Washington State carbon tax options (revenue-neutral and transportation)
Attached are two draft 2-pagers outlining carbon tax options that carbonWA is exploring in Washington State. Stay tuned for more---we're also pursuing health care and [...]
My carbon tax op-ed in the NY Times (and Bob Inglis’s E&EI)
"The Most Sensible Tax of All", July 5, 2012. It's co-authored with economist and law professor Shi-Ling Hsu, author of The Case for a Carbon [...]
Crime and Punishment poems
I just read an obituary of Maurice Sagoff (Robert McG. Thomas, "Maurice Sagoff, 88, a master of terse verses on literature", NY Times, March 29, [...]
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My littlest fan
Via email, with permission: Hey Yoram, Thanks for coming to USF last night. I really enjoyed your routine (the part I saw, at least). So, [...]
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