Abundance in Action

The latest commentary, news, and research related to the important work being done to create a more prosperous future for all.

November updates: election analysis and Abundance 2024

News | Inclusive Abundance Initiative

November updates: election analysis and Abundance 2024

Housing Underproduction in the U.S. 2024

Research | Up For Growth

Housing Underproduction in the U.S. 2024

The National Zoning Atlas

Research | National Zoning Atlas

The National Zoning Atlas

The State Permitting Playbook

Research | Foundation for American Innovation

The State Permitting Playbook

America’s Civil Service Must Remain Nonpartisan

Commentary | The Hill

America’s Civil Service Must Remain Nonpartisan

An Efficiency Agenda for the Executive Branch

Commentary | Foundation for American Innovation

An Efficiency Agenda for the Executive Branch

Driving Product Model Development with the Tech Modernization Fund

Commentary | Federation of American Scientists

Driving Product Model Development with the Tech Modernization Fund

Holding Poor Performers Accountable Can Lead to Better Government

Commentary | Government Executive

Holding Poor Performers Accountable Can Lead to Better Government

Treasury's 45X Rule for a More Resilient Supply Chain

Commentary | Employ America

Treasury's 45X Rule for a More Resilient Supply Chain

Events | Inclusive Abundance Initiative

Abundance 2024 Opening Remarks

Events | Inclusive Abundance Initiative

Abundance 2024 Opening Remarks

Ex-Hedge Fund Trader Starts Group to End Political Divisions

Press | Bloomberg

Ex-Hedge Fund Trader Starts Group to End Political Divisions

Key to the City: How Zoning Shapes Our World

Research | W.W. Norton

Key to the City: How Zoning Shapes Our World

September updates: Inclusive Abundance turns one

News | Inclusive Abundance Initiative

September updates: Inclusive Abundance turns one

Where Environmentalists Went Wrong

Commentary | Yascha Mounk Substack

Where Environmentalists Went Wrong

We Can’t Build Things if We Don’t Fix Government Hiring

Commentary | Federation of American Scientists

We Can’t Build Things if We Don’t Fix Government Hiring

Evidence Matters: Congress and the Post-Chevron Challenge

Commentary | Data Foundation

Evidence Matters: Congress and the Post-Chevron Challenge

Evaluating the Reducing Regulatory Barriers to Housing Act

Commentary | Niskanen Center

Evaluating the Reducing Regulatory Barriers to Housing Act

Quantifying the Emissions Impacts of The Energy Permitting Reform Act

Research | Third Way

Quantifying the Emissions Impacts of The Energy Permitting Reform Act

Bipartisan Recommendations on Rules and Process

Other | Sun Water

Bipartisan Recommendations on Rules and Process

Implementing Industrial Policy: Grants versus Tax Credits

Commentary | American Affairs Journal

Implementing Industrial Policy: Grants versus Tax Credits

How Would We Even Know if AI Went Rogue?

Commentary | Vox

How Would We Even Know if AI Went Rogue?

August updates: Abundance gains momentum

News | Inclusive Abundance Initiative

August updates: Abundance gains momentum

Faster, Please!

Commentary | James Pethokoukis

Faster, Please!

America Has Too Many Laws

Commentary | The Atlantic

America Has Too Many Laws

News | Inclusive Abundance Initiative

Understanding NEPA Litigation

Research | The Breakthrough Institute

Understanding NEPA Litigation

Preservation Could Help with Housing, Homelessness. Here’s How.

Commentary | San Diego Union Tribune

Preservation Could Help with Housing, Homelessness. Here’s How.

How Place-Based Policies Can Help American Workers Thrive

Commentary | Economic Innovation Group

How Place-Based Policies Can Help American Workers Thrive

June updates: convening leaders for NYC housing, defining Abundance

News | Inclusive Abundance Initiative

June updates: convening leaders for NYC housing, defining Abundance

America’s Nuclear Policy Is Getting … Pretty Good!

Commentary | Heatmap News

America’s Nuclear Policy Is Getting … Pretty Good!

What is Abundance?

Research | Inclusive Abundance Initiative

What is Abundance?

Making Missing Middle Pencil

Research | Terner Center

Making Missing Middle Pencil

Their Generation: The Promise of Younger Elected Officials

Commentary | Democracy Journal

Their Generation: The Promise of Younger Elected Officials

Tracing Transmission Trends: A Flowchart of Key Federal Actions

Research | Third Way

Tracing Transmission Trends: A Flowchart of Key Federal Actions

Recoding America

Research | Recoding America

Recoding America

Freddie Mac's Proposed Product Could Worsen Inflation

Commentary | Employ America

Freddie Mac's Proposed Product Could Worsen Inflation

Strong Support Across Partisan Lines for Policies That Boost Housing

Commentary | The Pew Charitable Trusts

Strong Support Across Partisan Lines for Policies That Boost Housing

Homeowners, Renters, and All Income Groups Back Housing Reforms

Commentary | The Pew Charitable Trusts

Homeowners, Renters, and All Income Groups Back Housing Reforms

Gentrification as a Housing Problem

Commentary | Works in Progress

Gentrification as a Housing Problem

Heartland Visas: A Policy Primer

Research | Economic Innovation Group

Heartland Visas: A Policy Primer

Exit Strategy: The Case for Single-Stair Egress

Commentary | Architectural Record

Exit Strategy: The Case for Single-Stair Egress

News | Inclusive Abundance Initiative

What State Housing Policies Do Voters Want?

Research | Social Science Research Network

What State Housing Policies Do Voters Want?

We Must End the Litigation Doom Loop

Commentary | Institute for Progress

We Must End the Litigation Doom Loop

IRS Free Tax Filing Pilot...Saved Consumers $5.6 Million in Prep Fees

Commentary | CNBC

IRS Free Tax Filing Pilot...Saved Consumers $5.6 Million in Prep Fees

The NRC Needs Congress to Cut the Red Tape on Licensing Hearings

Commentary | Third Way

The NRC Needs Congress to Cut the Red Tape on Licensing Hearings

What is the 'Abundance Agenda' and what does it mean for you?

Commentary | Stand Together

What is the 'Abundance Agenda' and what does it mean for you?

A record-breaking recovery for Black and Hispanic workers

Commentary | Economy Policy institute

A record-breaking recovery for Black and Hispanic workers

Overcoming Barriers to Federal Transmission Permitting

Commentary | Niskanen Center

Overcoming Barriers to Federal Transmission Permitting

Our Federal Capacity Workshop

News | Inclusive Abundance Initiative

Our Federal Capacity Workshop

Contextualizing Electric Transmission Permitting: 2010 to 2020

Research | Clean Air Task Force

Contextualizing Electric Transmission Permitting: 2010 to 2020

Our Proposal to Modernize the U.S. Department of Energy

Research | ClearPath

Our Proposal to Modernize the U.S. Department of Energy

Staffing Congress to Strengthen Oversight of the Administrative State

Research | Understanding Congress

Staffing Congress to Strengthen Oversight of the Administrative State

Reimagining the SPR

Research | Employ America

Reimagining the SPR

Why FOAK Nuclear Reactors are So Expensive—and Worth the Cost

Commentary | 20X35

Why FOAK Nuclear Reactors are So Expensive—and Worth the Cost

Paving the Way to Innovation

Research | ClearPath

Paving the Way to Innovation

Don’t San Francisco–ize Clean Energy

Commentary | The Atlantic

Don’t San Francisco–ize Clean Energy

Distressed Communities Index (DCI)

Research | Economic Innovation Group

Distressed Communities Index (DCI)

On the Rise 2024

Research | Future Caucus

On the Rise 2024

It’s Not Just NEPA: Reforming Environmental Permitting

Commentary | Foundation for American Innovation

It’s Not Just NEPA: Reforming Environmental Permitting

The Policy Interventions that Could Boost Geothermal

Commentary | Employ America

The Policy Interventions that Could Boost Geothermal

The Purchasing Power of American Households

Commentary | U.S. Department of the Treasury

The Purchasing Power of American Households

A Playbook for Fed Policy in 2024

Research | Employ America

A Playbook for Fed Policy in 2024

Restrictive Zoning Is Raising Housing Costs and Homelessness in AZ

Commentary | The Pew Charitable Trusts

Restrictive Zoning Is Raising Housing Costs and Homelessness in AZ

Procurement As A Catalyzing Federal Instrument For CO2 Removal

Research | ClearPath

Procurement As A Catalyzing Federal Instrument For CO2 Removal

No, Really. Building More Housing Can Combat Rising Rent

Commentary | Bloomberg News

No, Really. Building More Housing Can Combat Rising Rent

How Environmental Groups Ended on the Wrong Side of CA Housing Crisis

Commentary | Mother Jones

How Environmental Groups Ended on the Wrong Side of CA Housing Crisis

What causes such maddening bottlenecks in government? ‘Kludgeocracy.’

Commentary | The Washington Post

What causes such maddening bottlenecks in government? ‘Kludgeocracy.’

People Are Worrying About the Wrong Downtowns

Commentary | The Atlantic

People Are Worrying About the Wrong Downtowns

Hot Rocks: Commercializing Next Generation Geothermal Energy

Research | Employ America

Hot Rocks: Commercializing Next Generation Geothermal Energy

How the Bipartisan 'Montana Miracle' Confronts the Housing Crisis

Commentary | America Planning Association

How the Bipartisan 'Montana Miracle' Confronts the Housing Crisis

Why America Doesn’t Build

Commentary | The Atlantic

Why America Doesn’t Build

Propping Up Proceduralism

Commentary | The Breakthrough Institute

Propping Up Proceduralism

The US Is Doing a Terrible Job Collecting Taxes

Commentary | Bloomberg News

The US Is Doing a Terrible Job Collecting Taxes

Building YIMBY Support for Affordable Housing in NYC

Commentary | NYN Media

Building YIMBY Support for Affordable Housing in NYC

The Conservative Futurist

Commentary | American Enterprise Institute

The Conservative Futurist

Only Permitting Reform Can Prevent Forest Fires

Commentary | The Breakthrough Institute

Only Permitting Reform Can Prevent Forest Fires

The Recompete Pilot Program Can Help Rebuild Distressed Places

Commentary | The Brookings Institution

The Recompete Pilot Program Can Help Rebuild Distressed Places

Accelerating Mine Development with Preserving Social Safeguards

Research | The Breakthrough Institute

Accelerating Mine Development with Preserving Social Safeguards

Conservatives Should Lead on Electric Transmission Reform

Commentary | RealClearEnergy

Conservatives Should Lead on Electric Transmission Reform

Housing Potential for Faith-Based Organization and College Land

Research | Terner Center

Housing Potential for Faith-Based Organization and College Land

The Simple Mistake That Almost Triggered a Recession

Commentary | The Atlantic

The Simple Mistake That Almost Triggered a Recession

Culture Eats Policy

Research | Niskanen Center

Culture Eats Policy

How to Fix the Government

Commentary | The Atlantic

How to Fix the Government

Who's Afraid of a Little More Housing Density?

Commentary | Vital City

Who's Afraid of a Little More Housing Density?

The Governance of American Innovation

Research | American Enterprise Institute

The Governance of American Innovation

Why Forcing Feds into In-Person Work Could Backfire

Commentary | Government Executive

Why Forcing Feds into In-Person Work Could Backfire

We Need a Manhattan Project for AI Safety

Commentary | Politico

We Need a Manhattan Project for AI Safety

Let’s Rethink the Management of Our Civil Service

Commentary | Government Executive

Let’s Rethink the Management of Our Civil Service

A Single Judge Shouldn’t Have This Kind of National Power

Commentary | The Atlantic

A Single Judge Shouldn’t Have This Kind of National Power

HUD should continue affirmatively furthering fair housing

Commentary | Niskanen Center

HUD should continue affirmatively furthering fair housing

To Outcompete Russia and China, the US Needs a Civil Nuclear Director

Research | Third Way

To Outcompete Russia and China, the US Needs a Civil Nuclear Director

One State Generates Much, Much More Renewable Energy Than Any Other

Commentary | Inside Climate News

One State Generates Much, Much More Renewable Energy Than Any Other

An Agenda for Abundant Housing

Research | Niskanen Center

An Agenda for Abundant Housing

NY Finally Has Momentum on Housing and It’s Time for a Breakthrough

Commentary | City & State New York

NY Finally Has Momentum on Housing and It’s Time for a Breakthrough

The Obvious Answer to Homelessness

Commentary | The Atlantic

The Obvious Answer to Homelessness

Implementing Clean Energy Tax Credit Provisions to Energy Communities

Research | ClearPath

Implementing Clean Energy Tax Credit Provisions to Energy Communities

The Interconnection Challenge Facing Net-Zero Electricity Deployment

Research | ClearPath

The Interconnection Challenge Facing Net-Zero Electricity Deployment

A Nuclear Renaissance?

Commentary | The New Atlantis

A Nuclear Renaissance?

To Decarbonize Food Production, Washington Must Invest

Research | The Breakthrough Institute

To Decarbonize Food Production, Washington Must Invest

Think the Inflation Reduction Act is a climate savior? Think again.

Commentary | R Street

Think the Inflation Reduction Act is a climate savior? Think again.

Local Opposition and Siting Challenges for More Wind Energy in Iowa

Research | ClearPath

Local Opposition and Siting Challenges for More Wind Energy in Iowa

How State Governments Can Help Distressed Places

Commentary | Upjohn Research

How State Governments Can Help Distressed Places

What America Needs Is a Liberalism That Builds

Commentary | The New York Times

What America Needs Is a Liberalism That Builds

Why the Past 10 Years of American Life Have Been Uniquely Stupid

Commentary | The Atlantic

Why the Past 10 Years of American Life Have Been Uniquely Stupid

Forget About Left Wing and Right Wing. How About an Up Wing America?

Commentary | American Enterprise Institute

Forget About Left Wing and Right Wing. How About an Up Wing America?

Administrative Authority To Address The Crisis in Oil Supply Right Now

Research | Employ America

Administrative Authority To Address The Crisis in Oil Supply Right Now

How The Fed Slows Down Inflation Through The Labor Market

Research | Employ America

How The Fed Slows Down Inflation Through The Labor Market

U.S. Science No Longer Leads the World

Commentary | American Association for the Advancement of Science

U.S. Science No Longer Leads the World

A Simple Plan to Solve All of America’s Problems

Commentary | The Atlantic

A Simple Plan to Solve All of America’s Problems

The Procedure Fetish

Commentary | Niskanen Center

The Procedure Fetish

We Need a New Philosophy of Progress

Commentary | Roots of Progress

We Need a New Philosophy of Progress

Background and Policy Issues – HALEU Fuel Supply

Research | Third Way

Background and Policy Issues – HALEU Fuel Supply

Why Does It Cost So Much to Build Things in America?

Commentary | Vox

Why Does It Cost So Much to Build Things in America?

Building Cleaner, Faster

Research | The Aspen Institute

Building Cleaner, Faster

The Conservative Case for a Child Allowance

Research | Niskanen Center

The Conservative Case for a Child Allowance

It's Time for a New Contract on Work

Research | Third Way

It's Time for a New Contract on Work

Faster Growth, Fairer Growth

Research | Niskanen Center

Faster Growth, Fairer Growth

State Capacity Libertarianism

Commentary | Marginal Revolution

State Capacity Libertarianism

TurboTax’s Fight to Stop Americans From Filing Their Taxes for Free

Commentary | ProPublica

TurboTax’s Fight to Stop Americans From Filing Their Taxes for Free

Progress studies as a moral imperative

Commentary | The Roots of Progress

Progress studies as a moral imperative

Floor It! Fixing the Fed’s Framework With Paychecks, Not Prices

Research

Floor It! Fixing the Fed’s Framework With Paychecks, Not Prices

Supply Skepticism: Housing Supply and Affordability

Research | Taylor & Francis Online

Supply Skepticism: Housing Supply and Affordability