Restoring America’s manufacturing backbone through semiconductor leadership
It’s no secret that America—the birthplace of the transistor and, by extension, the modern semiconductor industry—has gradually ceded its leadership in the manufacturing of semiconductors.These chips power everything from smartphones…
Trump blames ‘Too Late Powell’ for a housing crisis—but top analysts say low rates ‘snapped the trap shut’ on Millennial and Gen Z homeowners in the first place
A housing crisis is the stick the White House has selected to beat Fed chairman Jerome Powell with. “Could somebody please inform Jerome ‘Too Late’ Powell that he is hurting…
‘We’ve probably made housing unaffordable for a whole generation of Americans’: top real-estate CEO on the real cost of Covid economic firefighting
Dobson estimated that it will probably take 10 or 15 years of steady income growth to get affordability back to something approaching fairness, referencing postwar to pre-2006 norms. He placed…
Meet the 73-year-old who splits his time between Panama and the U.S.: ‘$500 is my cost of living, plus food’
Alan Wells, 73, counts himself among the Americans who’ve looked abroad for a simpler, more affordable retirement.Wells, retired for 14 years, took up a permanent residence in Boquete, Panama, in…
43-year-old democratic socialist who’s never held elected office unseats Seattle Mayor in another win for affordability politics
First-term Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell conceded his reelection fight to progressive activist Katie Wilson on Thursday, handing another victory to leftist Democrats around the country frustrated with unaffordability, homelessness, public…
Anthropic says its latest model scores a 94% political ‘even-handedness’ rating
The company also released a new automated method for measuring political bias and published results suggesting its latest model, Claude Sonnet 4.5, outperforms or matches competitors on neutrality.The company’s neutrality…
AI stocks at center of stormy day on Wall Street, erasing sharp 1.3% drop
“Occasional market drops are the price of the ticket for the ride,” said Brian Jacobsen, chief economist at Annex Wealth Management.One way companies can tamp down criticism about too-high stock…
White House prepares to host Saudi Crown Prince in an arrival ceremony just short of an official state visit
It’s not an official state visit, but the White House is preparing to host Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman next week with the pomp and circumstance that is typical…
Trump responds to appearance in new Epstein emails by pushing DOJ probe of Clinton, Larry Summers, Reid Hoffman
President Donald Trump moved aggressively to deflect scrutiny on Friday after a new batch of Jeffrey Epstein’s private emails — released this week by the House Oversight Committee — resurfaced…
Cincinnati Reds great Barry Larkin brings baseball to the Middle East, with camels carting in relief pitchers from the bullpen
Emerging from the shimmering heat in the desert outskirts of Dubai is an unfamiliar sight in the Middle East, a baseball field.Now that it’s built, though, one question remains: Will…
