Most of the angst over artificial intelligence ( AI ) revolves around the potential of a Terminator -like takeover by super-intelligent robots as they reach the singularity.

The possibility of an independent AI deliberately causing some kind of mischief is perhaps more troubling than an openly hostile Terminator .

Scientists working on AI will tell you that they are striving to ensure that their creations never succumb to temptation.

Historíai , in Greek , simply means “inquiry,” the search for truth, but it has come to mean so much more, allowing as it does for us to define ourselves.

Keith Windschuttle’s devastating critique of radical historical theories, The Killing of History: How a discipline is being murdered by literary critics and social theorists.

Keith Windschuttle passed away on April 8, 2025 , and is being laid to rest as I write these words, on April 24 , in the Rookwood Necropolis in western Sydney .

His final cause célèbre was a campaign in defense of Cardinal George Pell ’s innocence, which ultimately resulted in the unanimous acquittal of the accused in the High Court .

As an occasional contributor to Quadrant since 2014 , I had the good fortune of corresponding with Keith from time to time, and was always left with a warm feeling of encouragement and bonhomie.

Neoliberalism emerged in response to the failures of state-centred economic policies, writes Andrew Keen .

Keen: The countries that moved most swiftly and comprehensively toward markets experienced the best outcomes.

Keen argues that neoliberalism has fuelled the rise of populism in the United States by leaving some segments of the population economically behind economically.

The US has outperformed most developed nations in economic growth and job creation over the past few decades .

The rise of populism here is as much about cultural anxieties as it is about economic grievances.

The interwar years saw the rise of fascism and communism together with the Great Depression , while the 1970s marked the height of state-led economic planning and intervention.

President Donald Trump announced the launch of the Stargate AI project on January 22 .

The project is backed by Open AI CEO Sam Altman , Softbank CEO Masayoshi Son , and Oracle Founder Larry Ellison .

It is projected to create 100,000 jobs in the United States and lessen U.S. dependence on China .

Artificial intelligence is the next revolutionary technology, and no global power is better positioned to lead this revolution than the U.S. under President Donald Trump .

Shackling AI technology with burdensome rules would only give the advantage to China and other authoritarian regimes.

The world’s next technological golden age has arrived..

In his first term, President Trump did little more than pay lip service to reimagining the federal government.

The notion that an increasingly sprawling, complex government is in desperate need of reform and renewal isn’t a new one.

The hysteria directed at efforts to downsize and restructure government has been a surprise to many of those who view such initiatives as an undisputed good.

Shinder : Activists can obscure DOGE ’s objectives and exploit class envy in service of those having long extracted the unearned economic rents of above-market pay, job security, and generous benefits in exchange for limited accountability and subpar employment performance.

Without the discipline of private-sector outcome maximization, governments can “fail” yet still remain in business, he says.

Shinder is the founder of Theatine Partners , a financial consultancy.

Germany is in a deep systemic crisis of its own making, says Julian Zelizer .

Once Europe’s industrial benchmark, the country now endures its longest downturn since WWII .

Zelizer: Rather than own their policy failures, Berlin 's leadership has chosen a convenient scapegoat: Donald Trump .

The future of both the EU and Germany hangs in the balance, he says.

Germany must reduce state interference, slash bureaucratic costs and embrace pro-business principles, says Thomas Kolbe .

Urgently , Germany should dismantle hidden trade barriers and regulatory hurdles stifling growth.

Kolbe : Germany must rebuild economic and geopolitical partnerships without submitting to the power machine in Brussels .

Failure to act risks turning Germany into a cautionary tale of how dogma can destroy prosperity.

A Minecraft Movie has made over $700 million at the box office, as of this writing.

The film is self-aware about being unserious, but children’s media doesn’t have to be frivolous or meaningless, it can appeal to all ages.

The adult characters are the film's worst aspect, by contrast.

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Larry David penned a New York Times op-ed titled “ My Dinner With Adolf’s Adolf Hitler ” The piece imagines a Jewish critic having a dinner with Adolf Hitler .

David attempted to sharpen the critique by invoking Hitler , but he failed.

The Holocaust is n’t a metaphor. Six million dead Jews , plus millions more murdered across Europe , are not props for a joke.

The left has always been known to devour its own. If it ever wishes to reconnect with normal, everyday Americans , it must learn to curb these cannibalistic impulses.

Trump isn't viewed as a political opponent. Instead, he's seen as a one -man Reich . This is how political culture erodes.

Inward migration to Poland can be categorized as economic, political, and irregular, with the latter two receiving most media attention.

Poland has been in the EU ’s migrant-redistribution crosshairs as a large member state with little recent migration history.

The issue generates a mounting psychological impact on Polish society.

Poland 's conservative Law and Justice ( PiS ) party swept to power on firm opposition to the EU ’s migrant-redistribution scheme in 2015 .

In the eight years of PiS governance, Poland regularly clashed with the EU on migration matters and built stout border defenses.

At the same time, it quietly admitted record numbers of non-European workers.

Poland is unlikely to become a clone of Ireland on this issue.

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