Keep Washington Out Of Artificial Intelligence Education

Source: Karl Dickey’s Freedom Vanguard
by Karl Dickey

“I got an email in my Inbox last night from Sen. Rick Scott, all proud that he’s introduced the ‘Safeguard Kids Act’ with the intention of protecting students K-12 from the evil risks of artificial intelligence (AI). I find his proposal preposterous for a few reasons, but much like my article last night on the SCOTUS reversal of Roe v. Wade, Washington has no place in our students’ local classrooms. While I agree with Scott that AI will likely be the greatest information innovation since Guttenberg’s printing press, his solution is misguided. The last thing AI needs is the stagnation of a federal government bureaucracy. I thought we were closing down the U.S. Dept of Education, anyway; what happened to that notion?” (07/24/26)

https://palmbeachexaminer.substack.com/p/keep-washington-out-of-artificial

Thomas L. Knapp

India: “Cockroach” protest called off after education minister quits

Source: BBC News [UK state media]

“India’s Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) has called off its five-week-long protest, hours after Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan resigned. The CJP has called it a win for democracy and thousands of jubilant supporters continue to celebrate at Jantar Mantar, the main protest venue in Delhi. An online satirical campaign with an AI-generated cockroach as its mascot, the CJP is not a real party but has evolved into a powerful platform for young people’s anxieties and dissent. The protest has been the most visible expression of public anger against PM Narendra Modi’s government in recent years and gained momentum after Monday’s police crackdown on people marching to parliament left dozens injured.” (07/25/26)

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cdx828gj5xko

Thomas L. Knapp

What if Canada Did an IPO?

Source: EconLog
by Valentin Boboc

“Can a private company be worth more than Canada’s entire economy? Some people seem to think so. Every so often, a superstar company, usually in the tech sector, hits a record valuation, prompting comparisons to a country’s GDP. For example, NVIDIA’s market capitalization surpassed Canada’s GDP in 2025. By May 2026, the chip designer was worth more than the annual GDP of every country except the United States and China. The reason this comparison doesn’t give us much information beyond the emotional reaction is that the two numbers are measured in different units, so they are incomparable.” (07/24/26)

https://www.econlib.org/econlog/what-if-canada-did-an-ipo

Thomas L. Knapp

Trump sued hours after new tariffs take effect, as experts say they may not hold up

Source: CNBC

“The Trump administration on Friday imposed broad tariffs on [American buyers of] goods from more than 80 countries, alleging they have failed to effectively prohibit the use of forced labor practices. The latest tariffs — applying to trade partners that cover 99.4% of U.S. trade — were brought under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974, which enables the government to impose import levies in response to unfair trade practices. … Just hours after they took effect, two small businesses sued, arguing that the government is using Section 301 as a pretext to re-create the same global tariff regime that the Supreme Court torpedoed five months earlier.” (07/24/26)

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/07/24/trump-tariffs-lawsuit-301-ieepa.html

Thomas L. Knapp

Visas for 1st Amendment Foes?

Source: Common Sense
by Paul Jacob

“Last December, the U.S. State Department imposed visa bans on five persons who, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said, ‘have led organized efforts to coerce American platforms to censor, demonetize, and suppress American viewpoints they oppose.’ But is it okay for the U.S. government to withhold visas from foreigners acting to undermine the freedom of speech of Americans?” (07/24/26)

https://thisiscommonsense.org/2026/07/24/visas4foes

Thomas L. Knapp