Behind the growing challenge of robocalls lies a complex digital economy. As our digital footprints grow and our phone numbers become a key aspect of our online identity, providers and…
By Shane Tews | March 12, 2024
During oral arguments last month before the US Supreme Court in the First Amendment cases of Moody v. NetChoice and NetChoice v. Paxton, much discussion involved their procedural posture as facial challenges(not as-applied attacks) against Florida and Texas statutes…
By Clay Calvert | March 11, 2024
As the five-year anniversary approaches of the March 15 live streamed massacre of 51 people (with 50 more injured) by a lone shooter at two Christchurch, New Zealand, mosques, it is apposite…
By Bronwyn Howell | March 8, 2024
The traditional bastions of news media are facing a formidable challenge: protecting themselves from the very consumers they aim to serve. Confronted with the of loss of advertising revenue to…
By Mark Jamison | March 7, 2024
In a development that can surprise no one, the Biden administration is reportedly planning to delay the schedule of its “multi-pollutant emissions standards” rule to force a massive shift to electric vehicles (EVs). The…
By Benjamin Zycher | March 6, 2024
The decades-long push for expansion of “renewable” electricity generation—wind and solar power in particular—always has been driven by a combination of religious fervor and the rent- and vote-seeking cynicism of…
By Benjamin Zycher | March 6, 2024
As we discussed in January, the New York Times Company surprised many with the late December copyright infringement lawsuit it filed against OpenAI. Now the artificial intelligence (AI) giant has struck back, filing a motion…
By Michael M. Rosen | March 6, 2024
Automatic stabilizers are government mechanisms, like unemployment insurance and progressive taxes, that help to stabilize the economy without needing direction from Congress. In a similar way, there are a range…
By Will Rinehart | March 5, 2024
Abstract The United States now has a landmark climate and clean energy law: the Inflation Reduction Act. The Act may provide more than a trillion dollars in spending on new…
By James W. Coleman | March 1, 2024
The political background and substantive implications of the recent US reversal on market-opening digital trade policies are now emerging with greater clarity. And what a tangled web has unfolded, with…
By Claude Barfield | March 1, 2024
We’ve come a long way since the days of Harry Truman. In the modern Beltway, policymakers strive mightily to see to it that the buck stops somewhere else. Presidents blame Congress for…
By Benjamin Zycher | February 29, 2024
Have you ever begun a major project, gotten deeply into it, and then realized you might not know enough about it––might not understand some key information and details––to successfully complete…
By Clay Calvert | February 29, 2024
The European Union’s Digital Markets Act (DMA) is an ambitious attempt to constrain the immense power of Big Tech. But in an interconnected world, regulations made in Europe ripple out…
By Shane Tews | February 29, 2024
Don’t mess with people’s stuff. It’s a casual expression of common sense that also reflects foundational property law. Secure property rights give people independence. Real property law makes our homes…
By Jim Harper | February 27, 2024
South Korea is the latest in a string of nations to prohibit Deepseek’s groundbreakingchatbot from operating, joining Australia, the Republic of China on Taiwan, Italy, and manyothers, including America, that…
By Michael M. Rosen | February 27, 2024