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Data center freak-out apparent

Data centers are big buildings full of machines that process what we do on our phones and computers. AI requires even more computing power, so companies are eager to build more data centers. The usual suspects are freaking out. "We must stop it!" says Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. "Slow ...

China’s growing presence in Western Hemisphere is real threat to US

It is China's unprecedented presence in our Western Hemisphere, not Iran's "aspirations" for nuclear weapons, that is the much bigger threat to the United States. For starters we do not need to be waging a war or continuing a war to stop the "aspirations" of the Iranian people. It was made ...

The Comey indictment and free speech

In 200-plus years of interpreting the free speech clause of the First Amendment, the courts have narrowed and expanded its scope. The Supreme Court employed a particularly narrow approach during much of the last century, through two world wars and then the Red Scare in the 1950s. Thankfully, ...

This latest attempted presidential assassination isn’t like the others

VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Remember when presidential assassination attempts used to be rare and not something that happened once every quarter? What's even more disturbing than their current frequency is the desensitization that seems to have set in. The discrepancy between official and ...

FDA has spoken on the abortion pill — case closed

The Supreme Court has just restored a woman's ability to obtain the abortion pill by mail without first seeing a medical provider, at least for now. A lower court had tried to tighten that easy access by requiring patients to consult with a licensed clinician in person before acquiring the ...

Our savings matter, but this bipartisan push misses mark

President Donald Trump and Congress want to help you increase your savings. And you should. At the household level, saving is the foundation of financial security and the seed capital for a better retirement. At the economy-wide level, savings fund investment that expands the capital stock, ...