Liam Denning

Climate Denialism and Its Weakness

One problem I have with “climate denial” is the name. Nobody denies there’s a climate (not yet, anyway). I guess it fits better into a tweet, but that brings me to another problem I have with climate denial: It’s really stupid. To illustrate what I mean, here’s President Donald Trump trashing…

Oil Is Fine With Wars, Just Not Trade Wars

It’s a sad, cold fact that, for some, war actually is good for more than absolutely nothing. Consider how sprightly oil can get at the mere rumor of stuff getting blown up. Trade war is different, though, because that usually entails large parts of the economy taking flak. While President Donald…