February 9, 2019 Progressives are lining up behind the Green New Deal, a plan that aims to tell Americans what kind of houses they can live in, how they may travel, and what food they may put on the dinner table. It will cost a lot and not change global temperatures at all. But that's not really the point. The point is to expand the role of government in your life, whether you want it or not. What's in the Green New Deal? David Harsanyi provides some details of the ambitious plan released this week by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.): Ban affordable energy. GND calls for the elimination of all fossil fuel energy production, the lifeblood of American industry and life, which includes not only all oil but also natural gas — one of the chea...

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