by Andrew F. Quinlan | Nov 22, 2018 | Opinion and Commentary
Originally published by The Washington Examiner on November 21, 2018. The doomsayers were wrong. America’s energy future is brighter than ever before, thanks to a innovation-driven revolution that started over a decade ago. That’s why the International Energy...
by Dan Mitchell | Aug 5, 2018 | Big Government, Blogs, Energy, Regulations
I don’t like the tribal nature of American politics, in part because I get criticized for not playing the game. The pro-Trump crowd goes after me when I condemn the President’s protectionism and wasteful spending. And the anti-Trump crowd goes after me when I applaud...
by Dan Mitchell | Jun 10, 2018 | Blogs, Economics, Energy, Regulations
During the Obama years, I criticized the President for various green-energy scamsthat squandered money and produced scandals such as Solyndra. And I also noted that many Republicans were happy to support corrupt subsidies to inefficient sources of energy so long as...
by Andrew F. Quinlan | Nov 8, 2016 | Opinion and Commentary
This article originally appeared on The Daily Caller on November 7, 2016. In addition to choosing between presidential candidates, voters in the state of Washington will be asked on November 8th to decide whether to enact a one-of-a-kind ballot proposal to impose a...
by Dan Mitchell | Jul 31, 2015 | Big Government, Blogs, Energy, Regulations
When writing about the burden of regulation, I often share big numbers about aggregate cost, job losses, time wasted, and foregone growth. But I sometimes wonder if such data is effective in the battle for good policy. Maybe it’s better, at least in some cases, to...
