Tag: Oped
AI offers R.I. a chance at new revolution
You don’t need to look far to see daily new developments and news around artificial intelligence, from ChatGPT to AI image generators.
Rhode Island has...
Tax code must be changed to spur innovation
Here in New England, we are proud of our region’s reputation as a global innovation hub. Our region is home to some of the...
The cautionary tale of ‘Dilbert’ and his creator
Dilbert, the put-upon chronicler of office life, has been given the pink slip.
On Feb. 26, Andrews McMeel Universal announced that it would no longer...
The good ol’ public bus is what we need most
Public transit in the U.S. is in a sorry state – aging, underfunded and losing riders. Many proposed solutions focus on new technologies, such...
Corporate use of tax havens skyrocketing
About a decade ago, the world’s biggest economies agreed to crack down on multinational corporations’ abusive use of tax havens. This resulted in a...
Inflation will stay despite election results
Soaring inflation was the top issue for a lot of voters heading into the midterms, with most saying Republicans would do a better job...
Will the Fed’s moves spark twin economic threats?
There is wide agreement among economists and market observers that the Federal Reserve’s aggressive interest rate hikes will cause economic growth to grind to...
R.I.’s top CEOs are backing Question 1
Publicly funded higher education and private industry rely upon each other. Public institutions of higher education – when properly funded and with adequate infrastructure...
Some politicians say crime is on rise, but who knows?
In the lead-up to the 2022 midterm elections, Republican candidates across the nation are blaming Democrats for an increase in crime.
But as a scholar...
Our aging infrastructure is under pressure from climate change
The 1960s and 1970s were a golden age of infrastructure development in the U.S., with the expansion of the interstate system and widespread construction...
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