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New York Post
4 days ago
- Business
- New York Post
AI requires an explosion in power, both parties are losing ground and other commentary
Energy beat: AI Requires an Explosion in Power Every tech report acknowledges 'that deploying AI at scale will lead to massive increases in electricity demand,' since 'the digital economy runs on hardware, and hardware consumes a lot of energy,' notes City Journal's Mark P. Mills. 'A single large AI data center can use as much electricity as 2 million households.' Offsetting the costs of this soaring demand will 'exponential' gains in 'energy-efficiency.' Then again, AI will boost productivity, adding perhaps 'a cumulative $10 trillion above projections to U.S. GDP over the coming decade,' and so sprak further 'spur growth in energy demand.' Hence the tech community's demand for an 'all options on the table' energy plan, ending 'the past decade's monomaniacal obsession with wind and solar as the only options.' Liberal: Both Parties Are Losing Ground Most political commentary is missing 'the collapse of trust in the two traditional parties, increasing independence among voters, and rising allegiance to an undefined 'neither' party,' warns the Liberal Patriot's John Halpin. Per ample polling data, 'lots of Americans do not like the positions and brands of the only two parties' they can 'choose from in most elections,' nor do they fit any 'alternative third party at the moment.' 'Given the mounting number of economic and social concerns among Americans, a failed two-party system cannot endure indefinitely.' Today's parties must each 'bring in more voters with more diverse views' with an 'agenda that delivers for people,' or 'dwindle in membership' and 'retreat into ideological purity' while 'other Americans search for alternatives.' From the right: Dems' Identity-Politics Blinders 'Liberals are in denial,' contends The Wall Street Journal's Jason L. Riley, but even The New York Times admits 'Republicans are overwhelmingly making gains in working-class counties,' while Democrats are losing 'Black, white and Latino' working-class voters alike. Blame the left's 'identity-based appeals,' argues Riley. 'Minority voters are courted as minorities rather than as Americans who have the same priorities — good schools, safe neighborhoods, gainful employment — as everyone else.' Dems pretend 'Hispanics don't care about illegal immigration' and that 'blacks think policing is a bigger problem than crime,' though polls suggest the opposite. 'This is what happens when a small subset of progressives set the policy agenda for tens of millions of people.' And as long as Democrats refuse to change, 'Republicans stand to benefit.' Libertarian: JD's Free-Market Double Standard Veep JD Vance's 'position on bitcoin is' seemingly far out of step 'with his stated views — and those of the Trump administration, more generally,' on market forces, snarks Reason's Eric Boehm. In a Newsmax interview, Vance explained the administration's hands-off approach to cryptocurrency: 'What you shouldn't have is a dictatorial government that tells certain industries they're not allowed to do what they need to do.' Says Boehm: 'That's exactly right,' but 'from trade to immigration (which is an economic issue, yes) to minutiae' like 'how many dolls American kids get to play with, the Trump administration is demanding more dictatorial government that tells industries exactly what to do.' Sorry: 'The benefits of the free market should not be reserved exclusively for people who invent and use cryptocurrency.' Media watch: They Just Don't Learn 'If you thought that the media would have a come-to-Jesus moment' after their 'debacle' covering the Biden presidency, 'think again,' scoffs Joe Concha at the Washington Examiner. A recent Media Research Center study shows President Trump has gotten just 8% positive coverage and 92% negative in his first four months back in office on ABC, NBC and CBS, despite his great results on the border, inflation, unemployment and other issues. The 'good news'? Trump won last November despite negative coverage: 'Legacy media influence is a fraction of what it once was.' So 'for the next 42 months of Trump's presidency, expect more of the same': 'Ratings will continue to fall, as will readership.' And for the old media, 'so will trust.' — Compiled by The Post Editorial Board
New York Post
29-05-2025
- Politics
- New York Post
Dems' suicidal groupthink, Israel haters' anti-aid insanity and other commentary
Liberal: Dems' Suicidal Groupthink Why, asks the Liberal Patriot's John Halpin, did Democrats' leaders ignore years of warnings about the party's 'setbacks and travails with working-class voters of all races' and how its 'economic and cultural agenda was falling flat with Americans across the country'? Maybe it was a 'groupthink' that fed a 'denial about the party's decline with black voters, Latinos, young people, and the working class'— all too often 'taken for granted as bedrock supporters of the party.' Groupthink brings 'the suppression of dissenting voices and rejection of information that doesn't fit the group's consensus,' and Dems foolishly 'told people to yell louder about how good the economy was doing' and how Trump was a threat 'to reproductive choice and democracy.' If the party won't 'confront' its 'deficiencies, it will never improve.' Conservative: Israel Haters' Anti-Aid Insanity You'd 'think the activist class would be pleased' at news that Israel, with American support, has launched the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation 'to get foodstuffs and other essentials to the benighted people of the war-ravaged Gaza Strip,' marvels Spiked's Brendan O'Neill, but 'they hate this initiative. Why? In 'their twisted minds, so addled by Israelophobia, everything Israel does is evil.' The United Nations claims GHF 'will 'militarise aid delivery,'' while the BBC's Jeremy Bowen 'insisted Israel should be working with the UN, not the US.' In fact, 'telling the suffering folk of the Gaza Strip not to accept the Jewish State's help,' despite their great need, is 'a kind of psychosis.' Youth beat: Religion on the Rebound After 60 years of 'devastating cultural losses,' Christians in America are making a comeback — thanks to the 'unexpected religiosity of Generation Z,' cheers John Hirschauer at City Journal. With the 'once-rebellious' left now dominating 'schools, workplaces and popular media,' religious faith 'has become a form of rebellion against a culture that rejects traditional values.' Findings from Pew Research: '63% of Americans now identify as Christian,' up from a low of 60% in 2022 — due to Gen Z's surprising fervor. 'Attend an Orthodox or traditional Catholic liturgy in any major American city, and you'll likely see young men in suits and even women in veils, worshipping much as their great-grandparents did.' Christianity still offers teens and young adults a sense of commitment and engagement — 'something the counterculture never truly could.' Advertisement Feminist: Trans Lunacy Drives Away Women When members of the Women's Liberation Front met with Sen. John Fetterman's chief of staff, he reportedly 'accused the women of lying about the importance of female-only spaces,' thunders Kara Dansky at The Hill. He was also dismissive of women 'leaving the Democratic Party over such treatment,' denied the fact 'that men are being housed in women's prisons' and 'that lesbians deserve their own spaces.' Fetterman and dozens of other Senate Democrats 'voted to block the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act in March.' All too many voters 'have had it with the Democrats,' largely 'because of the party's stubborn insistence on embracing gender identity and all things transgender.' From the right: GOP Bill Improves Health Care 'Democrats are proclaiming that' the budget bill's 'modest Medicaid reforms are deadly,' but 'the bill would improve healthcare by expanding private insurance options, which provide better access and health outcomes than Medicaid,' argues The Wall Street Journal's editorial board. 'Medicaid recipients have less access to doctors than Americans with private insurance because of low government reimbursement rates.' Plus, 'most states farm out their Medicaid programs to managed-care organizations,' which 'lack a market incentive to improve provider networks or deliver healthcare more efficiently.' The GOP bill would let 'employers provide workers with tax-free contributions to buy insurance on the individual market' and 'let workers without employer coverage spend pre-tax income on premiums.' As Dems present 'a false choice between Medicaid and no insurance,' Republicans 'are offering better and less costly healthcare.' — Compiled by The Post Editorial Board
New York Post
30-04-2025
- Business
- New York Post
Canadian lessons for Democrats, it's nuts for US to ‘walk away' and other commentary
Liberal: Canadian Lessons for Democrats Mark Carney led Canada's Liberal Party to a remarkable comeback victory by 'shaking up voters' expectations of their party, standing for patriotism and national values, and promoting sensible pro-growth economics,' reports the Liberal Patriot's John Halpin. Liberals' 'Canada Strong' ads focused on 'Trump's tariff attacks on Canada and his condescending threats to make the country America's 51st state.' Crucially, 'Carney explicitly rejected one of his party's least popular policies on climate and energy,' the carbon tax, and 'leaned heavily on notions of nation building and pro-growth economic models.' Democrats should study why the Liberals won, not absolve themselves 'of their own economic and cultural failures in defeating Trump last year.' Ukraine war: It's Nuts for US To 'Walk Away' Russia aims to 'drag out' Ukraine peace talks, 'wait for the other side' to 'walk away' and then 'ramp up the war,' warns Seth G. Jones at The Wall Street Journal. Yet it doesn't hold all the cards: 'Increased sanctions against Russia's energy sector would likely cause significant pain.' Plus, Moscow's troops 'have died in extraordinary numbers,' and a US decision 'to provide more weapons, intelligence and training to Ukraine would escalate Russia's battlefield costs' more. But 'the U.S. has failed to wield either the economic or military cudgel,' even as Russia aids the Houthis, who've attacked the US Navy. Asian officials say a Russian win would embolden China and North Korea and signal US weakness. There's 'too much at stake' for Washington 'to walk away.' From the right: Working-Class Family Comeback Four decades after Bruce Springsteen's 'Born in the USA' bemoaned 'the fate of small-town America and the working class in the face of deindustrialization,' observe Brad Wilcox, Grant Martsoff & Chris Bullivant at The Washington Examiner, the loss of good-paying manufacturing jobs 'has hit men especially hard.' 'Men retreated from work then retreated from relationships.' To return to working-class glory days, we must 'reverse this trend of income and relational collapse.' The top jobs for family formation are 'armed services and first responders' in the public sector and 'trucking and construction' in the private sector; all offer 'a good wage, job stability, and job benefits.' The Trump administration must ensure 'that being 'Born in the USA' is a win for those in working-class jobs.' Ed desk: Ugly View from Princeton 'I want this university severely punished for its unlawful behavior,' an anonymous Princeton prof thunders to City Journal's Christopher Rufo. 'I want all the emails to come out that will make it very evident that this university was engaged in illegal discrimination' — as when 'we were told that 70 percent of the faculty are white, and that the faculty composition has to change' or ' 'You can't shortlist this person. We can't hire a white guy.' ' 'Academics are cowards. They see the way the wind is blowing and either go quiet or jump on the bandwagon.' Princeton prez Christopher Eisgruber must be 'subpoenaed before Congress to have to account for not only anti-Semitism, but for DEI and for the 'systemic racism' arguments that he's made.' Health beat: Pay Organ Donors To Save Lives 'If people were able to pay donors for a lifesaving transplant, we might instantly eradicate kidney disease deaths,' argues Sally Satel at The Free Press, a two-time kidney recipient. The 1984 National Organ Transplant Act 'made it illegal to give or receive anything of material value for an organ' to ensure the wealthy couldn't buy kidneys from 'financially desperate and uninformed donors.' Since then, 'more than 100,000 Americans' have needlessly died while awaiting a transplant. Now the new End Kidney Deaths Act 'would dramatically increase kidney transplants' but guard against exploitation 'by providing a $50,000 refundable tax credit, payable over five years, to any living donor who gives a kidney to the next person on the waiting list.' — Compiled by The Post Editorial Board
