capitolist: “March badness: Chickens Come Home to Roost for Florida’s Legacy Newspapers”

 

HERE

 

 

Articles Of Interest From The March 20, 2022 Edition

 

Articles Tom wrote:

 

From Martin County Moment:

 

“What We Owe Maggy…And All Of Martin County”

 

HERE

 

“A Bad Decision That Will be Remembered”

 

HERE

 

“It’s A Secret”

 

HERE

 

From Medium:

 

“Don’t Confuse Parent Involvement With Censorship”

 

HERE

 

“Our Economic Sky Is Not Falling”

 

HERE

 

“The U.S. Needs Workers That Means More Immigrants”

 

HERE

 

“The Walmart Economy”

 

HERE

 

“Florida Should Allow Parental Rights But Not By Discrimination Of L.G.B.T.Q. Children”

 

HERE

 

Other Articles:

 

From the Rockland/Westchester Journal News Luxury rental project to rise near White Plains train station, filling a gap after decades”

 

HERE

 

John Welford publishing in Medium “The Seven Kingdoms of Old England”

 

HERE

 

The New York Times reports “Why American Mask Makers Are Going Out of Business”

 

HERE

 

The New York Times has an op-ed “I Came to College to Debate. I Found Self-Censorship Instead.”

 

HERE

 

The New York Times reports: “How A Playground for the Rich Could Undermine Sanctions on the Oligarchs.”

 

HERE

 

The Tampa Bay Times writes: “Florida Legislature Leaves Without Addressing Florida Insurance Crisis.”

 

HERE

 

The New York Daily News has an article about some dock workers making over $400k, “Mob-linked N.Y. longshoremen get big money in special labor deals as N.J. seeks to shutter crimefighting port agency”

 

HERE

 

 

Articles Of Interest From The March 6, 2022 Edition

 

Articles Tom wrote:

 

From Martin County Moment:

 

“What We Owe Maggy…And All Of Martin County”

 

HERE

 

“A Bad Decision That Will be Remembered”

 

HERE

 

From Medium:

 

“Don’t Confuse Parent Involvement With Censorship”

 

HERE

 

“Our Economic Sky Is Not Falling”

 

HERE

 

Other Articles:

 

From Route Fifty which cities will see significant sea level rise:

 

HERE

 

The Times Union writes that NY spends billions on subsidies for horse racing:

 

HERE

 

The New York Times has printed a study showing that the virus originated in the Wuhan live animal market:

 

HERE

 

Washington Post writes that the Trump Border Wall has been breached more than 3000 times:

 

HERE

 

Stuart Magazine “Ecological Excellence”

 

HERE

 

 

Articles Of Interest From The Feb 20, 2022 Edition

 

Articles Tom wrote:

 

From Martin County Moment:

 

From Medium:

 

Legislative Districts Fiasco:

 

HERE

 

Facts Are The Cornerstone:

 

 

HERE

Other Articles:

 

From Route Fifty states now want to make localities build denser housing

 

HERE

 

 

 

 

Articles Of Interest From The Feb 6, 2022 Edition

 

Articles Tom wrote:

 

From Martin County Moment:

 

What Is An Expert Witness?

 

HERE

 

Is It Paradise Lost Or Just Another Junk Yard?

 

HERE

Annexation & Land Use

 

HERE

 

From Medium:

 

It Isn’t Whether You Win or Lose….

 

HERE

 

Are Sanctions All That We Can Rely On?

 

HERE

Other Articles:

 

From the Capitolist, Florida outpaces nation in job growth:

 

HERE

 

Florida Phoenix is tracking a bill which would chill discussions in both schools and businesses. Is it needed:

 

HERE

Visusal Capitalist: The most and least corrupt countries:

 

HERE

 

NY Post New York is in last place with approving new housing for big U.S. cities:

 

HERE

 

The New York Times asks why the U.S. have more deaths from COVID than other wealthy countries:

 

HERE

 

 

Articles Of Interest From The January 23, 2022 Edition

 

Articles Tom wrote:

 

From Martin County Moment:

 

Why Martin County needs a Rural Resort Designation:

 

HERE

 

Stuart needs a form-based code:

 

HERE

 

From Medium:

 

The Filibuster Phooey:

 

HERE

 

Other Articles:

 

ROUTE FIFTY identifies three states where bills have been introduced for governments to disclose terms of business deals. Ome of them is Florida:

 

HERE

 

From The French Press David French writes that a nation of Christians is not necessarily a Christian nation:

 

HERE

 

From the Washington Post what would James Madison think about the filibuster?:

 

HERE

 

Politico Magazine Scalia was right make it easier to amend the constitution:

 

HERE

 

From NPR: The Supreme Court is not a happy place:

 

HERE

 

 

 

 

Articles Of Interest From The January 9, 2022 Edition

 

Articles Tom wrote:

 

From Martin County Moment:

 

Restaurant Service:

 

HERE

 

From Medium:

 

The Past Is Never Very Far From The Present…In The Economy

 

HERE

Constant Inconsistencies In Our Politics:

 

HERE

 

Christmas Day:

 

HERE

 

Other Articles:

 

From The New York Times Magazine a complete story on why Kabul fell within hours to the Taliban:

 

HERE

 

From The New York Times 2021 in 10 tables:

 

HERE

 

The Visual Capitalist charts economic freedom around the world:

 

HERE

Another From The New York Times the favorite workhouse from Oliver Twist becomes luxury condos in today’s London.

 

HERE

From Medium are we in for a second Civil War? Many Americans believe we are:

 

HERE

 

Washington Post writes about Mt. Airy and how Ted Kopel saw it:

 

HERE

Fast Company asks what happens if no new buildings are erected in 2022:

 

HERE

 

Articles Of Interest From The December 19, 2021 Edition

 

Articles Tom wrote:

 

From Martin County Moment:

 

Sometimes Politics and Elections Do Not Go Together: HERE

 

From Medium:

 

Inflation Is Temporary This Time:  HERE

 

The Rights of Citizenship:  HERE

 

Other Articles:

 

Florida Phoenix why does Senator Rubio opposes registration of women for Selective Service? HERE

 

Visual Capitalist: How has car safety improved over the past 60 years? HERE

 

Visual Capitalist: The world population pyramid 1950-2100 HERE

 

Florida Phoenix: School Boards once again partisan  HERE

 

James Louis Bruno on Medium on Civil War 2.0 HERE

 

Moms For Liberty group is another reason why school boards and administrations are hopelessly behind the curve from TC Palm:  HERE

 

From the Washington Post and interactive look at New York’s Tenement Museum  HERE

 

From The New York Times New Zealand plans to raise the age to buy cigarettes until at some future date no one will be old enough: HERE

 

From The New York Times: NYC poised to give 800k non citizens the right to vote in municipal elections: HERE

 

New York Times: Accessory Dwelling Units are becoming a right for property owners not up to building officials. HERE

 

From Business Insider every member of Congress and their conflicts of interest:  HERE

 

Articles Of Interest From The December 5, 2021 Edition

 

Articles Tom wrote:

 

From Martin County Moment:

 

Supposed Party Gains Hide Net Losses:

 

HERE

 

From Medium:

 

Rittenhouse Shows Our Critical Thinking Skills Are At A Loss:

 

HERE

 

The Party Of Populism Has Shifted:

 

HERE

 

Our Economics Are In The Numbers:

 

HERE

 

Other Articles:

 

From The New York Times Manchin & Sinema are wracking up millions from Republican donors:

 

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/21/us/politics/manchin-sinema-republican-donors.html?referringSource=articleShare

 

The Visual Capitalist Has A Chart On The Richest Women:

 

HERE

 

Wallet Hub Ranks The States By The Quality Of Their Hospitals. Florida Is Not In The Top 20:

 

HERE

 

And Lastly From The Washington Post What Happens When The Local Press Goes Away:

 

HERE

 

 

Articles Of Interest From The November 21, 2021 Edition

 

Articles Tom wrote:

 

From Martin County Moment:

 

The Stuart LPA Did The Right Thing In The Wrong Way

 

HERE

 

Jensen Beach Mooring Field: Will It Be A Folly Or A Resource

 

HERE

 

From Medium:

 

A Wealth Tax Is A Bad Idea

 

HERE

 

The Lost World Of My Childhood

 

HERE

 

Other Articles:

 

From the Florida Phoenix parents bill of rights will expand with special session:

 

HERE

 

From Politico what Democrats get wrong about cities and suburbs:

 

HERE

 

The New York Times writes Vietnam the 2nd largest supplier of apparel and shoes factories still not back due to Covid. The supply chain problems continue:

 

HERE

 

Visual Capitalist: NYC in 1836 superimposed on today. Fascinating for history buffs

 

HERE

 

 

Articles Of Interest From The November 7, 2021 Edition

 

Articles I wrote in the past few weeks:

From Martin County Moment:

 

We Need To Realistically Think About Martin County’s Future

 

HERE

 

I ask where our conservative small government governor went:

 

HERE

 

And from Medium the U.S. no longer has a functioning government:

 

HERE

Other Articles:

USA Today Electric cars are not less costly

 

HERE

 

What every country does regarding paid leave from The New York Times

 

HERE

 

Route Fifty tells us about the states with the highest and lowest gas prices

 

HERE

 

In The New York Times Old power grid slows up the use of solar and other new technologies

 

HERE

 

In Medium Ron Johnson a 20 year truck driver writes about how to fix the port backups.

 

HERE

 

 

 

Articles Of Interest From The October 24, 2021 Edition

 

Articles I wrote in the past few weeks:

 

On Medium “America Is In Serious Trouble”

 

HERE

 

And: “The Dichotomy Of The American Labor Market”

 

HERE

 

Other Articles:

 

From the Washington Post Iowa’s Grassley is running for re-election at 89 for another 6 year term:

 

HERE

 

The New York Times describes what the real future of Texas looks like:

 

HERE

 

Newman Lab tells us the local news future looks bleak:

 

HERE

 

The New York Times writes about a California subdivision that was turned into a multi-familiy:

 

HERE

 

From City Lab the NYPD’s massive overtime has not made the city safer:

 

HERE

 

The New York Times has an article about how other countries pay for childcare:

 

HERE

 

Florida Tax Watch writes that millions will be wasted under federal programs:

 

 HERE

 

Florida Phoenix writes that Florida is one of four states that will be severely impacted by sea level rise:

 

HERE

 

CHARTS:

 

Nothing this week

 

 

 

Articles Of Interest From The October 10, 2021 Edition

Articles I wrote in the past few weeks:

 

Nothing in this newsletter.

 

Other Articles:

 

The New York Times writes we have surpassed 40 million COVID cases:

 

HERE

 

From the Washington Post how can there be a problem when we have 10 million job openings:

 

HERE

 

A comprehensive piece from The New York Times Magazine on the big failure of public education is in our rural places:

 

HERE

 

From Route Fifty Massachusetts calls out National Guard to drive school busses due to driver shortages:

 

HERE

 

Florida Phoenix has a piece on Pulte Homes destroying gopher tortoises borroughs:

 

HERE

 

And lastly from The New York Times asking why there should be 50 meetings to build a building:

 

HERE

 

CHARTS:

 

TWO CHARTS THIS WEEK FROM THE VISUAL CAPITALIST:

 

What products come from a barrel of crude:

 

HERE

 

 

Articles Of Interest From The September 5, 2021 Edition

 

Articles I wrote in the past few weeks:

 

From Medium: Economics Will Always Lose Out To Political Expediency

 

HERE

 

Another that ran there: There Is No Equivalency

 

HERE

 

And from Martin County Moment, Stuart Taxpayers Continue to Subsidize A Private Entity:

 

HERE

Other Articles:

 

PACIFIC LEGAL: CALIFORNIA HAS PROHIBITED DOOR TO DOOR CANVASSING EVEN FOR POLITICAL MATTERS. IS IT A VIOLATION OF THE 1ST AMENDMENT?

 

HERE

 

THE NEW YORK TIMES: WHY BIDEN’S LACK OF STRATEGIC PLAN LED TO DISASTER IN PULLOUT

 

HERE

 

ANOTHER FROM THE TIMES: CONGRESS HAS THE POWER TO DECLARE WAR WHY WON’T IT DO SO

 

HERE

A REPORT FROM THE PEW CHARITABLE TRUST RECOMMENDING THAT MUNICIPALITIES BE GIVEN MORE FLEXIBILITY BY STATES TO RAISE TAXES

 

HERE

 

FROM THE NEW YORK TIMES CALIFORNIA FINALLY CONFRONTS BAD ZONING:

 

HERE

 

PAUL KRUGMAN NEWSLETTER:

 

HERE

 

THE NEW YORK TIMES: EXAMINES WHY FLORIDA IS AN EPICENTER OF COVID

 

HERE

 

AND ONE MORE TIMES: PIECE EXPLAINS WHY WE NEED TO PREPARE FOR MORE SHORTAGES

 

 

HERE

CHARTS:

 

TWO CHARTS THIS WEEK FROM THE VISUAL CAPITALIST:

 

FIRST WHAT COMPANIES BELONG TO THE TRILLION DOLLAR CLUB:

 

HERE

 

WHAT LANGUAGE DO COUNTRIES WANT TO LEARN:

 

HERE

 

 

Articles Of Interest From The August 22, 2021 Edition

 

Articles I wrote in the past few weeks:

 

The Hypocrisy of the NIMBY Crowd:

 

HERE

 

Our Zoning Choices Are Obsolete:

 

HERE

 

Our Aversion To Factual Reality:

 

HERE

 

Other Articles:

 

FROM THE CAPITOLIST RECAP CDC DOES NOT HAVE AUTHORITY TO ISSUE MORATORIUMS

 

HERE

 

FROM PACIFIC LEGAL WHY DOES LOCAL GOVERNMENT WANT TO STOP ACCESSORY UNITS:

 

HERE

 

BEST LIFE FL HAS THE 8TH WORST DRIVERS:

 

HERE

 

THE NEW YORK TIMES: THE U.S. POPULATION IS CHANGING:

 

HERE

 

FROM THE WASHINGTON POST HOW HAS YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD CHANGED SINCE THE LAST CENSUS AN INTERACTIVE ARTICLE:

 

HERE

 

THE ATLANTIC TELLS US THAT THE VIRUS IS HERE FOREVER THIS IS HOW WE LIVE WITH IT:

 

HERE

 

CHARTS:

 

Only one chart from the Visual Capitalist How dominant is the U.S. Dollar:

 

HERE

Articles Of Interest From The August 8, 2021 Edition

 

Articles I wrote in the past few weeks:

 

In Medium I write about free markets and safety nets:

 

HERE

 

And in Martin County Moment when will voters stop giving legislators a pass for taking away their rights:

 

HERE

 

Other Articles:

 

From the Tampa Bay Times the Pasco Sheriff has a program to place citizens who may commit a crime under surveillance and tells them:

 

HERE

 

From the Albany Times Union bail reform has been a problem for the Albany NY DA:

 

HERE

 

The Capitolist investigates the Palm Beach Post and Pro Publica’s series on the “Black Snow” in sugar country:

 

HERE

 

Saving Charleston’s historic homes means raising them off the ground in The New York Times:

 

HERE

 

 

Another from The New York Times on using wood as a sustainable technology in taller buildings:

 

HERE

 

And lastly from Crains New York Manhattan apartments are selling like hotcakes…being in the burbs is so 2020:

 

HERE

 

CHARTS:

 

Three charts from the Visual Capitalist this week:

 

Which countries are the individual states biggest trading partners:

 

HERE

 

What is the GDP per capita by country:

 

HERE

 

Where in our oceans are the 1.6 billion masks:

 

HERE

Articles Of Interest From The July 25, 2021 Edition

 

Articles I wrote in the past few weeks:

 

Articles I wrote:

 

For political consistency look to the Bard & the Bible:

 

HERE

 

Each generation has music that tells its story:

 

HERE

 

History can only be taught using facts:

 

HERE

 

Other Articles:

 

Wallet Hub has a piece on the best and worse states for jobs:

 

HERE

 

 

Route Fifty writes that we have been using the same definition of poverty for over 50 years. It needs to change:

 

HERE

 

From the Atlantic via Route 50 writes about the privatization of the National Guard:

 

HERE

 

Legal Pacific writes that free speech is essential for our economic liberty:

 

HERE

 

And lastly from Florida Phoenix Santa Rosa County is allowing clear cutting as if the 1950s were back:

 

HERE

 

CHARTS:

 

Two charts from the Visual Capitalist this week:

 

The first plots state population trends from 2010 to 2020:

 

HERE

The second is how the global chip shortage is affecting the economy:

 

HERE

 

Articles Of Interest From The July 11, 2021 Edition

Articles I wrote in the past few weeks:

 

Articles I wrote:

 

There is more at stake than just Costco:

 

HERE

 

Why are employers having trouble filling jobs:

 

HERE

 

And looking for political consistency check out the Bible and the Bard:

 

HERE

 

Other Articles:

 

From Politico Magazine both conservative and liberal justices have Justice Harlan as their hero:

 

HERE

 

The New York Times writes about how the Roman Colosseum is having a make-over:

 

HERE

 

Wallet Hub grades the states’ economies (to get the most click on the links in the story)

 

HERE

 

The History of Yesterday has little known facts about the presidents:

 

HERE

 

And another from The New York Times about why crabs are going un-harvested:

 

HERE

 

And lastly from the Economist a multi-faceted report on China after 100 years of communist rule:

 

HERE

 

 

CHARTS:

 

Two charts from the Visual Capitalist this week:

 

The first is about what the map of medieval Europe looked like:

 

HERE

 

And what asset classes do best against inflation:

 

HERE

 

Articles Of Interest From The June 27, 2021 Edition

 

Articles I wrote in the past few weeks:

 

Articles I wrote:

 

More on Incumbency:

 

HERE

 

Our deputies are going to Texas:

 

HERE

 

Are the Bad Old Days of Crime Returning:

 

HERE

 

Other Articles:

 

From Florida Phoenix court ruling on max equates it to abortion:

 

HERE

 

Politico asks what is wrong with local demand for news:

 

HERE

 

Kristin Sinema in the Washington Post why she wants the filibuster to remain:

 

HERE

 

 

CHARTS:

 

Three charts this week from the Visual Capitalist:

 

The first has the biggest companies in the world:

 

HERE

 

The next is the largest business risks:

 

HERE

And last is five trends to watch post covid:

 

HERE

Articles Of Interest From The June 13, 2021 Edition

 

Articles I wrote in the past few weeks:

 

Tallahassee’s version of the “Godfather”

 

HERE

 

“History Is Just The Facts”

 

HERE

 

“The U.S. Needs A Social Safety Net”

 

HERE

 

Other Articles:

 

Our first one is from the Atlantic regarding those working in an office get bigger raises than those working from home:

 

HERE

 

The next is an article from David French in the Dispatch asking if Jews are being beaten in the streets can America be America:

 

 

HERE

 

From The Hill is it time to rethink zoning:

 

HERE

 

The New York Times asks Bill Bratton about police reform:

 

HERE

 

A press release from the Army Corps of Engineers regarding Lake Okeechobee:

 

HERE

 

The Miami Herald asks why Florida picked up the tab for lawsuits for doctors’ mistakes in child birth:

 

HERE

 

The Washington Post writes that Senators are the oldest in history:

 

HERE

 

Another from the Post explains why Florida was supposed to be more left but turned more right instead:

 

HERE

 

The Florida Phoenix writes it is time to get rid of the filibuster:

 

HERE

 

The Mew York Times has a test for us to take regarding the facts on the increase in crime:

 

HERE

 

Lastly from Pro Publica their story on America’s richest pay no tax:

 

HERE

 

 

 

CHARTS:

 

Two charts this week from Visual Capitalist on debt:

 

The first is on household debt:

 

HERE

 

The second is on government debt:

 

HERE

 

 

Articles Of Interest From The May 23, 2020 Edition

 

ARTICLES OF INTEREST

 

From The New York Times lawsuit over truck pollution at large L.A. distribution center:

 

HERE

 

Bloomberg introduces us to the most secret Swiss Bank for the wealthiest and oldest families:

 

HERE

 

Another from The New York Times on why we feed animals:

 

HERE

 

From Route-Fifty how many days per week should you work from home:

 

HERE

 

Florida Phoenix asks should school vouchers be extended:

 

HERE

 

Route-Fifty tells us which cities are getting the most aid:

 

HERE

 

The New York Times Book Review on Joe Klein’s biography of Danial Moynihan:

 

HERE

 

CHARTS:

 

From the Visual Capitalist:

 

Interest Rates from around the world:

 

HERE

 

And Lumber Prices shoot through the roof:

 

HERE

Articles Of Interest From The May 9, 2020 Edition

 

From Center Daily Times regarding outdoor dining. Too bad we did not think about it. It would have been cheaper and better:

 

HERE

 

Bloomberg discusses the absurdity of parking regulation:

 

HERE

 

Surviving Tomorrow asks about bitcoin is it another Ponzi scheme:

 

HERE

 

In the Miami Herald the legislature told the Key West that they know what is best:

 

HERE

 

The New York Times Magazine explains how between 1920 and 2020 people have gained an entire life span:

 

HERE

 

From Economist what is the future for the United Kingdom:

 

HERE

 

CHARTS:

 

The first chart is from The New York Times regarding where the money is going from the Biden plans:

 

HERE

 

The next two are from the Visual Capitalist. The first is ranking the 25 richest countries. The U.S. ranks 5th:

 

HERE

 

And the next chart ranks generations by power and influence:

 

HERE

 

 

Articles Of Interest From The April 25, 2020 Edition

 

From The New York Times an interesting article on whether you can tell which of these neighborhoods voted for Trump of Biden by looking at them:

 

HERE

 

Another from The New York Times regarding DeSantis being Trump’s heir or is he just trying:

 

HERE

 

From the Atlantic stating that luxury housing is good for every type of housing:

 

HERE

 

Treasure Coast Newspapers asks is exclusionary zoning liberal or conservative:

 

HERE

 

And Pacific Legal writes why do so many dislike accessory units:

 

HERE

 

Route-Fifty has an article on the newest congressional caucus made up of former local elected officials:

 

HERE

 

CHARTS:

 

All from the Visual Capitalist

 

The first one compares the size of the Titanic to a modern day cruise ship:

 

HERE

 

The next shows us Biden’s Budget proposal:

 

HERE

 

And last the ten cities that have the most billionaires:

 

HERE

 

Articles Of Interest From The April 11, 2020 Edition

 

From The New York Times that this could be Biden’s chance to save the Everglades:

 

here

 

Vox has a piece on the history of the Dining Room:

 

here

 

The Capitolist writes that even Florida Democrats are speaking out on the “60 Minute” hit job on DeSantis

 

here

 

Heather McDonald writes in City Journal about NYC the rising crime rates:

 

here

 

And from Rich Lowery in Politico Magazine regarding Republicans should be looking at DeSantis as the model:

 

here

 

Lastly from Lessons From History the worlds oldest languages that are still spoken:

 

here

 

CHARTS

 

Only one this week from the Visual Capitalist on the world’s richest families:

 

here

 

 

Articles Of Interest From The March 28, 2021 Edition

An interesting article from the Atlantic on how America has substituted politics for religion:

 

HERE

 

Next from Route Fifty regarding how Florida asks people to wear their masks nicely:

 

HERE

 

The Washington Post reimagines Public Safety:

 

HERE

 

Florida Phoenix asks how did the Manatee in one year go to being endangered again:

 

HERE

 

Politico Magazine has a portrait on Governor DeSantis:

 

HERE

 

From The New York Times that millennials are using their check to buy stock:

 

HERE

 

And another from Route Fifty on Florida response not so exceptional and not so bad:

 

HERE

 

From the Capitolist the governor wants $75 million for vocational education:

 

HERE

 

The Herald Tribune writes that Florida once again is raiding the housing trust fund:

 

HERE

 

Lastly from the Conversation that civic education has unintended consequences:

 

HERE

 

CHARTS

 

And three charts from the Visual Capitalist:

 

The world’s largest rivers and their basins:

 

HERE

 

The deadliest plagues:

 

HERE

 

And the most linguistically diverse nations:

 

HERE

 

 

Articles Of Interest From The March 14, 2020 Edition

 

From OMG Facts there was six more letters in our alphabet at one time:

 

HERE

 

Washington Post editorializes that there should be term limits in the Senate:

 

HERE

 

And again, from the Washington Post how to keep working well into your 80s:

 

HERE

 

The Miami Herald writes that the entire State of Florida is open to the public except the state capital building:

 

HERE

 

The Tampa Bay Times tells us about vouchers:

 

HERE

 

Another from the Washington Post on the need for civics education:

 

HERE

 

And lastly from the Washington Post regarding the newest CDC guidelines:

 

HERE

 

CHARTS

 

And two charts from The Visual Capitalist

 

The first is the cost of beer throughout the world:

 

HERE

 

The second is a chart that says money can buy happiness:

 

HERE

 

 

Articles Of Interest From The February 28, 2020 Edition

 

From The New York Times the housing crisis is a national one:

 

here

 

The next article from the Washington Post states that during pandemics there is more extremism:

 

here

 

The Tampa Bay Times writes that Marion County thinking about returning to an elected superintendent after 30 years:

 

here

 

Lastly from Route Fifty that government employees using their personal devices put their employers at risk for cyber-attacks:

 

here

Charts

 

The first chart is from Frame of Reference it outlines the education of all 46 presidents:

 

here

 

And two charts from The Visual Capitalist:

 

The first is the worlds oldest and youngest countries:

 

here

 

And what is known as the Buffet Indicator for all time high risk:

 

here

 

Articles Of Interest From The February 14, 2020 Edition

From The History of Yesterday the Irish Thermapolyae

 

HERE

 

Route 50 writes it is time to adequately fund health departments:

 

HERE

 

Axios has an article on why cable subscriptions will continue to drop:

 

HERE

From Florida Phoenix regarding business protection from Covid:

 

HERE

Another from Route 50 regarding how to make people take care of public spaces:

 

HERE

 

And another from the same regarding the hacking of a Florida city water supply:

 

HERE

The Palm Beach Post writes that the SFWMD has now funded their part of the STA south of Lake O:

 

HERE

 

Charts

 

There are two from Visual Capitalist:

 

List of countries land mass:

 

HERE

 

And the 50 most visited web sites:

 

HERE

 

 

Articles Of Interest From The January 24, 2020 Edition

 

Tom Campenni on Medium on does history repeat itself:

 

here

 

From The New York Times what is the future of the office:

 

here

 

And Politico asks is the job market crashing:

 

here

 

 

Charts

 

From Wallet Hub states ranked by drivability:

 

here

 

And two from Visual Capitalist:

The first is the top 50 global brands:

 

here

 

And the second what is the real cost of COVID:

 

here

 

Articles Of Interest From The January 10, 2020 Edition

 

The Naples News tells us that Florida has the lowest flu vaccination rates in the country. Is this a harbinger of the Covid vaccine?

here

 

 

What are the causes of death in 2020 from The New York Times:

 

here

 

The Washington Post has an article by George Schultz at 100 years old. He has been the Secretary of Labor, Treasury and State:

 

here

 

From Lessons From History What is it like to live through a siege of a medieval castle:

 

here

 

The Washington Post has the full transcript of Trump’s call to Raffensperger:

 

here

 

Lastly from Route Fifty some Florida Counties using Eventbrite to make vaccine appointments:

 

here

 

 

CHARTS

 

 

All from the Visual Capitalist this week

 

The first explains how people spend their day throughout the world:

 

here

 

The next is the U.S. population broken down by race:

 

here

 

And finally the charts of 2020 review:

 

here

 

Articles Of Interest From The December 13,  2020 Edition

FROM TOM:

The Pandemic Is Showing What Is Wrong With the Economy:

 

here

 

Facebook Is A Bully:

 

here

 

From Florida Phoenix The state will have 179,400 units of vaccine initially for a population of 21.3 million:

 

here

 

Fast Times writes that American suburbs are looking more like European cities:

 

here

 

Pacific Legal writes that you should look at the dissenting opinion to see where the Court is going in the future:

 

here

 

An article from The Tampa Bay Times that a political consultant that ran 24 Florida House campaigns tells his clients not to speak to the media:

 

here

 

 

The Washington Post has a feature about the last grandson of President John Tyler (1790-1862) in a Virginia nursing home had a history older than the nation:

 

here

 

From Route Fifty remote work for the government and private sector will be the new norm:

 

here

 

The New York Times writes about the new more stringent test for citizenship:

 

here

 

And the test itself:

 

here

 

Governor DeSantis video on the Covid vaccine:

 

here

 

Florida Phoenix asks are injection wells the way to go north of Lake “O”:

 

here

 

The New York Times has an interactive predictor on where you are in receiving the vaccine:

 

here

The Economist writes about a strategy for America with China:

 

here

 

CHARTS

 

Holliday spending in the world:

 

here

 

 

2020 economic review and 2021 projections:

 

 

here

 

 

 

Articles Of Interest From The November 22, 2020 Edition

 

Our first article is from Route 50 regarding Puerto Rico’s affirmative vote to become a state:

 

here

 

From The Startup Milton Freedman still knows more about markets than The NY Times:

 

here

 

The History of Yesterday has an article regarding Adam Smith’s two revolutionary ideas:

 

here

From The New York Times a piece remembering the time that Martin Luther King was stabbed in Harlem and saved by the NYPD:

 

here

 

Another from Route 50 regarding New York City sending EMTs with cops to answer some calls:

 

here

 

And finally another from The History of Yesterday regarding a scientist that gave the world cheap fertilizer and a gas used to kill millions of people:

here

 

Articles Of Interest From The November 8,  2020 Edition

From Discourse Magazine both political parties have moved left:

 

Here

 

Advance Science Magazine writes that our plastic use is much higher than previously thought:

 

Here

 

And from Marker asking what happened to Chile’s economic success:

 

Here

 

Articles Of Interest From The October 18, 2020 Edition

The Washington Post writes that our first president almost died of the flu:

 

here

 

NPR tells us that school enrollment is dropping nationwide:

 

here

 

Again from the Washington Post an article on Amy Coney Barrett that tells the story of her connection to Martin County:

 

here

 

From Florida Phoenix an article on how both political parties agree that Proposition 3 should be defeated:

 

here

 

Articles Of Interest From The October 4, 2020 Edition

From The New York Times using DNA to see where the Vikings went:

 

here

Again, from The New York Times what happens if everyone receives the same benefit from the government regardless of income:

 

here

The Miami Herald warns of huge budget cuts coming:

 

here

 

Economist asks is it time for digital identification cards:

 

here

 

And from Route 50 the 9th circuit upholds 5G rules:

 

here

 

AP News writes that Disney is laying off 28,000 employees.

 

here

Another from the Economist stating that there is a radical shift in working arrangements:

 

here

 

And lastly from Medium about the right of the president to name the next justice:

 

here

 

Articles Of Interest From The September 20, 2020 Edition

From The New York Times what happens to service workers now:

 

here

 

The Assent tells us that money is going to lose its value:

 

here

 

A study from the Brookings Institute regarding voter fraud:

 

here

 

A piece on Medium on why honey can last forever:

 

here

 

The Economist writes what Putin fears the most:

 

here

 

From Crains New York the new Whole Food stores will not have any customers:

 

here

 

Knowhere News writes that 250,000 cases tied to Sturges rally:

 

here

 

Lastly from Vanity Fair an article on Matt Gaetz:

 

here

 

Articles Of Interest From The September 6, 2020 Edition

From Route 50 writes that affluence killed New York:

 

HERE

 

From Pacific Legal that we need more housing in the suburbs not less:

 

HERE

 

And again, from Route 50 Millennials like small cities:

 

HERE

 

And lastly from Thoughts Politics & Beliefs the courts are also a casualty of the pandemic:

 

HERE

 

Articles Of Interest From The August 23, 2020 Edition

The New Yorker reprints a piece by Arthur Miller from 1998 regarding the days before air conditioning:

 

here

 

 

From Route 50 are workforce is about to change dramatically:

 

here

 

 

Florida Sheriff forbids masks from the Ocala Star Banner:

 

here

 

Politico reports that the New York Daily News and many others are abandoning their newsrooms:

 

here

 

The Hill has an article regarding the Supreme Court ruling that a government’s police power is not absolute:

 

here

 

Route 50 writes that the 9th Circuit rules that California over reached when it forbid high capacity gun magazines:

 

here

 

Zillow proves that cities real estate markets are not collapsing:

 

here

 

And lastly the U.S. Senate’s final report on Russian interference in the 2016 election:

 

here

 

Articles Of Interest From The August 9, 2020 Edition

From Route 50 counties will be short 200 billion

 

here

 

Bloomberg asks are single family obsolete:

 

here

 

Stars & Stripes writes that U.S. military is leaving Germany:

 

here

 

The New York Times has John Lewis write his own obituary:

 

here

 

The Boston Globe has an article about the 50,000 population of the City of Methune’s Police Chief making $325,000 per year:

here

The New York Times reports that the 2nd Qtr. GDP drops 33%:

 

here

 

From Townhall Martin County resident Attorney Mark Miller explains why qualified immunity needs to go away:

 

here

 

Lastly from The New York Times if remote work not working maybe your company isn’t doing it right:

 

here

 

 

Articles Of Interest From The July 26, 2020 Edition

From The Tallahassee Democrat mask ordinances ruled constitutional:

 

HERE

 

Florida Phoenix asks who is in charge of school reopening:

 

HERE

Politico writes that DeSantis may be walking back school reopening’s:

 

HERE

 

The New York Times has an article about children and spread:

 

HERE

Miami Herald on the Bahama’s closed to Americans:

 

HERE

 

Route 50 writes that a third of Americans want to only work from home:

 

HERE

Here are the CDC Guidelines on school reopening:

 

HERE

 

Pacific Legal asks whether we will freeze development of new homes:

 

HERE

 

Politico writes about a large Salmon Farm in warehouses in Florida:

 

HERE

 

Medium tells us about the plague that crushed the Roman Legions:

 

HERE

 

Colin Powell is still looking for answers according to The New York Times Magazine:

 

HERE

And last from Brookings should everyone be required to vote:

 

 

HERE

 

Articles Of Interest From The July 9, 2020 Edition

From Martin County:

 

An article from Knowhere News Martin County cases increase 256% in June

 

here

 

From the Palm Beach Post suit over mandatory face masks:

 

here

From the rest of the world:

 

Florida Bulldog has an article regarding no bid contracts for friends:

 

here

 

Politico reports on DeSantis veto for on-line learning program:

 

here

From Bloomberg/City Lab writes that preemption is destroying our life:

 

here

 

Route 50 writes that in some places social workers are being dispatched instead of police:

 

here

Washington Post asks the experts what they do and don’t do re Corona:

 

here

 

Articles Of Interest From The June 28, 2020 Edition

From Martin County:

 

TC Palm writes that Covid is spiking:

here

 

From The Rest Of The World

From the Washington Post the article is how millennials are the unluckiest generation:

 

here

 

Medium the Roman Empire went into decline where is the U.S.:

 

here

 

 

Propublica writes that the head of the bailout in Washington has put aside tens of millions of dollars for his own company:

 

here

 

Route 50 has something about police reform popular rioting is not:

 

here

 

And from The New York Times the economy’s real problem is a loss of demand:

 

here

 

Articles Of Interest From The June 14, 2020 Edition

LOCAL:

TC Palm writes that Covid is spiking:

 

HERE

 

From the Washington Post the article is how millennial’s are the unluckiest generation:

 

HERE

 

Medium the Roman Empire went into decline where is the U.S.:

 

HERE

 

 

Propublica writes that the head of the bailout in Washington has put aside tens of millions of dollars for his own company:

 

HERE

 

Route 50 has something about police reform popular rioting is not:

 

HERE

 

And from The New York Times the economy’s real problem is a loss of demand:

 

HERE

 

 

Articles Of Interest From The May 31, 2020 Edition

LOCAL:

 

From the Miami Herald, Virgin Trains doesn’t know when it is reopening:

 

CLICK HERE

 

Knowhere Treasure Coast writes Martin County has ½ the cases on the Treasure Coast:

 

CLICK HERE

 

TC Palm writes that State stops testing in Martin County:

 

CLICK HERE

 

Pew Research on where 2016 voters went to the polls and didn’t:

 

CLICK HERE

 

From Florida Politics writes most Floridians will wear masks and not eat out:

 

CLICK HERE

 

The LA Times writes that New Zealand is open for business with few restrictions:

 

CLICK HERE

Gen has an article regarding why Sweden could stay open with few restrictions was because of the high trust Swedes have in their government:

 

CLICK HERE

 

An article in Florida Phoenix states that regardless of the president election supervisors of both parties are urging vote by mail:

 

CLICK HERE

 

Route 50 has a list of the unemployment statistics by state:

 

CLICK HERE

 

Another from Florida Phoenix asking whether the State Board of Ed just made civics testing one big joke:

 

CLICK HERE

 

City Lab writes will bathrooms be redesigned with COVID as they were after past pandemics:

 

CLICK HERE

 

 

Articles Of Interest From The May 17, 2020 Edition

MARTIN COUNTY:

 

At the May 5, 2020 County Commission Meeting it seemed the Corps and the SFWMD were all smiles (see Martin County Section) According to Tyler Treadway on TC Palm there may be a slight of hand where money is going and for what project:

 

CLICK HERE

 

Knowhere Treasure Coast News has an article regarding the new shops on Colorado Avenue in Stuart:

 

CLICK HERE

 

Another from Knowhere re Martin County Schools cancels all summer camps:

 

CLICK HERE

 

The Capitalist explains that there are many people who oppose what we are trying to achieve on Lake O:

 

CLICK HERE

 

THE REST OF THE WORLD

 

Route 50 explains why preemption is wrong:

 

CLICK HERE

 

Pacific Legal Foundation explains the Constitution and the Lockdown:

 

CLICK HERE

 

1843 Magazine tells the story of the history of the office and asks is it dead?

CLICK HERE

 

 

The New York Times has an article about how kids can spread COVID-19:

 

CLICK HERE

 

And two from the Economist…the first is about the separation of Main Street and Wall Street:

 

CLICK HERE

 

The second on the global food chain:

 

CLICK HERE

 

David Ignatius writes in the Washington Post we are in trouble with China….militarily:

 

CLICK HERE

 

The last is a presentation with an alternate view on how to figure out the virus:

 

CLICK HERE

 

 

 

Articles Of Interest From The May 3 2020 Edition

This interactive piece is from The New York Times the Corona Virus’ unequal effects:

 

CLICK HERE

 

 

 

 

Jeff Bezos letter to his shareholders at Amazon:

 

CLICK HERE

 

From the Washington Post 6 factors between containment and devastation:

 

CLICK HERE

 

The AP reports that Florida is one of the slowest to process unemployment claims:

 

CLICK HERE

 

Florida Phoenix writes that sending healthcare workers to hospitals without adequate PPP is like sending soldiers to war without guns:

 

CLICK HERE

 

A recent Quinnipiac Pole on what Floridians are thinking:

 

CLICK HERE

 

From Route 50 an article on how A-G Barr is going after local governments regarding church services:

 

CLICK HERE

 

 

 

 

Articles Of Interest From The April 2020 Edition From The April 17, 2020 Edition

From the Washington Post Historian Michael Beschloss writes about leadership:

 

CLICK HERE

 

Route 50 writes that governments are becoming more secret:

 

CLICK HERE

 

The New York Times has an article on how the crisis on the carrier T. Roosevelt shows a military in trouble:

 

CLICK HERE

 

Listen to the resigned Navy Secretary’s recording to the crew of the carrier:

 

CLICK HERE

 

The Inspector General’s report on U.S. hospitals. If nothing else read the short summary in the front:

 

CLICK HERE

 

Medium has an article on how the Black Death changed society. Is it a lesson to us:

 

CLICK HERE

 

Washington Post has an article on why we horde toilet paper:

 

CLICK HERE

 

George Will’s column on what the Marines will look like in the future:

 

CLICK HERE

 

Wallet Hub ranks Florida 44th in our response to COVID-19:

 

CLICK HERE

 

The Hill authors an article on testing and bureaucracy:

 

CLICK HERE

 

Bret Stephens’ op-ed in The New York Times regarding bureaucracy and testing:

 

CLICK HERE

 

Lastly President Trump’s plan for reopening:

 

CLICK HERE

 

 

 

Articles Of Interest From The April 17 2020 Edition

From the Washington Post Historian Michael Beschloss writes about leadership:

 

CLICK HERE

 

Route 50 writes that governments are becoming more secret:

 

CLICK HERE

 

The New York Times has an article on how the crisis on the carrier T. Roosevelt shows a military in trouble:

 

CLICK HERE

 

Listen to the resigned Navy Secretary’s recording to the crew of the carrier:

 

CLICK HERE

 

The Inspector General’s report on U.S. hospitals. If nothing else read the short summary in the front:

 

CLICK HERE

 

Medium has an article on how the Black Death changed society. Is it a lesson to us:

 

CLICK HERE

 

Washington Post has an article on why we horde toilet paper:

 

CLICK HERE

 

George Will’s column on what the Marines will look like in the future:

 

CLICK HERE

 

Wallet Hub ranks Florida 44th in our response to COVID-19:

 

CLICK HERE

 

The Hill authors an article on testing and bureaucracy:

 

CLICK HERE

 

Bret Stephens’ op-ed in The New York Times regarding bureaucracy and testing:

 

CLICK HERE

 

Lastly President Trump’s plan for reopening:

 

CLICK HERE

 

 

 

Articles Of Interest From The April 5, 2020 Edition

From The New York Times how did the virus start in China:

 

CLICK HERE

 

Florida Phoenix explains the vaping bill passed by the legislature:

 

CLICK HERE

 

The New York Times has an article on how one party in Westport Connecticut contributed to spreading the virus all over the world:

 

CLICK HERE

 

Washington Post writes that Amazon is triaging its products to make sure Prime Customers receive their shipments first:

 

CLICK HERE

 

The Atlantic explains how the virus will change the American system and believes it should:

 

CLICK HERE

 

From the BBC how the rest of the world views us:

 

CLICK HERE

 

Another from Florida Phoenix asking why more state employees aren’t working from home:

 

CLICK HERE

 

KnowWhere Treasure Coast News on local farmers feeding us:

 

CLICK HERE

 

Here is an interactive piece from The New York Times on the $2.2 trillion dollar bill:

 

CLICK HERE

 

And a third article from Florida Phoenix stating that Palm Beach County has the highest death toll from the virus in Florida:

 

CLICK HERE

 

 

FROM MARCH 22, 2020 EDITION

 

From The New York Times an article about how Congress is addicted to a complicated tax code:

 

CLICK HERE

 

The Atlantic asks how likely you are to having the Corona virus:

 

CLICK HERE

 

The Capitalist writes on how serious is Tallahassee on our water quality:

 

CLICK HERE

 

Another from The New York Times stating that 50% of prescription costs go to middlemen:

 

CLICK HERE

 

Here is the first bill that Congress passed to deal with the pandemic:

CLICK HERE

 

 

FROM THE MARCH 8, 2020 EDITION

From 1843 Magazine the fight to preserve a 44,000-year-old painting:

 

CLICK HERE

 

Seeking Alpha writes about the increasing debt allocation and how effect the economy:

 

CLICK HERE

 

The New York Times asks what the difference is between a profit is and nonprofit hospital:

 

CLICK HERE

 

The Washington Post states that the trade deficit is soaring and that is a good thing:

 

CLICK HERE

 

The New York Times writes there is no such thing as a sugar high:

 

CLICK HERE

 

Once again The New York Times ask economist to design a workable health care system:

 

CLICK HERE

 

American popular music was born on New York’s Lower East Side and it still is according to The New York Times:

 CLICK HERE

 

70 former U.S. Senators have written an op-ed in the Washington Post stating that the Senate is an independent branch of government:

 

CLICK HERE

 

Governor DeSantis wants to tackle suicide which kills more Floridians than murder or most diseases, In The Capitalist:

 

CLICK HERE

 

In the Economist will Ireland finally be reunited:

 

CLICK HERE

 

And lastly also from Economist why are real estate commission so much higher in the U.S. than in the rest of the world:

 

CLICK HERE

 

ARTICLES OF INTEREST FEBRUARY 23, 2020

 

Nancy Smith who was with the Stuart News for nearly 30 years is back in town. I recently saw her at a Martin County Taxpayers’ event. She sent me the link to a piece she wrote for The Capitalist . It is her take on Eve Sample’s new position:

https://thecapitolist.com/eve-samples-has-left-the-building-or-has-she/

 

From The New York Times. The Myth of the Urban Boomer:

 

CLICK HERE

 

Again from The New York Times to understand the decade of the 2020s look to the 1920s:

 

CLICK HERE

 

City Labs mapping epidemics:

 

CLICK HERE

 

The Washington Post has an article from Richard Haass on how China’s economy will be affected by the Corona Virus:

 

CLICK HERE

 

Dart Industries sues cities over banning poly styrene in The New York Times:

 

CLICK HERE

 

From Route 50 will voters over 50 pay higher school taxes:

 

CLICK HERE

 

Florida Phoenix writes that the Florida Legislature keeps big government growing:

 

CLICK HERE

 

Once again The New York Times asks if it is time to build more:

 

CLICK HERE

 

An article on Medium asks should the military draft be re-instituted:

 

CLICK HERE

 

 

 

 

 

February 9, 2020 Edition

Tom Campenni on Medium writes:

“The difficulties in “threading a needle” is a phrase that goes back to antiquity.

Jesus used the concept in one of his parables. He preached that it was easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than a rich man to enter Heaven.”

To read more on my piece published in Medium:

CLICK HERE TO READ MORE

 

 Politico writes that Huawei is undermining our relationships with key allies:

CLICK HERE

 

Route 50 tells us that the number one destination for Americans is the library:

CLICK HERE

 

The Atlantic has an article on New York City luxury condos not selling but there is standing room only in the NYC shelters:

CLICK HERE

 

The Washington Post explains why we should do away with single family zoning:

CLICK HERE

 

And finally from City Lab urban sprawl is getting worse:

CLICK HERE

 

 

 

January 26 2020 Edition

A new study from the Federal Reserve Bank in St. Louis shows that 3% of workers do so from home:

CLICK HERE

 

From National Review an article on the historian as moralist:

CLICK HERE

 

The Washington Post asks is Congress acting as the Founders intended:

CLICK HERE

 

The New York Times writes that more transit systems are free:

CLICK HERE

 

Paris has apartments known as Chambres-de-Bonne that are 85 sq feet. From City Lab:

CLICK HERE

 

The New York Times has an article how textbooks differ from state to state and how it affects kids:

CLICK HERE

 

Finally, Politico explains how so far plastic bags are winning in our state capital:

CLICK HERE

 

January 12 2020 Edition

From The New York Times China’s hardliners win no matter what the trade deal looks like:

Click Here

Since ancient times people have commuted for work. City Lab writes that with changing transportation modes Cities have become less dense:

Click Here

The Washington Post has an article about how the Church of Latter Day Saints (Mormons) have hidden a hundred billion dollars from their members:

Click Here

Another from City Lab asking if Uber has contributed to more drinking:

Click Here

California’s new independent contractor law has devastating unintended consequences for freelancers according to New York Times:

Click Here

And last from Florida Bulldog about how Virgin Train ignored warning signs about dangerous conditions:

Click Here

 

Articles Of Interest From The July 9, 2023 Edition

 

 

Articles Of Interest From The June 21, 2021 Edition

 

 

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