Ultra-Orthodox Jewish groups in Israel (like Lubavitch) follow rabbinical authority without question through the Talmud rather than the Old Testament, voting as unified blocks under rabbi leadership; Netanyahu aligned with these groups despite their biblical fundamentalism not grounded in fact, similar to how Osama Bin Laden, Scientology, or certain Christian sects operate through blind obedience to leadership.

Without breakthroughs in material science (better batteries, better transmission systems), green energy transition will require continued reliance on fossil fuels and will actually increase fossil fuel consumption during the buildout phase.

Michael Lewis's book 'The Fifth Risk' demonstrates that apparent government bloat (USDA shooting fireworks to keep geese off runways, Department of Energy downgrading power grid infrastructure) actually serves essential but invisible functions that private enterprise won't handle because ROI is too slow.

Long-term basic research that private enterprise won't fund because ROI is too slow comes from government agencies like DARPA; GPS, Velcro, Kevlar vests, and many industrial innovations emerged from government-funded research that had no near-term commercial application.