Energy: Why solar PV works well in some areas not so well in others
Red is best, yellow can be okay, green is not good.
Automation
Business
Demographics
Economy
Efficiency
Emerging Technology
Finance/Investing
Gen Z/Generational issues
Geopolitics
Health-Healthcare
International/Global/Immigration
Personal finance
Policy/Government
Robotics
Transportation
Economy: Where to invest in a post growth economy?
With population growth now curtailed, or flat lined or decreasing in some states, where should you invest for the new future?
California’s high speed rail – hmmm
At current airfare and estimated rail prices, it will be cheaper to fly than take the train, round trip, and will get you there twice as fast.
Economy: The end of secretarial jobs
Up through the 1970s, up to 1 in 5 jobs were secretarial/clerical jobs. Most of those have vanished due to automation (think PCs) and work place changes.
Solar: Why solar panels do not make sense for every home
This is a fair assessment.
Business
Crime/Corruption
Efficiency
Emerging Technology
Energy
Environment
Everything is Untrue
EVs
Vehicles/Autos
EVs: Manufacturers mislead customers about range
EPA EV range estimates are highly misleading, and EV manufacturers mislead the public about real world, useful range.
Government: State spending, per capita (2024)
State spending per capita (2024). Some states spend (and presumably tax) much more than other states.
Business: Globalization and free trade is dead
Protectionism is now hip. Free trade is so 20th century.
Mythical Growth of Hospital Administrators Chart
A widely disseminated chart purporting to highlight the growth in hospital administrators is bogus.
Economy: How efficiency reduced railroad crew sizes
As automation and improved systems were deployed, railroad crews went from about 12-16 per train in the 1950s, to just 1 or 2 crew members in 2025.
Energy: Colorado to shut down 41% of natural gas use within 10 years
Colorado to cut natural gas emissions by 41% in 10 years, be 100% renewable energy in 15 years. Hmmmm....
Economy: Tariffs will not bring jobs back to the U.S.
Instead they will bring robots and automated factories - duh.
Efficiency: EPA closing small museum that cost $315 per visitor
Hardly anyone ever visited. Instead, it just bled tax money.