Irony of ironies: Outrage around Jake Tapper and Alex Thompson’s book, Original Sin, is helping to sell more copies. The failure of a CNN anchor and an Axios reporter to…
By Jim Harper | May 23, 2025
A common cognitive bias, in which decision-makers unconsciously substitute a complex problem with a simpler, related one, was first described in 2002 by Daniel Kahneman and Shane Frederick. The concept…
By Bronwyn Howell | May 23, 2025
Earlier this month, the Senate passed S.J.Res.7. The resolution, sponsored by Senator Ted Cruz, would repeal a Biden-era Federal Communications Commission (FCC) rule allowing E-Rate funds to subsidize Wi-Fi hotspot…
By Daniel Lyons | May 23, 2025
As organizations race to integrate new AI models into their workflows, everyone is wondering what the effects will be on industries, jobs, and society: Will these new technologies complement human…
By Will Rinehart | May 22, 2025
Lawmakers considering bills to safeguard minors from ostensible harms linked to social media platforms should carefully review two recent federal court opinions declaring unconstitutional state laws imposing parental-consent, age-verification mandates.…
By Clay Calvert | May 21, 2025
Justice Kavanaugh asked some important practical questions during oral argument in the birthright citizenship case in the Supreme Court last week. The executive order in dispute purports to deny citizenship…
By Jim Harper | May 20, 2025
The Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) antitrust case against Meta, Facebook’s parent company, is not really about protecting consumers or competition. It is an attempt to use regulatory power to dismantle…
By Mark Jamison | May 16, 2025
In Congress’s latest attempt to regulate Big Tech, two Republican lawmakers have created a policy paradox. In an effort to shape the future of app stores, each piece of proposed…
By Shane Tews | May 16, 2025
A pivotal decision made by the Biden administration last year requires that broadband grants supported by the $42.45 billion Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program be reviewed under the…
By Will Rinehart | May 15, 2025
D-Day is more than just the glorious day that began the end of World War II. It is the general term for any major military operation, along with H-Hour and…
By Jim Harper | May 14, 2025
Can the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) square its statutory authority to ensure that over-the-air television broadcasters provide local content that serves the public interest with potentially eliminating a federal rule…
By Clay Calvert | May 14, 2025
Every startup story is a mosaic of choices, chances, and context. But in its lawsuit against Meta, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has adopted a sharply linear view of innovation—one where the…
By Mark Jamison | May 13, 2025
Meta was kind enough to extend an invitation for me to attend its inaugural LlamaCon—a one-day developer summit devoted to the Llama family of open-source large language models. It offered…
By John Bailey | May 12, 2025
A new bill, the App Store Accountability Act, puts the onus of age verification on app stores as a means of promoting online safety for children. According to proponent Senator…
By Bronwyn Howell | May 12, 2025
On his first day back in the Oval Office, Donald Trump took a large, righteous step toward promoting a cherished First Amendment value by signing Executive Order (EO) 14149. Titled…
By Clay Calvert | May 9, 2025