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Opinion: “Shifting baseline syndrome” — a term marine biologist Daniel Pauly coined in 1995 — describes how each generation accepts the degraded environment it inherits as normal, since it has no memory of what came before, which erodes the urgency to protect what’s left. The essay argues that recognizing this generational amnesia is key to reversing environmental decline, pointing to the 1970s-80s global ban on ozone-depleting chemicals as proof societies can still shift baselines back in the right direction.

Opinion: U.S. corporate profitability has risen an estimated 23-33% since Trump-era tariffs took effect, according to Businessweek data cited in this column, which argues the policy benefits American corporations over workers facing higher living costs.