Jan 20, 2026 | Blog, Democracy and Transitions to Authoritarianism, Energy Transition Policy & Policymaking, Partisanship, Elections and the Energy Transition
We humans are biased toward understandings of reality that include some minimum level of optimism about the future. But if we ignore the bad news, we shut ourselves off from parts of the truth. Which brings me to the Supreme Court’s forthcoming Slaughter...
Jan 15, 2026 | Blog, Democracy and Transitions to Authoritarianism, Framing and the Energy Transition Debate, Journalism, Bias & Censored News, Partisanship, Elections and the Energy Transition
There is ever-more misinformation and fakery on the Internet every day. We learned recently that a large percentage of political accounts posting on X are fake, and the fake accounts tilt toward the ideological right.[1] Facebook has become littered with completely...
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 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...
Nov 30, 2025 | Blog, Energy Transition Policy & Policymaking, Framing and the Energy Transition Debate, Partisanship, Elections and the Energy Transition
People who want to understand the implications of exploding electricity demand growth for the clean energy transition can be excused if they find the news confusing lately. Whereas the news was once mainly about what “is,” the competition for clicks and the spread of...
Nov 20, 2025 | Blog, Energy Transition Policy & Policymaking, Framing and the Energy Transition Debate, Partisanship, Elections and the Energy Transition
The 2025 elections put some wind in Democrats’ sails. What they portend for stronger climate policy isn’t clear just yet, since the winners focused on energy affordability first and foremost. Meanwhile, for those of us who seek stronger climate policy,...
