A new report details how the judiciary has become more corporate over the past few decades—and names the specific judges who are most responsible.
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The Big Crypto Whiff
The crypto industry wasn’t able to buy support for its biggest legislative priority in the Senate this week, despite unparalleled levels of spending in the midterms.
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Will an AI Slowdown Tank the Economy?
Anthropic and OpenAI want to hit the brakes on AI investment—the only thing propping up the broader economy.
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The EPA’s Dark Embrace of the AI Industry
Under Zeldin’s leadership and Musk’s influence, an unlikely federal agency has become a key enabler of AI data centers.
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Why OpenAI Hired Chuck Schumer’s Daughter Away From Amazon
The AI industry has a greater need for government influence than anyone else.
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The Best Protection Against Financial Crises Is Being Destroyed
When Wall Street blew up the economy, they were forced to cut back on risky borrowing. Now those restraints are being ripped away.
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Trump’s Latest Catch-22 for Immigrants
USCIS’s new rule encourages immigrant families to forgo public benefits to which they are entitled or lose their green card eligibility.
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The CFTC’s Word Games Legalizing Gambling
The regulator’s proposal for online prediction markets stands in clear opposition to congressional statute and its own rulemaking.
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Economic Hit Men for Gambling Apps
Former solicitor general Elizabeth Prelogar is writing justifications for prediction market gambling apps, joining several Biden administration colleagues defending the industry.
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The Project Crypto Scheme
Forget deregulatory legislation; the SEC and CFTC are already working diligently to eliminate regulatory oversight of crypto at the behest of their president.