Rare Earths Aren’t Rare, with Julie Klinger-Ep. 254
“Rare earths aren’t actually rare, nor are they earths,” Julie Klinger told me. Julie is an associate professor at UW Madison and literally wrote the book on rare earth elements—Rare Earth Frontiers: From Terrestrial Subsoils to Lunar Landscapes. I interviewed her last week, the day after Trump signed a rare
I Love You Man
Monday I went to the Cubs game with my boy Roberto. I’ve known Roberto for about nine years. I met him when I started salsa
Business at Midyear?
Observations of the machining business at mid-year. There seems to be a real case of the blahs in the market. Auctions from the wreckage of
Make Machining Seem Great Again
“Make America Great Again.” The vision that phrase invokes has half of America backing Donald Trump for President, who last year wasn’t a serious candidate,
Seized Up
A funny thing happened on the way to my colonoscopy. I followed the directions the hospital sent me perfectly. Tuesday, the day before the test,
A Review: Born on a Blue Day
Lloyd and Noah Graff are away this week. We are featuring Jerry Levine’s excellent review of Born on a Blue Day, which is highly relevant
Coming Apart: The State of White America
I am on vacation for a week. I thought rerunning this column by Jerry Levine from four years ago would give us an insight into