If you think regulators have your back, read on. The following essay (below the graphic) was originally published at the American Institute for Economic Research (AIER). It is a follow-up to my 2020 AIER essay Why Operation Warp Speed Could Be Deadly. First, a brief update: The relentless campaign to convince you you …

Dear DailyClout, Following the fires in Northern California,  we started talking very quickly about the true source of the fires.  I had the privilege to be on the ground interviewing 30-year veteran firemen, all of whom said they had NEVER seen fires like we had before. I got to tour …

A conversation with Mises Institute Board Member Steven Berger As I have remarked in other posts, a bizarre and distressing feature of our times has been the abandonment of the Classical Liberal tradition of carefully defining and limiting the power of the state. It seems to me that America became …

Wealthy countries’ actions, to meet their emission goals, show little concern for the humanity atrocities and the environment degradation in “other” countries. Global cobalt demand soared with the advent of cell phones and laptop computers. Cobalt improves battery performance, extends driving range and reduces fire risks. Now, cobalt, lithium, and other …

I suggested to a friend that she read The Overstory, by Richard Powers. Months later, she finished the first story/chapter and made the mistake of telling me. Poor soul, she then had to listen to me expound at length — accompanied by ferociously animated hand gestures — on Powers’s ingenious use of …