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Biden hits energy industry on his way out

President Biden entered the White House waging war on America’s fossil fuel energy industry, and critics say he’s going out the same way. In his final days, he’s issuing edicts designed to restrict investments in domestic energy, including a ban on oil and gas drilling projects in most ...

Trump ‘puts a bit of stick about’ and frightens our friends

President-elect Donald Trump is “putting a bit of stick about.” That is a British expression meaning as it sounds to stir up trouble. In sports, like rugby, it means to play more aggressively. In politics, it can mean to stir up trouble for trouble’s sake. Aficionados of British ...

Time for a human integrity amendment to the Constitution

An unusually unpredictable political landscape hides another imminent danger — our speeding technology race. We are more vulnerable to victimization and exploitation from technology than ever before. A well-thought-out Human Integrity Amendment to the Constitution will help meet the challenge ...

Wealthy nations can’t ignore climate effects on poorer countries

Cyclone Chido struck the island of Mayotte in December, causing significant devastation to the 300,000 residents of the French colony off the East African coast. Although it remains unclear whether climate change is responsible for the event, the storm’s intensity and destruction are directly ...

Are you as safe as Washington during a winter storm?

Washington, D.C., got nearly 10 inches of snow recently. That was more than enough to shut down the nation’s capital. Thankfully, all of DC’s lobbyists and politicos stayed safe at home. Their local utility, Pepco—which relies on natural gas and coal for roughly half of its power ...

Trump’s shoot-from-the-hip agenda points to uncertainty

President-elect Donald Trump and his close advisers, at the threshold of another presidency, are deeply engaged in America’s policy battles. Yet, I can’t identify one principles-based “north star” to shed much light on the agenda. Maybe that will soon emerge, or maybe there will never ...