AI
Artificial Intelligence: Between Promise and Peril
AI is becoming infrastructure. Here’s what it can actually do today, the benefits worth pursuing, the risks we can’t ignore, and the rules that keep progress from turning into damage.
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Governance
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Business
Is Universal Basic Income Inevitable?
UBI is moving from theory to live policy debate. Here is what drives the interest, what pilot evidence suggests, and why cost and design choices determine feasibility.
Governance
The Party Realignment: How Democrats and Republicans Changed Over Time
A stage-by-stage, evidence-based guide to how U.S. party coalitions and ideologies evolved from Reconstruction through the Southern realignment.
Governance
Why Local Journalism Is a National Security Issue
As local newsrooms collapse, corruption rises, disaster response weakens, disinformation spreads, and local elections lose scrutiny. Local journalism is democratic infrastructure.
AI
AI Regulation Turns Real: The First Wave of State Rules Takes Effect
Federal action is stalled, so states and cities are writing the first enforceable AI rules. Here is what the first wave actually requires, what is working, and what patchwork compliance breaks.
Economics
Should Religious Institutions Pay Taxes? A $100B Transparency and Opportunity Cost Case
Churches provide public value, but $100B in tax advantages should come with auditable benefit, tiered reporting, and clear rules on politics and commerce.
Governance
SAVE Act: Costs, Burdens, and Benefits Compared
The SAVE Act would require documentary proof of citizenship to register for federal elections. This explainer weighs claimed benefits against real-world costs, administrative burden, and lower-cost alternatives.
Governance Opinion
The Difference Between Oversight and Gridlock
When Congress blocks presidential initiatives, investigates administration actions, or refuses to confirm nominees, it gets framed as “necessary oversight” or “destructive gridlock” depending on partisan preference. But the distinction is real: oversight holds power accountable.