Sen. Chuck Schumer spearheaded the start of closed-door meetings between Congress and those in the lead on commercial artificial intelligence development. Gee, the “statesman” of Congress secretly met with paragons of virtue such as Sundar Pichai (Google), Elon Musk (Twitter-X), Sam Altman ...
California’s maritime sector is essential to America’s role in the global economy and to the supply chain. Yet, a mandate from the California Air Resources Board (CARB) has cast a shadow over the safety and efficiency of this sector, which will have far-reaching effects on the nation. ...
Attempts to control what consumers choose to consume are frequent, but taxing sugary drinks to push people to make healthier choices has been a more regular one. However, this paternalistic instinct has repeatedly failed to achieve its health goals. Instead, it imposes a regressive tax without ...
Americans deserve a presidential race based on substantive ideas. The United States faces real challenges, and they’re often not the ones on which the conservative base of the Republican Party is focused. Unfortunately, most Republican presidential candidates are resorting to reactionary ...
I have been to the movies. I haven’t done that since before the COVID shutdown. I went to see two huge movies that have each grossed $1 billion, and I enjoyed them enormously. They are, of course, “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer.” I went to see “Barbie” because I thought I should ...
Return-to-the-office mandates and the continued desire for a better quality of life are affecting Americans as they decide where to move in 2023. Companies that allowed employees to work remotely during and immediately after the COVID pandemic are reversing course. On Sept. 5, Meta’s ...