Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., and five colleagues asked U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer whether the administration has estimated what consumers paid in higher prices under the tariffs the Supreme Court struck down
The left's push to rein in AI is taking shape on two fronts: slowing advanced development at home, and weakening China's progress abroad. Why it matters: The nation is locked in a moment of mass anxiety about runaway AI, but the range of views on how to regulate it are as varied as the what-ifs about social, economic and security impacts. - There's agreement among the left something has to be done, but a series of Wednesday events demonstrated there are multiple priorities — but not a clear leading voice — on AI. Driving the news: Independent Sen. Bernie Sanders (Vt.) and fellow progressive Rep. Greg Casar (D-Texas) introduced legislation Wednesday to ban superintelligence and pause advanced development until a new, Cabinet-level…
The left's push to rein in AI is taking shape on two fronts: slowing advanced development at home, and weakening China's progress abroad. Why it matters: The nation is locked in a moment of mass anxiety about runaway AI, but the range of views on how to regulate it are as varied as the what-ifs about social, economic and security impacts. - There's agreement among the left something has to be done, but a series of Wednesday events demonstrated there are multiple priorities — but not a clear leading voice — on AI. Driving the news: Independent Sen. Bernie Sanders (Vt.) and fellow progressive Rep. Greg Casar (D-Texas) introduced legislation Wednesday to ban superintelligence and pause advanced development until a new, Cabinet-level…Open
Actor Mark Ruffalo is leading a public pressure campaign to stop California Attorney General Rob Bonta from settling an antitrust lawsuit against Paramount Skydance's $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, even as the studio threatens to leave the state entirely. Ruffalo posted on X this week, tagging Bonta directly and urging him to hold […] The post Ruffalo pressures California AG to reject Paramount merger settlement as $7 million daily fee looms appeared first on American Almanac .
Actor Mark Ruffalo is leading a public pressure campaign to stop California Attorney General Rob Bonta from settling an antitrust lawsuit against Paramount Skydance's $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, even as the studio threatens to leave the state entirely. Ruffalo posted on X this week, tagging Bonta directly and urging him to hold firm against a deal the actor called filled with "empty promises." The post came as Bonta and 11 other state attorneys general entered advanced settlement talks with Paramount CEO David Ellison over the pending merger, which would combine two of Hollywood's largest entertainment companies under one roof. The fight pits Hollywood's progressive activist class against a Democratic attorney…Open
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) is the latest prominent Democrat to back a pause on advanced artificial intelligence, her office told Axios exclusively. Why it matters: The idea of slowing down AI development — once considered a non-starter in a fierce race to beat China — is gaining momentum. Driving the news: Warren on Wednesday will call for a pause on advanced AI development but will stop short of calling for a ban on superintelligence, breaking with Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.). - "We should immediately press pause on the development of advanced AI while lawmakers and regulators put systems in place to keep people safe," Warren will say ahead of a roundtable hosted by Sanders on Wednesday. - "Congress must urgently pass…
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) is the latest prominent Democrat to back a pause on advanced artificial intelligence, her office told Axios exclusively. Why it matters: The idea of slowing down AI development — once considered a non-starter in a fierce race to beat China — is gaining momentum. Driving the news: Warren on Wednesday will call for a pause on advanced AI development but will stop short of calling for a ban on superintelligence, breaking with Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.). - "We should immediately press pause on the development of advanced AI while lawmakers and regulators put systems in place to keep people safe," Warren will say ahead of a roundtable hosted by Sanders on Wednesday. - "Congress must urgently pass…Open
Progressive senator's fundraising pitch after Trump's State of the Union showed up in public records search of professor's emails, but her college calls it a "trade secret" protected from release by federal copyright law.
The same old revolutionary canards may find new purchase in a battered middle class. The post Democratic Stupidities of America appeared first on The American Conservative .
Takimag Takimag Democratic Stupidities of America The same old revolutionary canards may find new purchase in a battered middle class. TakiMag Photo by Selcuk Acar/Anadolu via Getty Images A friend of mine, Hans-Hermann Hoppe, wrote a seminal book on democracy some time ago called Democracy: The God That Failed. It is revisionist in nature, and reaches the conclusion that monarchy is a lesser evil than democracy. After my take last week on the British monarchy, I might not be the right person to comment on his views, but I do have an excuse. I only mentioned the…Open
In a letter responding to Sen. Elizabeth Warren, Bessent said sharp moves in the yen could trigger “forced unwinds” of financial positions, potentially destabilizing global markets and pushing up borrowing costs for U.S. households and businesses
By Andrea Widburg In one of the most deservedly nasty letters ever penned in D.C., the Treasury Secretary brutally exposes Warren’s ignorance.
After years of defending, encouraging, and catering to the most radical people in their base, it has been interesting to see some of the more old-school liberals getting worried about the craziest members of their party starting to acquire some real power.
For example, here’s James Carville, who has sounded increasingly crazy himself in recent years, fretting over lunatic members of the Democratic Socialists taking over their party: Similarly, Bill Maher has increasingly moved from a radical to something closer to a voice of reason on the Left over the last couple of years: Other liberals like Rahm Emanuel and Mark Kelly have criticized Democratic Socialists because they think they’re too radical for voters, which is sort of like a Muslim condemning 9/11 not because it was wrong, but because it made Muslims less popular in the West. The truth of the matter is that liberals have been enthusiastically building this Frankenstein for a long time, and it’s hard to do anything other than…Open