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The Climate Conversation is Changing
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The Climate Conversation is Changing

Later this week here at THB I’ll be publishing two important pieces — one a guest post from a climate scientist on how his work was cited in the DOE…

Is Making Platforms Responsible for Banning Australian Children’s Use a Straw Man?
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Is Making Platforms Responsible for Banning Australian Children’s Use a Straw Man?

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s Australian federal government is forging ahead with its “world-leading” legislation aimed at protecting Australian under-16s from social media harms. Last week, it was announced that YouTube—previously…

Securing Critical Infrastructure in the Age of AI
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Securing Critical Infrastructure in the Age of AI

The Trump administration’s America’s AI Action Plan—released in July—takes a significant step toward positioning artificial intelligence as both a national asset and a defense tool. One of its most notable…

Some Property Rights Archaeology
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Some Property Rights Archaeology

In a recent post, I discussed the interesting response to the idea that information has taken on the characteristics of common-law property: “That would be a bad idea.” Saying so…

Well Cited
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Well Cited

Last week, a colleague of mine sent me a copy of an email that they had received from ClimateBrief, a UK-based advocacy journalism group. The email asked for examples of how…

Trump’s AI Plan Is Right to Cut Red Tape. But It Must Also Confront Europe’s Data Grab.
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Trump’s AI Plan Is Right to Cut Red Tape. But It Must Also Confront Europe’s Data Grab.

President Trump’s new AI Action Plan gets the big picture right: America’s private sector—not government central planners—should lead AI development. But to achieve that goal, the administration will have to…

A Deep Dive Into the Trump Administration’s AI Action Plan
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A Deep Dive Into the Trump Administration’s AI Action Plan

At a recent American Enterprise Institute event, a panel of experts dissected the sweeping AI Action Plan released by the Trump administration just a few days earlier. Together, they unpacked…

Emissions Scenarios, CWG Fact Check 1
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Emissions Scenarios, CWG Fact Check 1

The reactions to the DOE Climate Working Group (CWG) report released last week have been just as interesting as the report itself. The degree of vitriol and freak-out by activist climate scientists…

Congress Must Lead on Universal Service Reform
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Congress Must Lead on Universal Service Reform

Last week, I was privileged to participate in a panel discussion at the NARUC Summer Policy Summit. Titled “USF in the 21st Century: Where Do We Go From Here?,” the…

Data, Security, and Liberty: What’s at Stake in Federal Consolidation?
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Data, Security, and Liberty: What’s at Stake in Federal Consolidation?

On July 16, 2025, AEI hosted an expert panel discussing the critical issues surrounding federal data consolidation and the protection of civil liberties in the digital age. The panel featured…

A Red Team Climate Report
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A Red Team Climate Report

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has released a new assessment of climate science written by five scientists who have long-argued that climate science assessments have overlooked key issues.  The…

Letting Tech Companies Assert Their Users’ Online First Amendment Rights Is Vital
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Letting Tech Companies Assert Their Users’ Online First Amendment Rights Is Vital

It’s increasingly clear how important standing is for asserting online First Amendment speech rights. Last year, the US Supreme Court in Murthy v. Missouri dismissed on standing grounds the claims…

Taxing and/or Licensing Digital Platforms
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Taxing and/or Licensing Digital Platforms

Earlier this month, the European Commission Executive Vice-President for Tech Sovereignty, Security and Democracy—Henna Virkkunen—confirmed that the European Union (EU) does not plan to levy fees on Big Tech companies…

The Tea App Breach Shows Why We Can’t Regulate for Openness Without Planning for Security
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The Tea App Breach Shows Why We Can’t Regulate for Openness Without Planning for Security

Last week, a dating safety app called Tea Dating Advice—which allows women to anonymously share dating experiences to keep others safe—was a viral success. It had risen to the top…

The Bad Science and Bad Policy at the Heart of the Climate Movement
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The Bad Science and Bad Policy at the Heart of the Climate Movement

Few people are aware of the fact that “climate change” means very different things in science and in policy. That difference exposes the fundamental incoherence of climate policy, highlighted by…