The article argues that recent executive overreach and politicization have severely undermined established norms of U.S. civil-military relations. To restore professional standards, the incoming Congress must actively exercise its oversight powers, moving beyond mere criticism to demanding transparency in defense policy and personnel decisions. Key reforms include enforcing meritocratic promotion processes, requiring documented justification for senior officer removals, and preventing the partisan use of the military. These actions are crucial for bolstering public trust and ensuring the military remains a nonpartisan instrument of civilian control.
Socrates South Shows the Benefits of Consumer-Regulated Electricity
English Summary
The article argues that Consumer-Regulated Electricity (CRE) provides a superior model for integrating large industrial consumers, such as data centers, by allowing them to build power plants off-grid. Evidence from Ohio's Socrates South plant demonstrates this benefit: the facility achieved 'speed to power' in 17 months—a fraction of the typical multi-year grid connection timeline—while generating immediate local jobs and tax revenue. Policy-wise, CRE is critical because it ensures that all generation and infrastructure costs are borne by the developers, preventing these expenses from being socialized and passed on as rate increases to residential ratepayers. States should adopt similar legislation to balance rapid industrial development with consumer protection.
中文摘要
本文論述，消費者調控電力（Consumer-Regulated Electricity, CRE）為整合大型工業用電客群，例如資料中心，提供了一個更優越的模式，允許這些用戶建置離網發電設施。俄亥俄州的Socrates South電廠證據證明了這一益處：該設施在17個月內實現了「電力供應速度」（speed to power）——這遠少於典型的多年期電網連接時間表——同時創造了即時的本地就業機會和稅收收入。從政策角度來看，CRE至關重要，因為它確保所有發電和基礎設施成本均由開發商自行承擔，防止這些費用被社會化分攤並轉嫁為提高住宅用電用戶的電費。各州應採納類似立法，以在促進快速工業發展與保障消費者權益之間取得平衡。
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