The unlikely coalition behind the concerted, overblown campaign against the engines of technology growth.
By Michael M. Rosen | July 17, 2026
The contest for primacy in the 21st century will not be won by denying advanced AI to others. It will be won by making American technology so ubiquitous and essential…
By Mark Jamison | July 14, 2026
The Farmall eventually transformed farming across the Corn Belt. But it required the right conditions and farms ready to reorganize around it. AI may follow the same path. But the…
By Will Rinehart | July 11, 2026
China has sought to stir up the controversy around data centers in the United States, aided by a strain of political thought hostile to billionaires and Big Tech.
By Michael M. Rosen | July 4, 2026
The danger is not simply that regulators may overestimate market power. It is that they underestimate market value.
By Mark Jamison | June 8, 2026
America has already demonstrated that it can lead in creating artificial intelligence. The next challenge is proving that we can lead in applying it.
By Mark Jamison | June 8, 2026
We should express due appreciation for the pontiff’s profound effort to understand AI, and we should also welcome and encourage the unique power of language—its ability to bridge gaps, to…
By Michael M. Rosen | June 7, 2026
A dark form of anti-technology politics is beginning to take shape. This month, a molotov cocktail was thrown at the San Francisco home of Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI. The suspect fled…
By Will Rinehart | April 22, 2026
In an era when Washington seems incapable of finding common ground on virtually any issue, it’s notable to encounter a policy area where stakeholders across the political spectrum agree. Gene…
By Anemone Franz | February 18, 2026
“The times they are a-changing,” in particular in the context of “climate” policies and initiatives. And they are not changing favorably for the ideological opponents of fossil fuels, that is,…
By Benjamin Zycher | January 28, 2026
Meta’s big win Tuesday is a victory not only for the company, but also for anyone who believes antitrust law should be grounded in realities, not ideology. A federal judge struck…
By Mark Jamison | November 24, 2025
U.S. companies released 40 major AI models last year; China released 15, and Europe, just three. This is not an accident. Innovation thrives in environments that allow many ideas to compete, evolve…
By Mark Jamison | November 6, 2025
AI looks like a circular money machine. Microsoft owns a major stake in OpenAI, which in turn invests in AMD. Nvidia puts billions of dollars into OpenAI and holds equity in CoreWeave, one of Microsoft’s…
By Mark Jamison | November 1, 2025
Alex Flint and Kalee Kreider admit that ordinary central planning won’t reduce greenhouse-gas emissions. Yet despite “the incredible ingenuity of people and markets,” they suggest a different form of central planning is needed:…
By Benjamin Zycher | October 31, 2025
Why Robotics Matters to US National Security Robotics is not merely about improving manufacturing efficiency or making another billion off of consumer gadgets. It stands to reshape the future architecture…
By Ryan Fedasiuk | September 18, 2025