Robert N. Stavins
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Robert N. Stavins
@robertstavins.bsky.social
A.J. Meyer Professor of Energy & Economic Development, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA USA; University Fellow, Resources for the Future; Research Associate, NBER -- But Just My Opinions
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Most people have pointed out that Trump was golfing in Palm Beach at the exact moment Mullin posted this, but I will also note that the “work” Trump is doing here is autographing Truth Social posts that have been blown up and printed out.
November 9, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Who is the worst cabinet member? Here’s my nomination for today.

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Hegseth Is Purging Military Leaders With Little Explanation
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November 9, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Another excellent primer from Paul Krugman
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Why China will Rule Renewable Energy
And why it matters in an era of great-power rivalry
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November 9, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Imagining What’s in Trump’s Brain www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/o...
Opinion | Imagining What’s in Trump’s Brain
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November 7, 2025 at 8:56 PM
The Big Smirk
The cruelty is the point, party edition
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November 4, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Opinion | How to Be a Good Citizen When Your Country Does Bad Things
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November 4, 2025 at 2:29 AM
We’re Number Two!
How Trump ceded the future to China
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November 3, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Opinion | Trump Lost to China
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October 29, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Worth watching and listening for insights into Trump's character and psyche ... youtu.be/Wa61_Q_BT-4?...
Jonathan Karl: Trump’s Retribution Presidency
YouTube video by Conversations with Bill Kristol
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October 29, 2025 at 12:44 AM
Very much worth reading ... The Hunger Games Begin open.substack.com/pub/paulkrug...
The Hunger Games Begin
40 million Americans are about to lose food stamps
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October 28, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Not news, but an excellent primer on renewable energy progress…

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The Rise of Renewable Energy
Anatomy of a technological miracle
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October 26, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Worth watching and listening as Paul Krugman chats with my brilliant and creative colleague, Erica Chenoweth …
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Talking With Erica Chenoweth
Civil resistance: Does it work, and when?
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October 25, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Opinion | Burnin’ Down the House
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October 25, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Trump’s Gilded Ballroom and the Fall of the American Republic
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Trump’s Gilded Ballroom and the Fall of the American Republic
Tackiness and tyranny go hand in hand
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October 24, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Yet another irony of support for Trump and MAGA
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Argentina and Rural America’s Awakening
Suddenly, Trump’s contempt for his base is showing
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October 23, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Remarkably, he is not the WORST cabinet appointment, just one of a host of terrible appointments.
October 22, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Very much worth reading, despite the unfortunate epilogue from this week's London session ...

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Carbon Pricing on the High Seas?
The international maritime organization gets close to a carbon tax. — If an environmental economist stumbled upon a magic lamp and got one wish from the genie, most of us would know what to a…
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October 20, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Opinion | Trump Is Dragging Us Down to His Level
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October 19, 2025 at 11:15 AM