Art Berman
The headlines say Donald Trump is going after India with tariffs. The deeper story is that this is not just about trade. It is about oil, the lingering grip of…
I just returned from ten days in Iceland, drawn by the geology and stark beauty. What I found was more than scenery—it was a case history in climate change, collapse,…
The IEA opens its Electricity 2025 report by declaring we’re entering “a New Age of Electricity.” That’s nonsense. The agency has become a dishonest broker, pushing unrealistic renewable narratives. It may be…
The greatest threat to our civilization — and to the planet — isn’t climate change, fossil fuels, or failing ecosystems. It’s the way we think. We are trapped in a…
OPEC’s recent decision to start adding supply back to the market has baffled most analysts — though that hasn’t stopped them from offering explanations that are just as confusing as…
The Dawn of Everything is framed as a challenge to conventional myths about human history, particularly the idea that inequality and hierarchy were inevitable outcomes of social evolution. But the…
Most of us don’t give much thought to the ocean, and it’s often overlooked in discussions about climate change and the environment. Yet the ocean plays a vital role in…
For years, the threat of open war between Israel and Iran simmered on the margins of global attention—a shadow conflict fought through proxies, assassinations, and ideology. Now it’s out in…
What if everything we’ve been taught about economics—about value, money, and growth—is fundamentally backwards? What if our projections for the future aren’t just optimistic, but delusional, because they ignore what…
The “deep state” isn’t real—there’s no smoky backroom of rogue bureaucrats plotting to subvert democracy. But there is a sprawling, entrenched bureaucratic apparatus that frustrates elected leaders, slows agendas, and…
Illegal immigration, wrote Matthew Continetti, is “the focal point of our age. And it has the potential to break the nation apart.” Not because of its scale—unauthorized immigration has remained…
Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson suggest that smart governance and innovation can solve most of society’s problems in their book Abundance. Their vision emphasizes building—more housing, infrastructure, clean energy, and scientific…