Networks shape modern life. From roads to the internet to global supply chains, they enable movement, exchange, and value creation. But networks also suffer from congestion, a problem driven by…
By Lynne Kiesling | February 19, 2025
There were many contradictions in antitrust enforcement under Biden. But what if Trump’s administration follows the same path? In a striking irony, the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) antitrust case against…
By Mark Jamison | February 19, 2025
In November, I examined a federal lawsuit filed by a Florida mother who claims that Character.AI ––a platform operated by Character Technologies, Inc.––and affiliated companies Alphabet and Google are civilly liable for…
By Clay Calvert | February 19, 2025
The recent U.K. government directive mandating Apple to establish encryption backdoors underscores a vital debate surrounding digital privacy and security. While law enforcement contends that these backdoors are crucial for…
By Shane Tews | February 19, 2025
The trade-off between resilience and efficiency in cloud-based data storage models begs consideration. Cloud-based models make an individual’s data available seamlessly, regardless of the device used. Data—and even the software…
By Bronwyn Howell | February 19, 2025
America’s system of environmental reviews has been choking progress for a half-century. A key culprit: the National Environmental Policy Act, once a seemingly sensible safeguard that has metastasized into a…
By James Pethokoukis | February 18, 2025
In his classic 1960 book, The Semisovereign People, political scientist E.E. Schattschneider identified a dilemma of democracy: All of us are ignorant about most things, making each of us unsuitable to…
By Roger Pielke Jr. | February 18, 2025
Web browsers are built for convenience—prioritizing speed, compatibility, and ease of use. But what happens when a browser isn’t for just an individual user but for an entire enterprise? In…
By Shane Tews | February 13, 2025
Intel, the nation’s putative semiconductor “national champion” has fallen on hard times. Having led technologically for some decades, Intel fell behind demands for advanced chips after the iPhone emergence and most recently…
By Claude Barfield | February 13, 2025
An important new paper published this week in Nature Communications looks at the historical record of fire in North America — A fire deficit persists across diverse North American forests despite recent increases…
By Roger Pielke Jr. | February 12, 2025
Vice President JD Vance’s remarks at the AI Action Summit weren’t just another policy speech—they were a declaration of intent. The Trump administration is staking out a coherent vision: AI…
By Klon Kitchen | February 12, 2025
One of the hottest guessing games in workforce development is figuring out how generative artificial intelligence will affect jobs and how to prepare students and workers for an AI-infused economy.…
By Brent Orrell | February 11, 2025
Shortly after Donald Trump sued CBS in October over what he called “false, misleading, deceptive, and, therefore, unconscionable and detrimental news distortion” in editing a 60 Minutes interview with Kamala Harris, I contended that the lawsuit…
By Clay Calvert | February 11, 2025
As artificial intelligence (AI) transforms the global economy, the success of America’s AI strategy depends on the expertise and leadership of administration officials nominated and confirmed by Congress. These public…
By Shane Tews | February 11, 2025
Shortly after Donald Trump sued CBS in October over what he called “false, misleading, deceptive, and, therefore, unconscionable and detrimental news distortion” in editing a 60 Minutes interview with Kamala Harris, I contended that the lawsuit…
By Clay Calvert | February 11, 2025