Spirit Airlines’ demise can be directly traced to the rise in jet fuel prices. That hasn’t stopped corporate Democrats from blaming Biden-era merger policy.
Joe Biden
Posted inEconomic Policy
A Retrospective on Bidenomics
Joe Biden listened to the left on full employment. But the lasting effects were wanting, and the politics were brutal.
Posted inPolitics
The Meaning of Trump’s Working-Class ‘Buyer’s Remorse’
Trump voters are rejecting Republicans in large numbers. But they’re not coming back to Democrats yet.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Trump’s Billion-Dollar French Boondoggle Gets Even Dumber
He is paying TotalEnergies a billion dollars to do natural gas investments it is already doing.
Posted inTechnology
Who Will Govern AI?
Trump’s top officials are in the pocket of Big Tech. It remains to be seen whether Democrats will be much better.
Posted inEducation in America
Court Demands Student Loan Borrowers Pay More
The Eighth Circuit ordered that President Biden’s generous repayment plan be thrown out. But the Trump administration doesn’t want to be forced into it.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
The National Security Case for Renewable Energy
Turns out oil is vulnerable to price shocks caused by blood-crazed presidents.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Donald Trump, Oil Market Obliterator
Most presidents can’t be directly blamed for gas prices going up. This one is the exception.
Posted inTransportation
How Trump Doomed the American Auto Industry
Ford and GM made a big bet on electrification. Then Trump plunged a knife into their backs.
Posted inPolitics
Meet Mamdani’s Biden Expats
Several former members of the Biden administration, including a cabinet official, are going to work for New York City’s new mayor. Here’s what they have planned.