Essays
Essays on how economic, political, and cultural forces shape how we live.
I send a short essay every Wednesday. One idea, looked at clearly. It's called The Forces Letter.
What Trump's EPA Didn't Tell You About the $1.3 Trillion Claim
On February 12, 2026, Trump and EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin stood in the Roosevelt Room and repealed the endangerment finding. The finding was a 2009 determination that greenhouse gases from cars, trucks, and power plants endanger public health. It was the legal foundation for nearly every federal climate regulation written since.