Ethics vs. Innovation: Should We Pursue AI Self-Awareness and Teleportation While the World Burns?
In an age where food insecurity affects over 800 million people and climate disasters displace tens of millions annually, quantum breakthroughs and AI innovations feel both astonishing and jarring. Are we prioritizing the right things? As AI nears self-awareness and teleportation inches toward reality, the world faces climate change and inequality. Should tech giants slow […]
From Smoot-Hawley to the WTO: A Century of Trade Policy Shifts
The story of U.S. trade policy over the past century is one of dramatic transformation—from the steep isolationist tariffs of the early 20th century to the multilateral agreements that now define the global trade landscape. Following the revenue-focused tariffs of the 1800s and the introduction of income tax in 1913, America entered a new chapter […]