When the Securities and Exchange Commission announced charges against FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried this week, it ended a nearly 2-month-long […]
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The Sam Bankman-Fried Hold on the Trillion-Dollar Crypto Trade Leaves It Vulnerable
Throughout the cascading cryptocurrency collapses and bankruptcies this summer, one name rose to the top: Sam Bankman-Fried, also known as […]
Harm Reduction Takes a U-Turn on Vaping
Public health officials and those with significant sway in setting health policy were joyous last month when the Food and Drug Administration […]
Don’t Be Fooled by Those Who Want to Save You From Tech Monopolies
In the heyday of the net-neutrality fight last decade, tech activists and companies warned of a doom scenario without it: […]
Potentials for Bitcoin in State Government
Our country is dealing with some of the highest inflation in a generation while COVID jitters and government restrictions shake the economy. […]
The Smart Way to Think About Crypto Regulation
Within the usually boring procedure of shepherding another massive infrastructure bill through Congress last month, a fiery debate erupted over the future […]
Dental Insurance Is the Next Industry That Badly Needs Reform
In the last decade, most debate and discussion on reforms related to healthcare have focused on Americans’ general health insurance […]
Biden’s $100 Billion Push for Broadband Equity Is No Panacea
In our pandemic age, high-speed internet has become a necessity. Whether paying utility bills, logging in for school, or sending […]
Are Consumers Getting the Short Stick on Data Privacy?
On a Monday, there is a data leak affecting half a billion Facebook accounts, by Tuesday a bot has scraped 500 million LinkedIn accounts. […]
Australia’s Attempted Blackmail of Facebook Shows the Pendulum Swings Back on Consumers
Imagine this scenario: At the behest of several large legacy news outlets, a government institutes a law requiring that every […]
Community Aggregation, or Community Operation? Your Electric Bill Could Hang in the Balance
When it comes to your electric bill, consumers looking to change utilities, or use different sources of power, face limited […]
The storming of the US Capitol fueled by demagoguery and a threat to republican democracy
On Wednesday, we saw the worst passions of the American Republic storm through the doors of the U.S. Capitol in […]
Biden Can Channel Libertarian Ideas to Woo Some of the Trump Coalition
The 2016 Donald Trump coalition was one for the ages. These were far from typical Republican voters, made up of […]
Halting Targeted Advertising Kills Industries and Dumbs Down Tech
When we hear gripes about social media, one of the top concerns is targeted advertising. On any given day, this […]
Americans Need to Divorce Health Insurance From Our Jobs
In between the jabs during the first presidential debate, both President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden stumbled […]
Beware Those Coming After Your Delivery Apps
The pandemic has, for better or worse, forced us to live online. That has made internet retail, digital services and […]
Coronavirus Will Blow Up Our Legal System, but a Liability Shield Will Help
As customers slowly trickle back into stores and workers punch back in at reopened businesses, there’s one thought on all […]
Responsible businesses need COVID-19 liability shields
As customers slowly trickle back into stores and workers punch back in at reopened businesses, there’s one thought on all […]
We Need the Gig Economy Now More Than Ever
Forced to limit our social interactions to get through this pandemic, millions of us are using apps and online services […]
Netflix Series Reveal Injustice and Junk Science Are Plaguing Courts
With so many of us doing our part to stay at home, it’s been the perfect time to dive into […]