Nuclear waste is not an engineering problem. It’s a governance failure

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December 30, 2025

Nuclear waste is not an engineering problem. It’s a governance failure

As Japan takes the final steps toward restarting the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant, the world’s largest nuclear facility, familiar debates are resurfacing: reactor safety, seismic risk, and public trust. These problems certainly matter, especially in light of the Fukushima disaster in 2011, but they are no longer the primary constraint on nuclear energy’s future. Criticality is […]

Trump can deliver these pro-life wins in 2026

From the One Big Beautiful Bill Act provision to defund Planned Parenthood and other abortion providers for one year to the Food and Drug Administration leadership committing to a review of the abortion pill, 2025 marked the most decisive victories for life since the overturning of Roe v. Wade. Recent YouGov polling shows that fewer than 1 in […]

China’s military is staring down the barrel of its gun

Chinese Communist leader Mao Zedong stated that “political power grows out of the barrel of a gun.” Today, Communist China’s military power has never been greater. A new Pentagon report warns that the United States is “increasingly vulnerable” to attack. Worse still: China, well aware of its growing strength, is flexing its muscles. China’s People’s […]

The elimination of the penny shows signs of unforeseen costs

When President Donald Trump announced the discontinuation of the penny in February, responses ranged from a resounding “meh” to borderline celebration. Outside circles of nostalgics, dedicated hobbyists, and amateur numismatists, nobody really cared. Nobody shed a tear. The only negative word anyone could muster typically came in the form of a couple of lines from commentators wondering what this […]

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