Russian President Vladimir Putin gestures during a joint news conference with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in Moscow, Russia, February 15, 2022. (Sputnik/Sergey Guneev/Pool via Reuters) The week of February 21: the need to reconnect energy policy with geopolitical reality, antitrust,
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White House science adviser resigns after investigation into workplace policy violations
White House press secretary Jen Psaki confirmed Lander’s resignation in a statement Monday evening, saying, “The President accepted Dr. Eric Lander’s resignation letter this evening with gratitude for his work at OSTP on the pandemic, the Cancer Moonshot, climate change,
Appeals court rejects Biden administration’s bid to end ‘Remain in Mexico’ policy
An appeals court on Monday night rejected another attempt by the Biden administration to end the Trump-era policy that requires migrants seeking asylum in the US to await their cases in Mexico. The 5th US Circuit Court of Appeals made
New White House ‘red line’ policy gives agencies 24 hours to assess major cyberattacks
The NSC memo in some cases gives US security and intelligence agencies just 24 hours after they learn of serious hacks to deliver initial assessments to senior White House officials on the severity of the situations. The goal is to
Energy, Climate Policy, and Inflation
A woman walks her dog along Energy Street past a disused gas holder in Manchester, England, September 23, 2021. (Phil Noble/Reuters) The week of October 11: a grim cocktail (an energy crunch, inflation, and a supply-chain mess) and much, much
A Fundamental Millstone: Climate Policy and the Energy Crunch
Power lines near Ulm, Germany, in 2006. (Alexandra Beier/Reuters) The week of October 4: a higher debt ceiling, higher energy prices, spending, American banking with Chinese characteristics and much, much more. So, where were we? I was just getting ready
Teachers’ Union Bosses Shouldn’t Shoot Their Mouths Off about Gun Policy
When interest groups stray from their core missions to fight the culture wars, they diminish their own effectiveness. NRPLUS MEMBER ARTICLE S chool shootings come in more than one flavor, and yesterday’s shooting in Arlington, Texas — four injured, none
Biden Admin Will Again Attempt to End ‘Remain In Mexico’ Policy
U.S. Border Patrol agent Carlos Rivera guides migrants to be processed after they attempted to cross the border from Mexico into Sunland Park, N.M., September 17, 2021. (Paul Ratje/Reuters) The Biden administration will again attempt to end the “Remain in
ProtonMail removed “we do not keep any IP logs” from its privacy policy
Enlarge / ProtonMail offers end-to-end encryption and a stated focus on privacy for its email service—which offers a user interface quite similar to those of more mainstream services such as Gmail. This weekend, news broke that security/privacy-focused anonymous email service ProtonMail