An Energy Strategy for National Renewal
After two decades of relatively constant energy consumption, the nation faces a surge in power demand driven by artificial intelligence, domestic manufacturing, and continued electrification, developments that challenge an already-constrained electricity grid. In this way, the United States’ energy strategy must effectively bridge economic policy and geopolitical power while serving as a calibrated response to ...
The Environmental Benefits of Low Fertility and Population Decline are Overstated
The discussion of impending population decline is often dismissed or minimized by arguments that downplay its urgency – or even welcome this development – because of the proposed environmental benefits. In The Environmental Benefits of Low Fertility and Population Decline are Overstated, Kevin Kuruc addresses this common misconception. He argues that welcoming depopulation on environmental ...
State Capacity for Building Infrastructure
This paper, by Zachary Liscow, examines state capacity for infrastructure construction in the United States. It identifies three elements of state capacity that drive up costs and slow down timelines: insufficient personnel, onerous procedures, and a lack of adequate tools. Liscow offers specific suggestions about ways to address these challenges and improve US public capacity ...
Brian Deese
BRIAN DEESE is the Co-founder and CEO of Foundry-Logic, an energy services holding company, and an Institute Innovation Fellow at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Deese was previously Director of the White House National Economic Council from 2021-2023, where he coordinated the economic agenda of the Biden-Harris Administration and advised President Biden on domestic and ...