The Biden administration might not have learned enough from the bad old days of the early 2010s.
Revolving Door Project
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
The Myth of Jeffrey Zients
There is no reason to trust a longtime corporate stooge to serve as President Biden’s chief of staff.
Posted inPolitics
Senate Democrats Finally Control Committee Majorities. What Now?
Here are nine practical and urgent suggestions.
Posted inTransportation
What Was Behind Last Week’s FAA Breakdown?
Pete Buttigieg’s personnel choices were certainly a factor.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
The Power to Green the Public Energy Portfolio
The Tennessee Valley Authority is replacing coal plants with more fossil fuels. The Biden administration has the authority it needs to stop this.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
Ashish Jha and the Moral Horror of Too Little Progress
The new position of White House pandemic preparedness director requires boldness on intellectual property.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
Biden Must Wield the Power of the Defense Production Act to Rein In the Tripledemic
America is in for a rough winter, but the government can help.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Big Tech’s Old Friend Helms Key Biden Administration Role
Louisa Terrell, before becoming Biden’s director of legislative affairs, spent two years at Facebook at a key time.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Quants, Carbon, and Climate Change
The center-left mindset of favoring quantitative analysis and just-so mathematical solutions is particularly myopic when it comes to fossil fuel pollution.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
The Biden Administration Does Not Need Another Wall Street Adviser
The White House is considering a finance recruit whose career has been directly at odds with all of President Biden’s accomplishments.