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Executive Director at the Institute for Climate and Sustainable Growth at the University of Chicago.
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Steve Cicala
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We could've taxed gasoline and used the revenue to make electrified transportation cheaper. Instead we'll pay gasoline taxes to the Iranian clerics to fund regional destabilization.
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Nicholas Grossman
about 5 hours ago
Political is when a black quarterback silently kneels Not political is when a white quarterback introduces the presidentâs speech at a campaign rally
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Kai Ryssdal
2 days ago
If only he couldâve done something about itâŚoh, wait
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LiveSquawk
2 days ago
US Sec. Of State Rubio: Strait Of Hormuz Tolling System Would Make Diplomatic Deal âUnfeasibleâ
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Ron Filipkowski
3 days ago
This precedent could also be applied to government officials who blow people up in boats without a declared war, due process, evidence, or trial.
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WTTW - Chicago PBS
4 days ago
The pain at the pump that started at the beginning of the Iran war has only gotten worse in the months the conflict has gone on. Gas prices in Chicago are up 70 cents from one month ago, and nearly $1.70 compared to last year, according to data from AAA.
https://to.wttw.com/3PS2mE2
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With Americaâs status as a net oil exporter, a common question is, âwhy canât we disconnect from the global oil market?â I explain why we canât (and shouldnât even if we could) in todayâs
@usatoday.com
and also offer some thoughts on real energy security.
www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...
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Why can't US set our own gas prices? It's complicated. | Opinion
Banning oil trade to achieve energy independence would be a disaster for the U.S. economy and unlikely to provide relief to consumers.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2026/05/19/oil-prices-gas-hike-global-economy/90047594007/
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Appreciated the opportunity to join Chicago Tonight and share my thoughts on the outlook and implications for the ongoing crisis in energy markets.
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Carl Quintanilla
4 days ago
â.. A big difference between the 2022 gasoline price (red) spike and todayâs is that back then, the savings cushion was much larger ⌠savings rate (white) was ~double what it is today.â (via Schwab) â˝ď¸
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Jay Willis
4 days ago
"Donald Trump filed a fake lawsuit against his own government so that that he could 'settle' it and give $2 billion in taxpayer dollars to reward January 6 rioters" is the kind of story that makes you sound unhinged if you say it out loud, but is also 100 percent accurate
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The Trump DOJâs Latest Stunt Is Using Your Tax Dollars to Make January 6 Rioters Rich
The president designed his settlement with the IRS to do something he could not otherwise accomplishâand to shield his actions from meaningful oversight.
https://ballsandstrikes.org/law-politics/trump-irs-settlement-enrich-january-6-rioters/
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I am officially tired of all this winning.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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US Plans New Russian Oil Waiver as Iran War Crunches Supplies
The US is issuing a waiver allowing the sale of Russian crude oil and petroleum products that are already loaded on tankers, just days after the previous one lapsed.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-05-18/us-plans-new-russian-oil-waiver-as-iran-war-crunches-supplies?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc3OTEyMzM4NywiZXhwIjoxNzc5NzI4MTg3LCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJURjhPUFZLSzNOWUYwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiJGNkE2RUY4QzdDNUQ0OTdDQTM0RkRGODhGNDY3QTBGNyJ9.qLT7AfwF1gBovkvfLG_8wUq4Scan-rvDc4godRpMn08
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This
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piece by
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is a sober assessment of what ârecord US oil exportsâ mean right now: a liquidation of inventories that will end with far higher US oil prices. Still many people missing this.
www.wsj.com/business/ene...
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Patrick Chovanec
6 days ago
Corruption and market manipulation on an epic scale.
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University of Michigan Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy
8 days ago
A NBER working paper co-authored by economist
@catiehausman.bsky.social
shows that larger oil & gas firms are passing environmental risks on to smaller firms. đ˘ď¸â ď¸ The result?
#OilWells
are left unplugged, leading to: â ď¸ Air & water pollution đĽ Explosion risks Read:
https://myumi.ch/5wN9A
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Large, profitable oil and gas companies pass environmental risks to smaller, undercapitalized firms
Oil and gas companies use wells to extract the raw materials eventually sold to consumers as everyday goods. But what happens when wells begin to yield less product? Large oil and gas companies transf...
https://myumi.ch/5wN9A
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Carl Quintanilla
8 days ago
â.. the programme has not provided a single dollar of cover.â
@financialtimes.com
#Hormuz
www.ft.com/content/eaba...
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Radley Balko
8 days ago
We've become numb to this stuff, but a president accusing a journalist of treason -- a capital crime -- for reporting on an ongoing war is not normal, and we should never accept it as normal.
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Molly Jeffery, PhD MPP
10 days ago
We published today the latest figures on cause of death in children. In every year since COVID, the number one killer of children in the US is guns.
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Patrick De Haan
11 days ago
NEW RECORDS today: Michigan, all-time high, diesel, $6.09/gal Indiana, all-time high, diesel, $6.12/gal Wisconsin, all-time high, diesel, $5.87/gal Illinois, all-time high, diesel, $6.11/gal
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Nicholas Grossman
12 days ago
The biggest lesson from the Covid pandemic was don't let anti-science liars run the country. But a plurality of American voters didn't learn it, or didn't want to.
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The only thing more pathetic than this drivel is the fact that it has carried him as far as it has.
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Governor JB Pritzker
14 days ago
While you canât afford a trip for your family this summer, you just paid for Sean Duffyâs 7-month road trip at $4.55 per gallon of gas.
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Catherine Rampell
14 days ago
Make America Healthy Again!
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David Roberts
15 days ago
Of course! Washington only "notices" if a Democrat is in office. Kind of funny that they all just basically admit it.
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As U.S. Debt Hits a Worrying Milestone, Washington Barely Notices
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/07/business/us-debt-trump-policies-budget.html?campaign_id=9&emc=edit_nn_20260508&instance_id=175295&nl=the-morning®i_id=274054670&segment_id=219547&user_id=296284156c28a64dfb308dbda290423c
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Daniel Drezner
16 days ago
Everyone likes to talk about how the Trump administration is a such an outlier but to be fair they are just like recent prior administrations in vastly exaggerating the efficacy of economic pressure as an instrument of statecraft.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
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U.S. intelligence says Iran can outlast Trumpâs Hormuz blockade for months
A confidential CIA assessment delivered to the White House finds Iran can withstand the naval blockade for months and retains a substantial missile and drone arsenal.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/05/07/cia-intelligence-iran-trump-blockade-missiles/?pwapi_token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJyZWFzb24iOiJnaWZ0IiwibmJmIjoxNzc4MTI2NDAwLCJpc3MiOiJzdWJzY3JpcHRpb25zIiwiZXhwIjoxNzc5NTA4Nzk5LCJpYXQiOjE3NzgxMjY0MDAsImp0aSI6ImViODE4ZGQ3LWU0NzAtNDFhNy04OTgxLTdjOGFmNjExNDY3OCIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lndhc2hpbmd0b25wb3N0LmNvbS9uYXRpb25hbC1zZWN1cml0eS8yMDI2LzA1LzA3L2NpYS1pbnRlbGxpZ2VuY2UtaXJhbi10cnVtcC1ibG9ja2FkZS1taXNzaWxlcy8ifQ.afuVRItNnZ5aampC8v8oq-bKKq_SxvaezwmufZuEYfA
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Leah Litman
17 days ago
This dropped around the same time as this interview - Neil Gorsuch on Megyn Kellyâs show. He was talking about how âyoung conservatives must have courage to stand by their beliefs.â Sounds apolitical to me!
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Today, in ârudest thing on the internetâŚâ
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Carl Quintanilla
17 days ago
* IRAN'S TASNIM NEWS AGENCY, CITING AN UNNAMED SOURCE: IRAN HAS NOT YET RESPONDED TO LATEST U.S. PROPOSAL, WHICH CONTAINS SOME UNACCEPTABLE PROVISIONS
@reuters.com
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Daniel Drezner
18 days ago
Phew, itâs a good thing no U.S. policy principal came out today to hype this operation. Otherwise it would seem as though this administration hasnât the faintest fucking clue what itâs doing.
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Carl Quintanilla
18 days ago
* SPIRIT LAWYER SAYS HIGH JET FUEL PRICES LEFT "NO REMAINING WAY OUT" OF BANKRUPTCY -- COURT HEARING
@reuters.com
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Patrick De Haan
19 days ago
New records for diesel in: Michigan, $6.01 Illinois, $6.01 Wisconsin $5.67 (Indiana 0.2c/gal away), $6.03 (Ohio ~19c/gal away), $5.93
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Rachel Maddow
21 days ago
"Trumpâs initial post about removing US troops from Germany came just hours after he spoke by phone with Russian President Vladimir Putin, who has long sought to reduce the number of NATO troops in Europe... "The Pentagon 'was not expecting it'...
www.politico.com/news/2026/04...
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Trumpâs call to reduce US troops in Germany shocks Pentagon
The Defense Department "was not expecting it," a congressional aide said.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/30/trump-germany-troop-pullout-pentagon-shocked-00900619
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Kevin M. Kruse
21 days ago
Wait, I thought if 60 Minutes edited an interview with a politician in the slightest, that was grounds for a lawsuit?
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Justin Wolfers
21 days ago
AI is booming. The broader economy, not so much. That matters because workers and small businesses donât all live inside one tech boom.
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âThere has never been anything like what is happening in America today.â Agreed on that. I say it all the time.
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Carl Quintanilla
22 days ago
* EXXON CEO DARREN WOODS ESTIMATES IT WILL TAKE 1-2 MONTHS FOR NORMAL FLOWS TO RESUME AFTER STRAIT OF HORMUZ REOPENS -- CONFERENCE CALL
@reuters.com
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US crude oil exports are surging. US crude production is not budging. That mean all those extra barrels are coming out of inventories, making it totally unsustainable. Glad to see someone finally cover this point,
@rebeccafelliott.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2026/05/01/b...
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Why U.S. Oil Companies Are Not Plugging the Worldâs Energy Gap
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/01/business/energy-environment/exxon-mobile-chevron-oil-iran-war.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share
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This is so right. It was jarring last night watching the market surge on earnings from the Magnificent 7 while oil prices topped $126/bbl and US gasoline average topped $4.30 per gallon. The consumer will eventually have a sayâŚ
www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
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Middle Class Squeezed as AI Surges
Get caught up.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2026-04-30/us-middle-class-squeezed-as-ai-surges-evening-briefing-americas?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc3NzU5MDAwMiwiZXhwIjoxNzc4MTk0ODAyLCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJURUJWQk5LSVVQVVUwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiJGNkE2RUY4QzdDNUQ0OTdDQTM0RkRGODhGNDY3QTBGNyJ9.Tjr6EbLnyKp1NUZxPVAcD5X5wGmV67tXSLZLClJVDHA
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Remember the debt ceiling standoffs? đ
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Ben Casselman
23 days ago
Notable what is and isn't driving that business investment. Investment in new factories is down sharply from the Biden-era boom (though still high by recent historical standards). But investment in data centers has surged, picking up some of the slack.
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Love this. Seems like a good rule in life in general.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Hedge Fund Manager âIgnoring Trumpâ Nets 39% Gain on Energy Bets
A hedge fund manager focused on navigating the energy transition has generated a 39% return so far this year, after adopting a policy of ignoring US President Donald Trumpâs signals on the Iran war.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-30/hedge-fund-manager-ignoring-trump-nets-39-gain-on-energy-bets
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Important perspective on the lack of any obvious technical reasons Iran canât manage production shut-ins. And also a good theory of where the president got that idea.
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
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Carl Quintanilla
24 days ago
â.. The probability of a recession in Europe, the UK, and parts of Asia, is higher than is priced into equity markets," said RBC BlueBay's head of market strategy
@reuters.com
www.reuters.com/business/ene...
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Ron Filipkowski
24 days ago
Mike Lee blames Capitol Hill reporters for the $39 trillion national debt.
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Washington Post Opinions
24 days ago
"Fifty years of trade deficits have not drained the United States of wealth or mortgaged its future to foreigners," Mark J. Perry and Donald J. Boudreaux write.
https://wapo.st/4eLP3is
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Opinion | Trade deficits didnât drain U.S. wealth. They made more of it.
Expanding imports brought greater wealth to U.S. shores.
https://wapo.st/4eLP3is
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Appreciated the opportunity to share my thoughts with
@cbsnews.com
in Chicago on gas prices, Iran, and UAEâs OPEC surprise.
www.cbsnews.com/chicago/vide...
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UChicago climate and sustainable growth expert explains spike in gas prices
A recent survey suggests that the spike at the pump has cost the average American $150 so far, and there's no end in sight.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/video/uchicago-climate-and-sustainable-growth-expert-explains-spike-in-gas-prices/
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The New York Times
24 days ago
A crowd in Buffalo chimed in to sing the Canadian national anthem before an NHL playoff game on Tuesday night, presenting a contrast to ongoing U.S.-Canada tensions over President Trumpâs tariffs and threats to Canadaâs sovereignty.
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Hockey Fans in Buffalo Finish âO Canadaâ After Singerâs Mic Malfunctions
A crowd in Buffalo chimed in to sing the Canadian national anthem before an N.H.L. playoff game. That presented a contrast to ongoing U.S.-Canada tensions.
https://nyti.ms/4mXAhY5
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Costa Samaras
26 days ago
Hold on. We the taxpayers are going to pay companies $900 million, which is more than 6x what we spend on wind power R&D, to NOT build wind power at a time when electricity prices are spiking and we need more clean power?
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