The Energy Geography of Intelligence
AI policy intelligence brief. Issue 11: Red and blue states converge on AI legislation. Oklahoma's bipartisan model faces federal preemption. HB 3173 dies. HB 2992 passes both chambers.
Governance
9 postsSeventy-Two Hours
AI policy intelligence brief. Issue 10: In eight days, GPT-5.5, DeepSeek V4, trade wars, Musk in court, and OG&E data center deals. Oklahoma has six days left.
The Geothermal Window
AI policy intelligence brief. Issue 9: The federal government opens the widest geothermal window in American history. Oklahoma is best positioned to walk through it.
The Ground Is Moving
AI policy intelligence brief. Issue 8: Maine passes first data center moratorium, AI governance acceleration, Oklahoma energy policy.
Lots of Firefighting, No Architecture
AI policy intelligence brief. Issue 7: Two companies warn of cyberattacks and economic disruption. Oklahoma passes twelve AI bills with combined margins of 261-12. The consensus exists. The architecture does not.
The World's Most Ambitious AI Law Is Already Retreating
AI policy intelligence brief. Issue 6: The Enforcement Illusion, EU AI Act Delays, Supreme Court on AI Authorship, Oklahoma's Data Center Energy Fight.
Two Acts, One Question: Who Consents to the Machines That Govern?
AI policy intelligence brief. Issue 5: The Social Contract Question, OpenClaw's Agent Explosion, Oklahoma's AI Bills Advance.
Trust in Government, 1958–2025
From 77% to 17% in six decades. The long collapse of Americans' trust in federal government, annotated.
Social Contract Reevaluation
The deal between citizens and society was written for a world that no longer exists. Time to renegotiate.