NEPA is broken, but the states can help fix it

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July 01, 2025

NEPA is broken, but the states can help fix it

President Richard Nixon signed the National Environmental Policy Act on New Year’s Day in 1970. The law responded to demands for broad environmental analyses for major federal projects. Environmental concerns, such as a burning Cuyahoga River, fueled its overwhelming passage by Congress. NEPA, as initially drafted, made sense. Since then, however, NEPA has undergone a […]

Generation Z’s ahistorical anxieties

It’s a bit of a trope in this year of our Lord 2025 to say that we, whoever we are, are living in unprecedented times. Cultural, political, and social change ran amok between 2010 and 2025. The rise of Black Lives Matter, the transgender movement, Trumpism, COVID-19, and more have made the world very different […]

Clint Eastwood’s worthy new biography

The new book Clint: The Man and the Movies—A Comprehensive Biography of Hollywood’s Most Iconic Actor-Director is a wonderful and absorbing account of the life of a Hollywood legend. Clint Eastwood, 95, may be one of the most well-known men in America, but Clint author, Shawn Levy, writes with such insight and nuance that it’s like getting to know the […]

Trump gives Khamenei a chance

The Supreme Leader of Iran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has spent his career calling for “Death to America” and “Death to Israel.” His regime has murdered and maimed thousands of Americans, Israelis, and others. But now the future of both Khamenei and the Islamic Republic hangs in the balance. Earlier this month, Israel launched a preemptive strike designed […]

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