U.K. Politicians Target Social Media To Deflect From Riots and Civil Unrest
As Britain grapples with riots, politicians shift focus to “holding tech accountable” by pushing for censorship and sidestepping the deeper issues fueling the chaos.
As Britain grapples with riots, politicians shift focus to “holding tech accountable” by pushing for censorship and sidestepping the deeper issues fueling the chaos.
The Brussels Effect makes meddlesome European regulations a global problem.
The U.S. flirtation with populism barely holds a candle to the situation across the Atlantic.
European speech regulations reach way too far to muzzle perfectly acceptable content.
A new labor law getting bad press is explicitly drafted to stop sex businesses from punishing workers who set boundaries.
Calls from the left and right to mimic European speech laws bring the U.S. to a crossroads between robust First Amendment protections and rising regulation.
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It's a good thing opponents of the move can appeal to the liberal values of free speech, free association, and equal treatment under law.
Over 1,500 types of wine are protected by European Union regulations.
Some Democrats want to mimic Europe's policies on phone chargers and more.
And in the process, it will stifle innovation and competition.
Economic nationalists are claiming the deal endangers "national security" to convince Americans that a good deal for investors, employees, and the U.S. economy will somehow make America less secure. That's nonsense.
Some Democrats want to mimic Europe's policies on phone chargers and more.
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The robot vacuum company is based in Massachusetts, meaning some of the terminated employees are likely Warren's constituents.
Sweden reformed socialistic aspects of its pension system and introduced partial privatization.
Argentina is opening domestic air travel to foreign airlines for the first time. The same trick has worked wonders for Europe.
More than five years after it began, former President Donald Trump's trade war is still spiraling out of control.
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When government relief efforts fail, individuals step up.
Liberland President Vít Jedlička is still optimistic that these setbacks are just steps toward autonomy for his new country on the disputed Croatian and Serbian border.
The U.K.’s “conservative” prime minister wants to prohibit people born in 2009 and later from buying cigarettes—forever.
Removing high tariffs from foreign imports of baby formula would ease the supply shock of possible factory closures.
The attacks on Sweden's laissez faire approach were shortsighted, says the Cato Institute senior fellow.
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Rather than posing a national security threat, the growth of China's E.V. industry is an opportunity for global innovation.
People should be free to choose how cautious to be. Mask mandates, lockdowns, and closing schools won't stop the virus.
The Scandinavian country suffered fewer excess deaths and far less economic and social damage than other rich countries that had more restrictive pandemic policies.
The legislation is also terrible on free speech and poses global risks.
Americans will need a visa to visit Europe in 2024. Meanwhile, Europeans who have been to Cuba are discovering they can't come to the U.S., because terrorism.
The E.U.’s Digital Services Act will encourage censorship around the world and even in the U.S.
It's a short-sighted approach that distracts us from the more important question.
State and countries should make their business climates more attractive to investment, not just dole out taxpayer money.
In clashing bitterly over how an individual should best confront government evil, the two most famous Czech anti-communists unwittingly demonstrated how totalitarianism mangles human lives.
Pioneers of Capitalism chronicles centuries of bottom-up economic evolution in the Netherlands.
There’s no neat and clean way to fight a war, even for victims of aggression.
Thin-skinned authoritarians of the world, unite!
Rather, Downing Street should prioritize "stability in government policy," cautions Policy Exchange's Geoffrey Owen.