Author: Tom Cronin
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AI optimism vs. anxiety: Podcasters debate this every night | Tom Cronin
President Donald Trump, CNBC’s “Mad Money” host Jim Cramer and entrepreneurial “accelerationists” celebrate the AI revolution and the infrastructure data center build out. Cramer recently gushed that, “I like data centers so much that I wish I lived in one.” Trump criticized any community that opposes them as losers who will lose jobs and taxes…
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Reflections on Colorado Springs candidate political debates | Tom Cronin
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The Gazette and news partner KOAA TV hosted two important candidate debates Thursday night. The first featured incumbent U.S. Rep. Jeff Crank, R-Colorado Springs, who is just completing his first term representing El Paso County in Congress, and Jessica Killin, a Democrat who has served in the Army and has years of experience working in Washington,…
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Hooray for America’s 250th anniversary! But beware complacency | Tom Cronin
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America has had a remarkable and largely successful journey since 1776 yet this is not the time for complacency or premature bragging about American exceptionalism. Yes we are special and blessed, yet we need more breakthroughs, imagination and leadership. Other nations are healthier or happier or have more confidence in their governments. We may be…
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Hard-fought Dem primary could put GOP’s Kirkmeyer in governor’s chair | Cronin & Loevy
Colorado state Sen. Barbara Kirkmeyer has the most political and governmental experience of the many candidates running for the 2026 Republican nomination for governor of Colorado. If she wins the Republican primary, she will have a decent chance of winning the governorship in the general election in November, even though Colorado is a decidedly blue…
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Trends and challenges in higher education | Tom Cronin
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Americans are both proud and critical of our higher-education system. More American universities are highly ranked than those in other countries. More international students come here than to any other country. And basic research at U.S. universities has earned more patents and Nobel Prizes than elsewhere. Yet trust in colleges and universities has dramatically declined. Costs have dramatically increased and more parents are…
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Lincoln – Pragmatic, persistent, partisan coalition-builder | Tom Cronin
Abraham Lincoln was assassinated 161 years ago this week, six days after Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered at the Appomattox Court House in Virginia. Lincoln was 56 years old. Lee was 58 years old. Lincoln, generally regarded as our best president, fascinates us still and teaches us still. A valuable new, well-written book has just…
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The Constitution’s ‘Founding Son’ and his allies | Tom Cronin
Constitutional scholar and Yale Law Professor Akhil Reed Amar is on a professional crusade to encourage Americans to understand the U.S. Constitution. He is writing a three-volume narrative explanation of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution as amended. Publisher Basic Books recently published volume 2 in this series titled “Born Equal: Remaking America’s Constitution,…
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Elevate Downtown Plan eyes beautification opportunities | Cronin and Loevy
More plans and projects from the Elevate Downtown Plan, a major study of downtown Colorado Springs, were recently released by the Downtown Development Authority. The study area was bounded by Cache la Poudre Street to the north, the Shooks Run area to the east, the Mill Street and Lowell neighborhoods to the south, and Monument…
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Leadership in the age of artificial intelligence | Tom Cronin
The Wall Street Journal recently ran a feature story asking about when and if AI humanoid robots will be able to be chief executives and manage companies. AI evangelists Sam Altman of Open AI and Elon Musk of Tesla and xAI say AI robots already do remarkable engineering and logistical activities, and we can expect…
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World Series watch: Talent, money, ‘stat-geeks’ and coaches’ intuition
Coloradans mostly gave up watching baseball this year because the Colorado Rockies were not worth watching — and that’s being polite about it. But now sports fans have a World Series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Toronto Blue Jays that will be widely watched. And it will be exciting, even if the wealthy,…