The Unregulated Podcast

On this episode of The Unregulated Podcast Tom Pyle, Mike McKenna, and Alex Stevens discuss the prospects of senate hopefuls, a congressional permitting deal, a diesel export ban, California's high-speed rail project, and more.

Links:

• Banning Diesel Exports is Bad Policy and Bad Politics: https://www.americanenergyalliance.org/2026/09/banning-diesel-exports-is-bad-policy-and-bad-politics/

• Why Are Diesel Prices So High? https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/fossil-fuels/gas-and-oil/why-are-diesel-prices-so-high/

• Diesel export fight strains GOP ties with Big Oil: https://www.politico.com/news/2026/09/24/diesel-export-fight-gop-big-oil-01090581

• ⁠Trump Backs Argentina’s Landmark LNG Project in Win for Milei: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-09-24/trump-backs-argentina-s-landmark-lng-project-in-win-for-milei

• ⁠⁠Trump will green-light wind energy projects to strike permitting deal: https://subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2026/09/trump-will-green-light-wind-energy-projects-to-strike-permitting-deal-01087842

• ⁠⁠⁠California high-speed rail suffers fresh blow as rural segment branded illegal: https://nypost.com/2026/09/22/us-news/california-high-speed-rail-suffers-setback-as-rural-segment-branded-illegal/?utm_campaign=nypost&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter

• ⁠⁠⁠⁠ Tweet of the Week: https://x.com/ogwausa/status/2102854678166053040?s=46

On this episode of The Unregulated Podcast Tom Pyle, Mike McKenna and Alex Stevens return for a wide ranging discussion on AI, electricity prices, midterm predictions, and more.

Links:

• Why Do Blue States Have High Rates? https://www.bluestateshighrates.com/

• Dan Sullivan endorses Dan Sullivan to beat Dan Sullivan in perplexing Alaska Senate race: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2026-election/dan-sullivan-endorses-dan-sullivan-beat-dan-sullivan-perplexing-alaska-rcna594063

• Interest Rates: Is President Trump going to Fire Kevin Warsh? https://www.wsj.com/economy/central-banking/fed-raises-rates-for-first-time-in-three-years-08539fbe?mod=itp_wsj

• Kamala on AI: https://x.com/ScottPresler/status/2100766421026329073?s=20

On this episode of The Unregulated Podcast Mike McKenna and Alex Stevens cover the wide range of news stories that have a arisen during Tom's summer sabbatical.

Links:

• The Pacific Premium: Why Gasoline Costs More In Democratic-Controlled States, from the Institute for Energy Research: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/fossil-fuels/gas-and-oil/the-pacific-premium/

• The DSA’s Communist Turn: https://www.thefp.com/p/the-dsas-communist-turn

• Hochul Signed Data Center Moratorium July 14: https://www.americanenergyalliance.org/2026/07/hochul-falsely-blames-data-centers-for-new-yorks-energy-disaster/

• Trump plugs states, utilities into pledge for Big Tech to pay for data centers’ energy bills: https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/jul/23/trump-plugs-states-utilities-pledge-big-tech-pay-data-centers-energy/

• Pennsylvania Republican eyes Energy and Natural Resources gavel: https://subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2026/07/pennsylvania-republican-eyes-energy-and-natural-resources-gavel-pro-01005158

• Democrat Push To Hike Taxes On Energy Companies Will Help No One, Analysts Warn: https://dailycaller.com/2026/07/22/democrat-push-hike-taxes-energy-companies-analysts-windfall-buybacks/

On this episode of The Unregulated Podcast Tom Pyle and Mike McKenna discuss the leftward lurch of Democrat primaries across the country, Republican's odds of keeping their majority after mid-terms, updates coming online to the electric grid, and more.

Links:

• Pyle: Why Do Gasoline Prices Fall Slower Than They Rise? https://www.americanenergyalliance.org/2026/06/why-do-gasoline-prices-fall-slower-than-they-rise/

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On this episode of The Unregulated Podcast Tom Pyle and Mike McKenna discuss the future of the Democratic Party and the net-zero agenda.

Links:

Why centrists can’t win the Democratic presidential primary: https://www.theargumentmag.com/p/why-centrists-cant-win-the-democratic

Sheldon’s Fuzzy Math: https://x.com/DanielTurnerPTF/status/2065403903290568978?s=20

DOE DTE Loan: Does it have the net-zero stuff in it?: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-06-15/us-finalizes-1-6-billion-loan-to-michigan-gas-utility-dte?taid=6a3001af888c5700010be2ec&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_content=climate&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter

NYT - Democrats Once Vowed to Stop Oil and Gas. Now They’re Not So Sure: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/11/climate/democrats-climate-change-oil-gas.html

Wood Mackenzie - Is Argentina’s giant shale play the next Midland Basin?: https://www.woodmac.com/blogs/the-edge/is-argentinas-giant-shale-play-the-next-midland-basin/

Remembering Lee R. Raymond (1938–2026): https://www.masterresource.org/bp-public-policy/lee-raymond-energy-climate-realist/

Show notes:

Politico - The Northeast is set for a star turn in the affordability debate https://www.politico.com/news/2026/05/08/virginia-affordability-energy-bills-climate-00907540

SAF: The Way of the Future

https://www.wsj.com/pro/sustainable-business/airlines-called-sustainable-fuel-the-future-when-an-energy-crisis-broke-out-barely-any-was-around-f84a200a

Source: WSJ

LA Times: Jeff Bezos’ $10-billion climate pledge is falling dangerously behind https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2026-06-01/jeff-bezos-10-billion-climate-pledge-is-falling-dangerously-behind

AEI: Will Nothing Stop the Incredible Global Birth Crash? https://www.aei.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/WP-Will-Nothing-Stop-the-Incredible-Global-Birth-Crash-2026.pdf?x97961

#275: Keep On Prancing (5/26/26)

Links:

Kyle Busch: https://www.nbcnews.com/sports/nascar/kyle-busch-hospitalized-rcna346366

USA Today - What’s Next for Bill Cassidy 

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2026/05/20/how-did-bill-cassidy-lose-trump-favor-why-senator-lost-primary-election-how-long-left-of-senate-term/90175034007/

Twin Cities Pioneer Press: Kentucky Rep. Thomas Massie charted his own way, until he was toppled by Trump - https://www.twincities.com/2026/05/20/thomas-massie-kentucky-primary-loss-trump/
WSJ: Barton Swaim op-ed: The Panic Industry’s New Target - https://www.wsj.com/opinion/the-panic-industrys-new-target-ee794c4d?mod=e2two

On this episode of The Unregulated Podcast Tom Pyle and Mike McKenna discuss President Trump's visit to China, new personalities on Capitol Hill, the state of the American electorate, and more.

Links:

Trump China Trip:

https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/05/13/world/trump-xi-summit-china

Fetterman: The New Manchin https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2026/05/07/sen-john-fetterman-im-not-leaving-democratic-party/

Has George Will Lost it? https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2026/05/13/doug-ducey-presidential-announcement-imagined-by-george-will/

Many Americans think Trump assassination attempts were fake, survey finds Source: Washington Post https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2026/05/11/trump-assassinations-staged-conspiracy/

Dems picked a real winner in Maine (The Man With the Nazi Tattoo): Graham Platner targets fuel tax, Big Oil in energy plan https://www.eenews.net/articles/graham-platner-targets-fuel-tax-big-oil-in-energy-plan/

Tweet of the week: https://x.com/KeithNHumphreys/status/2053846950051787127

Links:

California Progressives Want 'Big Oil' To Fix an Insurance Crisis Created by the State's Price Controls - Source: Reason - https://reason.com/2026/04/17/california-progressives-want-big-oil-to-fix-an-insurance-crisis-created-by-the-states-price-controls/

IPCC Admits Apocalyptic Climate Scenarios Are “Implausible” – Meaning Most Media Scare Stories Over Last 15 Years Are Officially Junk - Source - The Daily Skeptic - https://dailysceptic.org/2026/05/05/ipcc-admits-apocalyptic-climate-scenarios-are-implausible-meaning-most-media-scare-stories-over-last-15-years-are-officially-junk/

The heartland’s revenge: how AI is reindustrializing the American interior - Source: Freight Waves - https://www.freightwaves.com/news

Some Claim Foreign 'Dark Money' Is Funding Anti-Data Center Sentiment Across U.S. - Source: Cowboy State Daily - https://cowboystatedaily.com/2026/05/05/foreign-dark-money-claims-collide-with-anger-over-wyoming-data-centers/

College Decision Day in an Era of Uncertainty - Source: AEI - https://www.aei.org/education/college-decision-day-in-an-era-of-uncertainty/?utm_campaign=21086878-DIGITAL_NLR%20AEI%20Today&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz--VM5GIYdD5ZMy-LFWXUVik8stfaQseXhsOOnwLuhYSd0MhsoBbk1SWy28PtJnKgcvZRqq6xocAhTb8w3eFD4II76-69w&_hsmi=417170714&utm_content=417170714&utm_source=hs_email

Links:

UAE leaves OPEC in major blow to global oil producers' group

Source: Reuters

https://www.detroitnews.com/story/business/2026/04/28/uae-leaves-opec-global-oil-producers-group/89835181007/

GM Has Delayed Its Next-Gen Full-Size EV Trucks and SUVs

Source - Motortrend: https://www.motortrend.com/news/gm-full-size-ev-trucks-suvs-delayed

‘Crisis of historic magnitude': Mamdani says State should help with multi-billion budget gap

Source: NBC News New York

https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/mamdani-state-help-new-york-city-multi-billion-budget-gap/6495407/

4 deadlines that could shape Trump’s next 5 weeksSource: Politico - https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/26/white-house-deadlines-calendar-fisa-iran-00889912?nname=playbook&nid=0000014f-1646-d88f-a1cf-5f46b7bd0000&nrid=07cca3da-d15b-40f5-a5b3-82d8a7aaac74