Courage, Persistence & Optimism for a Long Three Years, Robert Hubbell

Key 2026 Election Issue:  Affordability?  Anti-Corruption?  Both?

On Hope, Binh Truong, Common Power

The Next Terrorist Attack, Timothy Snyder

History teaches us how terrorist attacks are exploited. Our advantage is that we know this history, and so react sensibly. Do not give the present regime the benefit of the doubt after it allows a terrorist attack to take place on American soil. Be skeptical about its account of who is to blame. Insist that Trump take responsibility. A terrorist attack is no reason to concede anything to this regime. On the contrary: such a failure by the government would be one more reason, and a very powerful one, to resist it.  

Neither Democrats nor Republicans have a coherent U.S. energy policy.

Republicans are trying to support an AI-driven electricity boom, keep energy prices low, and block renewables growth. The One Big Beautiful Bill Act is harmful to wind, solar, and EV adoption, but preserves support for batteries, advanced geothermal and nuclear.

Democrats face cutting emissions while keeping energy affordable. President Biden embraced climate as an “existential” in part under the belief that young voters and voters of color would reward them for the shift. But,

Democrats saw their numbers crater with young people, voters of color, and environmental justice communities in the 2024 election. The climate voter, to the extent they exist, is likely already a Democrat.

Core constraints for both parties are demand growth (e.g. data centers), rising distribution costs, supply chain constraints, and disaster-driven rebuild costs. U.S. prosperity and climate goals increasingly depend on rapidly expanding the grid and energy infrastructure, likely requiring public investment and regulatory reform.