A response to Ezra Klein, who thinks I’m wrong to suggest that coalition support is the way to political and policy success in green industrial policy
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Posted inTransportation
The Death Cult of the American Car
It’s obvious how to make the roads safer for cyclists, pedestrians, and drivers alike. We just don’t do it.
Posted inEconomic Policy
How to Judge the New Industrial Policy
A focus solely on near-term GDP overlooks what’s being attempted.
Posted inEconomic Policy
A Liberalism That Builds Power
The goals of domestic supply chains, good jobs, carbon reduction, and public input are inseparable.
Posted inTAP
The UAW Plays Some Hardball on Electric Cars
Today on TAP: The union’s new leaders seek some administration guarantees of just transition before backing Biden in ’24.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Will ‘Made in America’ Really Lead to Good Jobs?
What we haven’t done, and what we should do, to ensure that ‘new industrial strategy’ actually benefits workers
Posted inEconomic Policy
White House Offers Climate Subsidies to Rich Allies
‘The advanced economies are closing in on themselves’
Posted inEconomic Policy
Free-Trade Deals Lite
To appease industrialized allies, the White House could undermine the delicate coalition backing domestic green manufacturing.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Electric-Vehicle Charging Swerves Around Speed Bumps
Big Oil has its eye on the EV charging infrastructure sector.