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Lessons from New Mexico: Using Public Nuisance Laws to Compel Platform Changes Is Wrong

While Meta’s massive, voluntary multistate settlement has garnered much media attention, an August ruling in New Mexico against the company illustrates the dangers for speech-centric businesses of states using public nuisance laws not only to fund enormous abatement efforts, but to get judges to force companies to make design changes to their speech-based services.

By Clay Calvert |  October 13, 2026

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AI Business Models: Teasing Apart Gratis and Libre

By Bronwyn Howell |  October 9, 2026

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Assessing the E-Rate Program

By Daniel Lyons |  October 8, 2026

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Australia’s News Media Bargaining Code: Second Movement and AI Coda

By Bronwyn Howell |  October 2, 2026

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The Flock Debate Comes to Pennsylvania

By Jim Harper |  October 2, 2026

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How Quickly Can America Build?

By Shane Tews |  October 1, 2026

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Rebuffing “Clever Kids, Clueless Parents” Mentality: Education, Not Speech Restriction

By Clay Calvert |  September 30, 2026

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Flock Camera Systems and Mass Surveillance in Fourth Amendment Perspective 

By Jim Harper |  September 28, 2026

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Should Governments Regulate an AI Model Development Slowdown?

By Bronwyn Howell |  September 25, 2026

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ABC Lawsuit Prompts First Amendment Showdown with FCC

By Daniel Lyons |  September 24, 2026

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The Lithography Loophole: How China Is Printing Its Way to Chip Self-Sufficiency

The Lithography Loophole: How China Is Printing Its Way to Chip Self-Sufficiency

April 21, 2026 | By Ryan Fedasiuk

British Industrial Policy

British Industrial Policy

January 14, 2026 | By Jeffrey A. Hart

Does the CHIPS and Science Act Argue for Industrial Policy?

Does the CHIPS and Science Act Argue for Industrial Policy?

August 25, 2025 | By Derek Scissors

How Does Semiconductor Trade Work?

How Does Semiconductor Trade Work?

July 25, 2025 | By Chris Miller

Beyond infrastructure: Internet ecosystem resilience and the public good

Beyond infrastructure: Internet ecosystem resilience and the public good

May 29, 2025 | By Bronwyn Howell

WEIRD? Institutions and Consumers’ Perceptions of Artificial Intelligence in 31 Countries

WEIRD? Institutions and Consumers’ Perceptions of Artificial Intelligence in 31 Countries

February 28, 2025 | By Bronwyn Howell

AI-Generated Regulation: Not Ready for Prime Time (Yet)

AI-Generated Regulation: Not Ready for Prime Time (Yet)

January 16, 2025 | By Connor Raso

A Choice-of-Law Alternative to Federal Preemption of State Privacy Law

A Choice-of-Law Alternative to Federal Preemption of State Privacy Law

March 15, 2024 | By Jim Harper

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America’s AI Action Plan: Analyzing the Strategy for Global Leadership
America’s AI Action Plan: Analyzing the Strategy for Global Leadership

July 29, 2025

Federal Data Consolidation: Protecting Civil Liberties in the Digital Age
Federal Data Consolidation: Protecting Civil Liberties in the Digital Age

July 16, 2025

Free Speech and Tech Policy at the US Supreme Court, 2025
Free Speech and Tech Policy at the US Supreme Court, 2025

July 9, 2025

A Practical Path for the Tech Exit: A Book Event with Clare Morell
A Practical Path for the Tech Exit: A Book Event with Clare Morell

July 9, 2025

AI and Jobs: Measuring Impact and Building New Assessment Tools
AI and Jobs: Measuring Impact and Building New Assessment Tools

March 19, 2025

Like Silicon from Clay: A Book Event with Michael M. Rosen
Like Silicon from Clay: A Book Event with Michael M. Rosen

March 6, 2025

Dignity and Dynamism: The Future of Conservative Technology Policy
Dignity and Dynamism: The Future of Conservative Technology Policy

February 5, 2025

What Comes Next in the Information Wars?
What Comes Next in the Information Wars?

December 23, 2024

“Propertizing” Privacy: Evaluating the Merits of a Property-Based Approach to Personal Data Protection
“Propertizing” Privacy: Evaluating the Merits of a Property-Based Approach to Personal Data Protection

December 9, 2024

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