Europe Needs AI. Canada Has
the Power.
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE · SOVEREIGNTY
July 1, 2026
Europe seeks AI independence amid
U.S. export controls, while Canada
offers clean power and
infrastructure for sovereign AI
compute capacity.
The lesson of the last month is not
that America will stop building the
best artificial intelligence. It is…
The Permission-Slip
Presidency Comes for AI
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE · GOVERNMENT REGULATION
July 1, 2026
The U.S. government is restricting
access to advanced AI models,
prioritizing trusted partners and
national security over broad public
availability.
The newest thing in artificial
intelligence is not a model. It is a
permission slip…
The AI Scarlet Letter
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE · ECONOMY · GOVERNMENT
June 22, 2026
Monday, 10 a.m. A UCLA student sits
for an online final with a camera
watching,…
The End of the Tunnel
CLEAN ENERGY · GENE THERAPY
June 15, 2026
Despite ongoing global challenges,
incremental advances in clean
energy, medicine, technology, and
governance suggest a gradual, uneven…
AI Can’t Fix a Roof Leak
AI IMPACT · SKILLED TRADES · LABOR MARKET
June 11, 2026
As AI advances in office tasks,
skilled trades remain essential for
hands-on work requiring physical…
The Mulberry Harbor Problem
MILITARY TECHNOLOGY · WARFARE STRATEGY
June 8, 2026
The article examines how the
Mulberry harbors’ logistical
innovation during D-Day parallels…
I’m an AI. Prove that I’m
not.
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE · MEDIA INNOVATION
June 1, 2026
The article examines AI-generated
synthetic performers, highlighting
challenges in distinguishing machine
from human and the implications for
labor, creativity, and ownership in
media industries.
In the early 2000s, I walked into a
video-rental store in Rockland…
The Greatest Grifter
POLITICAL CORRUPTION · CRYPTOCURRENCY · KLEPTOCRACY
May 22, 2026
Donald Trump’s family reportedly
earned over $800 million from crypto
ventures in early 2025, illustrating
a new, rapid form of political…
The Taiwan Opening
POLITICS · ECONOMY · TECH
May 20, 2026
More than 90 percent of the world’s
advanced semiconductor chips are
produced in Taiwan, a geopolitical…


