Arthur Laffer

An oil pump jack in the Permian Basin oil field on March 13, 2022, in Odessa, Texas. President Joe Biden's ban on Russian oil may mean oil producers in the Permian Basin will need to pump more oil to meet demand.

Arthur Laffer and Patrick Giordano: America, please show Russia you’re the energy alpha now

March 24, 2022 at 1:36 p.m.

Two recent events have been incredibly troublesome but have finally brought home the energy and climate crises that are plaguing the planet. Russia's unprovoked attack on Ukraine has exposed two...

WHAT OTHERS ARE SAYING

August 21, 2021 at 11:48 p.m.

The platitude of "energy independence" makes zero economic sense. ... The U.S. currently imports some 60 percent of the oil we use. To imagine an energy-independent U.S. today is to...

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