As the global economy pivots toward digital innovation and AI supremacy, tensions are mounting not just between rivals like the U.S. and China, but also among traditional allies. In a panel discussion hosted by The National…
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FTC v. Meta Is All About Politics, Not Antitrust Law
Meta had its first day in court against the Federal Trade Commission in what will be the second-largest antitrust trial of the decade. At stake is Meta’s ownership of both Instagram and WhatsApp, and the viability of…
The American Path to Competitive Advantage
Editor’s note: In February, The National Interest organized a symposium on the U.S.-China technology race amidst the emergence of DeepSeek and ongoing legal battles over TikTok. We asked a variety of experts the following question: “What are the three…
This Sneaky Bipartisan Bankruptcy Reform Will Sting Tech Consumers
If there’s one theme emerging this year in Washington, D.C., it’s the full-on bipartisan rampage against American tech firms. In a courthouse just blocks away from the Capitol, Google is defending its search engine against…
Split up Amazon, Prime and AWS? If Biden’s FTC breaks up Bezos’ company, consumers lose
FTC and Lina Khan think consumers need to take one for the team when it comes to sacrificing their savings, in both time and money, that Amazon creates. Lina Khan is not tired of losing….
The Dynamist Podcast: Europe’s Tech Tug of War
This week I was invited on the Foundation for American Innovation’s The Dynamist podcast, hosted by Evan Swarztrauber. We discuss the delta between American and European approaches to technology regulation, and how those policies and…
The EU’s ‘regulate first, innovate later’ mantra will sink U.S. tech firms
Last week, a bespeckled white-haired Frenchman strolled the streets of San Francisco in between high-profile meetings and uncomfortable photo ops. With his horn-rimmed round glasses, wavy hair, and tailored suit, as well as a full…
John Oliver delivers Democratic Party talking points on antitrust
What does it say about us when we turn to comedians to inform our thinking on politics? We’ve witnessed the rise of Ukrainian comedian-turned-wartime-President Volodymyr Zelensky. Former Guatemalan President Jimmy Morales was a comedian, too, but…
Stop the Tech Trustbusters, debating critical race theory, and Bitcoin in El Salvador | Yaël on Joe Catenacci Show Big Talker 106.7FM
-The most innovative countries: El Salvador embracing #bitcoin -Laboratories of democracy are vital to consumer choice -DEBATE: Should we ban critical race theory? Yaël says no, Joe says yes, especialy in schools -Antitrust actions will…