Dear Professor Reich: Pragmatism First,
Please
DEMOCRATIC REFORM · SUPREME COURT · CAMPAIGN FINANCE
Most Americans do not wake up thinking about Article III, the Electoral
College, campaign-finance doctrine, or the finer points of the Voting
Rights Act. They wake up wondering why the system feels so hard to trust.
Why do politicians seem to pick their voters instead of the other way
around? Why do billionaires seem to have a louder voice than teachers,
nurses, and small-business owners? Why does every Supreme Court vacancy
feel like a national emergency?
That is the problem Robert Reich has been trying to answer. And on the…
CORRUPTION · REPUBLICANISM · GOVERNANCE
The article examines how the gradual
erosion of republican institutions
through corruption and private gain
threatens the foundations of liberty.
Europe Needs AI. Canada Has
the Power.
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE · SOVEREIGNTY
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
that the best artificial intelligence
may no longer be available on
ordinary commercial terms.
That changes the problem for
America’s allies. Europe and Canada…
The Permission-Slip Presidency
Comes for AI
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE · GOVERNMENT REGULATION
The U.S. government is restricting
access to advanced AI models,
prioritizing trusted partners and…
HOUSEHOLD SPENDING · INCOME INEQUALITY
Despite national economic growth and
job gains, many households face…
NEW HAMPSHIRE · COMMUNITY
Squamscot Old Fashioned Beverages, a
Newfields, New Hampshire soda…
FOOD CULTURE · RESTAURANTS
Rising and uneven food prices are
reshaping dinner choices, with
high-cost items like beef and
seafood becoming…
POLITICAL POWER · NEW ENGLAND
The narrative of Thanksgiving often
overlooks the devastation Indigenous
communities faced before the
Pilgrims’ arrival in 1620…