LinkFest 2016-01-15
Ten Theses on Immigration
Ross Douthat doing yeoman's work to point out that mass immigration has costs too.
Deep State of the Union
Another article by Steve Sailer on the Deep State.
Immigration
LinkFest 2016-01-10
Jane Jacobs on Cities
Jerry Pournelle recommended reading Jane Jacobs, so I read The Death and Life of Great American Cities. It was an absolutely fascinating book. In retrospect, I'm not surprised that Jerry recommended it. The Death and Life of Great American Cities is a masterwork from
The Long View 2002-04-23: The Really Angry People
John suspected that nationalist politics in Europe would grow because the EU has often been so feckless about representing the actual interests of Europeans. This seems to have been largely borne out. Right and center-right nationalist parties all seem to get tarred with the same brush in the press, but
A stand-up guy
CNN reports on Oscar Vazquez, an ASU grad who was an illegal immigrant. He was brought here by his parents when he was 12, and then grew up in Arizona. He distinguished himself in robotics, got married, and had a child. But, he knows that mechanical engineering jobs will require