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July 17, 2024
Two Democrats, Two World Views on Tech, Trade, and Globalization
Recently, the contrasting perspectives of two very different Democratic leaders have come sharply into focus as they presented forthright accounts of their ideologies. On the one hand, Democratic Representative Suzan DelBene (D-WA) stoutly defended the benefits of US leadership in the global economy, including market-opening trade agreements and support for US technology companies. On the…
July 16, 2024
The Judiciary and Generative AI: Thoughtful Forward Momentum
How does an otherwise-ordinary insurance lawsuit involving the interpretation of “landscaping” turn into something large enough to garner news media attention? A federal appellate court judge penned a witty, well-reasoned concurrence that explains how generative artificial intelligence (Gen AI) might assist courts when a “plain-meaning battle” erupts. That’s what happened in late May when Judge Kevin C. Newsom of…
July 16, 2024
Life After Chevron: How Will Congress and Federal Agencies Adapt?
Event Summary On July 16, AEI and the Brookings Institution hosted a three-panel event examining Chevron deference and the implications of Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo. Former Sen. Patrick Toomey (R-PA) and AEI’s Yuval Levin started the event, discussing the executive abuse of congressionally granted authority under Chevron and highlighting issues such as unilateral trade…
July 15, 2024
The Supreme Court Term in Review
“A film is born three times,” French filmmaker Robert Bresson once famously remarked. “First in the writing of the script, once again in the shooting, and finally in the editing.” So too is a law. First, it is written and passed by Congress. Then, it is implemented by administrative agencies. And finally, its legality is…
July 15, 2024
It’s Later Than You Think
Today, I discuss the concept of the “time of emergence” for the detection of a signal of a change in climate in observations and projections. Our early work in this area led to some surprising results (at least to me!) and profoundly shaped how I think about the detection and attribution of changes in the…
July 15, 2024
Privacy and the Double-Bureaucracy Redux
A year and a half ago, I ranted here against an unlikely, or perhaps rarely recognized, combination between the government and corporate sectors against the little guy. In that case, it was the government’s tax-reporting regime and entertainment industry behemoth Ticketmaster uniting in an inscrutable attack on financial privacy. It’s time for an update! Because an utterly…
July 15, 2024
