Walter Donway
China’s AI Paradox: Can Innovation Thrive in a Captive Mind?
Can a state that suppresses intellectual freedom tolerate the open inquiry that AI innovation ultimately requires?
Anthropic vs. The Pentagon: AI Ethics Collide With Government Power
Can the Pentagon blacklist an American business for refusing to build killbots? The federal government demands tight controls for you, but wants unrestricted power for itself.
China’s Rare Earth ‘Monopoly’ — and Why Markets Will Break It
The minerals aren't rare. China's marginal advantage is a willingness to accept human and environmental costs other nations eschewed.
The Nationalization of AI Threatens Innovation and the American Mind
Artificial intelligence will not destroy us. But fear-driven regulation might.
America’s Next Industrial Geography: Wherever the Power Is Cheap
Data centers will power the next century, but the grid isn't ready. The quest for capacity is reorganizing political alliances and showing up in rate hikes.
Oil Prices Tumble As Competition Revives Supply
Oil has fallen 20 percent in three months. As Trump’s pro-fossil-fuel policies take hold, prices are falling and markets, like consumers, are remembering how freedom feels.
Meta on Trial—But Free Enterprise Is the Real Defendant
Trump ran on setting American businesses free, but the FTC continues to punish success like it's a crime. Where's the victim?
PBS and NPR: A Free Press Doesn’t Need a Government Budget Line
“Public interest” media always sponsors a particular (state-approved) perspective at the expense of others. NPR's voluntary donors can support a more ethical enterprise.
High-Stakes Gamble: Is College Still Worth It?
The market needs skills, but universities are teaching ideology. Tuition keeps rising, but the pay differential doesn't. What gives?
Is Bitcoin Ready To Retire Gold?
Investors and even central banks have their eye on Bitcoin as a safe haven and hedge, but gold's global economic shoes are hard to fill.
