Aaron M. Renn
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My digest is out a day early this week because I have another article scheduled for tomorrow. I got a brief, accurate mention in this New York magazine article about the debate over empathy. I have not commented much on empathy, but as you can see from my previous use of the term, I view it positively. Obviously, our society is replete with people who are trying to emotionally manipulate others into doing their bidding by portraying themselves as victims.
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Many people have been making geographic moves. Some are looking for cheaper housing. Some for better governance. Some for politically or culturally like-minded neighbors. Some for lifestyle. Some for weather. Some for economic opportunity. Some movers are trying to escape something they think is negative about the place they currently live, whether that be prices, politics, crime, dysfunction, or something else. The grass often does look greener on the other side.
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Upgrade to paid to play voiceoverI try to limit how much I talk about politics, but it seems to be the topic everyone likes the most. More than a year ago I decided to stop reading articles on three subjects: Ukraine, Gaza, and the election. That ended up being over half the papers some days. It was one of my better decisions. Since the election, I’ve tried to limit how much Trump news I consume. But if anything the press is even more supersaturated by it than by the election.
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When I read about pluralism, or multiculturalism, it is often debated as a normative matter. That is, is it a good thing or not? In reality, it’s a factual matter. Empirically, pluralism is an actually existing reality in the United States, and will be for the foreseeable future. There are officially 48 million foreign-born people in the United States. I estimate that there are 80-100 million people who are descended from post-1965 immigration.
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This Holy Week a shorter roundup on Thursday since tomorrow is Good Friday. The Wall Street Journal ran an exposé on Elon Musk’s relationships with the various mothers of his children. Musk refers to his offspring as a “legion,” a reference to the ancient military units that could contain thousands of soldiers and were key to extending the reach of the Roman Empire. During St. Clair’s pregnancy, Musk suggested that they bring in other women to have even more of their children faster.
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In Indiana, school operations are funded by the state. Carmel does have a small supplemental property tax levy, however, since we get shortchanged by the state. Districts pay for capital and some other categories of spending.
@aaron_renn How do they pay for schools? I pay $5000 annually in property taxes to the school district here in Texas for a modest three bedroom house.
Seth Kaplan: Rooted in Place - How hyperlocal neighborhood institutions can rebuild our fraying social fabric https://t.co/fesjnZoVPn
Just got our property tax bill. Our annual property taxes here in Carmel, Indiana are only $3000, which is slightly below the tax cap. This place is too good to be true. Insane value for the price.
