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Analysis, commentary, and observations on US public policy.
A Word of Thanks and Explanation
If we want a country that works again, we all need to contribute however we can. My contribution is to write.
It isn’t Just the Democrats who Have a Definition Problem
Both Democrats and Republicans have been defined as a function of Trump: one for, the other against. Neither represents a governing philosophy for the future.
Stop Talking About the Reflecting Pool
Every minute spent talking about the Reflecting Pool is a minute not talking about policy.
The Left’s AI Narrative is Wrong - And Dangerous
A pro-growth agenda requires that we reject the Sanders/Warren argument and harness AI for the betterment of all of us.
AI, Fear, and Why We've Been Here Before
History teaches us that the growing hysteria over the potential of AI to negatively affect our lives is unfounded. All technological advances have been met with fear and resistance. Each time, our worst fears did not materialize.
Mayor Mamdani, Rent Control, and Multiple Intelligences
Early in my career, my boss interrupted me with a question I will never forget. “How can you be so smart and so stupid at the same time?” Similarly, NYC Mayor Mamdani provides a startling example of the possession of brilliance and profound ignorance at the same time.
Big Problems Require Big Consensus
“Presidents come and go; Exxon doesn’t come and go.”
That was Lee Raymond, the longtime CEO of ExxonMobil. Many years ago, he told me that the company didn’t concern itself much with the Washington cycle, which ran two to four years. The wells they were drilling that day would still be pumping 50 years from now. They thought in half-centuries, not election cycles.
Affordability: Democrats' Best Chance and Biggest Blind Spot
More government spending on social programs won't work. A pro-growth strategy for housing, healthcare, and food will.
You’re Politically Independent, and You Are Unrepresented
As the Republican and Democratic parties grow even further apart, the independent middle has continued to grow larger. And yet, we are still being ignored.
Climate Change Is Not Waiting for the COVID-19 Vaccine
While the world waits for a vaccine to give us relief from the pandemic, global warming and the climatic consequences are accelerating. This rapid pace of change required that our research on the subject, first completed only in 2018, be fundamentally rewritten. Here is a brief summary of what we learned.
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