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Opinion

AI data centers: The new populist target

Editorials and columns

There's a growing impulse in American politics to blame the free market -- and the technologies it produces -- for every bout of economic indigestion, as if a shadowy cabal of innovators is deliberately dismantling the middle-class way of life. That impulse is no longer abstract. It has ...

Clarence Thomas’ great speech on the declaration

Editorials and columns

Many speeches will be delivered this year about the Declaration of Independence as we celebrate its 250th birthday. However, I think the greatest was just delivered by Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas on April 15 at the Civitas Institute at the University of Texas, Austin. The force ...

Keep artificial intelligence out of American classrooms

Editorials and columns

Norway is, by almost any metric, a profoundly successful nation. It's rich, democratic and relatively corruption-free. It's not a socialist country, but fans of a robust welfare state and high taxes see much to admire in the very progressive Norwegian model. It also benefits from having the ...