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
Last week, in a classic Friday evening news dump, the Trump administration set off one of those frantic controversies that seem to be our fate for the next few years.…
By Yuval Levin | February 10, 2025
Yesterday around 11:00 am, while working from home preparing course material for the next university semester, all Microsoft cloud-related connection to my university was severed. No OneDrive access to my…
By Bronwyn Howell | February 10, 2025
The Biden administration’s handling of the $42.5 billion Broadband Equity Access and Deployment (BEAD) program exemplifies why Americans turned to Donald Trump to be their president: big promises, bureaucratic bloat,…
By Mark Jamison | February 10, 2025
To understand what went wrong with antitrust during the Biden administration, look no further than former Federal Trade Commission (FTC) chair Lina Khan’s take on DeepSeek’s launch of R1, an artificial-intelligence (AI) platform.…
By Mark Jamison | February 10, 2025
I haven’t written about tariffs at all, leaving it to Scott Lincicome to cover the ins and outs of tariff policy for Dispatch readers. But with the escalating trade war and a lot of open questions,…
By Will Rinehart | February 10, 2025
In just a week, Chinese startup DeepSeek’s latest reasoning model erased a trillion dollars in market value, sparked new security concerns, and upended conventional wisdom about AI development. This forced…
By John Bailey | February 7, 2025
In just a week, DeepSeek’s latest reasoning model erased a trillion dollars in market value, sparked new security concerns, and upended conventional wisdom about AI development. This forced policymakers and…
By John Bailey | February 7, 2025
DMVs are notoriously slow, primarily because of outdated systems that constitute the foundation of their operations. Nevertheless, these processes can be greatly improved by adopting modern, efficient solutions. Such innovations…
By Shane Tews | February 7, 2025
Let’s start with an understatement: President Donald Trump isn’t happy with the way most American journalists are doing their jobs. During a December press conference, he proclaimed “we have to straighten out…
By AEIdeas | February 6, 2025
Let’s start with an understatement: President Donald Trump isn’t happy with the way most American journalists are doing their jobs. During a December press conference, he proclaimed “we have to straighten out…
By Clay Calvert | February 6, 2025
Technology is an integral part of our daily lives. Whether we connect with friends, seek instant information, or find entertainment, the online world is intricately woven into our life experiences.…
By Shane Tews | February 5, 2025
Millions of Americans face diseases that lack treatment options, while many more face impairments in independence as a result of inadequately treated medical conditions. Innovation in the life sciences offers…
By Brian J. Miller | Ted Cho | February 5, 2025
One of the enduring mysteries from the first Trump term as president is the source of the ostensible deep affection between the two, as expressed, for example, in letters that they exchanged.…
By Benjamin Zycher | February 4, 2025
Nearly every time I am asked about AI governance, I’m asked some version of this question: The government runs slow and AI businesses are running fast; is the government keeping…
By Will Rinehart | February 4, 2025