Jack Lifton
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The Made in America Critical Minerals Crisis
“The ultimate question is not whether America has enough capital to rebuild its industrial economy. It is whether…
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America’s Critical Minerals Security Starts with the Customer
Jack Lifton and Constantine Karayannopoulos Respond to the Aerospace Industries Association’s Report on Critical Minerals Supply Chains A…
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The Public Return on American Critical Minerals Investment
The proper test of American government investment in critical minerals is straightforward: What industrial capability did the public’s…
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Jack-in-the-Stox: Heavy Rare Earths, the French Connection
In his ongoing Jack-in-the-Stox series, Jack Lifton comments on public companies, technologies, capital markets, supply chains and geopolitics. He is not a…
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The American Rare Earths Magnet Problem
There are many ways to describe America’s dependence on foreign sources for rare earth permanent magnets. We can…
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How Many Rare Earth Permanent Magnets Does the U.S. Military Actually Need?
How much tonnage of specialized neodymium-iron-boron permanent magnets does the U.S. military require each year, and how much…
