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Carr Reins in FCC Overreach on School Wi-Fi
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Carr Reins in FCC Overreach on School Wi-Fi

Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Brendan Carr has been in the news a lot lately. Under his energetic leadership, the agency has pursued an ambitious agenda at a breakneck pace.…

AI and the Future of Learning: Promise, Peril, and a Path Forward
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AI and the Future of Learning: Promise, Peril, and a Path Forward

As I testified before the Senate HELP Committee, AI is not just another wave of automation—it is a technology that democratizes expertise. Used responsibly, it can help teachers, clinicians, and…

The US Cost of Europe’s Digital Markets Act
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The US Cost of Europe’s Digital Markets Act

The global corporate leaderboard continues to showcase American innovation in tech. 80 percent of the world’s 25 largest companies are now based in the US, highlighting the strength of American…

Towards Consensus on AI Science and Governance
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Towards Consensus on AI Science and Governance

At the 80th session of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly in New York last month, the UN Member States formally launched two new initiatives: the Global Dialogue on AI…

Senator Sanders’ AI Report Ignores the Data on AI and Inequality
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Senator Sanders’ AI Report Ignores the Data on AI and Inequality

Ahead of a hearing today for the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, Senator Bernie Sanders released a new report with a startling title: “The Big Tech Oligarchs’ War…

Unpacking a Raft of Lawsuits Blaming Online Media for Harm to Humans
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Unpacking a Raft of Lawsuits Blaming Online Media for Harm to Humans

Keeping up with and grasping the nuances of countless lawsuits blaming online media for injuries and deaths isn’t easy. Cataloging some cases and identifying fundamental commonalities and differences, however, can…

It’s Time to Disband the Federal Communications Commission
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It’s Time to Disband the Federal Communications Commission

America has a short but distinguished list of deregulatory heroes. Alfred Kahn, who led airline deregulation in the late 1970s, is one. As is President Jimmy Carter, who broke down…

A Quiet Skies After-Action Report and Extension of My Remarks
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A Quiet Skies After-Action Report and Extension of My Remarks

Earlier this week, the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee under Chairman Rand Paul (R-KY) held a hearing on “Quiet Skies,” a watch-listing program that is credibly alleged to…

The SEC’s Digital Asset Pivot Comes Late in a Global Financial Arms Race
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The SEC’s Digital Asset Pivot Comes Late in a Global Financial Arms Race

The Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC’s) announcement of a comprehensive crypto regulatory overhaul signals the biggest change in US financial policy in years. SEC Chairman Paul Atkins’ commitment to integrate…

Par for the Judicial Course: Reducing Scrutiny of Laws Targeting Lawful Sexual Content
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Par for the Judicial Course: Reducing Scrutiny of Laws Targeting Lawful Sexual Content

When it comes to statutes curbing access to lawful sexual content—material that’s neither obscene nor child pornographic—the US Supreme Court sometimes bends its normal First Amendment rules of review in…

The AI Revolution in Property Tax Assessment
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The AI Revolution in Property Tax Assessment

Accurately assessing property values is essential for ensuring that localities have the revenue to support public services like schools, roads, and law enforcement. However, traditional assessment methods face a litany…

Software Upgrade Interruptions: The New Challenge for Resilience
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Software Upgrade Interruptions: The New Challenge for Resilience

Once again, a software upgrade gone wrong has brought core communications capacities to their knees, this time with fatal consequences. On September 18, a network software update at Australian telecommunications…

The Falsifying Fact-Checker
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The Falsifying Fact-Checker

It’s an enervating time to be alive. There are silver linings, such as his widow’s eulogy, but the death of Charlie Kirk spawned a grotesque debate about his past statements…

More Problems with Australia’s National Climate Risk Assessment
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More Problems with Australia’s National Climate Risk Assessment

When Australia’s National Climate Risk Assessment (NCRA) was released last week, headlines such as the above announced that “climate change could cost Australians $40 billion per year by 2050.” It turns out…

Spam Filtering, Government Jawboning, and Synergies Between Litigation and Regulation of Speech Practices
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Spam Filtering, Government Jawboning, and Synergies Between Litigation and Regulation of Speech Practices

Sometimes high-profile political plaintiffs that sue media entities over allegedly biased actions are fortunate to have government agencies flex their regulatory muscles in ways aligning with their lawsuits. Two examples…