Why do major AI models tell left-wing voters in Japan to vote for the communist party? My new research paper led by Sho Miyazaki. In 2026, voters across the world will be asking AI to help them vote. How will the AI respond? We study this question in Japan, which recently held a snap election. When voters provide policy positions, we find that the models rely heavily on this information—and in Japan, the models heavily recommend the communist party in response to left-wing positions, even though the positions we provided are held by a range of other parties. Why are the AIs doing this? We’re not sure, but we have a theory: in Japan, the communist party operates a content-heavy, fully open website with a “newspaper” that is openly accessible for AI models. In contrast, many Japanese news outlets block AI models from accessing their content. The result: the Japanese Communist Party website is one of the most-cited “news sources” in our study. This pattern of recommending the JCP is consistent across many models, including the most recent frontier models. There’s much more work to do here, but we think our paper suggests two main takeaways: AI models should be more careful about what sources they consider news, maybe especially in non-US contexts where the model companies may hold less policy expertise Parties and news sources that want to influence AI recommendations should think twice about excluding their content from AI. To paraphrase @tylercowen, when it comes to elections and voting, journalists may want to “write for the AI”! Governments may want to consider policies that allow this content to be used for voting recommendations but not for other AI model use cases. Looking forward to everyone’s feedback as we prepare to submit this paper and turn to studying US voting recommendations in advance of November’s midterms. Check out the full paper below.

I’ve been through a lot worse than anything Donald Trump or Pete Hegseth can throw at me. And I'm not backing down, because this isn't about me — it's about you and every American's First Amendment right.

The USA under Trump has become officially a clown car operation. Certified by corrupt FIFA.

Historian here it’s Hannah Arendt’s death anniversary and she was of course prescient.

BREAKING: The Most Sweeping Consolidation of U.S. Economic Power Since 1971 Trump’s inner circle is architecting something Wall Street hasn’t seen in half a century. If Kevin Hassett takes the Federal Reserve Chair (80% odds on Kalshi), Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent will simultaneously lead the National Economic Council. One man. Treasury. The NEC. Already acting IRS Commissioner. The implications are staggering. Bessent would control the $36.2 trillion debt ceiling negotiations, coordinate all White House economic policy on taxes, energy, and healthcare, AND oversee federal tax collection. Meanwhile, his handpicked Fed Chair candidate sits atop the world’s most powerful central bank. This is not speculation. Bloomberg confirmed December 3rd that aides are actively discussing this structure. Trump himself called Hassett a “potential Fed chair” at the Cabinet meeting. The announcement comes early 2026. Historical parallel: The last time fiscal and monetary policy aligned this tightly under executive influence was Nixon and Arthur Burns. That ended with 12% inflation and a decade of stagflation. The NEC role requires zero Senate confirmation. Bessent walks in the day Hassett walks out. Bond traders are already pricing the risk. Ten-year Treasury yields ticked higher on the news. Translation: markets smell softer inflation discipline ahead. What to watch: Fed decision December 10th. Trump’s official announcement Q1 2026. Senate confirmation hearings that will define whether institutional independence survives this administration. The architecture of American economic governance is being redrawn in real time. This is not a drill.

Hamilton said the constitution limits the President’s foreign policy powers because “an avaricious man might be tempted to betray the interests of the state [for] the acquisition of wealth.” washingtonpost.com/opinions/…

Every machine in a Hospital that diagnoses your body without cutting you open is based on a principle of Physics, discovered by a Physicist who had no interest in Medicine. If you think the world doesn’t need Basic Science, or that somehow Science has failed you, think again.

When I was 22 years old, I commissioned as an Ensign in the United States Navy and swore an oath to the Constitution. I upheld that oath through flight school, multiple deployments on the USS Midway, 39 combat missions in Operation Desert Storm, test pilot school, four space shuttle flights at NASA, and every day since I retired – which I did after my wife Gabby was shot in the head while serving her constituents. In combat, I had a missile blow up next to my jet and flew through anti-aircraft fire to drop bombs on enemy targets. At NASA, I launched on a rocket, commanded the space shuttle, and was part of the recovery mission that brought home the bodies of my astronaut classmates who died on Columbia. I did all of this in service to this country that I love and has given me so much. Secretary Hegseth’s tweet is the first I heard of this. I also saw the President’s posts saying I should be arrested, hanged, and put to death. If this is meant to intimidate me and other members of Congress from doing our jobs and holding this administration accountable, it won’t work. I’ve given too much to this country to be silenced by bullies who care more about their own power than protecting the Constitution.