The Trump “Day One” executive orders on energy and environment policies are worthy of applause because they implement a shift toward market forces in place of central planning as the dominant institution…
By Ben Zycher | January 24, 2025
Lurking beneath today’s raft of social media addiction lawsuits blaming platforms for harming minors are three broad public policy concerns. These frets could easily affect corporate liability in areas beyond online media.…
By Clay Calvert | January 22, 2025
Lurking beneath today’s raft of social media addiction lawsuits blaming platforms for harming minors are three broad public policy concerns. These frets could easily affect corporate liability in areas beyond online media.…
By Clay Calvert | January 22, 2025
Event Summary On January 21, AEI’s Michael R. Strain and James W. Coleman welcomed two panels of experts to discuss the policies and regulations for building physical infrastructure in the…
By James W. Coleman | Michael R. Strain | January 22, 2025
Los Angeles continues to burn. As of this writing, the Palisades Fire is spread over 23,713 acres and is 22 percent contained. This means that 22 percent of the fire’s perimeter has…
By Will Rinehart | January 21, 2025
The old sales pitch hollered by baseball game vendors was “you can’t tell the players without a scorecard.” Something similar rings true today about not only knowing the litigants but…
By Clay Calvert | January 17, 2025
The old sales pitch hollered by baseball game vendors was “you can’t tell the players without a scorecard.” Something similar rings true today about not only knowing the litigants but…
By Clay Calvert | January 17, 2025
Last week I discussed the Sixth Circuit decision classifying broadband as a Title I information service and effectively eliminating the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) general power to regulate broadband. But like nature,…
By Daniel Lyons | January 16, 2025
Key Points Read the PDF. Executive Summary Generative AI has attracted great attention in the policymaking sphere, including for agency rulemaking. This report compares a final rule drafted by a…
By Connor Raso | January 16, 2025
Digital solutions for vehicle titling and registration are transforming how DMVs operate, replacing slow bureaucratic processes with efficient blockchain-based systems. Through successful partnerships with state governments, companies offering these digital…
By Shane Tews | January 16, 2025
The Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2025 has come and gone, leaving a wave of exciting new technologies. For health-conscious consumers, the show was packed with the latest advancements in wearable…
By Shane Tews | January 15, 2025
Much ink is being spilled over Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s January 7 announcementand a related statement by executive Joel Kaplan about the company replacing its platforms’ prior content-moderation efforts with a more laissez-faire,…
By Clay Calvert | January 14, 2025
Friends, it is great to talk with you again. I hope you had a restful break. In the two weeks since we last chatted, I spent some time organizing my…
By Will Rinehart | January 13, 2025
The California Air Resources Board last November requested from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency a waiver under section 209(e) of the Clean Air Act for implementation of its “In-Use Locomotive Regulation,” an…
By Benjamin Zycher | January 13, 2025
The “clean energy transition” — the wholesale replacement of conventional (for the most part fossil) energy with such unconventional technologies as wind and solar power — has been the raison d’être for…
By Benjamin Zycher | January 12, 2025