* “Why we ignore progress: The single most important trend in human history is too often ignored.”

* Actually, SpaceX’s Starship actually had a remarkably successful flight. Which is consistent with us collectively ignoring progress.

* Lithium recycling. Whenever you see articles with the usual yada-yada-yada about commodity prices, remember that high prices drive further exploration and eventual exploitation of commodities, as well as greater efforts at things like recycling.

* “I Don’t Have to Post About My Outrage. Neither Do You.”

* “Why I am a liberal” by Cass Sunstein. A beautiful restatement of the values of freedom, tolerance, growth, and progress. The far left and right are too eager to sacrifice the first two, which inevitably leads to sacrificing the second two.

* How Richard Hanania learned to love the American empire. Consistent with Cass Sunstein’s love letter to liberalism. It’s also interesting that when the facts change, Hanania changes his mind, unlike many others. Katherine Boyle also wrote “How to Win the Fight for America,” which is congruent with many of this week’s links.

* “The world’s first pathway for individually designed drugs.” A step in the right direction, but, like many improvements in the drug regulatory regime, too slow. Especially for me.

* Arnold Kling gets it:

By fraudulent, I mean that [progressive causes and activists] do not help the people that they purport to help. BLM does not help black people. Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion does not help achieve any of those goals. The champions of the Palestinian cause do not help Palestinians. The climate alarmists probably do not help the climate. The various gender ideologues probably do not help people who are struggling with the psychological problems that accompany their gender identity issues.

I’d like to improve all the issues listed but have not been able to put into words what Kling does here.

* “How major environmental groups ended up on the wrong side of California’s housing crisis.” This article is perfectly in keeping with the “actions and political goals don’t help the problem that they purport to help.” Those actions and political goals hurt the problem they are ostensibly supposed to be helping! The degree of pretend and make-believe is tremendous.

* “The Next Power Plant Is on the Roof and in the Basement.” Good. Progress.

* Do you have the freedom to transact? Are you sure?

* The tragic fall of Russia.

* Technical work continues to resist commodification.