The Wall Street Journal is reporting that its editorial board believes President Donald Trump has the right instincts on artificial intelligence, writing that he understands the risks if Chinese models are left to dominate the future. It said the board made the assessment in a Review & Outlook piece.
The Journal said its editorial board also wrote that the Battle of Hormuz is turning, and that the U.S. Navy is opening the Strait to all but the Iranian regime's oil exports.
In a separate editorial, the Journal said Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth delivered a speech to troops that contained good proposals but was marred by needless attacks. It described the address as Hegseth's "weirdo" speech.
The Journal said its board also criticized British politician Andy Burnham, writing that he wants a vast new entitlement hidden behind pension reform, in a piece titled "How Not to Fix Britain's Economy."
In commentary, the Journal said former Attorney General William P. Barr argued that Boulder has no business making foreign policy, writing that the Supreme Court is taking up a lawsuit against oil companies that exceeds legitimate local authority. It said contributor Adam Pack described political agitators stalking Sen. Mitch McConnell at home, with one self-styled journalist calling the harassment an "intelligence-gathering mission."
The Journal said contributor Jay Reed wrote that abandoned land could host data centers, noting Alabama is doing so with closed coal plants and the Virginias with old strip mines. It said contributor Todd Zywicki argued Democrats are trying to politicize supervisory oversight of bank holding companies, calling it another threat to Federal Reserve independence.
The Journal said columnist Joseph C. Sternberg wrote that an investigation found no wrongdoing at the Fed but that it does not excuse the central bank's incompetence. It said columnist Kimberley A. Strassel wrote that Republicans lack an agenda and will have little to be thankful for in November. It said columnist Peggy Noonan wrote that scoffers are right that AI warners are weirdos, but that all that matters is who is right.
The Journal also reported that Justice Samuel Alito has recused himself from the Supreme Court's climate case, Suncor v. Boulder County, which could lead to a 4-4 split.