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
If a recent ruling by a federal judge holds up down the line, then words and actions taken by two former, high-ranking Trump officials—Pamela Bondi and Kristi Noem—will have exposed…
By Clay Calvert | May 12, 2026
Changes in the workplace and the way communications networks are managed have increased the scale and scope of vulnerabilities to network outages. The social costs are vast and increasing. Addressing…
By Bronwyn Howell | May 11, 2026
This week exposed a real underlying gap: The government still lacks the systems, relationships, and technical capacity to see frontier capabilities coming. Until that changes, every Mythos moment will be…
By John Bailey | May 8, 2026
The administration has been right to criticize the European Union’s heavy-handed approach to tech regulation, which has delayed product launches, chilled investment, and left European consumers behind. It would be…
By Daniel Lyons | May 8, 2026
Last week’s indictment of James Comey is likely not only meritless and politically driven, but it trivializes the much more serious online attacks being made today against government officials.
By Clay Calvert | May 6, 2026
Before filing their cases against companies, antitrust enforcers should make sure they understand the economy we actually have—not the one they imagine.
By Mark Jamison | May 6, 2026
New analysis from the University of Florida identifies a force quietly shaping the future of AI in America: the courts.
By Mark Jamison | Andre Chelle | May 5, 2026
Which future we get with AI is not predetermined. It depends on the choices we make now about training, workflow redesign, and on-ramps that turn access into actual leverage.
By John Bailey | May 1, 2026
The House Energy & Commerce Committee’s Privacy Working Group has introduced something rare in Washington: a privacy bill with real teeth. The Secure Data Act, unveiled on April 22, proposes…
By Shane Tews | April 30, 2026
The outcome this June in a bellwether trial involving a public school district against leading social media companies for allegedly addicting the district’s students and forcing the district to handle…
By Clay Calvert | April 30, 2026
Shane Tews, David Sullivan, and Farzaneh Badiei discuss The Safe Framework, trust and safety, and the digital services ecosystem.
By Shane Tews | April 30, 2026