U.S. A WEAK GRID

The States Power Down
Ambitious renewables mandates by local governments are eroding the electric grid’s reliability, with alarming consequences.

Meanwhile, some parts of the country face an energy deficit.

 Earlier this week, The Atlantic featured a long-form piece on how challenges with nuclear energy have shifted away from environmental activist opposition (“nuclear greens” are on the rise) and into the nuclear industry itself. For City Journal, James B. Miegs sets forth the challenges underlying nuclear power’s return to prominence. 

Ending Global Reliance on Russia’s Nuclear Energy Sector

GOP Pushes Tougher China Dual-Use Sanctions
By Bryant Harris, Defense News: “Republicans are using their brand-new House majority to push for tougher China sanctions enforcement on dual-use equipment even as the Biden administration greatly expands sweeping new export controls on U.S. technology that could be used by the Chinese military."

Record Defense Budget Flunks the China Test
By Jeffrey Jeb Nadaner, RealClearDefense: "While most lines of that $858 billion defense appropriation are necessary, it fails in its totality."

Denial May Bring War – Punishment May Keep It at Bay
From CDR Salamander:"don't threaten the PRC with an easy war"