Benjamin Zycher

2 weeks ago | aei.org | Benjamin Zycher

Arthur Laffer and Stephen Moore are deceiving themselves if they believe that a trading world with reciprocal zero tariffs, barriers and subsidies would lead Donald Trump to reverse his assault on the international trading system (“A Win-Win Exit Strategy for Trump on Tariffs,” op-ed, April 8).

2 weeks ago | aei.org | Benjamin Zycher

Money grabs by politicians and ideological interest groups are nothing new, but the spate of recent proposals for climate “Superfund” laws — attempting to blame and tax the fossil energy producers for many billions of dollars for the purported adverse effects of anthropogenic (caused by emissions of greenhouse gases (GHG)) climate change — truly are in a class by themselves.

4 weeks ago | aei.org | Benjamin Zycher

One would think that Republicans would know better. One would think that Republicans from an important oil- and gas-producing state would know better. One would think, or hope, that they would prioritize the economic wellbeing of their states and the livelihoods of their constituents over their narrow political ambitions. And one would be wrong.

1 month ago | aei.org | Benjamin Zycher

This comment addresses analytic flaws and ambiguities in the U.S. Department of Energy Report 2024 LNG Export Study: Energy, Economic, and Environmental Assessment of U.S. LNG Exports, December 2024 (“Report”).

1 month ago | aei.org | Benjamin Zycher

This paper offers critical observations on the arguments presented by Professor Cass R. Sunstein in a recent opinion column on the Trump Executive Order of January 20, 2025. That executive order ended the use of estimates of the social cost of greenhouse gases (or carbon) by federal policymakers. Read the full paper below.