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Ahmad Faruqui

@AhmadFaruqui

I am an economist, defense analyst, and political columnist. I have authored “Rethinking the National Security of Pakistan,” Routledge Revivals, 2020.

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California regulators have used the 'cost shift' argument to slash the value of rooftop solar. But a new study finds that a state agency's $8.5B cost-shift calculation for 2024 is WAY off. In fact, rooftop solar actually saved Californians $2.3B this year: canarymedia.com/articles/solar…


How California’s Rooftop Solar Customers Benefit Other Ratepayers Financially to the Tune of $2.3 Billion | Economics Outside the Cube mcubedecon.com/2024/11/14/how…


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Dark, dark days ahead

Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich has told his department to prepare for the annexation of the occupied West Bank in the wake of Donald Trump's victory in the US elections.



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Beautiful piece in @ft from '21 about Baalbek, the mythical Palmyra hotel and nostalgia for our past...to be re-read as Baalbek faces almost daily Israeli strikes and Palmyra hotel's doors, windows get blown out by the blasts. Still standing but limping. ft.com/content/11b463…


Last night, over dinner with a few friends, we discussed the US elections extensively. Then the discussion turned to PG&E’s sky high rates. Finally, it turned to the mysterious death of General Zia. thefridaytimes.com/22-May-2023/wa…


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In times of struggle and defeat, those brave champions of civil rights would remind themselves that, though long, the arc of history bends towards justice. Today, it remains our collective task to continue to bend the arc of global emissions towards net zero. There is no “game…

The election of Donald Trump is a gutting defeat for those working to accelerate the shift to clean energy. But it isn't "game over" in the climate fight. The next battle begins today. As we all process what happens now, here's my personal reflections @heatmap_news (link 👇).

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"But let’s give credit where credit is due. Donald Trump is a wolf in wolf’s clothing. His voters knew about his disdain for the rule of law and democracy. They heard the warnings from his own advisers...And they were okay with all this."  thehill.com/opinion/campai…


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What about the economy under Trump? I don’t expect great news for workers, and I see big risks from Trump’s overall agenda, both because of his approach to AI and Silicon Valley, and because of his (likely) impact on US institutions.


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