Technology

The cloud isn’t ethereal—it’s industrial. From Oregon to Georgia, data centers are the new factories of intelligence, consuming vast power and water to fuel AI’s rise. This essay explores how the digital age has reshaped America’s landscape, economy, and conscience.

In an age of division and digital disorder, The Modern Federalist No. 2 calls for a new Congress of global-minded leaders to restore unity, truth, and justice. It reimagines America’s founding ideals for the technological era—urging citizens to resist misinformation, safeguard democracy, and build a government that preserves safety, dignity, and freedom for all.

A single update glitch in Amazon Web Services (AWS) recently disrupted millions of users, from schools to banks to major apps like Slack and Venmo. The outage exposed just how fragile our digital infrastructure has become — and why every business and government must start building resilience now, before the next disruption hits.

Over 8 in 10 Americans have already been hacked—through stolen passwords, leaked health records, or data sold on the dark web. Yet the companies demanding our personal information hide behind fine print and broken promises. It’s time to rethink cybersecurity not as a technical fix, but as a civic duty. Because a democracy that can’t protect its data can’t protect its people.

In 1787, America debated its survival through union. In 2025, we face a new test: can humanity govern artificial intelligence with wisdom and intention—or be ruled by algorithms and chance? Modern Federalist No. 1 calls for a new civic framework to balance freedom, dignity, and progress in the age of AI.

In 1787, the Federalist Papers argued that America’s survival depended on unity. Today, our fractures are digital, cultural, economic, and global. The Modern Federalist reopens the debate, asking what holds us together—and what tears us apart—in an age of polarization, mistrust, and disruption. This series examines democracy’s future and the urgent need for civic renewal.

AI is infiltrating all of our systems- education, politics, businesses, jobs, electronics- but we never asked for the technology. How do we become responsible or upended by an innovation we never asked for? This article explores how artificial intelligence is a resource and threat we never asked for.

AI is capitalism’s next evolution—replacing labor, controlling wages, and deepening inequality. Who controls it? Who profits? Read more.

The First Wave of AI Leaders must understand their country’s systems, protect their rights, and embrace AI literacy to shape the future.

Explore how artificial intelligence and unrestricted capitalism are reshaping society in 2025.

Explore the evolution of artificial intelligence, its impact on life and industry, and why upskilling is the key to staying competitive.