This month, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) began formally winding down the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP), thus ending a subsidy program that supported 23 million households in paying for internet…
By Will Rinehart | May 21, 2024
California is the undisputed champion of state data regulation. In 2018, Gov. Jerry Brown signed the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), making California the first state with a comprehensive data…
By Will Rinehart | May 14, 2024
Artificial Intelligence is transforming our world, revolutionizing industries, and reshaping our lives and work environments. As we navigate the complexities of the digital age, we must prioritize building trust in…
By Shane Tews | May 14, 2024
The optimal amount of practical wind power in the global energy mix is greater than zero. It is also much less than 100%. Today I argue why the proportion of…
By Roger Pielke Jr. | May 13, 2024
I was reminded, following last week’s post on challenges faced by wind energy, that some people seem to view energy technologies like football teams. They have their favorite, who they support…
By Roger Pielke Jr. | May 11, 2024
Jessica Rosenworcel, Chairwoman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), recently shared with her fellow commissioners a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) aimed at eliminating bulk billing arrangements for broadband and…
By Shane Tews | May 2, 2024
In an age where technology evolves at an unprecedented pace, it’s hard to justify clinging to outdated modes of communication, especially when superior alternatives exist. This brings us to the…
By Shane Tews | April 24, 2024
In early 2020, as a California privacy law came into effect and other states toyed with similar legislation, I talked with a heavy hitter at one of the big tech companies about…
By Will Rinehart | April 23, 2024
The new policy could compromise the well-being of black women and babies in the name of ‘equity.’ Last Tuesday, Mass General Brigham announced it will stop reporting to child welfare officials suspected incidents of…
By Sally Satel | April 8, 2024
Last week marked the beginning of another significant legal battle in the tech world, as the Department of Justice (DOJ)—along with 15 states and the District of Columbia—filed an antitrust case…
By Will Rinehart | April 2, 2024
“There are no solutions,” the celebrated economist Thomas Sowell once wrote, “only trade-offs.” Nowhere is this wise maxim truer these days than in the realm of green energy, where the headlong…
By Michael M. Rosen | March 28, 2024
Among my millennial friends, and even more so for Gen Z, it’s common to believe that the United States is in terminal decline. But I remain an outlier because I…
By Will Rinehart | March 19, 2024
The White House’s Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) recently updated its taxonomy of “critical and emerging technologies,” emphasizing the US government’s increased focus on data privacy and cybersecurity. This move,…
By Shane Tews | February 26, 2024
As 2024 begins, the United States continues its retreat from its post-World War II role as leader of a rules-based global trading system. This retreat began in 2017 with the…
By Claude Barfield | February 16, 2024
There is a certain class of book, the members of which have the ambivalent honor of being remembered for encapsulating the era in which they were written. Such books typically…
By M. Anthony Mills | January 2, 2024