I use AI tools every day, and I'm not writing this to tell anyone to stop. They save me hours on dull work. So I came to two reports this week expecting the usual cheerleading. What I found was more useful. The people closest to the work are saying the payoff hasn't shown up yet. That's the claim I'll defend. The AI productivity story is running well ahead of the … [Read more...] about Workers Fake Their AI Skills and Lawyers Fear It Going Rogue, the AI Productivity Story Is Ahead of the Evidence
Bernie Sanders Is Going After Everything That Makes America Strong
The day after Democrats won Congress, Bernie Sanders handed the new majority its marching orders. Enact a national moratorium on AI data centers. Pause advanced AI development. Ban superintelligence. "A moratorium on data centers is exactly what the American people want," he said. It isn't. And the agenda behind it would do more damage to American power than any foreign rival … [Read more...] about Bernie Sanders Is Going After Everything That Makes America Strong
Israel Election Deadlock Has Many Exits and None of Them Hold
I went into Tuesday night assuming the math would eventually do its job. It usually does. Israel's coalition system is ugly and slow, but it grinds out a government in the end, and I've spent years telling people abroad that the drama looks worse from outside than it really is. I'm less sure of that this morning. With nearly all the votes counted, Netanyahu's camp sits at 53 … [Read more...] about Israel Election Deadlock Has Many Exits and None of Them Hold
Knesset 2026 Vote Count Estimate, Netanyahu Bloc Near 54 Seats and Neither Camp Reaches 61
The Central Elections Committee count is past 40% of the ballot boxes on Wednesday morning, and the shape of the 26th Knesset is getting harder to argue with. Neither camp gets to 61. The open question now is how close the Netanyahu bloc lands, and whether the Arab parties end up holding the balance on paper or in practice. Here's where the official count stood with about 37% … [Read more...] about Knesset 2026 Vote Count Estimate, Netanyahu Bloc Near 54 Seats and Neither Camp Reaches 61
Alaska Has a Real Ballot Problem and the Justice Department Lawsuit Is Still the Wrong Fix
I don't think Daniel J. Sullivan Jr. ended up on Alaska's Senate ballot by accident. A retired teacher from Petersburg with the same name as the sitting senator files to run, gets listed without his party, and the state's own Division of Elections tries to throw him off because it thinks the point is to confuse voters. That smells. I'd say so to anyone who asked. So I came to … [Read more...] about Alaska Has a Real Ballot Problem and the Justice Department Lawsuit Is Still the Wrong Fix