Interesting experiment! Let's start with ending public handouts to highways and ...

2026-04-16 16:05:03 UTC

Interesting experiment! Let's start with ending public handouts to highways and airlines.

I take apart the reliably absurd arguments of the opportunistic Conservatives (who supported HSR until the Liberals backed it) against fast, electric-powered trains in this week's High Speed dispatch:

https://www.highspeed.blog/the-best-argument-for-high-speed-rail/

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