On Anthropic, Trump Administration Revives Bill of Attainder–Style Extortion

Obviously, there is a lot going on in the world, but even with war now raging in the Middle East, none of what's happening may be more consequential than the Trump administration's extortionate attempt to kill a top American technology company — one that has provided essential assistance to national security. The president and the Defense Department are in a snit over a contract dispute with the tech giant Anthropic, involving how controversial artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities are incorporated in our national defense.