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China, AI, and why America Cannot Afford to Lose This Race

Last week, I talked about the objection to data centers is really about objecting to AI. To understand why American AI leadership matters, you need to understand why China is pursuing AI with such urgency — and what they intend to do with it. China has a serious demographic problem. Decades of the one-child policy […]

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The Real Target isn’t Data Centers — It’s AI

Last week, I walked through the specific objections to data centers and found most of them don’t hold up under examination. But beneath all of it lies a deeper anxiety that warrants honest engagement: the fear of artificial intelligence itself. That fear is not crazy. It is not fringe. It deserves a straight answer — […]

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What’s the Real Fuss About Data Centers?

I ran for a local office this last election in Jefferson County. In one of my cottage meetings, I was asked about data centers. About the same time, there have been many concerns posted on Facebook opposing data centers. Some of the concerns sound alarming—they’ll drain our water, gobble up farmland, and overload our power […]

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