Banning AI companions may appear protective, but broad restrictions would cut youth off from beneficial support tools, create privacy risks through age verification, and overregulate general chatbots instead of improving safety with better parental controls and transparency.

Congress’s attention would be far better spent elsewhere than on overhauling American antitrust law with new digital rules.

Since the Inflation Reduction Act's passage, the number of industry-supported small-molecule cancer treatments entering post-approval trials in the United States has fallen by 45.3 percent.

U.S. R&D is becoming increasingly concentrated in a handful of states just as China accelerates its lead in advanced industries. Federal and state policymakers must expand R&D tax incentives and targeted academic research funding to reverse this trend, spur nationwide innovation, and bolster U.S. competitiveness.

The Federal Railroad Administration should approve the expansion of Automated Track Inspection. This proven technology enhances rail safety and efficiency, but political pressure, outdated regulations, and an inconsistent waiver process have stalled its deployment.

Unions are interest groups, and America’s challenges require every group to put the national interest ahead of narrow self-interest. Yes, including blue-collar workers.

The United States is investing less in R&D for industrial production than its OECD peers. Congress should increase investment in this area to better compete with China.

Senator Blackburn’s call to shut down Google’s AI over a false claim is misguided, as the error came from a small, open developer model not designed for factual accuracy, and the incident does not demonstrate political bias or systemic failure.

The federal government has imposed a $100,000 fee on companies seeking to sponsor H-1B visas for foreign workers in specialty occupations, which could undermine U.S. efforts to attract top STEM talent. Policymakers should establish a program that grants green cards to temporary visa holders with non-social science STEM degrees.

New OECD data show that foreign direct investment (FDI) continues to decline in advanced economies while rising in several major emerging markets, underscoring shifting global investment patterns over the past decade.