The political economy of artificial intelligence

October 10, 2025

The political economy of artificial intelligence

As someone who came to artificial intelligence via economics and finance, when I first began advising and writing about technology public policies, I was struck by a paradox. At every roundtable, someone would raise the specter of overregulation stifling innovation. Yet, when I asked who was lobbying for these lighter-touch rules, the answer was always […]

Former McDonald’s employee brokers historic peace deal between Israel and Hamas

President Donald Trump, who worked a shift at a McDonald‘s restaurant in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, while on the campaign trail in 2024, negotiated a groundbreaking, historic, and much-needed peace deal between Israel and the terrorist group Hamas. The ceasefire will hopefully halt the brutal war in Gaza that has lasted more than two years, resulting […]

Why aren’t ‘Ceasefire Now!’ activists celebrating Trump’s Gaza peace deal?

Everyone understands that slogans such as “Free Palestine!” and “Ceasefire Now!” are just euphemisms for a Hamas victory. Never has that been more evident than today. Take New York City Democratic mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani, the new darling of the American Left. After publicly demanding a “ceasefire” in Gaza at least 25 times since the […]

ESPN got the Kyren Lacy story wrong while peddling outrage

ESPN continues to peddle disinformation to viewers while trying to stoke outrage and peddle the idea that America is racist. Former Louisiana State University wide receiver Kyren Lacy killed himself in April after being arrested in January and charged with negligent homicide, felony hit-and-run with death, and reckless operation of a vehicle in a December […]

The Smashing Machine shatters the Rock’s indestructible image

“I come from a wrestling background, but I might face off against someone who is in jiu-jitsu, or a boxer,” explains a hulking Dwayne Johnson as Mark Kerr in Benny Safdie’s The Smashing Machine, stitched and bruised, sitting in a doctor’s office. He’s describing “the ultimate fighting championship” to a concerned but curious grandmother staring at […]

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The nonprofit organizations funding academic decline

The reason why 46% of parents want their children to pursue alternatives to traditional college has never been clearer. Many universities have strayed from their original purpose of preparing students for success in the workforce and have instead become centers of ideological indoctrination driven by left-wing philanthropists. A new report from Defending Education revealed just […]

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