American Innovation and Choice Act is none of those things. But it is a window into economic ignorance
The Senate is holding hearings on a bill called the”American Innovation and Choice Act.” Sounds good, right? Who could be against choice and innovation? Congress, of course. And as Wayne…
Apple backs down on right to repair
Consider it an early Christmas present from one of the companies that prided itself on being a grinch. According to Motherboard, Apple is going to allow – and help –…
How Congress plays favorites
The bipartisan congressional war against its current favorite bogeyman – Big Tech – has told us a lot about the politicians waging it. While some are simply out of their…
The problem with populism
American politics has long had a populist strain that rises and falls like the tide. The current populist tide is still high, influencing both major political parties and their prospective…
Facebook’s two sets of rules for users and content
Just in case anyone had doubts that Facebook wasn’t exactly fair, never mind consistent, in apply its own rules to users behavior and content, a series of investigative reports have…
Apple will tweak, but not end, plans to scan customers’ devices
Apple’s program to scan customers’ devices in an effort to combat child exploitation has been put on hold. Sort of. According to Ars Technica, the tech giant is temporarily suspending…
Anti-tech bills play into China’s hands
The House of Representatives is plunging ahead with a series of bills aimed at curbing the political class’ favorite bogeyman, the nation’s largest technology companies. While a bipartisan populist chorus…
The rise of the antitrust hipsters
The Biden administration is very publicly building one of the most aggressive teams of business regulators and would-be trustbusters in recent memory. Capping the move was the appointment of 32…
PRO-SPEECH Act is really just more intrusive big government
A new piece of legislation called the PRO-SPEECH Act is now making the round sin the Senate, and its creator, Mississippi Republican Roger Wicker, assures the world the bill will…
Picking big tech’s pocket to pay for big government’s increasingly expensive promises
Land line telephones still exist, but the numbers are rapidly dwindling as the switch to cell phone-only communication accelerates. It’s the marketplace in action, and it’s a good thing. Unless…
