Andy Smarick

Author of novel Community Day and newsletter Governing Right. Senior Fellow, Manhattan Institute. Contributor, The Dispatch.

[Andy Smarick @smarick]

Get my new novel COMMUNITY DAY now. The tragic comedy about our time. https://t.co/0i3VIaqBSh

[Education Next @EducationNext]

"Alexander was raised in a rural area, went off to get a law degree, and eventually returned home to serve. But beneath his gentlemanliness and affability is shrewdness." https://t.co/LMII3UtO66

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"We should recognize that non-ideological presidents are the historical norm. The post-Reagan era is an outlier for its disproportionate number of ideological presidents. We might be returning to the norm—presidents who have agendas not ideologies." https://t.co/kfcB6mmFAY

[Brandon Fuller @fuller_brandon]

Texas is making real progress in its bid to challenge Delaware as America's corporate capital. A new business court, a new stock exchange, and corporate law reforms like SB 29 that curb non-meritorious strike suits. Overcoming Delaware's century of case law and its renowned Court of Chancery won't be easy but the Lone Star state is doing the rest of the country a favor by ratcheting up the pressure for reform.

Read @ManhattanInst adjunct fellow Robert T Miller in @CityJournal
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Read it here: https://t.co/kfcB6mmFAY

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My latest. We're returning to the norm of non-ideological presidents. Issues, personalities, and agendas instead of firm philosophies of governing.

[Education Next @EducationNext]

"That suite of characteristics is what ultimately serves as this book’s throughline and takeaway. It helps the reader understand why Alexander was so successful as a state leader and why his reflections on that time seem so smooth and charming." https://t.co/LMII3UtO66

[Education Next @EducationNext]

"Given their powers over public education, governors are uniquely positioned to take the lead." https://t.co/J8QpqOXB2Y

[Education Next @EducationNext]

"As a young congressional and White House aide, governor and education secretary, and three-term U.S. Senator, Alexander was pragmatic and results-oriented. He developed a disposition to match; he was understated, accommodating, and diligent." https://t.co/LMII3UtO66

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Protecting Humanness from AI https://t.co/gOdQmc23QN

[Andy Smarick @smarick]

I can't name anyone in my lifetime who can rival his record as a governor, cabinet member, and legislator. His courteous manner and non-ideological approach were bugs as a presidential candidate; but they were features of what might be the most statesmanlike career of our time.

[Andy Smarick @smarick]

I reviewed Lamar Alexander's (@SenAlexander) new memoir for @EducationNext. It's hard for younger people to understand, much less appreciate, Alexander because his approach to leadership--which was THE approach to leadership for centuries--has all but disappeared. 1/8

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The party's primary voters looked elsewhere when he ran for president in 1996 and 2000. He wasn't ideologically pure enough. But his skills and disposition enabled him to be an extraordinarily effective US Senator. 7/8

[Education Next @EducationNext]

"Lamar Alexander’s compelling new memoir, 'The Education of a Senator: From JFK to Trump,' is different. It is all but ideology-free. This is the book’s great strength and its occasional weakness." https://t.co/LMII3UtO66

[Education Next @EducationNext]

The Country Lawyer’s Guide to Governance: As governor, education secretary, and senator, Lamar Alexander left his mark on American education. https://t.co/LMII3UtO66

[Andy Smarick @smarick]

Overall, I think Magnifica Humanitas's greatest contribution is in showing how evergreen, proven principles suggest a slowed, cautious path forward on AI. The Church isn't trying to be popular; it's trying to exercise "responsible care for the human family.” 10/10

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I wrote an essay for @NRO about Pope Leo XIV's encyclical on AI (link in next). I think Catholic social doctrine has a great deal to offer generally, and I'm concerned about AI's effects on individuals, especially students. So I was primed to like Magnifica Humanitas. 1/10

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He probably spends the most time on what AI-caused job losses will do to individuals and families. (IMO, his diagnosis is correct but his prescription is too statist.) But his point is well taken. AI should serve human flourishing. 9/10