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National Columnists

Is AI really coming for your job?

The media warn, “Artificial intelligence will replace millions of jobs.” In San Francisco, Teamsters protest, demanding the government “protect” their jobs. In my new video, they chant, “Do not have these self-driving vehicles on San Francisco streets, taking jobs!” They’re ...

New technology extraordinary

This week, I tried out the Apple Vision Pro. That’s the device in the news: the bulky, unwieldy headgear; the bizarre images of people attempting to manipulate the air in front of them; even some people driving while looking like Geordi La Forge from “Star Trek.” It’s ...

Give Biden border shutdown authority he wants

Perhaps the most head-spinning statement of the Biden years came about a week ago when President Joe Biden endorsed an impending Senate immigration deal so he could “shut down” the border. This, after the president had dismantled all the Trump policies that had secured the border; after ...

Biden’s LNG pause is dangerous

A robust chorus of congressional Democrats, business leaders and Republicans, as well as international allies, are calling on President Joe Biden to undo the pause he placed on liquefied natural gas exports. Almost in unison, they say his decision undermines his climate agenda, jeopardizes ...

Why I preach to the choir

Several people have asked me why I spend so much time and energy on this column, which is read mainly (if not exclusively) by people who already share my views and values. “Why are you preaching to the choir?” you ask. “Wouldn’t your efforts be more useful if you tried to convince ...

Is Taylor Swift trouble for Trump?

She’s just won the Grammy for album of the year. Her boyfriend is on his way to the Super Bowl. Will Taylor Swift end 2024 as triumphantly as she began it -- by tipping the presidential election? Fans surge to register whenever Swift promotes voting, and she endorsed Joe Biden last ...