Daily Archives: December 15, 2025

Uyuni’s Southern Pivot

Bolivia's Lithium Joins the Hemispheric REE-naissance As the Trump administration accelerates America's critical minerals independence through landmark legislation and domestic breakthroughs, a quiet but seismic shift is unfolding 4,000 miles south in the blinding white expanse of Bolivia's Salar de Uyuni. The world's largest lithium reserve-23 million metric tons of "white gold" buried beneath the iconic salt flat-is on the cusp of integration into the Western Hemisphere's emerging battery metals ecosystem. President Rodrigo Paz Pereira, inaugurated just over a month ago, has signaled a pragmatic review of stalled Chinese and Russian contracts, opening the door to U.S.-led partnerships that could extend…

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Remembering Rob Reiner

Rob Reiner Made Generat Bolivia's Lithium Joins the Hemispheric REE-naissance As the Trump administration accelerates America's critical minerals independence through landmark legislation and domestic breakthroughs, a quiet but seismic shift is unfolding 4,000 miles south in the blinding white expanse of Bolivia's Salar de Uyuni. The world's largest lithium reserve-23 million metric tons of "white gold" buried beneath the iconic salt flat-is on the cusp of integration into the Western Hemisphere's emerging battery metals ecosystem. President Rodrigo Paz Pereira, inaugurated just over a month ago, has signaled a pragmatic review of stalled Chinese and Russian contracts, opening the door to U.S.-led…

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Ishmael Is a Thorn

The Survival Imperative for a Bleeding West The West survives when it finally listens to what’s said in the language meant only for insiders. It was the first night of Hanukkah. On Bondi Beach, under a bright Australian summer sky, Jewish families gathered to light the menorah—children laughing, songs rising, a public celebration of light piercing the darkness. Then the knives came. Fifteen dead, including children and a rabbi. Dozens wounded. The attacker, driven by the same ancient hatred that has stalked Jews for centuries, turned joy into slaughter. Within hours, the responses flooded in. Shock. Condemnation. Calls to fight “hate…

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