New & Noteworthy List for April 2025

Provides a historical overview of housing, zoning, and residential mobility within America. Argues that what is frequently described as an affordable housing crisis is really a mobility crisis, in that people are not financially able to move and improve their circumstances. Demonstrates how building codes, restrictive covenants, and zoning ordinances limit opportunities for many Americans to choose where they live. Offers strategies and policies that could open up housing mobility again.

Offers a vision of artificial intelligence (AI) as a technology that will transform life, work, and society in a positive manner. Defines superagency as the state of widespread empowerment that occurs when millions of people get simultaneous access to a breakthrough technology. Provides a roadmap for embracing AI, without fear, to create positive change and opportunities.

Employs modern-day forensic investigative techniques to explore the most famous cold case in Texas history: how David Crockett died at the Alamo. Examines the Crockett execution myths and surviving evidence left by witnesses from both sides of the battle. Introduces two new critical points of evidence, including analyses of the timeline of events at the Alamo on the morning of March 6, 1836, and of the testimony of Francisco Antonio Ruiz, alcalde (mayor) of San Antonio de Béxar at the time of the siege. Includes a foreword by former Texas General Land Commissioner Jerry E. Patterson.

Reexamines the origin stories of Big Tech entrepreneurs and venture capitalists, highlighting the unprecedented power they have secured with their wealth and influence. Explores the cost of Big Tech’s power to society and ordinary people. Addresses a variety of issues, including social responsibility; privacy and civil liberties; disinformation and deep fakes; dark money and politics; racism; government regulation; and the outlook for artificial intelligence (AI).

Offers practical financial advice and education grounded in biographical stories and experiences. Written by State Representative Linda Garcia, this personal finance guide discusses how to adopt a warrior mentality to overcome money wounds and systemic barriers to investing in the stock market. Provides motivational insights and actionable steps to master personal finances and build wealth.