AI’s power isn’t in solving problems. It’s in revealing what questions we didn’t know to ask.

Reconciliation and rescission How did Congressional Republicans succeed & how much more can appropriations power decline? New Science Of Politics podcast/transcript with Molly Reynolds niskanencenter.org/reconciliation…

The most obvious solution is not lowering fed funds rate but ending tariffs on our allies. Tariffs are taxes.

I’m of the same perspective. For example, consider the Russian Orthodox Church supporting Putin’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine.

Why Western executives who visit China are coming back terrified - The Telegraph - This reminds me of a similar story of what US auto manufacturers thought about Japan in the 1980s (“they make toys or junk”). apple.news/ADloeSFYbSUG8y…

When JD Vance claims “misreporting” for Hegseth’s announcement of a Quatari base in Idaho is what Hegseth actually said. - HuffPost apple.news/ARqgDbQY-Sn2pX…

Cancel culture lives in the criticisms of SD Senator John Thune who recognized this part of South Dakota’s Heritage: “Today we celebrate Native American Day. I’m proud to join South Dakotans in honoring the heritage and contributions of the Lakota, Dakota, and Nakota people,”

New book on Midwestern studies from OU Press -- "Between Loving and Leaving: Essays on the New Midwestern History" oupress.com/9780806196022/…

📽️ Filming underway by Lost Region Recovery Conference documentarian Zeke Hanson at University of South Dakota

A sad time…