1/ America’s AI surge is revving up state economies with investment, jobs, and growth, American Edge Project’s new study shows. Axios’s new piece focused on the state economic impact of data centers. 🧵 axios.com/2025/12/18/dat…

2/ TAKEAWAY: AI is a powerful economic engine for the states ==> Total VC investment in AI/ML across all states: $560B over 27,000 deals ==> Tech job growth: +14.2 percent since 2019, w/ 33 states >10% growth ==> Data center impact: 5.4 million temporary and permanent jobs, w/

3/ TAKEAWAY: AI Capital Investment Spreads Nationwide CA + usual traditional tech hubs still top the AI investment board. But this table shows the shift: Midwest states (yellow) like IL, OH, MI, IN; Southern states (green) including TX, FL, GA, NC; and Mountain/Southwest states

4/ TAKEAWAY: Tech Job Growth Sizzles Across USA We used CompTIA data to show net tech job growth is surging in unexpected places. From TN and WY to NV, NM, MS, and AL, many nontraditional tech states are leading growth from 2019–2025. AI is reshaping state economies far beyond

5/ TAKEAWAY: Data centers are delivering real economic gains for the states Today, 4,100+ data centers are operating nationwide, with nearly 2,800 more announced or under construction—driving millions of jobs and tens of billions in new state and local tax revenue over the next

6/ TAKEAWAY: American AI at Risk from a Patchwork of State Regulations ==> Green maps show AI growth in the states—capital, jobs, and data centers. ==> Red map shows a warning sign: a surge of state-level AI bills—more than 1,000 and counting! The risk is simple: states could

7/ FINAL TAKEAWAY: To secure America’s AI advantage, policymakers must act decisively. Job #1 is clear: codify and fund a single national AI playbook by turning President Trump’s AI Action Plan into law—providing certainty for innovators and stopping a patchwork of state rules

In his review of Two Paths to Prosperity, Asheesh Agarwal (Asheesh Agarwal) examines how Europe and China diverged and what that history means today. loom.ly/xOkY8uI

To win the AI race against China, America needs a single playbook—not a patchwork of state regulations. American Edge Project's new 50-State AI Scorecard helps policymakers see where to focus: americanedgeproject.org/new-50-state-a…

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For some light Friday reading, check out my review in Law and Liberty of Pluribus on Apple TV, lawliberty.org/the-warmth-of-…. With a novel premise, the series offers insights into individualism, collectivism, and the caloric intake needs of John Cena. It's funny and terrifying.

In Truth on the Market, Asheesh Agarwal details an open letter from former antitrust enforcers to the DOJ about the Netflix-Warner Bros. merger. It urges a review based on the consumer-welfare standard and established principles, rather than the 2023 Merger Guidelines. 🔗 ⬇️

The House Judiciary's interim report frames competition as a tool to lower health-care costs. Yet it criticizes PBMs for policing fraud without "definitive proof." Asheesh Agarwal argues that delaying intervention against questionable billing risks higher costs for all. 🔗 ⬇️

With all the antitrust news, let’s not forget about consumer protection. Please join Federalist Society for a virtual panel, fedsoc.org/events/the-ftc…, on the FTC’s priorities on Tuesday at 2pm est. Our panelists, including an FTC enforcement lead, will discuss AI, data privacy, and pricing.

With all the antitrust news, let’s not forget about consumer protection. Please join Federalist Society for a virtual panel, fedsoc.org/events/the-ftc…, on the FTC’s priorities on Tuesday at 2pm est. Our panelists, including an FTC enforcement lead, will discuss AI, privacy, and pricing.

With all the antitrust news, let’s not forget about consumer protection. Please join Federalist Society for a virtual panel, fedsoc.org/events/the-ftc…, on the FTC’s priorities on Tuesday at 2pm est. Our panelists, including an FTC enforcement lead, will discuss AI, data privacy, and pricing.

With all the antitrust news, let’s not forget about consumer protection. Please join Federalist Society for a virtual panel, fedsoc.org/events/the-ftc…, on the FTC’s priorities on Tuesday at 2pm est. Our panelists, including an FTC enforcement lead, will discuss AI, privacy, and pricing.

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