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...
Jun 24, 2025 | Blog, Democracy and Transitions to Authoritarianism
Growing up in Rochester, New York in the 1960s and 70s most of my friends were Catholic. My family didn’t attend church, so most of what I learned about the Bible came from overhearing my friends talking about their “CCD classes,” their confirmations, etc. The...
