Daren Bakst

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Daren Bakst is the director of the Center for Energy and Environment at the Competitive Enterprise Institute.

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    A Sneaky Effort to Undermine the Fight Against Carbon Taxes

    Daren Bakst
    President Donald Trump has shown bold leadership by rejecting the radical global climate agenda. But now some lawmakers, including a handful of Republicans, have set out on a path that, if followed, will undermine the president’s accomplishments. Those accomplishments have been substantial. The president has withdrawn the U.S. from the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and helped…
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    The Overreaching Power of the Bureaucracy Is Destroying Our Representative Government

    Daren Bakst
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    Congress Must End This Multibillion-dollar Government Slush Fund

    Daren Bakst | David Ditch
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    Why Congress Should Reject Manchin’s Permitting Bill and Enact Genuine Reform in 2023

    Daren Bakst | Katie Tubb
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    Who Gets Hurt From High Gas and Diesel Prices? There’s More Harm Than You Think.

    Daren Bakst | Rachael Wilfong
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    The Center for Energy, Climate, and Environment Briefings: What You Need to Know About Gas Prices

    Daren Bakst
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    Biden’s Food Conference Should Put People First, Not Environmental Extremism

    Daren Bakst
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    Inflation Reduction Act Shows Far Left’s Extremism and Elitism

    Daren Bakst
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    ‘Inflation Reduction Act’ Is Euphemism for Big Government Socialism, Higher Prices

    Daren Bakst | Preston Brashers | David Burton | Matthew Dickerson | Nina Owcharenko Schaefer | Richard Stern | Parker Sheppard
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    School Meals Bill Serves Up 2 Unappetizing Helpings of Left’s Agenda

    Daren Bakst
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    Ruling in West Virginia v. EPA Scores Win for Representative Government

    Daren Bakst
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    How Biden Administration Is Helping Drive Up Food Prices

    Daren Bakst
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    11 Ways Republican Study Committee Budget Is Blueprint to Save America

    Richard Stern | Matthew Dickerson | Daren Bakst | Frederico Bartels | David Ditch | Leslie Ford | Nina Owcharenko Schaefer | Jack Spencer
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    Price Controls on Fuel Would Be Disastrous for Americans

    Daren Bakst | Jack Spencer
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    How Policymakers Can Address Baby Formula Shortage

    Daren Bakst | Rachael Wilfong
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    Food Price Inflation Continues to Worsen. Here’s What Should Be Done About It.

    Daren Bakst | Joshua Loucks