Opinion | America Will Pay Dearly for Its Energy Arrogance

Hormuz is shut, OPEC is falling apart. The global oil economy is entering a new period of instability. And it's because of US action. The consequences will be profound. In just 2 months, the US has transformed from a bulwark of the international energy system into its biggest source of insecurity.

The American preoccupation with producing, consuming and controlling oil may ultimately prove a misplaced priority: a scramble to control the energy resources of the 20th century.“ www.nytimes.com/2026/05/02/o...

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"In just two months, the United States has transformed from a bulwark of the international energy system into its biggest source of insecurity." @gbrew24.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/05/02/o...

The Carter Doctrine is gone, Hormuz is shut, OPEC is falling apart. The global oil economy is entering a new period of instability. And it's because of US action (or inaction). The consequences will be profound. My latest for @nytopinion.nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2026/05/02/o...

war w/Iran is PROFOUNDLY DESTABILIZING America Will Pay Dearly for Its Energy Arrogance www.nytimes.com/2026/05/02/o...

The US scrambles “to control the energy resources of the 20th century, as the rest of the world embraces the cleaner technologies that will power the 21st” www.nytimes.com/2026/05/02/o...

"The global oil economy is, in many ways, an American creation. The United States was the world’s largest oil producer and consumer throughout the first half of the century." 🔌💡 www.nytimes.com/2026/05/02/o...

Trump’s war in Iran may not impact America much now but is causing serious economic damage to the rest of the world. That turmoil will boomerang on us sooner or later. Brace yourselves, you stupid MAGA fools.

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"The American preoccupation with producing, consuming and controlling oil may ultimately prove a misplaced priority: a scramble to control the energy resources of the 20th century, as the rest of the world embraces the cleaner technologies that will power the 21st." www.nytimes.com/2026/05/02/o...

”The American preoccupation with producing, consuming and controlling oil may prove a misplaced priority: a scramble to control the energy resources of the 20th century, as the rest of the world embraces the cleaner technologies that will power the 21st century.” www.nytimes.com/2026/05/02/o...

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"The global oil economy is, in many ways, an American creation. In the early 20th century, major American companies discovered oil throughout Latin America and the Middle East and, for a time, dominated the oil industries in those regions." US was the largest oil producer and consumer throughout.

“With so much oil of its own, America won’t face the same kinds of shortages & price spikes that affect other nations. But the idea that this country is immune is a mistaken one. The US still imports roughly 1/3 of all the crude oil it consumes….1/6

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