Taylor D. Barkley https://www.taylordbarkley.com Faith, freedom, and the case for technological abundance. Mon, 06 Jul 2026 14:48:13 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.4 131302216 Article: The Right to Compute, Explained https://www.taylordbarkley.com/article-the-right-to-compute-explained/ Thu, 02 Apr 2026 18:09:59 +0000 https://www.taylordbarkley.com/?p=1035 Coauthored with my Abundance Institute colleague, Bryce Chinault, and published by the State Policy Network. Read the full article here.

]]> 1035 Research: Beyond the Screen: Wearable AI and State Policy https://www.taylordbarkley.com/research-beyond-the-screen-wearable-ai-and-state-policy/ Thu, 19 Feb 2026 18:08:06 +0000 https://www.taylordbarkley.com/?p=1033 Coauthored with my Abundance Institute colleague Bryce Chinault, Director of State Government Affairs. Read the full paper here.

]]> 1033 Research: Beyond the Screen: Wearable AI and Federal Policy https://www.taylordbarkley.com/research-beyond-the-screen-wearable-ai-and-federal-policy/ Thu, 19 Feb 2026 18:05:41 +0000 https://www.taylordbarkley.com/?p=1031 Coauthored with my colleague Neil Chilson, Head of AI Policy, at the Abundance Institute. Read the full paper here.

]]> 1031 Op-Ed: AI can help fix what’s broken in foster care https://www.taylordbarkley.com/op-ed-ai-can-help-fix-whats-broken-in-foster-care/ Wed, 31 Dec 2025 18:04:00 +0000 https://www.taylordbarkley.com/?p=1029 Coauthored with child welfare expert Maureen Flately, President of Stop Child Predators. Read the full piece here.

]]> 1029 Essay: Safeguard⁠i⁠ng Compu⁠t⁠a⁠t⁠⁠i⁠onal L⁠i⁠ber⁠t⁠y ⁠i⁠n Amer⁠i⁠ca https://www.taylordbarkley.com/essay-safeguard%e2%81%a0i%e2%81%a0ng-compu%e2%81%a0t%e2%81%a0a%e2%81%a0t%e2%81%a0%e2%81%a0i%e2%81%a0onal-l%e2%81%a0i%e2%81%a0ber%e2%81%a0t%e2%81%a0y-%e2%81%a0i%e2%81%a0n-amer%e2%81%a0i%e2%81%a0ca/ Thu, 11 Dec 2025 18:02:00 +0000 https://www.taylordbarkley.com/?p=1027 An article I wrote for the James Madison Institute Journal. Read the full piece here.

]]> 1027 Op-Ed: The United States already leads the world in high-tech development. But policy, not technology, now stands in our way https://www.taylordbarkley.com/op-ed-the-united-states-already-leads-the-world-in-high-tech-development-but-policy-not-technology-now-stands-in-our-way/ Wed, 05 Nov 2025 18:01:00 +0000 https://www.taylordbarkley.com/?p=1025 I was published in the print and online edition of the Columbus Dispatch. Read the full piece here.

]]> 1025 Op-Ed: When AI therapy helps https://www.taylordbarkley.com/op-ed-when-ai-therapy-helps/ Thu, 16 Oct 2025 17:59:00 +0000 https://www.taylordbarkley.com/?p=1023 Published by Tribune News Service in multiple local outlets. Read the full piece here.

]]> 1023 Op-Ed: AI regulation’s state-by-state chaos shows the need for federal leadership https://www.taylordbarkley.com/op-ed-ai-regulations-state-by-state-chaos-shows-the-need-for-federal-leadership/ Mon, 30 Jun 2025 17:56:00 +0000 https://www.taylordbarkley.com/?p=1020 Published in the Washington Times and co-authored with Ed Longe at the James Madison Institute. Read the full piece here.

]]> 1020 Regulatory Comment: Data Privacy and Security Framework https://www.taylordbarkley.com/regulatory-comment-data-privacy-and-security-framework/ Mon, 07 Apr 2025 17:54:00 +0000 https://www.taylordbarkley.com/?p=1018 My colleague Neil Chilson and I submitted a comment in response to House Energy and Commerce’s request for information. Read the comment here.

]]> 1018 Video: We don’t need to expand the grid – we just need to make it smarter https://www.taylordbarkley.com/video-we-dont-need-to-expand-the-grid-we-just-need-to-make-it-smarter/ Wed, 15 Jan 2025 15:01:00 +0000 https://www.taylordbarkley.com/?p=1008 I was privileged to narrate my second video with the Abundance Institute.

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