Erika Johnsen

Erika Johnsen

About Erika Johnsen

Associate Editor Erika Johnsen joined Hot Air in June 2012 after writing and editing for Townhall Magazine and Townhall.com since 2010.

Articles by Erika Johnsen

That's all, folks!
Hot Air

That's all, folks!

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Big Ethanol: The RFS can help mitigate gas prices! CBO: The RFS is going to cause higher gas prices.
biofuels

Big Ethanol: The RFS can help mitigate gas prices! CBO: The RFS is going to cause higher gas prices.

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Obama on climate change: How about these anti-science conspiracy theorists in Congress, amirite?
Barack Obama

Obama on climate change: How about these anti-science conspiracy theorists in Congress, amirite?

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The EPA reports more lost emails as the House Oversight chair threatens contempt of Congress
Bureaucracy

The EPA reports more lost emails as the House Oversight chair threatens contempt of Congress

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The Obama administration ever-so-slightly loosens the U.S. crude oil export ban, sort of
crude oil

The Obama administration ever-so-slightly loosens the U.S. crude oil export ban, sort of

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Make way for the next phase of ObamaCare: Implementing the employer mandate
Economy

Make way for the next phase of ObamaCare: Implementing the employer mandate

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Is Venezuela thinking about lifting its longstanding gasoline subsidy? Does it have a choice?
currency

Is Venezuela thinking about lifting its longstanding gasoline subsidy? Does it have a choice?

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House GOP leader-elect Kevin McCarthy: Let the Export-Import Bank die
cronyism

House GOP leader-elect Kevin McCarthy: Let the Export-Import Bank die

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Is Moscow "secretly working with environmentalists to oppose fracking" in Europe?
Environmentalism

Is Moscow "secretly working with environmentalists to oppose fracking" in Europe?

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Virginia Gov. McAuliffe vetoes legislature's anti-Medicaid expansion amendment, vows to find a way
Budget

Virginia Gov. McAuliffe vetoes legislature's anti-Medicaid expansion amendment, vows to find a way

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Germany, of all places, is holding back the EU's emissions deal -- and France wants to follow suit for some reason
coal

Germany, of all places, is holding back the EU's emissions deal -- and France wants to follow suit for some reason

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Sessions, Upton: HHS "ignores rule of law" with ObamaCare's risk corridor program
Congress

Sessions, Upton: HHS "ignores rule of law" with ObamaCare's risk corridor program

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Senate Energy Committee clears pro-Keystone XL measure, with Mary Landrieu pointedly leading the charge
Canada

Senate Energy Committee clears pro-Keystone XL measure, with Mary Landrieu pointedly leading the charge

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Report: Obama admin congratulates itself on cutting subsidy-eligible enrollees' premiums by an average of 76 percent
CBO

Report: Obama admin congratulates itself on cutting subsidy-eligible enrollees' premiums by an average of 76 percent

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Canada just approved its own domestic version of the Keystone XL pipeline
Canada

Canada just approved its own domestic version of the Keystone XL pipeline

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Report: The U.S. is about to become a "titan of unprecedented proportions" in the oil market
Energy

Report: The U.S. is about to become a "titan of unprecedented proportions" in the oil market

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Russia just cut off Ukraine's natural gas supplies
Energy

Russia just cut off Ukraine's natural gas supplies

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Video: "The Kronies," the epic return
Big Government

Video: "The Kronies," the epic return

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It's come to this: Venezuelans trying to manage a shortage of... coffins
Crime

It's come to this: Venezuelans trying to manage a shortage of... coffins

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Genetically modified super bananas might end up saving millions of lives
activists

Genetically modified super bananas might end up saving millions of lives

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Huzzah: Obama to pivot to the economy tomorrow, again
Barack Obama

Huzzah: Obama to pivot to the economy tomorrow, again

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Will President Obama take the hint from North Dakota's energy boom during his visit?
Barack Obama

Will President Obama take the hint from North Dakota's energy boom during his visit?

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Mitt Romney: Iraq is a part of the pattern of failures of the Obama-Clinton foreign policy
Barack Obama

Mitt Romney: Iraq is a part of the pattern of failures of the Obama-Clinton foreign policy

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Is it time to start nurturing a stronger "NOPEC"?
domestic energy production

Is it time to start nurturing a stronger "NOPEC"?

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George Will: "Obama is, in fact, implementing the foreign policy he promised"
Barack Obama

George Will: "Obama is, in fact, implementing the foreign policy he promised"

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Will HHS bother to provide a legal justification for ObamaCare's risk corridor program? Inquiring Republicans want to know
bailouts

Will HHS bother to provide a legal justification for ObamaCare's risk corridor program? Inquiring Republicans want to know

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Dear America: Sorry, but you can't have more affordable flights to Europe. Love, Congress.
Blog

Dear America: Sorry, but you can't have more affordable flights to Europe. Love, Congress.

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Iraq's insurgency could mean a summer of pain at the pump
domestic energy production

Iraq's insurgency could mean a summer of pain at the pump

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London, Paris, Madrid: Taxi drivers around the world are protesting innovation, competition
Big Government

London, Paris, Madrid: Taxi drivers around the world are protesting innovation, competition

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Arne Duncan: No, we don't actually know the cost of our student loan program
Debt

Arne Duncan: No, we don't actually know the cost of our student loan program

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Bloomberg's "grassroots" gun control group: There have been 74 school shootings since Newtown
2nd Amendment

Bloomberg's "grassroots" gun control group: There have been 74 school shootings since Newtown

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Venezuelan prostitutes are running afoul of Maduro's regime -- but not for the reason you might think
currency

Venezuelan prostitutes are running afoul of Maduro's regime -- but not for the reason you might think

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Biden: The United States is the world's only non-xenophobic major economy, you know
Economy

Biden: The United States is the world's only non-xenophobic major economy, you know

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So, is Obama's student-loan executive order actually going to do anything to mitigate rising tuition prices?
Barack Obama

So, is Obama's student-loan executive order actually going to do anything to mitigate rising tuition prices?

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Tom Steyer group's latest Keystone XL attack: The pipeline would be too vulnerable to terrorist attacks, or something
Democrats

Tom Steyer group's latest Keystone XL attack: The pipeline would be too vulnerable to terrorist attacks, or something

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House Dem: That the White House didn't notify Congress of Bergdahl deal "did not sit well"
Bowe Bergdahl

House Dem: That the White House didn't notify Congress of Bergdahl deal "did not sit well"

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Brazilians are getting ready for a rough start to the World Cup
Brazil

Brazilians are getting ready for a rough start to the World Cup

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The Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico would like to know where their rum subsidy has gone
Alcohol

The Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico would like to know where their rum subsidy has gone

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The United States produced enough energy to suppy 84 percent of its needs in 2013
domestic energy production

The United States produced enough energy to suppy 84 percent of its needs in 2013

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Mexico's oil industry is finally, mercifully ready to open for business
Economics

Mexico's oil industry is finally, mercifully ready to open for business

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U.S. planning a meeting on the side with Iran as July nuclear deal deadline approaches
Foreign Policy

U.S. planning a meeting on the side with Iran as July nuclear deal deadline approaches

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Obama nominates another top Democratic bundler for French ambassadorship
ambassadors

Obama nominates another top Democratic bundler for French ambassadorship

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State Dept corrects Keystone XL report to account for more railroad deaths, times four
Barack Obama

State Dept corrects Keystone XL report to account for more railroad deaths, times four

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Colorado embraces Uber/Lyft, a.k.a. competition and innovation
Blog

Colorado embraces Uber/Lyft, a.k.a. competition and innovation

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North Carolina says "Yes!" to fracking
Drilling

North Carolina says "Yes!" to fracking

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George Will: There's just no such thing as honest, intelligent disagreement with this president
Barack Obama

George Will: There's just no such thing as honest, intelligent disagreement with this president

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Is Germany finally ready to keep the green dream alive by fracking?
coal

Is Germany finally ready to keep the green dream alive by fracking?

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The Virginia DMV just issued a cease-and-desist to ostensibly illegal taxi companies, a.k.a. Uber, Lyft
Business

The Virginia DMV just issued a cease-and-desist to ostensibly illegal taxi companies, a.k.a. Uber, Lyft

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Europe: Sorry we rejected you, Canada; we really want your oil sands after all
Canada

Europe: Sorry we rejected you, Canada; we really want your oil sands after all

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The U.S. Department of Interior: Putting animals before people, one scandalously rejected infrastructure project at a time
Alaska

The U.S. Department of Interior: Putting animals before people, one scandalously rejected infrastructure project at a time

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