July 29, 2025

Emmet Penney
Senior Fellow
Bio
Emmet Penney is a senior fellow at the Foundation for American Innovation focusing on Infrastructure and Energy. He is a contributing editor at Compact Magazine, a recipient of a Robert Novak Journalism Fellowship for his work on the power grid, and runs the Nuclear Barbarians Substack. His work has appeared in American Affairs, The Spectator World, The American Conservative, The Claremont Review of Books, The New York Post, and elsewhere.
Articles from Emmet Penney

Samuel Insull: The Father of Light Pt. II
Nuclear Barbarians
energy infrastructure

Samuel Insull: The Father of Light Pt. I
Nuclear Barbarians
July 11, 2025
energy infrastructure

I Got It Wrong
Nuclear Barbarians
June 17, 2025
innovation
energy infrastructure

We’re Not Ready for the AI Power Surge
the Free Press
June 12, 2025
innovation
artificial intelligence
energy infrastructure
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