Just four percent of Chinese critical technology patents were filed by state-owned enterprises or the government, while more than half were filed by private firms. Another 27 percent were filed by universities. In comparison, only 3.3 percent of all critical technology patents in the United States were filed by universities.

Arbitrary funding cuts and increased political involvement in grantmaking will further weaken an already less productive U.S. science system. Policymakers should pursue reforms that enable researchers to generate more breakthroughs and strengthen U.S. competitiveness.

Age verification isn't a silver bullet for protecting kids online. Congress' competing proposals each solve some problems while creating others, underscoring the need for a balanced national approach.

The U.S. economy runs on data centers, regardless of AI, and policymakers should not hold back AI adoption because of fears (reasonable or overblown) about water use. There are good solutions, if policymakers adopt them.

China was the world’s largest investor in productive capital in 2024, investing $11.9 trillion when adjusted for purchasing power parity (PPP), equivalent to 31 percent of gross domestic product (GDP). In comparison, the United States invested just $5.1 trillion, or 17 percent of GDP.

The temporary shutdown of Anthropic's Fable 5 and Mythos 5 highlighted the uncertainty surrounding the government's authority to restrict access to frontier AI models and the costs that uncertainty can impose on innovation and trust. To provide greater clarity for developers, customers, and allies, Congress should establish a transparent statutory framework for AI shutdown authority with clear standards and proportionate safeguards.

Korea should use its AI-memory windfall to finance the shared capabilities, research infrastructure, and commercialization pathways needed to create the next boom. The Future Response Fund should address enduring commercialization gaps, not create permanent spending commitments.

Montgomery County’s new data center moratorium will do little for the environment, but plenty to weaken growth, deter investment, and undermine the infrastructure powering AI.

As Congress considers a national data privacy standard, the SECURE Data Act represents a significant shift from earlier proposals. This comparison examines how it differs from the American Privacy Rights Act and the American Data Privacy and Protection Act and why those differences matter for consumers, businesses, and innovation.

Taken together with dozens of other fines the EU has imposed on American tech firms, last week’s action against Google was further confirmation that the DMA functions less as a competition tool than as an extractive mechanism. The difference this time is that the Trump administration sent a clear signal it won’t stand for this anymore.