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2/28/2019

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Will Bachman is the Co-Founder of Umbrex, a collection of independent consultants who are mainly McKinsey, Bain, or BCG alumni. I occasionally work on projects through Umbrex (I am a McKinsey alum).

Will was kind enough to consider doing one of his weekly podcasts on Start Reading Now, and he gave me over a half-hour to talk about my favorite topic. 

If you've never heard me talk about it at length, here's your chance - right? (There's a bit of a joke there, which you'll have to listen to the podcast to discover!)

You can listen here, or click on the file below.

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kt talks the Minneapolis 2040 plan with Justice and Drew

7/26/2018

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I was on the radio with Justice and Drew on behalf of the Center of the American Experiment, talking about the Minneapolis 2040 plan. The plan seeks to drive wholesale changes in the housing stock of the city, in pursuit of "reducing disparities" and addressing climate change. 

But a funny thing happened on the way to the socialist party - citizen activists from both North Minneapolis and Southwest Minneapolis rose up in collective opposition to the plan. Now, any plan that can bring together the poorest and wealthiest parts the city together in opposition must have a few problems with it. 

Perhaps my favorite "highlight" of the plan is the following statement: 

"In Minneapolis, 9 out of 10 trips are taken in personal automobiles, accounting for approximately 24 percent of the the annual greenhouse gas emissions in the city. Achieving the City's goal of an 80 percent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 requires reducing the number of daily car trips by 37%." 

The hubris of this "city planning" approach is startling. Thirty-two years ago, the internet did not exist, the Soviet Union did, and South Korea was run by what amounted to a form of military regime. Trying to dial in society to bring about a 37% reduction in the number of car trips, 32 years from now, is absurd. 

​My segment starts at 20:00.

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kt talks Start Reading Now on KTLK - 5,500 kids served this year!

5/7/2018

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The guys at KTLK, Justice and Drew, were once again kind enough to let me talk about the non-profit that I chair, Start Reading Now. We will serve 5,500 kids this year, at the 30 highest poverty elementary schools in Minneapolis Public Schools.

​In addition to the details on the program, you'll discover just what sort of reader I was in 6th grade...My segment starts at 19:15.
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Start Reading Now on WCCO Radio

5/23/2016

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I had a chance to talk with Mike Max on WCCO Radio today about Start Reading Now. It's a short 10 minute interview, but it hits on all the key aspects of how we address summer setback and closing the achievement gap.
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A radically different approach to poverty

5/2/2016

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Meanwhile in Finland, they appear to be hard at work trying to implement a rather radical change in how anti-poverty programs are administered, with a Universal Basic Income for all citizens. The monthly stipend of about $900 would be in lieu of all other social support services, and looks to be an attempt to make real a suggestion from Milton Friedman.  This City Journal article is a nice overview of the matter. A Finnish business school buddy of mine from my time at the Stockholm School of Economics notes that the left is now having some second thoughts about this, so we'll see what happens. Of course, a huge reason to do this is to get rid of the inefficient government administration of anti-poverty programs, and put some responsibility back on to the people. Perhaps not by coincidence, given the current refugee crisis in Europe, the stipend would only be available to citizens.
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    Kevin Terrell

    Sure, e-books have a place in the world. I just prefer real ones, in order to make the job a bit harder for any real life Winston Smith who might be out there.

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