Costa Rica’s Energy Paradise: Comment on Tom Friedman (Not everywhere can be...
In his recent New York Times op-ed, Thomas Friedman veritably gushes about the long-term commitment of Costa Rica to a clean environment and renewable energy. He is proud of the fact that renewables...
View ArticleCosta Rica Follow-Up: Fatal Dependence on Renewable Electricity (Tom...
“When an abundant natural fall of water is at hand, nothing can be cheaper or better than water power. But everything depends upon local circumstances. The occasional mountain torrent is simply...
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Dear Thomas Friedman: Are You a Fascist Wannabee?
The New York Times chief foreign affairs correspondent, Thomas Friedman, has finally come out of the closet as a fascist wannabee. Harsh words, but consider the evidence. Here is the pertinent section...
View ArticleDear Tom Friedman: Don’t Want You to Die Off … Just Get Well!
In the New York Times editorial page’s latest excursion into shrill climate alarmism, foreign affairs correspondent Thomas Friedman accuses those opposing the current cap-and-tax bill as wanting a few...
View ArticleTom Friedman Has a Standing Invitation to My Weekly Poker Game: The Abused...
Editor’s Note: Jim Manzi is a Senior Fellow at the Manhattan Institute, and blogs at both National Review’s The Corner and at The American Scene. It is amusing to watch advocates of rapid, aggressive...
View ArticleIn Denial: Thomas Friedman’s (Self) Limits to (Intellectual) Growth
“[N]eo-Malthusians like [Paul] Gilding resemble hypochondriacs who insist that they are at death’s door and see every sniffle as confirmation that the end is near. Rather than launch massive programs...
View ArticleBack to Gerald Ford? (Thomas Friedman on energy policy in 2007)
The mainstream energy intelligentsia (MEI) has had it wrong for many decades. Today, it is climate change and the inevitable transition away from fossil fuels (really dense mineral energies). A half...
View ArticleClimate Retreat: Thomas Friedman on COP26 (energy density, anyone?)
Two planets are talking to each other. One looks like a beautiful blue marble and the other a dirty brown ball.“What on earth happened to you?” the beautiful planet asks the brown one.“I had Homo...
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