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August 12, 2026
Human Flourishing in the Age of AI
As artificial intelligence (AI) accelerates into every corner of our economy and daily lives, too often, lawmakers’ and developers’ focus is on efficiency, speed, and scale. But there is a more foundational question: What do we, as Americans, want from AI?
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August 6, 2026
Exporting American AI to Create Jobs, Grow Our Economy, and Beat China
America must export its world-leading AI stack abroad. Promoting the export of American AI technology is one of three pillars in the White House’s AI Action Plan and, as President Trump said, we must “turn America into an AI export powerhouse” (Kratsios et al., 2025). Doing so will create American jobs, grow the economy, and reshore manufacturing.
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August 4, 2026
AI and the Labor Market: American Workers Are Winning the AI Era
Claims of an impending jobs catastrophe fill chyrons and headlines across the country. A narrative exists among some tech leaders that AI could wipe out half of all entry-level white-collar jobs and “spike unemployment to 10-20% in the next one to five years” (VandeHei & Allen, 2025). In February 2026, panic set in for some after tech CEO Jack Dorsey laid off nearly half (4,000) of his employees, which he attributed to productivity gains from AI (Angelo, 2026).
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August 4, 2026
New York’s Data Center Moratorium is Nonsense Policy
The state of New York wants to cede the AI race to China. On July 14, the governor signed an executive order implementing the country’s first moratorium on new large data centers. For the next year, no new data centers will be built within the state’s borders.
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August 3, 2026
To Regulate AI, Follow the Cfius Model
Imagine if the internet had been developed in Beijing 30 years ago, and the world’s information flowed through digital architecture built by the Chinese Communist Party. Losing the artificial-intelligence race to China would be worse. No technology in our lifetime matters more to a nation’s economy and security. If the U.S. fails to lead, China will step up.
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