Shane is joined by Aubrey Wilson to discuss how Congress can provide members and staff with the training, guardrails, and practical support they need to use AI responsibly and effectively.
By Shane Tews | June 5, 2026
Lawmakers can break free from their Groundhog Day-like repetitive cycle of statutory futility in regulating social media platforms by adopting their own public-information campaigns and digital literacy programs to help…
By Clay Calvert | June 4, 2026
As we proceed deeper into an AI economy where scarce but expensive human resources are required to buttress against the excesses of (near-costlessly generated) AI spam, such taxes offer an…
By Bronwyn Howell | June 3, 2026
The SECURE Data Act would improperly sweep away state laws and legal approaches that help protect privacy and data security.
By Jim Harper | June 2, 2026
The smartphone is a meticulously engineered security architecture, and the European Commission's Draft Measures under the Digital Markets Act now threaten its integrity.
By Shane Tews | June 1, 2026
A week ago, I had the chance to attend Google I/O, which made one thing clear: the next phase of AI isn't about the extraordinary. It's about the everyday.
By John Bailey | May 29, 2026
Artificial intelligence is being integrated into nearly every industry, but how is Congress using AI? As policymakers and their staff work to serve their constituents, can AI be used as…
| May 28, 2026
Chatrie will make it no wiser to rely on legal protections. You must lock up your own stuff.
By Jim Harper | May 28, 2026
Industry must lead in AI cybersecurity. The government must be ready to keep up.
By Shane Tews | May 28, 2026
An April decision by a federal court in Arkansas illustrates why legislation designed to prevent the supposed scourge–moral panic?–of social media addiction is both unconstitutional and unwarranted.
By Clay Calvert | May 27, 2026
Large firms are not slowing AI; naïve regulatory policies do.
By Mark Jamison | May 26, 2026
Shane is joined by Thomas Hazlett to discuss how we can use spectrum more efficiently if we update the regulatory boundaries around their uses and the regulations that bind them.
By Shane Tews | May 21, 2026
As media hoopla over the $6 million March verdict in the K.G.M. social media addiction trial fades, it’s important to reflect on numerous problems with both the outcome and the…
By Clay Calvert | May 19, 2026
If effective independence declines, policymakers should focus less on labels and more on building credibility and predictability. They are what ultimately encourage investment, innovation, and growth.
By Mark Jamison | May 18, 2026
The EU’s finding of the “success” of its DMA lacks credibility, as it falls far short of the kind of comprehensive cost-benefit analysis normally considered necessary to assess the efficacy…
By Bronwyn Howell | May 15, 2026