Day: August 1, 2023

Trump, Biden and the corrosive culture of partisanship

7:00 am August 1, 2023

This column is likely to be a flop. I want to talk about facts and perspective and nuance, and most people just don’t care. Our polarized culture has divided into self-absorbed tribes, and most voters are either for Donald Trump or Joe Biden. They don’t want to hear any contradictory information that might make it […]

Democrat congresswoman lashes out at Biden over ‘shameful’ Space Command decision: ‘I expected more’

6:49 am August 1, 2023

President Biden is facing fierce bipartisan backlash over his decision to cancel the planned move of the U.S. Space Command Headquarters from Colorado to Alabama, including from one of his staunchest allies. Rep. Terri Sewell, D-Ala., released a statement late Monday sharply attacking Biden over the decision, calling it “shameful” and accusing him of bowing […]

Lawmakers wearing ‘JCPenney leisure suits’ with ‘8-track tape players’ regulating AI means trouble: GOP rep

6:30 am August 1, 2023

AI regulation is in the hands of “JCPenney leisure suit”-wearing lawmakers who still have “8-track tape players,” which could mean trouble, says one Republican lawmaker. Last week, the U.S. House of Representatives took a small step toward building an AI regulatory framework by advancing the AI Accountability Act, which called for the government to study AI […]

AI for everybody: GOP, Dems unite behind public AI research center to ‘democratize’ the tech

6:00 am August 1, 2023

Republicans and Democrats in the Artificial Intelligence Caucus are proposing the creation of a public research center that will give people and organizations access to the tools they need to create their own AI systems, even if they don’t have access to billions of dollars in research funding. Lawmakers proposed the “Creating Resources for Every […]

Woke culture has pushed this mom too far

6:00 am August 1, 2023

How far can you push someone before they have had enough of rampant wokeness and completely revolt? That’s the question businesses, movie makers and department stores are rightly grappling with. I can answer the question: If their target market is American families, conservative men and women who are just trying to make ends meet, the […]