Washington does not step into a supply chain this aggressively because it likes mining.
It does it when dependence starts to look dangerous.
The U.S. is no longer treating rare earths like a commodity problem. It is treating them like a control problem.

Washington does not step into a supply chain this aggressively because it likes mining.
It does it when dependence starts to look dangerous.

The cost of producing music, code, and digital labor is collapsing. The volume is exploding. The market consequences are stranger than they look.

The old software model charged for employees. The new model charges for employees—and the AI agents doing part of their work.

The question is not whether AI is real. The question is who gets paid — and who is only financing the table.