All Roads Lead to Copper (And Quite a Few Run Through Beaver County)
AI runs on electricity—and electricity runs on copper. This essay explains the coming copper crunch and why Beaver County’s power and manufacturing base may be key to the future.
At the Post-Gazette, a Truce Breaks Out
As Post-Gazette staff seek peace with management and their union amid a looming shutdown, nonprofit rescue talks emerge—raising the question of whether reconciliation can come too late.
From Davos to Seven Springs: How the World’s Most Self-Important Ski Resort Finally Melted Down
A sharp look at Davos as American leaders disrupt the globalist status quo with blunt talk on trade, energy, and power—turning a polite forum into a collision with reality.
Feeling Depressed? A Psychiatrist Warns You NOT to Talk to Your Doctor
A psychiatrist critiques the modern mental-health system’s rush to diagnose and medicate, urging a return to root causes, careful listening, and treating people as human—not broken brains.
This Could Be The Start Of Something Big
As the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette prepares to close, Trib Total Media’s new weekend paper offers a cautious but meaningful sign that local journalism in Western Pennsylvania may yet endure.
Steel Comes Back to Life in Koppel (Again)
Tenaris restarts steel operations in Koppel, bringing 80 jobs back to Beaver County and proving that practical manufacturing—not nostalgia—still drives the local economy.
Is Meta Moving From the Valley of Silicon to the Valley of Steel? (We Report, You Decide)
Dina Powell McCormick’s return to Meta highlights the revolving door between politics, finance, and tech—and why Pennsylvania and places like Beaver County may matter more in the AI era.
Where Are the Snows of Yesteryear?
A nostalgic reflection on growing up in Beaver County winters—snowed-in roads, toboggans, candlelit dinners, and the cold, patient Januarys that quietly shaped who we became.
Fire and Ice: Greenland’s Place in Beaver County’s Future
Why Greenland’s minerals and Arctic geopolitics matter to Beaver County—linking rare earths, energy, and supply chains to the region’s industrial future in a shifting global economy.
Why Everyone In Beaver County Needs Bitcoin
A clear, local-minded explanation of Bitcoin’s asymmetric risk, fixed supply, and why understanding it matters for Beaver County in a world of debt, debasement, and sudden system shifts.
All Roads Lead to Copper (And Quite a Few Run Through Beaver County)
AI runs on electricity—and electricity runs on copper. This essay explains the coming copper crunch and why Beaver County’s power and manufacturing base may be key to the future.
At the Post-Gazette, a Truce Breaks Out
As Post-Gazette staff seek peace with management and their union amid a looming shutdown, nonprofit rescue talks emerge—raising the question of whether reconciliation can come too late.
From Davos to Seven Springs: How the World’s Most Self-Important Ski Resort Finally Melted Down
A sharp look at Davos as American leaders disrupt the globalist status quo with blunt talk on trade, energy, and power—turning a polite forum into a collision with reality.
Feeling Depressed? A Psychiatrist Warns You NOT to Talk to Your Doctor
A psychiatrist critiques the modern mental-health system’s rush to diagnose and medicate, urging a return to root causes, careful listening, and treating people as human—not broken brains.
This Could Be The Start Of Something Big
As the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette prepares to close, Trib Total Media’s new weekend paper offers a cautious but meaningful sign that local journalism in Western Pennsylvania may yet endure.
Steel Comes Back to Life in Koppel (Again)
Tenaris restarts steel operations in Koppel, bringing 80 jobs back to Beaver County and proving that practical manufacturing—not nostalgia—still drives the local economy.
Is Meta Moving From the Valley of Silicon to the Valley of Steel? (We Report, You Decide)
Dina Powell McCormick’s return to Meta highlights the revolving door between politics, finance, and tech—and why Pennsylvania and places like Beaver County may matter more in the AI era.
Where Are the Snows of Yesteryear?
A nostalgic reflection on growing up in Beaver County winters—snowed-in roads, toboggans, candlelit dinners, and the cold, patient Januarys that quietly shaped who we became.
Fire and Ice: Greenland’s Place in Beaver County’s Future
Why Greenland’s minerals and Arctic geopolitics matter to Beaver County—linking rare earths, energy, and supply chains to the region’s industrial future in a shifting global economy.
Why Everyone In Beaver County Needs Bitcoin
A clear, local-minded explanation of Bitcoin’s asymmetric risk, fixed supply, and why understanding it matters for Beaver County in a world of debt, debasement, and sudden system shifts.