Several commenters observed that Australia has a high dependency on imported liquid fuels, even though it is also a huge exporter of fossil fuels, and so its placement at the…
By Roger Pielke Jr. | March 31, 2026
The AI chip arms race is changing global supply chains; policymakers need to participate in the discussion. Wall Street understands how serious this is. The question is whether Washington will…
By Shane Tews | March 31, 2026
Markets might be able to price truth. Whether anyone wants to buy it is another question.
By Jim Harper | Jane Bambauer | March 30, 2026
In a seventh-season episode of The Simpsons, Bart tunes in to the Impulse Buying Network and spends $350 on an animation cel from The Itchy & Scratchy Show. As part of the pitch, an…
By Jim Harper | Jane Bambauer | March 30, 2026
It’s not easy to undertake a principled proportionality assessment of social media age-gating (and other social media regulations), but that should not be a justification for not doing one at…
By Bronwyn Howell | March 27, 2026
Generative AI is a new technology, but the constitutional questions it raises are familiar ones.
By Daniel Lyons | March 26, 2026
Wind turbines and solar panels come from supply chains that are fossil fuel intensive and technological options to replace those fossil fuels in their production do not yet exist, and…
By Roger Pielke Jr. | March 25, 2026
Nvidia isn't a threat to the American tech stack. It's one of the load-bearing walls.
By Shane Tews | March 25, 2026
Today, I take a look at the oft-heralded story of the dramatic drop in greenhouse gas emissions in the United Kingdom under the 2008 Climate Change Act. The lessons are…
By Roger Pielke Jr. | March 24, 2026
Anthropic’s lawsuit against the US Department of War and myriad federal agencies and officials, including Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, may get a boost on its First Amendment retaliation claim…
By Clay Calvert | March 24, 2026
Broadcast licensing is a relic of a different era, when technology seemed to demand administrative control. Today, it mainly serves as a reminder that government control is rarely relinquished.
By Mark Jamison | March 24, 2026
AI works in education when it's used not to give answers but to orchestrate the conditions for productive struggle. The result is deeper engagement and stronger outcomes.
By John Bailey | March 23, 2026
Shane Tews is joined by Lynne Kiesling and Steve DelBianco to discuss how we can power the AI revolution.
By Shane Tews | March 19, 2026
Some have argued that these events are a consequence of a warming climate producing a “wavier” jet stream. But when we look at the observations and the dynamics of the…
By Roger Pielke Jr. | March 18, 2026
A federal judge in Hawaii recently blocked enforcement of an Aloha State statute that criminalizes certain deepfakes about candidates running for public office. The ruling in Babylon Bee v. Lopez…
By Clay Calvert | March 18, 2026