Author of novel Community Day and newsletter Governing Right. Senior Fellow, Manhattan Institute. Contributor, The Dispatch. Views my own.
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Get my new novel COMMUNITY DAY now. The tragic comedy about our time. amazon.com/Community-Day-AND…
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I'm a bit overwhelmed by the amount of engagement my book has gotten in the last few days! Allow me to share a few links...
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Which is best rock album since the end of grunge?
50%OK Computer
12%Dookie
6%Is This It?
31%Other
16 votes • Final resultsWhich is best rock album since the end of grunge?
50%OK Computer
12%Dookie
6%Is This It?
31%Other
16 votes • Final results"How do we help America with AI? As with so many seemingly intractable problems, with a civil-society response. We need a self-organized commission of informed, upright individuals recognized for their gravity, experience, and good judgment." governingright.substack.com/…
We are we so worried about AI? Because we don't know whom or what to believe. governingright.substack.com/…
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We can’t fix school for boys by holding them back.
We need to explore what kind of academic environment helps them thrive. We could start by looking at successful all-boys schools.
We used to go to institutions for reliable information and guidance.
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What are "influencer culture” and “platform behavior”? How they relate to our nervousness about AI. governingright.substack.com/…
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Once again: cost of living is issue 1a and corruption is issue 1b in this midterm.
CNN: GOP operatives conducting a focus group in a traditionally red Midwestern state this month were taken aback by what they heard from their own party’s voters.
Asked what they blamed for rising gas prices, those voters pointed to “corrupt politicians” and “billionaires” — a response that surprised some longtime strategists who’ve never seen government corruption emerge as a top issue for so many Republican voters in congressional races.
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Wholeheartedly agree on the thesis. In fact, this reminds of my own Law & Liberty post on living in The Age of Trivial Panic.
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Andy Smarick (@smarick) considers how declining confidence in government, business, and other institutions complicates public discussions about AI, highlighting the importance of reliable information and responsible leadership. lawliberty.org/weak-institut…
My latest. How the decline of American institutions contributed to the AI scare. lawliberty.org/weak-institut…
I'm a Notre Dame fan, but I gotta give BYU credit. That defense is quick, tough, relentless. Allows no separation outside. Gang tackles. Impressive.
It is not elitist or swampy to want very sharp, highly experienced individuals with good judgment to hold high government positions. Patriotism and civic virtue includes recognizing the importance of public roles and the required attributes of those who hold them.
What should conservatives think of capital punishment? governingright.substack.com/…
We're accepting applications for the next cohort of the American Conservatism and Governing Fellowship. If you want to study and discuss the principles that inform governing decisions, apply now. job-boards.greenhouse.io/man…
It is remarkable how many IHE leaders say they want political diversity among faculty and then explicitly state that they won't hire for political diversity. insidehighered.com/news/facu…
