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July 19, 2024
Composition of Basic R&D Expenditures by Source of Funds
July 19, 2024
Federal Funding of Basic Research by Performer
July 19, 2024
Federal Funding of Basic Research by Sector
July 18, 2024
The Cultural, Economic, and Policy Dimensions of Your Phone Choices
You wouldn’t expect to find a product review on this blog, but variety is the spice of life! Then again, your digital life may be a little too spicy, overcooked, and out of control. If so, the Φ Phi Daisy may be just the phone for you. I recently purchased one—indeed, snatched it up the…
July 18, 2024
Regulation and Utility Performance
Last week’s outages in Houston due to Hurricane Beryl were agonizing and frustrating. The Category 1 hurricane made landfall on July 8 and maintained hurricane strength until it reached Houston, delivering 10-15 inches of rain in some areas and resulting in 2.7 million power outages in the region. Four days later, over one million customers were still without…
July 17, 2024
Sen. Whitehouse’s Attacks on Fossil Energy Producers Are Incoherent
It might seem difficult to take positions on a prominent issue diametrically opposed and equally preposterous. But Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), a man whose Pavlovian opposition to the U.S. fossil energy producers has led him into incoherence rare even by Beltway standards, has achieved just such a magical trick. Whitehouse, the chairman of the Senate…
July 17, 2024
Recovering Science Policy
Key Points Executive Summary The aftermath of a global public health crisis, combined with the rise of populism at home and growing economic and security threats abroad, has persuaded a wide swath of Americans that a more interventionist state is needed to shore up, promote, or protect particular sectors of the economy. This has led…
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…