"Barro argues that if Klein and Thompson really cared about giving Americans cheap energy, they wouldn’t even mention the fact that cheap energy is also green energy. The fact that they do mention that, Barro argues, is evidence that deep down, despite what they say, Klein a…
"Barro argues that if Klein and Thompson really cared about giving Americans cheap energy, they wouldn’t even mention the fact that cheap energy is also green energy. The fact that they do mention that, Barro argues, is evidence that deep down, despite what they say, Klein and Thompson actually believe that green energy isn’t really cheap.
That doesn’t sound like a very reasonable argument on Barro’s part, does it? But I don’t think I’m misrepresenting it."
Noah Smith disagrees with this critique.
https://www.noahpinion.blog/p/at-least-five-interesting-things-e34
"Barro argues that if Klein and Thompson really cared about giving Americans cheap energy, they wouldn’t even mention the fact that cheap energy is also green energy. The fact that they do mention that, Barro argues, is evidence that deep down, despite what they say, Klein and Thompson actually believe that green energy isn’t really cheap.
That doesn’t sound like a very reasonable argument on Barro’s part, does it? But I don’t think I’m misrepresenting it."