Michael GoffBook Review: Space Is Open For BusinessMy review of Space Is Open For Business, by Robert Jacobson. The book site is here, and it can be pre-ordered on Amazon. This review is…Aug 18, 2020Aug 18, 2020
Michael GoffHow I Would Approach Climate ChangeIn this article, I want to briefly summarize my current thinking on climate change: understanding the issue in context, what needs to…Apr 5, 2020Apr 5, 2020
Michael GoffConsumerism from a Pro-Growth PerspectiveThere is a common argument in the degrowth movement that goes something like this. There is a symbiotic relationship between economic…Apr 2, 2020Apr 2, 2020
Michael GoffBook Review: The Case for SpaceRobert Zubrin’s new book, The Case for Space: How the Revolution in Spaceflight Opens up a Future of Limitless Possibility, is an…Jun 10, 2019Jun 10, 2019
Michael GoffThe General Rebound Effect and How We Think About ItThe rebound effect has been very much on my mind lately. Intuitively, we expect that if an energy-consuming device becomes more efficient…May 19, 2019May 19, 2019
Michael GoffComments on the recent Blue Origin announcementA few days ago, Jeff Bezos gave a presentation on the progress of his space exploration company, Blue Origin, and the Blue Moon lunar…May 11, 2019May 11, 2019
Michael GoffBook Review: Order without Design: How Markets Shape Cities, by Alain BertaudOrder without Design: How Markets Ship Cities, by Alain Bertaud, is very much the book I wish I had read five years ago when I started…Feb 24, 20191Feb 24, 20191
Michael GoffRethinking the energy conversationAt the start of the year, Scott Alexander wrote a survey of what were the major environmental worries of the 1990s and wondered what…Jan 25, 2019Jan 25, 2019
Michael GoffUnderstanding the Urban ChallengeOver the past few years, I have been thinking and studying the challenges surrounding housing affordability, the environmental impacts of…Dec 18, 2018Dec 18, 2018
Michael GoffThe YIMBY Movement: Where is it headed?Earlier this month, pro-housing YIMBY advocates, who say “Yes In My Back Yard”, descended on Oakland, California for the second YIMBY Town…Jul 23, 2017Jul 23, 2017