A Federal Judge Just Stayed the Pentagon's AI Conscription Order
A federal judge blocked the DOD's attempt to blacklist Anthropic — the question of whether the government can conscript AI companies is now a Supreme Court case.
Anna Weber
Bureau: Berlin
The Ministry of Culture Who Refused to Leave
Mellon Foundation is now the sole funder of American intellectual life — and the Atlantic calls it a Ministry of Culture.
Mellon's $15 Million Social Justice Test: Who Qualifies and Who Doesn't
Mellon's emergency $15M comes with conditions. 'Commitment to social justice' is not a suggestion.
The Unmaking of the American University
NEH is zero and Mellon is the only game in town — and it comes with ideological conditions attached.
Press Freedom and the Pentagon Corridor: Don Lemon's Contempt Motion Update
Don Lemon's contempt motion hits Tuesday — and the question is whether wartime press freedom has any legal teeth.
AI Companies and the War Administration: Who's In, Who's Out
OpenAI took the $950M Pentagon contract Anthropic refused — and the Iran war is sorting Silicon Valley into willing and otherwise.
State Humanities Councils After NEH Zero: A Survival Report
NEH is gone and Mellon's $15M emergency grant is the only lifeline — but it comes with ideological conditions attached.