Archive - The Breakthrough Journal

Nuclear Underpants Gnomes

By Ted Nordhaus

Apr 16

Technology Policy, Not Emissions Policy

An IRA Reform Proposal

Apr 14

Stifling Agricultural Research in the Name of Climate Denial

Indiscriminate Cuts to Climate-Related Funding Hurt Farmers and Weaken U.S. Agriculture

Apr 11

Will Laser Enrichment Be the Future of Nuclear Fuel?

The Department of Energy Has an Opportunity to Support Innovation

Apr 9

Mythbusting MAHA’s Claims About Food and Farming

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his HHS are on a public health crusade that is largely a distraction

Apr 7

Abundance and Its Discontents

Environmentalists and Neo-Brandeisians vs. Abundance

Apr 2

March 2025

Why I Left Breakthrough to Work on Climate Prediction Markets

Prediction markets can represent the best collective knowledge about our energy and climate future.

Mar 28

Don’t Leave Uranium Enrichment to the Private Sector (and Russia)

One of the things that government isn’t good at is deciding what government isn’t good at.

Mar 26

Gutting NOAA is a Bad Idea

But Reform Is a Good One

Mar 21

How Much Does Big Oil Owe Californians for the LA Fires?

Climate 'Superfund' Laws Won't Cover the Costs of Climate Resilience

Mar 19

A Trade War Threatens Your Electricity Bill Too

Tariffs Throw Sand into Gears You Probably Didn’t Know Existed

Mar 14

Can ‘America First’ Succeed if We Abandon Agricultural Innovation?

Funding Freezes, Budget Cuts, and Research Workforce Reductions Will Undermine U.S. Agriculture

Mar 12

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