The Search for Critical Minerals with Seaver Wang

This week we cover the latest employment data, a new award for academic courage, free speech versus native land acknowledgements, and polling on data center popularity. Our interview is with Seaver Wang, Director of the Climate and Energy program at the Breakthrough Institute. We’ll talk about rare earth elements, China’s export controls, permitting reform, friendshoring, and where to find tomorrow’s supply of critical minerals. Keep up with new episodes by following us on Twitter at @freethe_economy and read our episode summaries, with links to the stories we cover, at cei.org/blog. Interview transcripts are at greatcapitalism.substack.com.