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A policy lab for America's future. Bold solutions for a post-boomer world. Current focus: Improving America's problem-solving capacity. Follow/subscribe/donate

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Trump's new AI framework preempts state regulation, creates liability-limited sandboxes, and shields training on public data from copyright claims. Each provision is debatable on its own. But the real story to consider is that governance architecture set now — before consequences are clear — will be nearly impossible to reverse once industries build around it.
David Sacks@DavidSacks

In December, President Trump signed an Executive Order tasking us with the development of a national framework for AI, what he called “One Rulebook.” This was in response to a growing patchwork of 50 different state regulatory regimes that threaten to stifle innovation and jeopardize America’s lead in the AI race. Today we are releasing that framework. It will help parents safeguard their children from online harm, shield communities from higher electric bills, protect our First Amendment rights from AI censorship, and ensure that all Americans benefit from this transformative technology. We look forward to working with our colleagues in Congress to turn the principles we are announcing today into legislation. whitehouse.gov/articles/2026/…

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Grid interconnection is where America's AI ambitions meet the brick wall of its own regulatory machinery. The wall is winning. The country that built the national highway system now struggles to plug in a building. Every FERC veto point, every fragmented authority, every elongated review cycle exists to stop things from happening. Good comments from @IFP on what needs to change. ifp.org/interconnectio…
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J.K. Lundblad@JK_Lundblad·
This essay was written in response to the @boydinst's call for ideas: How can America improve its problem-solving capacity?
J.K. Lundblad@JK_Lundblad

🏛️ What if the biggest threat to American innovation isn't regulation, it's the legal system? Every year, Americans pay a hidden "litigation tax" of over $529 billion baked into insurance premiums, product prices, and legal fees. That's $4,200+ per household, and it's quietly strangling the entrepreneurs and problem-solvers who drive progress. The system is rigged: plaintiffs' lawyers work for free and face almost zero risk of filing a lawsuit. Defendants, meanwhile, can spend hundreds of thousands just to win. So most just...settle. Even when they're innocent. The result? Doctors abandoning their practices. Landlords refusing to build, startups never launching. Innovations and new ideas never see the light of day. America may be criticizing the EU for over-regulation, while sleepwalking into the exact same trap through over-litigation. So what's the fix? There are actually several concrete solutions on the table, and many have already been adopted around the world. Link in comments.

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Serious question: Why does U.S. policy obsess over subsidizing the bottom and protecting retirees at the top while systematically underinvesting in the young families and builders actually trying to create the future? The affordability debate is broken. It's about investing in inputs to success for working and middle-class Americans, not more subsidies. What's the #1 structural barrier you'd fix?
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Imagine if the US was as effective at solving domestic problems as it is at moving military assets around the world!
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AI is democracy's best hope for renewal, despite risks. Key to rebuilding state capacity, competing geopolitically, and boosting productivity enough to avert fiscal crisis. via @jeffgiesea (link to follow)
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.@RoKhanna gave a notable speech at Stanford that may be a preview of how Democrats approach AI-related issues. His first words relate to my latest essay: “We must keep humans in the loop.” Below is the full speech, via @adamwren @politico.
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A @McKinsey study finds that roughly $240–$280 billion in annual US infrastructure spending enters federal permitting, each dollar of which takes 4–5 years on average to clear (with a backlog of $1.1–$1.5 trillion). Capital tied up in permitting doesn’t contribute to the economy, which limits GDP growth. The study found $1.7 trillion to $2.4 trillion in unrealized cumulative GDP.
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On American dynamism: On the one hand: you have broadband subsidy programs that burned through billions to no avail while in all likelihood, Starlink, a private firm, will ultimately solve the same problem. And then you have biotech firms like Gilead who effectively eliminated HIV transmission via its development and commercialization of PrEP. The list goes on. On the other hand: Starlink’s growth has unfolded within a regulatory and procurement ecosystem shaped by federal spectrum decisions and defense contracts. And much biotech innovation, from foundational discoveries to the people/labs that power them, is seeded by federal funding flowing through universities and research institutions (NIH, NSF, etc.). So where does American dynamism actually come from: the state or the market — or from the institutional seam where public risk-taking creates space for private execution?
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