Policy Briefs

The atmosphere is rapidly emerging as a critical domain for American security and economic competitiveness, with overarching influence on national defense, agricultural productivity, and public safety. As China races to become a “weather superpower” and private companies mobilize billions for atmospheric interventions, the United States confronts a dual challenge: first, the rapidly expanding efforts that outpace our knowledge of reasonable and safe practices; second, the threat of rising foreign capabilities that could reshape global environmental conditions, all of which could have an effect on America’s security, economy, and communities.

Conservatives have long emphasized ordered liberty, the rule of law, and institutional competence. Election integrity is a natural extension of these principles.

Surveillance pricing— the practice of using AI and personal data to set individualized prices—has emerged as a major consumer protection issue. This brief examines the current policy landscape, compares legislative approaches across states, and analyzes how lawmakers from both parties are addressing this challenge.

The Trump Administration announced a bipartisan agreement to urge PJM to pursue an "emergency power auction" that would require technology giants to fund approximately $15 billion in new power plant construction across the PJM grid region. This initiative represents commonsense conservative governance: those who benefit from infrastructure should bear its cost. Our brief explores the implications for taxpayers.

As the United States confronts unprecedented growth in electricity demand driven by artificial intelligence, data centers, and the reshoring of industrial manufacturing, there is a durable, bipartisan consensus emerging in Washington around the urgent need to modernize our nation’s energy infrastructure.