Tim McMahon

Work by editor and author, Tim McMahon, has been featured in Bloomberg, CBS News, Wall Street Journal, Christian Science Monitor, Forbes, Washington Post, Drudge Report, The Atlantic, Business Insider, American Thinker, Lew Rockwell, Huffington Post, Rolling Stone, Oakland Press, Free Republic, Education World, Realty Trac, Reason, Coin News, and Council for Economic Education.

Nordic vs US

The Hidden Cost of “Free” Healthcare and College in Scandinavia

There’s an ongoing debate that surfaces every election cycle in America, and it usually goes something like this: one side points to Scandinavia as proof that socialism works, the other dismisses it as unaffordable fantasy. Both sides are working with an incomplete picture. The truth is more nuanced.

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Fungible vs Nonfungible

Energy Is Non-Fungible: Costing the World Billions

Electricity has fundamental physical constraints that make it “non-fungible”—it cannot be freely moved across time or space like money or commodities. Understanding this principle reveals a staggering global inefficiency: curtailment of renewable energy, natural gas flaring eight times larger than cryptocurrency mining, and transmission losses equivalent to powering entire nations. This article explores why energy markets ignore this reality and what practical solutions exist to capture and use stranded energy.

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Lithium-Aluminum Batteries

Aluminum The Battery That Could Render Lithium Obsolete

As global demand for energy storage accelerates—driven by electric vehicles, renewable integration, and grid resilience—the limitations of lithium-ion batteries are becoming increasingly clear. While lithium-ion technology has dominated for decades, a new contender is emerging with the potential to redefine the landscape: aluminum-ion batteries.
At first glance, aluminum may seem like an unlikely challenger. However, a closer look reveals a compelling set of advantages that could make aluminum-ion chemistry a disruptive force in both transportation and stationary storage markets.

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