Co-author 'From Poverty to Prosperity', ‘Invisible Wealth’, ‘Home Ec’. Work for $XOM (opinions/own). “Nick couldn’t be more right.” — Michael Bloomberg
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NEW PAPER w/ @_josephshapiro & @heidilwilliams_: In 1947, Congress gave feds power to override states blocking gas (not oil) pipelines.
Gas pipeline growth sped up 6x. Oil didn’t.
The Senate permitting bill does similar for power lines. History strongly suggests it'll work. 🧵
A source tells me he left his 8 yo kid to start his walkabout, so maybe not a cool story? I’m sure it’s complicated. 🤔
Take that Odysseus! Cool story. nytimes.com/2026/11/02/world…
‘His gift to the Nobel museum was the Roman oil lamp that he had acquired to estimate the amount of labor that was necessary to produce an hour of light two thousand years ago.’ Phenomenal @TedNordhaus tribute. RIP to a true giant.
open.substack.com/pub/thebre…
This is an easy one — @mlb get rid of pitcher hat comms devices. It’s stupid and looks bad and pitchers can’t possibly want them.
While I want the Rays to win a Series one day, I am legitimately excited about how amazing the parade in Milwaukee is gonna be. I mean, just think about it. Usinger’s and Mader’s, Miller flowing like wine, USA250, it can’t get any better.
