Estimating the Per-Person Economic Burden of Extreme Weather, Insurance Destabilization, Climate Inflation, and Health Impacts A reasonable all-in estimate for the 2025 economic burden of climate change on the United States is about $1.5 trillion, or roughly $4,400 per person. For a family of four, the implied annual burden is roughly $17,600. That burden extends […]
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The 2025 Cost of Climate Change in the United States
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A Coupled Framework for Compression of Climate Impact Doubling Times
Climate Jerk in Socio-Ecological Systems By Daniel Brouse and Sidd Mukherjee Abstract Conventional climate-risk analysis often treats impacts as the downstream consequence of physical hazard intensification alone. In this framing, rising losses, displacement, mortality, infrastructure disruption, and systemic instability are interpreted primarily as a function of increasing temperature, precipitation extremes, sea-level rise, or other physical […]
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Inflation Surges to Three-Year High as Oil Shock Ripples Through the Economy
Rising Energy Costs Push Inflation Higher U.S. consumer inflation accelerated sharply in May 2026, reaching its highest level in three years according to the latest data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). The Consumer Price Index (CPI), the government’s primary measure of inflation, rose 4.2% over the previous twelve months, up from 3.8% […]
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The Future: Feedback Loops and the Limits of Human Adaptation
Introduction: Bounded — But Potentially Extreme Q: What is the most likely future climate scenario? A: Accelerating climate disruption driven by interacting feedback loops. The good news is that physics places limits on the absolute worst-case outcomes. Earth is not expected to undergo a runaway Venus-style greenhouse effect in which oceans boil away and the […]
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The AI Investment Bubble and the Coming Automation Tax Debate
Investing in equities tied to the AI boom carries enormous uncertainty. Trillions of dollars are now being poured into artificial intelligence infrastructure, chips, data centers, and automation platforms — but trillions in spending do not automatically translate into trillions in profits. The core economic question remains unresolved: how will many of these companies generate sustainable […]
Debt Crosses the Line: U.S. Debt Surpasses the Size of the Economy
As of April 30, 2026, U.S. federal debt held by the public has officially exceeded the size of the entire American economy for the first time since World War II—a symbolic and economically significant milestone. Current Fiscal Snapshot What It Means for Households Crossing the 100% threshold does not trigger an immediate crisis, but it […]
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Why Have Oil Futures Stabilized?
Recent months have raised a common question in energy markets: why hasn’t oil continued to spike despite geopolitical tensions and supply uncertainty? One major factor is the active use of the U.S. strategic oil buffer system managed by the United States Department of Energy, specifically the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR). Strategic Petroleum Reserve Releases and […]
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The Greatest Economic Lies of All Time: War, Tariffs, and the Hidden Tax on Consumers
Perhaps the two greatest economic misconceptions of the 21st century are: Both claims are not just misleading—they fundamentally distort how the global economy actually functions. The Tariff Illusion: Who Really Pays? The tariff argument is the easier of the two to understand. Tariffs are taxes on imports. In practice, the importer—the domestic company bringing goods […]
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Tariffs, Courts, and the Growing Deficit: The Fiscal Fallout of an Illegal Trade Policy
The U.S. federal budget deficit continues to widen at an alarming pace. During the first five months of fiscal year 2026 (October 2025 through February 2026), the deficit reached $1.004 trillion, highlighting the growing fiscal imbalance facing the United States. Now, a major legal ruling on tariffs threatens to add tens or even hundreds of […]
Climate Change: Is It Too Late?
Well, no. It will never be too late. That is the part the ecofascists are depending on. The physics limits warming to roughly +9°C. At that level, much of the planet would be uninhabitable — oceans would rise dramatically, heat extremes would make large regions lethal to humans, freshwater scarcity would be widespread, and agricultural […]
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