Russian cyber attacks on the US electrical grid have mostly been about network access. But with rising tensions, could attacks escalate? The US Grid System With rapid expansion of automation and computer-controlled electrical grid systems, the United States must face the reality that cyber threats to the critical infrastructure of energy production are concurrently advancing […]
The political economy of state and local tax deductions after the new tax law
The new Republican-sponsored tax law results in a higher tax burden in Democratic-leaning states. Does the law punish Democrats or fulfill their long-time goal of a progressive tax system?