Vol. 14, No. 16
January 5, 2009
Cover Story
The Case for a Net-Zero Gas Tax
A once-in-a-generation way to weaken OPEC, abolish absurd regulations, reduce greenhouse gases, improve our trade balance, gain significant energy independence, spur conservation—and humble Russia, Venezuela, and Iran.
By Charles Krauthammer
Also in This Issue
- The Right Kind of Stimulus — Fred Barnes and Lawrence B. Lindsey
This double issue of The Weekly Standard featured Charles Krauthammer's major cover essay proposing a net-zero gas tax as a comprehensive energy policy solution that would simultaneously weaken OPEC, reduce greenhouse gases, improve America's trade balance, and gain energy independence. The issue also included coverage of stimulus policy alternatives from Fred Barnes and Lawrence B. Lindsey at the beginning of the Obama administration's economic response to the financial crisis.