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Will America Finally Let Itself Build Nuclear Plants?
Regulations killed American nuclear power, which provides plentiful, clean energy. Now the Trump administration is remaking the rules so we can build…
Emmet Penney
Iran Is Drowning in Its Own Oil
Without the Strait of Hormuz, the Iranian regime is running out of places to store oil, and it could have disastrous consequences.
Amit Segal
Tyler Cowen: Why Oil Price Spikes Could Spark a Global Recession
The U.S. is insulated from some oil price shocks, but not from a global downturn.
Tyler Cowen
Niall Ferguson: Brace Yourselves. A Recession Is Coming.
The war in Iran is choking global energy supply. History shows shocks like this rarely end without a recession.
Niall Ferguson
Donald Trump Says You Can’t Negotiate with Terrorists
The U.S. is trying to internationalize his war with Iran by making the world understand that this is not America’s problem alone.
Amit Segal
This Isn’t Israel’s War. It’s America’s.
The U.S. went to war in Iran because Iran made itself a Chinese weapon.
Haviv Rettig Gur
Venezuela’s Oil Industry Is Not Hopeless
If U.S. oil companies come around, the oil fields are ready for a revival.
William Neuman
This Week in Canada: The U.S. Still Needs Our Oil
Venezuela will need years to challenge Canada’s heavy-crude dominance; erasing Jewish history at the art museum; and more.
Rupa Subramanya
America Needs to Make Its Own Chips. James Proud Says He Knows How.
A Silicon Valley start-up that was a closely kept secret until today claims it has found a way to make semiconductors faster and more cheaply in the…
Sean Fischer
The Brazilian Model Who Wants America to Go Nuclear
Ella Emhoff suffers from climate anxiety. Isabelle Boemeke wants to teach her, and everyone else, how to stop worrying and love the power plant.
Suzy Weiss
America’s Nuclear Industry Is So Back
The U.S. nuclear industry died because our government didn’t innovate fast enough. This start-up wants to fix that.
Sean Fischer
How China Hijacked America’s Climate Fears
In its quest to corner energy supply chains, China is bankrolling climate advocacy groups to weaken the U.S. from within.
Doomberg
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