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The Case for Exporting American AI B

By Aaron Ginn - May 28, 2025

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By Aaron Ginn – Generative artificial intelligence isn’t a trend; it’s the backbone of the next industrial era. Countries are racing to build the full AI stack: data centers, chips, power and platforms. On his recent trip to the Middle East, President Trump signed deals to export AI chips to Persian Gulf states, including Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Qatar, in exchange for more than $1 trillion in investments in the U.S. economy, largely in AI infrastructure.

The deals signify a shift from the Biden administration’s AI Diffusion Rule, which sought to regulate the export of American-made AI chips and handed China an opening to dominate the market. By rescinding the rule … Mr. Trump cleared the path for America to lead. Now, American allies can build AI using U.S. infrastructure, values and standards. Read More

The Rise of the Climate Right

By Kimberley A. Strassel - July 31, 2025

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By Kimberly Strassel – We still don’t know the extent to which human activity plays a role in warming, given natural variability, data limitations, uncertain models and fluctuations in solar activity. Models predicting what is to come remain all over the map. U.S. historical data doesn’t support claims of increased frequency or intensity of extreme weather. Climate change is likely to have little effect on economic growth. U.S. climate policies, even drastic ones, will have negligible effect on global temperatures. Read More

When the Only Problem Was Climate Change B

By Bjorn Lomborg - May 8, 2024

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By Bjorn Lomborg – Time hasn’t been kind to the idea that climate change was humanity’s last problem or that the planet would unite to solve it. A rapid global transition from fossil fuels is, and always has been, impossible. There are several reasons that make it so. Many developing nations never shared the Western elite’s obsession with reducing emissions. Life for most people on earth is still a battle against poverty, hunger and disease. Corruption, lack of jobs and poor education hamper their futures. Tackling global temperatures a century out has never ranked high among the priorities of developing countries’ voters—and without their cooperation, the project is doomed. Geopolitical changes since the 1990s have also limited climate ambitions. Russia, Iran and North Korea have emerged as a destructive and destabilizing axis opposed to global security. Despite their occasional claims to the contrary, none of these nations will support global climate-change-mitigation efforts. Read More

Hypersonic Missiles Are Game-Changers, and America Doesn’t Have Them B

By Sharon Weinberger - Sept. 18, 2023

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By Sharon Weinberger – The U.S. military is pouring resources into the superfast weapons but has struggled to develop them. China and Russia are far ahead. …the weapons can attack with extreme speed, be launched from great distances and evade most air defenses. They can carry conventional explosives or nuclear warheads. China and Russia have them ready to use. The U.S. doesn’t….For more than 60 years, the U.S. has invested billions of dollars in dozens of programs to develop its own version of the technology. Those efforts have either ended in failure or been canceled before having a chance to succeed. Washington, having spent recent decades focusing on fights with terrorists and insurgencies, is once again pouring resources into hypersonics. Read More

What the U.S. Can Do to Prepare for a War With China B

By Seth Cropsey - March 28, 2023

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By Seth Cropsey – The Chinese aren’t going to wait patiently. They are prepared to capitalize on an apparent shift in their favor. China enjoys a growing advantage in geographic position, fleet size and missile numbers. In Xi Jinping, it also has a leader willing to use force to achieve political objectives. China stands a better chance now than it ever has of defeating the U.S. and its allies in a major war. The U.S. should expect an attack on Taiwan within this decade, perhaps as soon as 2025…The imminence of conflict means the U.S. must consider how it would fight with the military as currently constituted. Read More