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July 14, 2025
Precipitation Paradox?
There is a cynical trick being played by some climate activists to promote misinformation and undercut the assessments of the Intergovermental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) as they lobby for changes in energy policy. The trick goes like this: At the core of this line of reasoning is the exploitation of an apparent paradox: How…
July 14, 2025
Do Women Owe Men an Apology? With Dr. Carole Hooven
This episode starts with a Very Special introduction in which I explain what’s been going on with the podcast over the last six months (lots of different offerings, which possibly caused some confusion) and talk about the ongoing challenges of the subscriber model. (Short version, please stick around!) I then have the great pleasure of…
July 11, 2025
Surprise! USF Decision Signals Admin Law Revolution, But Not the One We Expected
Late last month, the Supreme Court decided FCC v. Consumers Research. Although an undercard among the Court’s last-day decisions, the case was closely watched in administrative law circles as a potential vehicle for revitalizing the moribund Nondelegation Doctrine. But as predicted after oral argument, the Court found this was not the right case to do…
July 11, 2025
Common Law Evolution Is Not a Policy Proposal!
The outer edge of absurdity in the 1970s Monty Python sketch comedy show may have been “The Larch.” For no evident reason, the sketch retrains viewers on larch trees and the subject of larches. An interview with Pythons dressed as schoolboys goes into the larch question at some length, ending in a hard-to-hear introduction to…
July 10, 2025
The Science vs. the Narrative vs. the Voters: Clarifying the Public Debate Around Energy and Climate
Key Points Read the full report here. Download the crosstabs and topline here.
July 10, 2025
What Americans Really Think About Energy and Climate
Right before the 2024 election, my AEI colleague Ruy Teixeira and I engaged YouGov to conduct a survey of how Americans view various topics of energy and climate. Today at AEI, the full survey and our summary report is published, including the survey’s toplines and crosstabs (all are directly linked from the bottom of this post). Here are…
July 9, 2025
Free Speech and Tech Policy at the US Supreme Court, 2025
Event Summary On July 9, AEI hosted an expert panel examining the Supreme Court’s decision in Free Speech Coalition v. Paxton, along with broader issues related to online expression, regulatory authority, and technology policy. AEI’s Clay Calvert opened the discussion by outlining the facts of Free Speech Coalition v. Paxton, summarizing the majority opinion, and explaining how…
July 9, 2025
A Practical Path for the Tech Exit: A Book Event with Clare Morell
Event Summary On July 9, Ethics & Public Policy Center Fellow and Technology and Human Flourishing Project Director Clare Morell joined AEI’s Timothy P. Carney to discuss her new book, The Tech Exit: A Practical Guide to Freeing Kids and Teens from Smartphones. AEI’s Christine Rosen opened the event with introductory remarks. In her conversation with…
July 9, 2025
Congress Should Avoid an App Store Crack-Up
Prominent members of Congress are reviving the Open App Markets Act (OAMA), a bill they say will create “a freer and fairer marketplace” in Apple’s App Store and Google’s Play Store. But rather than opening “the door to more choices and innovation,” the legislation would do the opposite: It would weaken security, reduce customer choice,…
July 8, 2025
The Texas Flash Floods
“This is the most dangerous river valley in the United States. . . We do not have a warning system.” — Judge Rob Kelly, Kerr County, Texas, 4 July 2025 As I write this, the death toll in the Texas flash floods now exceeds 70, with 12 people still missing, including 11 girls and one camp counselor….