Society & Growth
The weird logic of modern failures
Rules stifle our thinking and make us lazy. Be careful.
Monopoly Round-Up: China Is Not Why America Is Sputtering
Trump officials say there's progress with China, plus a drug pricing order, problems at the Federal Reserve, and some very creepy news about Meta and 'groomers.'
Is the U.S. in a "high-level equilibrium trap"?
When countries start fearing the future, they stagnate.
The Gang has a Mid-Life Crisis
As I wrote: Is Marc Andreesen a Snowflake?
Why America Struggles to Build
How Economic Policy Can Remove the Real Barriers to Progress
A.I.
Google's Veo 3: A Guide With Practical Examples
If you click just one story here - click this one!
Energy & Power
Economic Growth Now Depends on Electricity, Not Oil
Surging demand for electricity presents huge new investment needs and regulatory challenges
US electricity demand will grow 50% by 2050, electrical manufacturer study finds
Data centers and transportation electrification will drive U.S. electricity demand about 2% higher each year for the next quarter century, according to a new analysis completed for NEMA.
This RTO Could See Blackouts By 2028
Save the coal, spare the blackouts
Hawaiian utility contracts for solar-plus-storage projects from AES
Kauaʻi Island Utility Cooperative will pay up to $133.40/MWh and $127/MWh for power from the two projects, which will displace higher cost oil-fired generation.
It’s Getting Harder to Build a Solar Farm In America’s Sunniest State
A renewables fight in Arizona turns ugly.
Fun
Yes many are cheesy. But some are excellent. (And yes, I watch Hallmark.)