AI Safety Needs More Evidence and Less Fruitcake Speculation
Strange nerds distributing imaginary stories on the internet is no basis for a system of government.
Republicans Running Scared in the Rio Grande Valley
Trump’s economic and immigration policies have pushed South Texas voters away from the GOP, but that doesn’t mean they’ll vote…
Money Can’t Buy Me Votes
Republicans are going to try to solve their midterm problems with money. Good luck to them.
Organized Money: What Do AI Giants Really Want?
All the money in the world, and absolutely no liability.
War Has Never Been More Irrational
Yet right-wing leaders like Trump and Putin keep starting them.
Can the States Stop the Corporate Domination of Our Politics?
States giveth corporations the right to exist, so the states can taketh away their political spending power—or at least, Hawaii…
This Office Was the Best Defense Against Discrimination in Schools. Trump Destroyed It.
The Education Department’s Office for Civil Rights once resolved issues before they became yearslong investigations.
Bonta Gives Up on the Paramount Case
Why would California AG Rob Bonta settle the Paramount–Warner Bros. lawsuit when he’s winning?
Wisconsin GOP Candidate Is Exploiting the Data Center Backlash to Hit Solar, Wind
Gubernatorial nominee Tom Tiffany flipped on data centers, outflanked his Democratic rival, and tied the issue to renewable projects he…
The Brownback Brushback in Kansas
Data centers and a stadium deal have set the table for a contentious governor’s race in a state that has…