Archive - Hypertext

The lessons of Operation Warp Speed

Emergency powers should be used sparingly, but advance market commitments and a new regulatory approach to risk could boost the supply of vital…

May 8 •

Building a law of abundance

The artificial scarcity plaguing our economy is deeply rooted in a "law of constraint" built over half a century. How do we unwind it?

May 1 •

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What left-wing critics don’t get about abundance

If these reviews are the best that critics of abundance have, the movement has a solid future.

May 1 •

David Schleicher

The NIMBYs aren’t who you think

Planning objections are manufactured objects - the output of an industry.

May 1 •

Practicing abundance law

Public interest lawyering has long navigated scarcity; now, it should promote abundance.

May 1 •

Anika Singh Lemar

YIMBYism is an American legal tradition we should embrace

Our recent property law promotes stasis. It doesn't have to.

May 1 •

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David Schleicher

Make energy abundant - and clean

Carbon-free energy abundance will open the door to coalitions with environmental advocates.

May 1 •

Alexandra Klass

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A "green bargain" on permitting reform

Improve front-end participation, reduce back-end litigation.

May 1 •

Abundance liberalism versus adversarial legalism

To displace legal vetocracy, abundance liberals must find other ways to generate authority that people can accept.

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March 2025

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