ByOliver McPherson-Smith. American Consumer Institute Commuters in California will be familiar with radio ads that ask them to ration electricity when they get home from work. The campaign begs consumers to power down between 4 pm and 9 pm, when renewable energy generation dips and utilities struggle to power the grid. […]
France is a place that embraces paradox and revels in contradictoriness, and its president is no exception to this rule of exceptions to rules. Consider Emmanuel Macron’s stance on trade negotiations with the U.S.: he is prepared to fly solo, casting the lone dissenting vote against opening negotiations, all in order (he says) to […]
Editor’s Note Welcome to our inaugural Weekly Brief. We’re sharing some of our latest feature pieces on The Economic Standard below, along with our weekly Washington policy round-up by the legendary Andy Blom for those of you in the D.C. business. Going forward, we’ll share these updates with subscribers on Thursday morning. […]
