Prof. of public policy at Georgia Tech. My posts don't represent my university or USG. They are random reads & vents that I find interesting or provocative.
Zak Taylor
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Disturbing if true...
Currently 1am in Tehran, so my money is on 6-24 hours til the war starts again.
www.nytimes.com/2026/06/15/o...
A reminder of how many times Trump has said a deal is right around the corner with Iran
JUST DROPPED: COP31 hosts want 35% of final energy from electricity by 2035, up from 21% today. But we're way off.
Historical pace: 0.3 points/year. "35 by 35" needs 1.3 points/year. Right now, only China is moving fast enough.
More here: janrosenow.substack.com/p/is-electri...
How to conceptualize Elon Musk being a trillionaire:
The median US net worth is $192,000. Most folks are probably ok casually spending $20 on something.
Elon’s equivalent to the “casual $20“ is $100 million. Elon can spend $100 million the same way the rest of us buy lunch.
That’s the scale.
Congress is overburdened, underresourced, and gridlocked. Americans are doubtful that government can solve the problems they care about — from affordability and health care to immigration and the environment. Our latest report offers eight proposals to reform Congress. bit.ly/4ev01Zg
