Author: Louis Berkowitz

  • The Fragile Foundations of the AI Economy

    The Fragile Foundations of the AI Economy

    In the 1840s, Britain experienced one of the largest investment booms in modern economic history. Suddenly, an emerging, epochally transformative technology emerged, promising faster transport, lower costs, and national market integration. Railway mania was born, and capital poured in. At its peak, railway investment reached roughly seven percent of British…

  • The Democratic Case for Intervention in Venezuela

    The Democratic Case for Intervention in Venezuela

    Eight million people have fled a country that is not at war. Parents cross borders with nothing but a child’s backpack. Hospitals function without electricity. Political dissidents vanish into military prisons. These are not abstractions; they are the lived conditions of a nation dismantled by its own government.  Yet the discourse surrounding Venezuela remains filtered through a…

  • Trump’s Intel Stake Isn’t Socialism; It’s Common Sense

    Trump’s Intel Stake Isn’t Socialism; It’s Common Sense

    President Trump’s decision to seek government equity and revenue sharing in major chip companies, including a 9.9 percent non-voting stake in Intel and proposed deals with Nvidia and AMD, has sparked rare, intense bipartisan backlash; a sign of deep controversy surrounding direct government involvement in the tech sector. Sen. Rand…