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This week, senior members of the Trump administration made it plain: America will not cede the future of energy and artificial intelligence to our strategic competitors. Energy Secretary Chris Wright and EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin have been on the road promoting a simple, patriotic message — unleash American energy, partner with private-sector innovators, and secure supply chains so we aren’t dependent on hostile regimes.
Their Alaska trip showcased exactly how this agenda translates into action, with Wright and Zeldin touring the North Slope, meeting energy workers, and promising faster permitting and investment to get American resources moving. The message was unapologetic: use American land, American workers, and common-sense rules to produce the energy that powers our economy and our tech ambitions.
At the same time, the administration has made defending America’s lead in AI a priority, convening industry and government at summits like the Powering AI conference in Oklahoma to plan how American energy and compute capacity will underpin national competitiveness. Wright warned that winning the AI race depends on reliable, homegrown energy and infrastructure — and on smart partnerships between government and cutting-edge firms to keep chips and servers in American hands.
Conservatives should cheer the push to work with leaders in tech and manufacturing; too long Democrats have celebrated fanciful green dreams that leave us dependent on overseas supply chains and foreign factories. The hard truth is every watt of power and every high-performance chip we import from adversaries like China is leverage they can use against us — so we must rapidly build both energy and semiconductor capacity here at home.
The new EPA and DOE playbook is to strip away needless regulations that have handcuffed American industry and to instead encourage innovation and production on American soil. That rollback of heavy-handed rules is controversial to the coastal elites, but it is common-sense relief for working-class Americans who pay the price for overregulation — lower energy costs, more jobs, and renewed industrial strength.
If Washington is serious about keeping China from dominating AI and the industries that power it, this is exactly the approach we need: bold federal support for domestic energy and strategic partnerships with private champions of American ingenuity. Hardworking Americans deserve leaders who will put national security and prosperity first, not virtue-signaling policies that outsource our future.
Now is the time for conservatives to hold the line: demand real investments in onshore energy, manufacturing, and chip production, and applaud officials who say plainly what needs doing. Politics is about results, and unleashing American energy and technology will deliver the jobs, security, and independence our families deserve.
