No, The Fast and the Furious films are objectively not very good. But I doubt that even the greats can claim to have had anywhere near as much of an impact on their subject matter. The Shawshank Redemption didn’t result in wide-reaching prison reform and it has been largely forgotten that Star Wars was intended […]
Fast and Furious films have done more for car culture than you think Read More »
Elbridge Colby, President Trump’s Undersecretary of Defense for Policy, is fast becoming the new Jake Sullivan on Capitol Hill — well meaning, perhaps, yet befuddled and self-defeating. In attempting to hoard U.S. military assets, Colby is about to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory — intentionally or not. We first witnessed this in the lead up
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We once had a shared policy thesis about public education. What happened? A glance at the president’s recent budget proposal, now coined “One Big Beautifull Bill” is the clearest indicator that we’ve lost our shared thesis when it comes to public education — a $12.4 billion cut to public education, with the largest share of
How we lost our way on education and how Congress can help us get back Read More »
The story of Geely entering the Western market began a positive one. It has been showered with praise for how it handled Volvo for its first decade in charge, making it a mainstream premium player more than ever before. But as time has gone on, there’s been little evidence to back up that early success
Why did Geely’s Lotus go so wrong? Read More »
The U.S. built more than 1,000 hydroelectric dams over the last century. These dams are as different in size, shape and function as the rivers where they were built. Their social and environmental costs and benefits also differ. Tribes, states, and hundreds of thousands of Americans have recently pushed to remove four federally-owned dams on
Energy Secretary Wright ‘passionately’ ignorant about Northwest hydropower Read More »
President Trump promised to make America safer, stronger and more prosperous. To fulfill that vision, he is already deploying bold leadership. But he also has at his disposal underused tools that can maximize U.S. leverage without relying on foreign aid or military deployments. The Financial Action Task Force is exactly that kind of instrument: a
Trump should weaponize the Financial Action Task Force to make America safer Read More »
For nearly 17 years, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac — two pillars of the U.S. housing finance system — have remained under federal conservatorship. The debate over how to exit this limbo has consumed housing policy circles for over a decade. Most stakeholders now agree that reform is overdue. But even the best plan to
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Much of the public discourse around artificial intelligence has focused, understandably, on its potential to fundamentally alter the workforce. But we must pay equal attention to AI’s threat to fundamentally alter humanity — particularly as it continues to creep, unregulated, into early childhood. AI may feel like a developing force largely disconnected from the way
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Israel’s stated aim in its war with Iran was to “eliminate” the Islamic Republic’s nuclear and ballistic missile capabilities. And at this point, this is the only goal that President Trump officially espouses now after U.S. strikes have taken place. And that goal may satisfy the military side of the ledger. But politically, the confrontation
After strikes, Trump must provide maximum support for Iran’s people Read More »
In a politically polarized country where opinions often clash, one frustration unites us all: traffic. Every year, Americans collectively lose billions of dollars and millions of hours to traffic congestion, with the average commuter wasting 51 hours and over $1,000 annually. Our roads are stressed, our infrastructure is aging and local transportation departments are being
Everyone hates traffic. Let’s use AI to fix it. Read More »