Well, I agree that - in the medium term - energy use is pretty elastic. But it's not *that* elastic. Per capita energy consumption in the developed world peaked in the early 1970s. And I think i… (View Post)

When you say "choice", aren't you positing democracy? (View Post)

The underlyings are here: https://civiqs.com/results/economy_us_now?annotations=true&uncertainty=true&zoomIn=true&net=true&party=Republican The chart is from the NYTimes, but I can�… (View Post)

This is an astonishing chart: (View Post)

As an aside, the article by @Andy_Cooke is an excellent one, and is not - I believe - a million miles different from how London expanded in the 1920s and 1930s. Done right, it could (a) increase the … (View Post)