Failure to conduct honest sunk cost analyses leads to terrible decisions like investing in electric vehicles, expanding the US Postal Service, and promoting single-motherhood.

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/us/politics/letitia-james-trump-justice-department.html

https://apnews.com/article/general-motors-ev-byd-tesla-c9db4cd7030c9b58803e7375e25b9484

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/climate/trump-climate-change-emissions-fuel.html

https://www.edf.org/approach/edf-climate-corps-making-sustainability-work?ub_o=30&ub_cta=4&utm_source=google&utm_campaign=edf_none_upd_overdrive&utm_medium=ad&utm_id=1667612101&gclsrc=aw.ds&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=22327163712&gbraid=0AAAAAD9QDCxHf5HFhdfAlIr0OaLrsi94D&gclid=CjwKCAiA95fLBhBPEiwATXUsxC-9CXYZKCUqr8sOVRKGYo6GW62r3PyIglbtq-ExMmoEnSnugzJUdRoCjHUQAvD_BwE

https://insideclimatenews.org/news/05012026/health-care-providers-are-dropping-a-common-anesthesia-drug-thats-also-a-climate-super-pollutant/#:~:text=Desflurane%20is%20a%20common%20anesthetic,of%20its%20outsized%20environmental%20impact

https://www.npr.org/2026/01/12/nx-s1-5667599/exercise-is-as-effective-as-medication-in-treating-depression-study-finds

https://www.npr.org/2026/01/12/nx-s1-5647761/ivf-fertility-motherhood-40s-cost-donor-decision

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/amazon-ends-usps-partnership-after-9-5-billion-loss-affecting-100-000-workers/ar-AA1TPps3

https://about.usps.com/what/strategic-plans/delivering-for-america/details.htm