Very true. But not just Poland. Most of Central and European has been an incredible growth success story in these last decades - due to strengths in the region *and* also European integration.

The % of manufacturers who "delayed or cancelled investments" because of tariffs is really the most devastating one for tariff advocates The "smart" theory was that it would raise prices to force companies to invest domestically, turns out it only makes building in the US harder

recurring reminder that when the Governor of Hawaii tried to speed up rebuilding after the Maui fires with an executive order the Sierra Club and ACLU sued him to kill it

The last couple opinions / concurrences in high-profile NEPA cases have been so much fun to read

Although this will likely trigger the nativists, this is great news. It means that the foreign students who come to the US study hard, major in worthwhile fields, and then add value to the economy after they graduate. Yet another reason to support robust legal immigration.

This is insane

The just-released Senate text fully maintains the tax credits through 2032/33 for nuclear, geothermal, hydropower and energy storage :)

Still waiting for the economic “devastation” to hit Argentina

Chairman Crapo deserves a great deal of credit for putting together what appears to be a thoughtful approach to energy tax credit reform. I’ll be spending a lot of time reading today, but extended timelines for clean firm technologies are great!

What’s the return on government support for R&D? To try to get a credible answer, Open Philanthropy and Sloan Foundation are committing up to $1 million to trying something new: we call it a Pop-Up Journal. Today, we’re inviting organizations to bid on a five-year contract to

Haven’t been this excited for a book in a while

Wild how obvious “Which quarter was ChatGPT released?” is in this chart

It's pretty rare for an agency head to say this.