Commentary
The United States is vastly behind the times when it comes to rare earth elements, and its reluctance to embrace the mining and processing of rare earths has created quite the conundrum.
Wheel loaders fill trucks with ore at the MP Materials rare earth mine in Mountain Pass, Calif., on Jan. 30, 2020. Steve Marcus/Reuters
Chadwick Hagan
Author
Chad is a financier, author, and columnist. He has managed businesses and investments in global markets for over two decades. He is the host of the podcast “Deep Dive Inside,” which discusses Western society. His latest book is “The Myth of California: How Big Government Destroyed The Golden State” (2024).
