The Best of Reason: Competition, Not Antitrust, Is Humbling the Tech Giants
The worst of the antitrust alarmism keeps proving untrue, as tech companies believed by some to be monopolies instead lose market share.
The worst of the antitrust alarmism keeps proving untrue, as tech companies believed by some to be monopolies instead lose market share.
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We should all be skeptical that the same government that can't balance a budget can revamp the dominant form of modern communications and boost young people's self-esteem.
Kids will grow up to value freedom only if they’re raised in an environment where it’s treated as good.
Economist Tyler Cowen elaborates on some of the reasons why. The root of the problem is that voters have poor incentives to become well-informed and evaluate information objectively.
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If Facebook et al. are pushing a "radical leftist narrative," why don’t they have a constitutional right to do that?
FCC Chair Jessica Rosenworcel has initiated a new rulemaking that would enact what are largely the same net neutrality rules tried back in 2016.
A series of studies suggest it's not algorithms that are driving political polarization, ignorance, or toxicity online.
The laws require major social media platforms to host content they disapprove of for substantive reasons.
The late California senator always seemed to err on the side of more government power and less individual freedom.
Conceptually, it's all a bit vague, but it sure looks amazing.
After five years without net neutrality rules, the fix for a problem that doesn’t exist is back.
The Republican presidential candidate ignores the lethal impact of the drug policies he avidly supports.
The Department of Justice undervalues consumer preference in its latest antitrust efforts.
An undercurrent of the book is that common people want whatever progressive intellectuals want them to want.
Plus: Nonessential government programs (all of them?), AI firefighting, tech-world hit pieces, and more...
The worst of the antitrust alarmism keeps proving untrue, as tech companies believed by some to be monopolies instead lose market share.
Plus: IRS insanity, robocop photo ops, and more...
An undercurrent of the book is that common people want whatever progressive intellectuals want them to want.
Popular podcasts and shows portray crime as salacious and sexy, failing ordinary victims in the process.
Yoel Roth worries about government meddling in content moderation, except when Democrats target "misinformation."
This sets a dangerous precedent.
When keeping cultural archives safe means stepping outside the law.
In addition to licensing regimes, there have also been calls for creating a new agency to regulate AI.
Our robo-worker future won't put an end to this annoying labor-policy debate.
Despite years of Google primacy over Microsoft Bing, usage of Bing has more than doubled over the past three years and continues to grow.
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The appeals court narrowed a preliminary injunction against such meddling but confirmed the threat that it poses to freedom of speech.
When keeping cultural archives safe means stepping outside the law
The Commodities Futures Trading Commission announces charges and settlements with three companies that may mean very bad news for all DeFi operations doing business with U.S. citizens.
The change, while welcome, is modest and won't get rid of patients' headaches as they try to fill their prescriptions.
Americans can decide for themselves where to live and which services they need or can do without.
Rather than posing a national security threat, the growth of China's E.V. industry is an opportunity for global innovation.
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A surveillance authority in the country’s troubling Online Safety Bill won’t be enforced, officials say. But for how long?
The Colorado governor finds common ground with many libertarians. But does he really stand for more freedom?
Plus: A listener question concerning porn verification laws.
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Our political leaders envision a future in which high-tech implants snitch about our use of painkillers.
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There are already people responsible for regulating children’s online activity: parents and guardians.
Multiple administrations have allowed senior officials to use alias email accounts. The practice undermines the Freedom of Information Act and encourages secrecy.