Tech

Texas’ “failsafe” generators failed, risking weeks-long catastrophe

Enlarge / A worker repairs a power line in Austin, Texas, on Thursday, Feb. 18, 2021. (credit: Thomas Ryan Allison/Bloomberg via Getty Images) Texas’ days-long power outages during last February’s deep freeze almost stretched into weeks or even months thanks to a string of failures at “black start” generators. More than half of the state’s […]

Business

The government’s Concealed superpower:”’Unrules’

In the conclusion of the second discussion with former Vice President Biden, President Trump painted a dim picture of the financial consequences from an excessive amount of law. In doing this, he tapped into a longstanding belief that law imposes crippling financial burdens on industry.  However, this frequent opinion exerts a fundamental characteristic of regulation […]

Business

Can a 6-3 conservative Supreme Court roll back regulations in company? Not too fast

Together with Monday’s confirmation from the Senate of Amy Coney Barrett, the nation will likely have a Supreme Court with six Justices nominated by traditional presidents. What do we expect from this courtroom when it has to do with regulation of industry and the market? We are aware that conservative Republicans–such as the judges that they […]