In the age of abundant information, where consumers can shop for information that confirms their biases, how is speech regulated, if at all?In the United States, we have the 1st Amendment, which states the following:“Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.” Essentially, the Constitution prohibits the government from making certain forms of speech illegal. If Congress were to pass a law that…

Last week, the DNC’s Rules and Bylaws panel recommended that South Carolina again hold the first Democratic presidential primary on January 22nd in 2028 ahead of Nevada, New Hampshire, and other states. The impulse is understandable and, in part, admirable. The Democrats are trying to show loyalty to Black voters, who reliably vote for Democratic candidates and comprise a significant portion of South Carolina’s electorate. But, this is a mistake.The move of putting South Carolina first is based on two main arguments: The first argument, which I have already alluded to, is that Black voters reliably vote for Democrats and…

America is rich, but many Americans are not, and a middle class that stops believing the system works will eventually stop consenting to it.  Free-market capitalism is often defined, within economics, as the rational framework. More precisely, individualistic, self-interested behavior is the “realist”, rational view. To be opportunistic is to be clever and resourceful, one may say. The word “capitalize” means to make use of the opportunities before us. The word “capitalism”, by extension, means a system that rewards the opportunity-takers. In an ideal world, a well-functioning, capitalist society is thus one that is meritocratic. If you have the skills…

On July 11th, the bipartisan “21st Century ROAD to Housing Act” became law. Despite President Trump opting not to sign the bill, it became law after 10 days of the bill sitting on his desk without his signature. When a bill comes before the President’s desk, passed by both chambers of Congress, he has the option of vetoing it, signing it into law, or doing nothing with it for 10 days, in which case the bill becomes a law without his signature.President Trump is not against the bipartisan housing bill per se, but he chose not to sign it as…

I have often been wary of the argument that foreign aid is merely a form of charity or that it is money that is not expended wisely. Some forms of foreign aid do fall into that category, but programs like The President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) are one of the clearest cases where international assistance can have a significant, positive impact. PEPFAR was established under President George W. Bush in 2003 to address the HIV/AIDS epidemic, and it has been credited with saving approximately 26 million lives since its establishment.While this program enjoys bipartisan support, it runs the…

According to a new Gallup Poll, 77% of Americans today say our founders would be disappointed with America, versus 42% in 2001. While the number of Americans who believe this has fluctuated throughout the years, 2026 shows the highest level of disappointment in decades. On its face, it looks like America is a nation that has lost faith in itself. The Dividing Lines Much of this disappointment can be explained by partisan politics. According to the same Gallup poll, Republicans are more likely than Democrats to say that the founders would be pleased with America. 25 percent of Republicans say…

Since the overturning of Roe V. Wade and the skew of “right-wing” judges, some have bemoaned the politicization of the courts. However, the courts were always political regarding constitutional questions.When a judge decides whether a law or executive action is constitutional, they are supposed to interpret the question using the Constitution as written. However, there is no objective way to interpret the Constitution. While the Supreme Court plays into a veneer of impartiality, the justices each have their own approach in determining the constitutionality of a policy.Former Justice Antonin Scalia was famously a textualist who took the Constitution as the…

The Trump Administration may be unpopular, but Democrats are not guaranteed victory in the upcoming midterms. In fact, a recent report by Harry Enten portrays Democrats as underperforming in the midterm polls. Historically, in midterm years with Republican Presidents, polls showed that Democrats had a +11-percentage-point advantage in 2006 and a +10-percentage-point advantage in 2018. In 2026? Democrats only have a +5 advantage.  Polls show that despite President Trump’s unpopularity, with an approval rating of just 38%, Democrats are not in a strong position to retake the House of Representatives. Warning signs are clear; the blue wave is far from…

As a recent graduate and a young professional, I have read many alarmist reports about how AI is impacting the labor market. The forecasts suggest a gloomy, apoplectic picture on the one hand, and an optimistic, utopian future on the other. The truth likely sits somewhere in the middle. Indeed, a recent report suggests that entry-level jobs have declined by 35 percent since January of 2023. The bigger threat is that by cutting these jobs, the pipeline for early-career professionals weakens because these are the jobs that can jumpstart careers. When you take away this pipeline, it becomes much harder…

AI has become a controversial issue in recent policy discussions. While some may point to its negative impact on entry-level jobs, others point to how AI is a tool that undermines creativity in art and writing. LLMs (Large Language Models) like ChatGPT and Claude rely heavily on a corpus of information, much of which exists in the public domain, to generate information.Take the issue of visual art. If you are an artist with your own style of creating an image. Imagine if now, AI can take your art, analyze the patterns, and generate a variation of it for the user?…