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The California State Capitol viewed from below, its white dome rising against a bright sky.

Oct 16, 2026

Good Policy Needs a Receipt

A policy announcement is a promise. A good policy also leaves a receipt: the problem it tried to solve, the evidence it used, who was heard, what changed, and how the public can judge the result.

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The California State Capitol building in Sacramento, neoclassical dome against a clear sky — the seat of the nation's most influential state-level AI policy experiments.

Oct 7, 2026

Let the States Keep Writing AI Law: Why Federalism Beats a Premature Federal Framework

California's SB 1047 veto, Colorado's algorithmic discrimination law, New York's automated employment decision tools rule — states are running the real policy experiments on AI. A federal framework now would freeze half-baked approaches. The laboratories of democracy are working; Congress should watch, not preempt.

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