Essays

The Need for Consumer-Focused Domestic AI Diffusion 

July 20, 2026 by Ritt Culbreth (G'31) Business & Political Systems Technology & Innovation

Looking for more on AI? Denny Center Student Fellow Ritt Culbreth (G'31) takes a deep dive into the domestic AI strategies from the US and China.

SpaceX and the Evolving Defense-Industrial Problem

June 3, 2026 by Rai Hasen Masoud (F'27) Business & Political Systems Market Competition Technology & Innovation

Check out Denny Center Student Fellow Rai Hasen Masoud's (F'27) analysis of the SpaceX IPO and U.S. defense industrial base.

The Architecture of Control: Market Power in the Attention Economy

September 5, 2025 by Rai Hasen Masoud (F'27) Business & Political Systems Market Competition Technology & Innovation

Check out part 2 of our series on social media from Denny Center Student Fellow Rai Hasen Masoud (F'27) to learn more about market power and antitrust issues within the attention economy.

The Attention Economy and the Collapse of Cognitive Autonomy

July 15, 2025 by Rai Hasen Masoud (F'27) Business & Political Systems Technology & Innovation

Check out the first in a series on social media from Denny Center Student Fellow Rai Hasen Masoud (F'27) to learn more about the attention economy and it's impacts on our democracy.

A Brief Look at the Implications of Artificial Intelligence on ESG

August 7, 2024 by Guest Post from Corey Mirman (L'24) ESG Technology & Innovation

In part 2 of his examination of ESG principles, Corey Mirman (L'24) considers the potential impact of AI technologies on both ESG investing and the movement overall in this student guest post.

Modernization through Coordination: the Money Transmission Modernization Act

April 8, 2024 by Andrew Bellah (L’25) Banking & Finance Business & Political Systems Technology & Innovation

Denny Center Student Fellow Andrew Bellah (L'25) takes a deep dive into the Money Transmission Modernization Act, considering how changes in financial technologies have required responding innovation in law and regulation.