My latest piece is out in The Atlantic. 

It's about the paradox of Trump's mineral policy. 

On one hand, his administration is fast-tracking permits for mining projects. On the other, it's undoing killing off the clean manufacturing that provides the crucial demand signal for minerals, all while tariffs make equipment more expensive and vital international partners mad.

My latest piece is out in The Atlantic. 

It's about the paradox of Trump's mineral policy. 

On one hand, his administration is fast-tracking permits for mining projects. On the other, it's undoing killing off the clean manufacturing that provides the crucial demand signal for minerals, all while tariffs make equipment more expensive and vital international partners mad. 

https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2025/05/trumps-mineral-paradox/682675/

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can’t wait to read. thanks for sharing here!!

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Very excited to read this, thanks @kaufman !

Its wild they announced stopping being active in peace deals today out of all days on top of all that lol.

Looking forward to reading

Essentially, Chesterton's Fence on a global scale.
Thanks for taking the time to write this