The Trump White House is about to claim a major win on TikTok. Don’t be fooled. The deal on the table is not a victory for U.S. national security –…
By Ryan Fedasiuk | September 18, 2025
Imagine an internet where your identity is automatically attached to everything you do—every website you visit, every click you make. That was the vision behind New IP, a proposal Chinese…
By Shane Tews | Luke Hogg | August 12, 2025
The Biden administration’s antitrust agenda was often defined by overreach, weak legal footing, and politicized attacks on successful American companies. Now, in the early days of President Trump’s second term,…
By Mark Jamison | June 13, 2025
The goal of New York State’s Responsible AI Safety and Education (RAISE) Act—protecting people from AI harms—is admirable. But by assuming that AI models themselves are the key leverage point for…
By Will Rinehart | June 11, 2025
America’s antitrust enforcers say they want to protect innovation. But their current cases against Big Tech are only punishing it. The Department of Justice (DOJ) and Federal Trade Commission (FTC)…
By Mark Jamison | June 5, 2025
here’s a certain irony in completing the financial surveillance procedures the government requires Airbnb to impose on its hosts. Right along with snapping and submitting a selfie for automatic verification…
By Jim Harper | May 28, 2025
When it comes to climate change, to invoke one of Al Gore’s favorite sayings, the biggest challenge is not what we don’t know, but what we know for sure but…
By Roger Pielke Jr. | May 7, 2025
Democrats think they have found their 2026 campaign message: President Trump equals chaos. Ironically, that perception presents an opportunity for Mr. Trump if he uses it to deliver stable, economically grounded governance. Restoring clear,…
By Mark Jamison | April 28, 2025
The rapid rise of generative AI has triggered a sharp escalation in data center electricity consumption, with profound implications for national energy use, system planning, and climate goals. Data centers…
By Lynne Kiesling | Rachel Lomasky | April 28, 2025
The Department of Justice’s antitrust case against Google Search should set off alarms in every boardroom across the country. The case, now entering its remedies phase, signals a troubling shift in…
By Mark Jamison | April 25, 2025
The US government will be “taking a look at Semiconductors and the WHOLE ELECTRONICS SUPPLY CHAIN”, President Donald Trump recently declared. Given his repeated promises to impose a tariff on…
By Chris Miller | April 23, 2025
The orchid was once an expensive, highly cultivated symbol of refinement; now, cheaper cultivars can be found in almost any grocery store. Perhaps that makes it a fitting image for…
By Christine Rosen | April 21, 2025
“America First” is more than a slogan—it’s a guiding principle. For the Trump administration, it should guide policy across the board, including in the fast-moving world of cryptocurrencies. With the…
By Mark Jamison | April 21, 2025
During a recent tour for my newly released book on what Jewish tradition teaches us about artificial intelligence, the third-most common question I received—after “What’s your book about?” and “What made you…
By Michael M. Rosen | April 19, 2025
The “Department of Government Efficiency” (DOGE) has been hard to pin down. In the wake of last year’s election, Elon Musk and his erstwhile partner, Vivek Ramaswamy, gestured toward some…
By Yuval Levin | April 15, 2025