Event Summary On May 6, following introductory remarks by Chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Mike Turner (R-OH), Rep. Brad Wenstrup (R-OH) moderated a panel with AEI’s…
By Dan Blumenthal | May 10, 2024
As the world becomes increasingly interconnected economically, blockchain-based financial networks offer new solutions for facilitating seamless international trade, remittances, and humanitarian aid. What specific advantages do blockchain-based financial networks offer…
By Shane Tews | May 9, 2024
Can artificial intelligence assist conservative jurists in pursuing an originalist text, history, and tradition approach for interpreting and applying the US Constitution? Can it help them better ferret out––more accurately and efficiently––the original…
By Clay Calvert | May 8, 2024
That the environmental left is relentless is not news, but the current machinations on policies intended to suppress fossil energy production in Colorado are fascinating. Under a compromise being negotiated between Gov. Jared…
By Benjamin Zycher | May 7, 2024
According to a slew of minor media reports, one year remains before the REAL ID deadline. On May 7, 2025, the story goes, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) will begin…
By Jim Harper | May 7, 2024
There’s a kind of policy argument around technology that relies on inevitability. It surely must rankle a given technology’s foes, and it probably does not persuade them. But it may…
By Jim Harper | May 3, 2024
Jessica Rosenworcel, Chairwoman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), recently shared with her fellow commissioners a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) aimed at eliminating bulk billing arrangements for broadband and…
By Shane Tews | May 2, 2024
The First Amendment to the US Constitution safeguards “freedom of speech” from government censorship. But does it––and should it––protect speech created by modern technological tools that involve minimal human effort, like the…
By Clay Calvert | May 1, 2024
The 2024 Artificial Intelligence Index, released by Stanford’s Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence (HAI), delivers crucial insights into AI’s influence and developments. This detailed yearly report presents a data-based overview…
By John Bailey | April 30, 2024
A federal judge recently issued an injunction to block the approval of a powerline that would have connected 161 renewable energy projects to the electric grid, providing more clean energy to consumers…
By James W. Coleman | Arnab Datta | April 28, 2024
In the late nineteenth century, the latest new-fangled invention was the motor car. In both Europe and the United States, regulations required a man waving a red flag to walk ahead of…
By Bronwyn Howell | April 26, 2024
Here’s a quick aural exercise in property rights: Think about Tom Petty . . . and now hear him (in your mind) singing the words “glide down over Mulholland.” Or hear Billie Eilish in…
By Clay Calvert | April 25, 2024
The proliferation of cyber threats has evolved into a crisis: Last year, there were 880 million cybercrime complaints resulting in over $12 billion in losses. Analysts suggest that cybercrime is…
By Shane Tews | April 25, 2024
Last Thursday, Meta announced the newest iteration of its large language model (LLM), Llama 3. The newest model will aim to dislodge OpenAI as the market leader through various improvements driven…
By Bronwyn Howell | April 25, 2024
In an age where technology evolves at an unprecedented pace, it’s hard to justify clinging to outdated modes of communication, especially when superior alternatives exist. This brings us to the…
By Shane Tews | April 24, 2024