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America Needs AI That Can Do Math

By Jack D. Hidary - Feb. 16, 2026

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By Jack D. Hidary – Feb. 16, 2026 – China will release its next five-year plan next month. These plans are important because China pours billions of dollars into, and otherwise gives favorable treatment to, the sectors targeted in these programs. The U.S. will need to use a whole new class of artificial-intelligence models—built for the world of science and math, not language and images—to stay competitive with China as it puts the pedal to the metal in critical sectors. Read More

Government Won’t Help the AI Job Transition

By Phil Gramm and Michael Solon - Feb. 5, 2026

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By Phil Gramm and Michael Solon – Feb. 5, 2026 – Societal gains from technological change come from what the economist Joseph Schumpeter called “the wave of creative destruction.” The lost jobs and investments rendered unprofitable by new technology free up labor and capital that can be redeployed to produce new and higher-valued goods and services. The more seamlessly the transition from the old to the new, the greater the gain from the new technology. “American exceptionalism,” our ability to generate and sustain higher living standards, has come in part from developing new technology and benefiting from being the first to implement it, and in part from our ability to move labor and capital dislocated by the wave of creative destruction efficiently into higher and better uses. Read More

America Reclaims Its Dominance in Space

By Arthur Herman - Feb. 8, 2026

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By Arthur Herman – Feb. 8, 2026 – Just two years ago, America’s longstanding dominance in space seemed under threat. China had been surging ahead for more than a decade and planned to become the world’s leading space power. …Most troubling: Beijing continues to test and develop antisatellite weapons that could cripple the GPS and other space-based systems on which the U.S. would rely in time of war. …In the past year, however, the energy and vision in the U.S. government has shifted, thanks to the Trump administration and NASA’s new administrator, Jared Isaacman. Meanwhile, Beijing is struggling to keep its space ambitions on track. Read More

Black America Needs a Moral Rejuvenation A

By Robert L. Woodson Sr. Jan. 15, 2026

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By Robert L. Woodson Sr. Jan. 15, 2026 – Here is the truth we must confront: Poverty doesn’t produce moral decay. Deprivation doesn’t produce depravity. It never has. We once endured conditions far worse than today without losing our moral compass. During Jim Crow—when racism was written into law—black neighborhoods were safer than today. Elders were respected. Children could walk the streets without fear. Families were intact, churches were full, and black marriage rates during the Great Depression were higher than for any other group in America. We had less money but more order. Less power, but more integrity. Read More

Trump’s Big Opportunity in Japan

By Mike Gallagher - June 11, 2025

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By Mike Gallagher – June 11, 2025 – During Mr. Trump’s first 100 days, the administration upgraded the status of U.S. forces in Japan, approved equipment sales for a Japanese hypersonic-missile program and explored joint production of dual-use ships…. Trade and investment, however, have become a sore spot. …A big swing on trade and technology with Japan would reward an ally that is investing aggressively in its own defense and has as much to offer the U.S. as we can offer it. It could also set the gold standard for trade deals with other countries, allowing the Trump administration to transform tactical disagreements with allies over tariffs into a strategic coalition to counter Chinese economic warfare. Read More