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Let Our Oil and Gas Go

Originally appeared in The New York Times. America Should Rescind the Ban on Crude-Oil Exports AS a young reporter covering energy for The New York Times, I saw firsthand the distortions and inefficiencies caused by the web of regulations that followed the Arab oil embargo of 1973-74, and the resulting surge in gasoline prices. So […]

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Fear Not the Coming of the Robots

Originally appeared in The New York Times. JUST over 50 years ago, the cover of Life magazine breathlessly declared the “point of no return for everybody.” Above that stark warning, a smaller headline proclaimed, “Automation’s really here; jobs go scarce.” As events unfolded, it was Life that was nearing the point of no return — […]

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G.M.’s Flawed Culture

Originally appeared in The New York Times. For me, portions of the report of the investigation into General Motors’ safety problems with certain cars were a journey down memory lane: The empty gestures known as the “G.M. nod” and the “G.M. salute.” The reluctance to deliver bad news up the management chain. The overreliance on […]

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The New York Times: Biden’s Get-Tough-on-China Tariffs May Backfire

The tide of globalization is receding, at least from American shores. Two successive presidents have...

The New York Times: What Trump Would Do To Our Economy

Originally published in The New York Times. Much to fear about another Donald Trump presidency: ...

The New York Times: America’s Broken Immigration System, In One Chart

The immigration problem Congress faces is large and complex. Let’s break it down. Between Octob...

More than Words: 10 Charts That Defined 2023

Some years are defined by a single event or person — a pandemic, a recession, an insurrection — ...

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