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Business July 2026
Acoustic Gunshot Detection Technology Faces Scrutiny Over Bias Claims

National | Public Safety Few technologies deployed in American law enforcement have attracted more ideologically charged criticism than acoustic gunshot detection systems. The core product — microphones placed in high-crime…

By American Founders Institute Staff
General July 2026
The Defining American Fight: Who Constitutes the Political Community

The most consequential political conflicts in a republic are rarely about policy. They are about legitimacy — specifically, about who holds the standing to participate in self-governance. For most of…

By American Founders Institute Staff
New York | Economy July 2026
New York City Releases 50-Point Regulatory Reform Package for Small Businesses

National | Economic Policy New York City's small businesses operate within one of the most layered regulatory environments in the country. A restaurant that wants to serve ice cream must…

By American Founders Institute Staff
Energy March 2026
Powering the Buildout: Energy Demand Projections for Data Centers, Reshored Manufacturing, and Defense Production

The United States is simultaneously pursuing three of the most energy-intensive buildouts in its history: hyperscale data center construction for AI compute, the reshoring of advanced manufacturing, and the expansion…

By American Founders Institute Staff
Governance March 2026
Architecting the Machine-Readable State: The Strategic Case for a State Chief AI Officer

American federalism is at a technological crossroads. While the private sector deploys agentic AI to synthesize data at extraordinary speeds, state governments remain constrained by fragmented data systems, outdated procurement…

By American Founders Institute Staff
Energy March 2026
Oil: The Price of Disruption

Oil Prices, Economic Cascades, and the Cost of Energy Vulnerability On February 28, 2026, the United States and Israel launched coordinated military strikes against Iran, triggering the most significant energy…

By American Founders Institute Staff