Articles by David Roberts
David Roberts was a staff writer for Grist. You can follow him on Twitter, if you're into that sort of thing.
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The Republicans' hollow threat: EPA and the Congressional Review Act
As they wage war on the EPA, congressional Republicans are talking about using the Congressional Review Act. Can it work? Almost certainly not.
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Friday music blogging: Dan Reeder
I'm embarrassed to say I didn't know about Dan Reeder until a week or two ago. His debut -- which he made at home, with homemade instruments in a homemade studio, and mailed to John Prine, who liked it enough to give him a two-record deal -- came out in 2004 and was reviewed favorably on NPR. His third record, This New Century, came out in February of last year. It's a gem.
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Is it politically realistic to eliminate energy subsidies?
Previously I wrote about the policy question of "getting rid of all energy subsidies." But what about the politics? Could it actually happen?
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Should we get rid of all energy subsidies?
Should the U.S. get rid of all energy subsidies? In a new piece for Washington Monthly, Jeffrey Leonard argues that we should. Is that a good idea?
