Jan 8, 2026 | Blog, Energy Transition Policy & Policymaking
One of the few things that majorities of Democrats and Republicans agree upon is that they don’t like free trade. Democrats may not like Donald Trump’s impulsive and sometimes nonsensical approach to tariff policy, but they share with Republicans a belief in using...
Jan 3, 2026 | Blog, Framing and the Energy Transition Debate, Journalism, Bias & Censored News
The implications of this morning’s removal of Nicholas Maduro from power in Venezuela are many, complicated, and — importantly — yet-unknown. These are just a few of the outstanding questions: The action probably violates international law,* and so will...
Jan 3, 2026 | Blog, Framing and the Energy Transition Debate, Partisanship, Elections and the Energy Transition
As most people know, recent polling indicates that things are indeed are looking up for Democrats. But in the words of the prognosticators at Cook Political Report (CPR, behind paywall), Democrats should not to expect the kind of massive “blue wave” election in 2026...
Dec 30, 2025 | Blog, Framing and the Energy Transition Debate, Journalism, Bias & Censored News
On December 30th the New York Times published this piece about an ongoing and fascinating criminal trial of two Swedish oil company executives charged with complicity in war crimes in the Sudan 25 years ago. That article is labeled as an opinion piece but reads like...
Dec 20, 2025 | Blog, Democracy and Transitions to Authoritarianism, Energy Transition Policy & Policymaking, Partisanship, Elections and the Energy Transition
[Note: This will be my last post of the year. Back in early January.] There’s been a lot of energy transition backsliding lately, some of it inevitable and some of it not. In bad political times it’s difficult to pair hope with clear-eyed realism. And I...
Dec 15, 2025 | Blog, Energy Transition Policy & Policymaking, Framing and the Energy Transition Debate
Sometimes it is frustrating to watch energy politics in Pennsylvania from afar, because misinformation seems to be driving policy. Unfortunately, in today’s “post-truth” world that is not as rare as it should be. Responsible journalism competes for...
