The article argues that recent executive overreach and politicization have severely undermined established norms of U.S. civil-military relations. To restore professional standards, the incoming Congress must actively exercise its oversight powers, moving beyond mere criticism to demanding transparency in defense policy and personnel decisions. Key reforms include enforcing meritocratic promotion processes, requiring documented justification for senior officer removals, and preventing the partisan use of the military. These actions are crucial for bolstering public trust and ensuring the military remains a nonpartisan instrument of civilian control.
The political geography of AI exposure
English Summary
Brookings research reveals a strong correlation between counties with high AI automation exposure and Democratic voting in 2024, with 62 of the 100 most AI-exposed counties voting blue. AI exposure concentrates in white-collar information work (programming, marketing, analysis) predominantly located in urban, Democratic-leaning areas. The analysis suggests workers in these AI-exposed blue counties face heightened economic anxiety about job displacement, positioning AI as a potentially divisive policy issue in upcoming elections, particularly in highly exposed blue states like California and Massachusetts.
中文摘要
布魯金斯的研究顯示，在2024年，AI 自動化曝險程度高的縣市與民主黨投票傾向之間存在高度相關性。在百個AI曝險程度最高的縣市中，有62個投票傾向藍票。AI曝險主要集中在白領資訊工作（如程式設計、行銷、分析），且這些工作主要位於城市化、傾向民主黨的地區。分析指出，這些AI曝險的藍票縣市的勞工群體，對於工作崗位被取代感到經濟焦慮加劇，這使得AI成為一項潛在的、具爭議性的政策議題，尤其是在加州和麻州等高度曝險的藍州。
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